Missed COEP, Got PCCOE: How One Wrong MHT-CET Preference List Cost a 99 Percentile Student

CAP Round Guide College Profiles By Kalpesh Hiwase | Updated: May 2026 | 10 min read MHT-CET preference list mistakes cost students dream colleges every year – and this case study proves it. A student scored 99.33 percentile in MHT-CET having SC category. With that score, COEP’s AIML branch was well within reach – the … Read more

Non-CAP Admissions MHT-CET 2026: The 40% Seats Most Families Don’t Know About

Non-CAP & Vacancy Guide Parent Guide By Kalpesh Hiwase | Updated: April 2026 | 10 min read Non-CAP admissions in MHT-CET are the biggest missed opportunity in Maharashtra engineering. 20% of seats at every private engineering college – including COEP, PICT, VIT, DJ Sanghvi – never enter the CAP process at all. After CAP Round … Read more

MHT-CET Mechanical Engineering Cutoff Rising: 4-Year Data Shows Why 2026 Will Be Tougher

Cutoff Analysis College Profiles By Kalpesh Hiwase | Updated: April 2026 | 8 min read MHT-CET mechanical engineering cutoffs are rising so fast that a score which got you DJ Sanghvi four years ago won’t even get you PCCOE today. At DJ Sanghvi, the mechanical engineering CAP Round 1 cutoff jumped from 92.81 percentile in … Read more

Caste Validity Certificate: Why MHT-CET Reserved Students Lose Dream Colleges

CAP Round Guide Parent Guide By Kalpesh Hiwase | Updated: April 2026 | 10 min read Caste validity certificate cost a student his COEP seat – and it can cost you yours. A student named Kunal got allotted COEP College – Electronics branch through the reserved category in MHT-CET CAP rounds. One of Maharashtra’s top … Read more

Shooin Stars College Explorer: Complete Guide for MHT-CET 2026 Parents

Parent Guide Cutoff & College Profile By Kalpesh Hiwase | April 2026 | 8 min read The Shooin Stars College Explorer changes how MHT-CET families research colleges – and this guide shows you exactly how. Let me ask you something simple. Name the top 15 engineering colleges in Pune. Or the top 15 in Mumbai. … Read more

Civil Engineering Cut-Offs Going Crazy in MHT-CET: 4 Reasons Behind the Surge (2026 Data)

Cutoff Analysis MHT-CET Strategy By Kalpesh Hiwase | April 2026 | 10 min read Civil engineering cutoffs in Maharashtra MHT-CET are going crazy. Not a small increase. Not a gradual climb. We are talking about cutoffs nearly doubling at some colleges in just 4-5 years. COEP Civil went from 98.08 to 98.62 percentile. VJTI Civil … Read more

Cummins College Pune MHT CET Cutoff 2025: Complete CAP Round 1-4 Analysis

Cummins College Pune cutoff analysis showing CS cutoff at 99.27 percentile across 5 branches and 4 CAP rounds

College Profiles Cutoff Analysis Preference Form Strategy By Kalpesh Hiwase | April 2026 | 12 min read Cummins College Pune cutoff is among the toughest in Maharashtra. Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune – one of the most respected women’s engineering colleges in India. Computer Engineering closed at Rank 2,319 (99.27 percentile) in CAP … Read more

VJTI Mil Sakta Tha! One Preference List Mistake That Cost a 97.89 Percentile Student VJTI Mumbai

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College Profiles CAP Round Guide By Kalpesh Hiwase | Updated: April 2026 | 10 min read A student with a 97.89 percentile MHT-CET score and SEBC category ended up at VIT Pune in Mechanical Engineering. Nothing wrong with VIT Pune – it is a solid college. But here is the problem: with that score and … Read more