STATE COMMON ENTRANCE TEST CELL, MUMBAI

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1 DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH Government of Maharashtra STATE COMMON ENTRANCE TEST CELL, MUMBAI Information Brochure of Preference System for admission to Health Science Courses A A COMMISSIONERATE, COMMON ENTRANCE TEST CELL, MUMBAI 305, Government Polytechnic Building, 49, Kherwadi, Ali Yawar Jung Marg, Bandra (E), Mumbai (M.S.) TEL NO.: Fax No /37 ID : maharashtra.cetcell@gmail.com WEBSITE:

2 Flow Chart of filling up of Preference Form Notification by Competent Authority for filling up of Preference Form Candidates will be called for filling up of Preference Form as per schedule declared by Competent Authority Counselling of the reported candidates by Divisional Authorities Issue of Scrutiny form Filling up of Scrutiny form by the candidate Scrutiny of original documents & Remarks of scrutiny officer at the prescribed place on form No.S-1 Issue of Preference Form to eligible candidates Candidate to fill working Preference Form (WP-1) and then Preference Form (PF) Submission of Preference Form & Scanning of Preference Form Issue of data sheet of Preference Form to the candidate Verification of data by candidate Correction, if any, of the data and issue of final data sheet Exit of the candidate with BEST WISHES

3 I N D E X 1) Flow Chart of filling up to Preference Form 2) Introduction.. 1 3) MHT-CET ADMISSION PROCESS.. 1 4) Table No.1: Regional Centres for Preference Form filling & Counselling.. 2 5) Table No.2: Schedule for filling of Preference Form at all Regional Centres.. 3 6) Person with Disability (PWD):.. 4 7) Schedule for Person with Disability (PWD) Candidates.. 5 8) Distribution of Seats (Govt./Govt. Aided/Corporation Colleges) ) Selection Process ) Payment of Fees ) Cancellation ) Final Selection ) Service Bond & Penalty ) Insurance Scheme ) Conduct and Discipline ) Constitutional Reservation ) Legal Jurisdiction ) Fees, Freeships & Scholarships ) General Instruction to candidates for filling Preference Form.. 20 List of colleges of Health Science Courses available for 20) admission under MHT-CET 2016 by the Competent.. 23 to 35 Authority 21) Instructions for filling Preference Form ) Specimen Copy of Preference Form ) Status Retention Form ) Proforma for Cancellation of Admission ) Proforma For Medical Fitness ) Additional Weightage Claim ) Scrutiny Form.. 45

4 Introduction Admission to First Year Health Science Courses for the academic year , will be done by Counselling and filling of the "Preference Form" at four regional centres. The preferences filled by the candidates at the centres will be centrally processed and list of selected candidates will be declared. As per this list the candidate should join college / course allotted to him/her. The four centres where the candidates should fill the preference form are Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai, B.J. Government Medical College Pune, Government Medical College, Aurangabad and Government Medical College, Nagpur. The candidate should report personally (proxy not allowed) to the centre given in Table No.1, as per their State Merit List (SML) No., according to the Schedule given in, Table No.2, for the counselling and filling the "Preference Form", as shown in notification below. The districts allotted to a centre are not according to the region but they are chosen so as to facilitate the candidates for filling up of preference form. There is no change in the Region to which candidate belongs to. NOTIFICATION MHT-CET ADMISSION PROCESS This Notification is being issued in regard to the process of selection and admissions to be granted to the 1 st year of undergraduate Health Science Courses for the Academic Year , in pursuant to the Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET 2016) conducted by Govt. of Maharashtra on The procedure set out hereunder will apply to selection of candidates to be admitted at the following institutions: - (A) All State Government Colleges; (B) All Municipal Corporation Colleges; (C) All State Government aided colleges; (D) As per Maharashtra Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions and Fees) Act, 2015, all Health Sciences Unaided Private Professional Institutions in the State of Maharashtra excluding MBBS and BDS courses i.e. Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Unani, BSc. Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, BP&O and BASLP courses. The Preference Form Information Brochure will be available on website of and This Information Brochure contains the information required by candidates during counselling process, for the purpose of seeking admission. It includes General instructions to the candidates for filing preference form, method of scrutiny of documents, method of selection and admission. As a matter of STATE CET CELL (1) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet

5 guidance, the information regarding SML No. of candidate last admitted through DMER, MH-CET 2015 in various courses (region wise) for the academic year is provided. A dummy preference form is also included which can be used by the candidate for practicing filling of preference form. The candidate should attend the preference form filling process as per the schedule set out hereunder at the Regional Centers. Kindly note that the preference form in the Information Brochure is not original or final and is only a dummy preference form provided for practice. Candidates should download the Information Brochure from website from Copy of information brochure will not be provided to candidate at the time of counselling. Candidates should carefully go through the entire Information Brochure and follow the instructions for further course of selection and admission. Kindly note that noncompliance with any of the provisions set out in the Information Brochure will result in rejection of claim for admission. On the scheduled dates and at the scheduled sessions, the candidates in accordance with their S.M.L. No. as mentioned in the mark sheet which will be downloaded from website from , are required to attend in person, the counseling at the respective Regional centers as set out in Table 1 below. Table No. 1: Regional centres for Counselling & submission of Preference Form Regional Centre Mumbai Pune Aurangabad Nagpur Name & Address of Regional Centre Grant Government Medical College, Sir J.J. Hospital Campus, Byculla, Mumbai. B.J. Government Medical College, Sassoon Hospital Campus, Pune Govt. Medical College, Ghati Hospital Campus, Aurangabad Govt. Medical College, Hanuman Nagar, Nagpur Districts from which candidate appeared for MHT-CET 2016 Mumbai Urban, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg. Pune, Ahmednagar, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Solapur, Nashik, Nandurbar, Dhule. Aurangabad, Nanded, Jalna, Beed, Osmanabad, Latur, Hingoli, Parbhani, Jalgaon, Buldhana. Nagpur, Akola, Washim, Yavatmal, Amravati, Wardha, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Bhandara, Gondia. Pre-printed preference forms with the particulars of each and every candidate set out hereunder, will be made available to each of the candidates at the aforesaid Regional Centres. The preference form has preprinted name, roll no, SML No, category etc, information in it and it is scanable. The candidates are hereby called upon to report on the date specified in the following Table and the Sessions set out there under in accordance with their S.M.L. No. STATE CET CELL (2) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet

6 Table No. 2 : Schedule for filling of Preference form at all Regional Centres Day & Date SML No. Session Category (Excluding Person with Disability) Tuesday, 14/06/2016 Wednesday, 15/06/2016 Thursday. 16/06/2016 Friday, 17/06/2016 Saturday, 18/06/2016 Monday, 20/06/2016 Tuesday, 21/06/ to 400 Morning Session (9.00am) 401 to 850 Afternoon session(2.00pm) 851 to 1500 Morning Session (9.00am) 1501 to 2300 Afternoon session(2.00pm) 2301 to 3200 Morning Session (9.00am) 3201 to 4100 Afternoon session(2.00pm) 4101 to 5000 Morning Session (9.00am) 5001 to 6200 Afternoon session(2.00pm) 6201 to 7400 Morning Session (9.00am) 7401 to 8600 Afternoon session(2.00pm) 8601 to 9800 Morning Session (9.00am) 9801 to Afternoon session(2.00pm) to Morning Session (9.00am) to Afternoon session(2.00pm) All the candidates (including Constitutional and Specified Reservation i.e. SC, ST, VJ, NT1, NT2, NT3, OBC ; and D1,D2, D3, HA and MKB) should attend as per SML No. specified before the dates in this table. Wednesday, 22/06/2016 Thursday, 23/06/2016 Friday, 24/06/2016 Saturday, 25/06/2016 Monday, 27/06/2016 Tuesday, 28/06/2016 Wednesday, 29/06/2016 Thursday, 30/06/2016 Friday 01/07/2016 Saturday 02/07/ to Morning Session (9.00am) to Afternoon session(2.00pm) to Morning Session (9.00am) to Afternoon session(2.00pm) to Morning Session (9.00am) to Afternoon session(2.00pm) to Morning Session (9.00am) to Afternoon session(2.00pm) to Morning Session (9.00am) to Afternoon session(2.00pm) to Morning Session (9.00am) to Afternoon session(2.00pm) SC, ST, VJ, NT1, NT2, NT3, OBC & D1, D2,D3, HA & MKB to Morning Session (9.00am) SC, ST, VJ, NT1, NT2, NT3, & D1, D2,D3, HA to Afternoon session(2.00pm) & MKB to Morning Session (9.00am) to Afternoon session(2.00pm) SC, ST, VJ, & D1, D2,D3, HA & MKB to Morning Session (9.00am) SC, ST & VJ to Afternoon session(2.00pm) onwards Morning Session (9.00am) ST & VJ Only for BUMS course (All candidates who are onwards Afternoon session(2.00pm) desirous of seeking admission to BUMS should have passed SSC with Urdu) (VJ = DT- A, NT1 =NT B, NT2 =NT C, NT3 =NT D) STATE CET CELL (3) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet

7 Open category candidates having SML No beyond and OBC category candidates having SML NO. beyond are not called for this Preference Form filling process. The candidates belonging to NT1, NT2 and NT3 category having SML No. beyond should not attend this counselling process. The candidate must report to the respective Regional Centre personally (proxy will not be permitted), as set out in Table no.1 at the specified time and date set out in Table no.2 above, alongwith all the relevant original documents and one set of photocopies as mentioned in the of Information Brochure MHT-CET It is made hereby clear that if the relevant documents are not produced by the candidates at the time of counseling, claim will not be granted. Only one parent will be allowed along with the candidate. The candidates are also called upon to keep regular track of Notifications that may be issued from time to time by the undersigned in this regard, which will also be made available from time to time on the website & For Person With Disability (P.W.D) Only For the convenience of all such candidates who have claimed specified reservation under Person With Disability category, the 'Medical Examination' along with preference form filing procedure at 4 regional centers will be as per table No.3. Table No.3: Schedule for Person With Disability Candidates : Date SML. No Remarks Tuesday, 14/06/ to Wednesday, 15/06/ to Thursday. 16/06/ to Friday, 17/06/2016 Monday, 20/06/2016 Tuesday, 21/06/2016 Wednesday, 22/06/2016 Thursday, 23/06/2016 Friday, 24/06/2016 Monday, 27/06/2016 Tuesday, 28/06/ to to to to to to to onwards All such candidates who have claimed PWD reservation in the online application form of MHT-CET 2016 examination are required to be present for medical examination before the 'Medical Board' constituted by the Competent Authority at 9.00am on the date specified for their SML no. in this table, at the respective regional centre as per table No.1. All the candidates claiming PWD reservation will fill the preference form on the same day after medical examination. STATE CET CELL (4) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet

8 Note I : The candidates, who have applied for MHT CET 2016 examination for MKB Quota and not appeared for MHT CET 2016 Examination held on 5 th May 2016, should attend counselling, which will be notified at a later stage. Note II : During this counselling process request for conversion in open to reserve category, claim of specified reservation, claim of additional weightage etc will not be considered. Note III : Claim of additional weightage marks will be verified at the time of counselling. If the additional weightage claim is found to be invalid, additional marks given to the candidate will be deducted and revised State Merit List number will be allotted to such candidate at a later stage. The candidate must report to the respective Regional Centre personally (proxy will not be permitted), as set out in Table no.1 at the specified time and date set out in Table no.2 above, alongwith all the relevant documents in terms of the Information Brochure. Only one parent will be allowed along with the candidate. It is made hereby clear that if the relevant documents are not produced by the candidates at the time of counseling, claim will not be granted. STATE CET CELL (5) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet

9 The allotment of seats for first selection round shall be displayed at the website of DMER i.e on or before 15/07/2016. As per the selection list candidate must join the respective course and college on or before 22/07/2016 along with original documents and prescribed fees. If the candidate fails to report by 22/07/2016 his/her selection will be cancelled and he/she will be debarred from the subsequent process. The academic Session will start from 01/08/2016. The candidates are also called upon to keep regular track of Notifications that may be issued from time to time by the undersigned in this regard, which will also be made available from time to time on the website of D.M.E.R. i.e. & "mahacet.org". At the centre so specified the candidates must bring along with them all the relevant documents in original and one set of attested photocopies of the same for scrutiny, alongwith HB pencil, eraser and Black ball point pen. The list of the documents is as follows a) Valid Photo I.D proof (Any one) School / College ID Proof, Identity card/adhar card/admit card of HSC or equivalent examination. b) Online downloaded Application form. c) Copy of downloaded Admit Card of MHT CET 2016 d) Copy of downloaded MHT CET 2016 Statement of Marks (Downloaded after 10/06/2016 ). e) Nationality certificate issued by District Magistrate/Addl. District Magistrate or Metropolitan Magistrate (Competent Authority for issue of such certificate)/ valid Indian passport /School Leaving Certificate of HSC/12 th Std. indicating the nationality of the candidate as Indian. f) Overseas citizen of India card (OCI Card) g) Domicile Certificate of candidates from Maharashtra State (If applicable). h) HSC (or equivalent) examination statement of marks i) SSC (or equivalent) passing certificate (for date of Birth) j) SSC (or equivalent) statement of marks k) Medical fitness certificate The following certificates are essential to support the claim, failing which the claim will not be granted. l) For constitutional reservation claim (Annexure B) As per Government Resolution Dated 31 May, (a) Caste certificate (b) Caste Validity Certificate (CVC). (c) Non Creamy Layer certificate (for VJ, NT1, NT 2, NT 3 & OBC including SBC) valid up to 31/03/2017. m) Specified Reservation Claims As per MH CET 2016 Brochure (a) Defence Category (Annexure C) As per Government Resolution Dated 31 May, (b) Person with disability (PWD) claim (Annexure D) As per Government Resolution Dated 31 May, (c) MKB claim (Annexure E) As per Government Resolution Dated 31 May, (d) HA claim (Annexure F) As per Government Resolution Dated 31 May, n) Additional Weightage Claim (a) Sports (b) Hyderabad / Goa Liberation (HGL) (c) Freedom Fighter (FF) (d) National Cadet Corps (NCC) o) Other certificates for claiming exemption under Rule 1.7, 1.8 of Information Brochure. General eligibility and eligibility for constitutional reservation and specified reservation will be finalized after document verification. If the relevant documents are not produced by the candidate at STATE CET CELL (6) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet

10 the time of counselling and preference form filling, claim will not be granted. No claim/ no change in claim will be granted after filling of preference form. The preference form duly filled by the candidate shall be scanned and the data thus generated shall be given to the candidate for verification of the choices of courses / colleges exercised by him/her. After verification the candidate will report discrepancy if any in the data and it will be duly corrected according to his/her preference form. If the candidate does not report at the verification counter, it will be presumed that the data entered against his/her name is correct and corrections will not be made at later date. Person with Disability (PWD): The Person with Disability category are permitted to fill preference form and their admission under PwD category is subject to final eligibility ascertained by special (Notified) medical boards constituted for this purpose at 4 regional centres as per table No. 1 of notification. The candidate must satisfy other conditions of eligibility at MHT-CET 2016 examination criteria for selection to MBBS/ BDS/ BAMS etc. Courses as prescribed for respective category. For the convenience of all such candidates who have claimed specified reservation under Persons with Disability category, the 'Special Medical Board' along with preference form filing procedure setout as above will be conducted as per the schedule given in table No.3 of notification. 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO HEALTH SCIENCE DEGREE COURSES 1.1 The candidate must be an Indian National / Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) / Overseas citizen of India (OCI). Non Resident India (NRI) are not eligible. 1.2 The candidate must be born on or before 31 st December 1999 to be eligible to appear for MHT-CET However, for admission to Ayurved and Unani courses, candidate must be born on or before 1 st October The Birth certificate indicating name of the candidate, Secondary School Certificate i.e. SSC or equivalent examination certificate or School Leaving Certificate endorsing the date of birth will constitute a valid proof. 1.3 The candidate must be medically fit and must submit a certificate of medical fitness at the time of Preference form filling process. 1.4 The candidate must have passed the SSC or equivalent examination from an Institution situated in the state of Maharashtra. (Please refer 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, Annexure "C" & Annexure "E" for exception) 1.5 The candidate must have passed the qualifying examination i.e. Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC/12 th Standard) or equivalent examination, from an Institution situated in the State of Maharashtra (Please refer 1.7, 1.8, Annexure "C" & Annexure "E") with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany & Zoology) at the time of admission Eligibility criteria of Qualifying Examination for various courses For MBBS/BDS/BAMS/BUMS : A candidate belonging to Open Category must have obtained not less than 50% (i.e. 150 out of 300) marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together at the HSC (or equivalent) Examination. A candidate belonging to constitutional reservation (Annex. B) and constitutional reservation with Person with Disability claim must have obtained not less than 40% (i.e. 120 out of 300) marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together at the HSC (or equivalent) Examination. Person with Disability in General category must secure not less than 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry & Biology (PCB) taken together at the HSC (or equivalent) Examination. STATE CET CELL (7) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet

11 For B Sc. Nursing - A candidate should have passed in the sunjects of PCB and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 45% marks taken together in PCB at the qualified examination i.e. (10 + 2). Furthermore, the candidates belonging to SC / ST or other backward classes, the marks obtained in PCB taken together in qualifying examination be 40% instead of 45% as stated above. English is a compulsory sunject in 10+2 for being eigible for admission to B.Sc(N) OR as prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council from time to time For BHMS, BPTh & BOTh, BASLP & BP&O courses: Clause is not applicable. Passing grade at HSC/12 th Standard or equivalent examination is however necessary BHMS, BPTh, BOTh candidates who have pass HSC/12 th Standard or equivalent examination with Physic, Chemistry & Biology is however necessary For admission to BASLP, candidate who has passed 12 th standard examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and/or Mathematics and/or Computer Science is eligible For admission to BP&O candidate who has passed 12 th standard examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and / or Mathematics is eligible The candidate who is appearing for qualifying examination i.e. HSC (or equivalent exam.) in February/March 2016 is eligible to appear for MHT-CET-2016, however they must fulfill the eligibility condition at Para 1.5 at the time of filling up of the Preference Form. 1.6 Exception for SSC (10th Std. or equivalent examination) :- Candidate who has passed SSC or equivalent examination from and institute situated outside Maharashtra State and HSC or equivalent examination from within Maharashtra State is eligible for seeking admission to the courses in Health Science provided that he/she is DOMICILE of Maharashtra. 1.7 Exception for SSC (10 th ) and HSC (12 th ) or equivalent examinations: Children of employees of the Government of Maharashtra or its Undertaking :- Children of employees of the Government of Maharashtra or its Undertaking posted on deputation or transfer to a place outside the State of Maharashtra, or transferred from outside to a place situated within the State of Maharashtra:- 1. The children of such employees of Government of Maharashtra or its undertaking who have joined service since beginning at a place situated outside the State of Maharashtra but who have been transferred to a place situated within the State of Maharashtra shall be eligible for admission even though such children might have passed the S.S.C.(Std. X) and/or H.S.C. (Std.XII) or equivalent exam from the recognized Institutions situated outside the State of Maharashtra, provided that such an employee of Government of Maharashtra or its Undertaking must have been posted/ transferred/ deputed at a place of work located in the State of Maharashtra and also must have reported-for-duty i.e. joined the duty before the last date of submission of Preference Form. 2. The candidates belonging to the aforesaid category at (1) shall be required to produce the requisite Certificate from the Office at which such an employee of Government of Maharashtra or its Undertaking has reported for duty as a proof that such employee has joined the office and/or reported for duty before the cut off date for eligibility i.e. the last date of submission of Preference Form. The certificate should contain full name of the employee, designation, transfer/posting order number and date, date of joining and present status of posting. A copy of transfer/posting order should also be produced at the time of filling the preference form. 3. The children of such employees of Government of Maharashtra or its Undertaking who have been transferred or deputed to a place situated outside the State of Maharashtra or who have returned to the State of Maharashtra after initial transfer/deputation shall be eligible for admission even though such children might have passed the S.S.C. (Std. X) and/or H.S.C. (Std. XII) or equivalent examinations from the recognized Institutions situated outside the State of Maharashtra. STATE CET CELL (8) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet

12 4. The candidates belonging to the aforesaid category at (3) above shall be required to produce the requisite Certificate from the Office at which such an employee of Government of Maharashtra or its Undertaking has reported for duty. The certificate should contain full name of the employee, designation, transfer order number and date, date of joining and present status of posting. A copy of transfer order should also be produced at the time of filling the preference form. 1.8 Exception for SSC (10 th ) and HSC (12 th ) or equivalent examinations: Children of employees of Government of India or its Undertaking:- 1. The children of the employees of Government of India or its Undertaking shall be eligible for admission even though they might have passed the S.S.C. (Std.X) and/or H.S.C. (Std. XII) or equivalent exam from the recognized Institutions situated outside the State of Maharashtra, provided that such an employee of Government of India or its Undertaking must have been transferred and posted at a place of work, located in the State of Maharashtra and also must have reported for duty i.e. joined the duty before the last date of submission of Preference Form. 2. The candidates belonging to the aforesaid category (1) shall be required to produce the requisite Certificate from the Office at which such an employee of Government of India or its Undertaking has reported for duty as a proof of the fact that such employee has joined the office and/or reported for duty before the cut-off date for eligibility i.e., the last date of submission of Preference Form. The certificate should contain full name of the employee, designation, transfer and posting order number and date, date of joining and present status of posting. A copy of transfer and posting order should also be produced at the time of filling the preference form. 1.9 CET-Marks Eligibility For Admission to MBBS & BDS Courses: A candidate belonging to open category must secure not less than 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry & Biology (PCB) taken together at Common Entrance Test i.e. MHT-CET A candidate belonging to constitutional reservation (Annexure B) and constitutional reservation with Person with Disability (PWD) must secure not less than 40% marks in Physics, Chemistry & Biology (PCB) taken together in the MHT-CET Person with Disability in General category must secure not less than 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry & Biology (PCB) taken together in the MHT-CET CET Marks for Admission to BAMS/BHMS/BUMS/BPTh/BOTh/BASLP/BP&O and B.Sc. Nursing: A candidate will be selected on the basis of merit in Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET- 2016) to above stated courses Additional Eligibility For BUMS: Candidate should have passed SSC (or equivalent) examination from the recognized board with Urdu or Arabic or Persian Language as one of the subject Cut-off date for the eligibility: The eligibility of the candidate shall be determined and/or decided for all purposes including for applicability of all these Rules and Regulations by considering the last date of submission of Preference Form as the cut-off date. It is made abundantly clear that if a candidate is found ineligible as on the last date of submission of preference form, in terms of these Rules and Regulations, and if such an ineligible candidate acquires the requisite eligibility after the aforesaid cut-off date (i.e. the last date of submission of preference form), such subsequent acquisition of eligibility will not make an ineligible candidate eligible for any purpose whatsoever, much less for the purpose of admission The selected candidates who have cancelled their admission after the cut-off-date declared by the respective central councils for the admission to Health Science Courses in the year/(s), and , by the Competent Authority (MH-CET 2014 and MH CET 2015) are not eligible for admission through MHT-CET Notwithstanding anything stated in the rule here-in-above, a candidate, who was allotted a seat in any course under STATE CET CELL (9) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet

13 MUHS Nashik in previous year(s) and who failed to join or vacated / abandoned it after availing the said seat, or has completed such a period of course which would result into lapse of the said seat, will not be eligible for admission through MHT-CET examination and admission for the next two years. Penalty for lapse of seat (MBBS/BDS Course): Any candidate responsible for lapse of MBBS/BDS seat will have to pay a penalty of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupee Ten Lacs Only). This penalty is applicable to all those candidates who do not join during last round or cancel a seat after last round of admission. This penalty is also applicable to the candidate resigning a seat after cut-off date for MBBS/BDS course or also fails to complete the course and also applicable to candidates who cancel the admission after prescribed date to be notified by Competent Authority. If admission is cancelled on medical grounds after cut-off date, the Competent Authority will take appropriate decision regarding 'waiving off' penalty, after ascertaining medical ground by special medical board, constituted by the Competent Authority For Eligibility to Health Science Courses under Defence specified reservation -Refer Annexure- C 1.15 For Eligibility to Health Science Courses under Person with Disability (PWD) specified reservation - Refer Annexure - D For Eligibility to Health Science Courses under Maharashtra Karnataka Border (MKB) area specified reservation - Refer Annexure - E For Hilly Area seat claim - Refer to conditions/criteria under Annexure-F All those candidates who have passed the S.S.C. (Std. X) and/or H.S.C. (Std. XII) or equivalent examination/s from an Institution/s situated outside the State of Maharashtra are NOT ELIGIBLE to appear at MHT-CET 2016 examination and subsequent admission to Health Science courses, except those exempted under Rule 1.7, 1.8, 1.14 and Admission to Health Science Courses is subject to the grant of eligibility by Maharashtra University of Health Science, Nashik. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS: 2.1 Govt./Govt. Aided/Corporation Colleges : Selection to various health science courses at these colleges shall be subject to permission/approval/affiliation from, the (1) Govt. of India; (2) Respective Central Council (MCI/DCI/CCIM/CCH/INC etc.); (3) Govt. of Maharashtra and (4) Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik. The intake capacity at a particular college shall be the minimum number of seats permitted by the above said authorities. Intake capacity of all health sciences institutions / courses and their seat distribution shall be available on website & "mahacet.org" at later date NOMINEES OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA: A specified number of seats i.e. at the Government Medical Colleges (15 seats), Dental Colleges (3 seats) and Ayurved Colleges (5 seats) in Maharashtra State have been kept at the disposal of the Government of India. Seats for nominees of Government of India will be filled up by The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi All India Pre-Medical Entrance Test Examination (AI-PMT) quota - 15% seats of the intake capacity for MBBS & BDS courses at Government & Corporation Medical and Dental Colleges will filled through all India Pre-Medical Test. These seats will be filled up by the ministry of Health & Family welfare, Govt. of India. STATE CET CELL (10) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet

14 2.1.4 DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS TO BE ALLOTTED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY: After excluding the seats as provided in Para and 2.1.3; the remaining seats will be at the disposal of the Competent Authority & available for candidates of the State for Selection in the following manner Out of the seats at the disposal of the Competent Authority, 3% seats for physically handicapped candidates will be carved out. From the remaining seats, 30% of such seats will be made available for candidates from the State (State 30% quota) and these seats will be filled on the basis of State Merit List. There will be constitutional, specified (except defence quota seats) and female reservations in these seats as per rules Distribution of Seats in Regional 70% Quota. After the exclusion of State 30% quota seats mentioned at Para the remaining 70% seats from the colleges situated in the respective Developmental Boards will be filled from amongst the Candidates who have passed HSC (or equivalent examination) from the Schools/Colleges situated in the region of the concerned Development Boards i.e. Rest of Maharashtra, Vidarbha and Marathwada. There will be constitutional, specified (except MKB quota seats) and female reservations for these seats as per rules. CRITERIA FOR 70% REGIONAL QUOTA:- - For candidates who have passed qualifying examination form Maharashtra State : Region of the candidates for selection under 70% regional quota will be the region form where he/she has passed 12th/HSC or equivalent examination. - For candidates who have passed qualifying examination form outside the state of Maharashtra : Sr. No. Quota / Type of candidate Region for 70% regional quota 1 Def 1 and Def 2 Parents region of domicile 2 Def 3 Parents region of posting 3 4 State Government employee - Eligible under rule 1.7 ( Transferred out of Maharashtra) State Government employee - Eligible under rule 1.7 ( Transferred back to Maharashtra) Parents region of posting before transfer/deputation Parents region of posting 5 Central Government employee - Eligible under rule 1.8 Parents region of posting All the seats for BUMS, BPTh, BOTh, BASLP, BP&O and B.Sc. (Nursing) courses will be filled by the candidates from the State Level Merit List only. There will not be 70% regional quota DISTRIBUTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL & SPECIFIED (PARALLEL) RESERVATION SEATS: The candidates desirous of claiming the constitutional and / or specified reservations must have claimed the same in the original application form of MHT-CET 2016, failing which the claim will not be entertained subsequently, as per rule No 6.3 of MH CET 2016 information brochure. STATE CET CELL (11) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet

15 The distribution of seats at the disposal of Competent Authority will be made by taking into consideration the constitutional reservations and also the specified reservations as listed below: Constitutional Reservations: In all the Government, Municipal Corporation and Government aided medical Institutions constitutional reservation will be as per MHT-CET 2016 Information Brochure Annexure B. A candidate belonging to backward class from Maharashtra State only, is eligible for claiming seat under reserved category. The seats remaining vacant from the categories SC, ST, VJ, NT-1, NT-2, NT-3 & OBC will be filled in, a) From among the candidates of the same category by inter-se State merit. If the seats still remain vacant, then the seats will be filled, b) From among the candidates of their respective group of that particular Regional area where the vacancies exist, by inter-se Regional Area merit. The groups are as follows: c) i) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Caste converts to Buddhism (S.C.) ii) Scheduled Tribes (S.T.) d) i) Vimukta Jati - DT-A (V.J.) ii) Nomadic Tribes - NT-B (N.T.-1) e) i) Nomadic Tribes - NT-C (N.T.-2) ii) Nomadic Tribes - NT-D (N.T.-3) iii) Other Backward Classes (including SBC) (O.B.C.) If the seats still remain vacant then the seats will be filled, f) From among the candidates of all categories mentioned above of that particular Regional Area where the vacancies exist, by inter -se Regional Area merit. If the seats still remain vacant then the seats will be filled, g) From among the candidates of the common merit list of the concerned Regional Area. If the seats still remain vacant then the seats will be filled, h) From among the candidates of the common merit list of the inter-se state merit Children of Defence personnel (DEF): (Refer Annx.-C of Government Resulucation Dated 31 May, 2016.) The seats reserved for Defence category candidates will be filled regionwise. In the event of non-availability of candidates in any of the defence category, the vacancies that have remained unfilled will be filled by inter-se merit of the candidates from remaining two defence categories of the same region. Even after this, if the seats still remain vacant, then they will be filled in from 70% open category as these defence seats have been carved out from 70% open category. Minimum eligibility criteria shall be as per open merit candidate for selection Person with Disability (PWD) Quota : Three percent of the total available seats in Health Science Courses at Government, Corporation and Govt. Aided colleges are reserved for Physically Handicapped candidates. These seats will be distributed under 30% State quota. Any seat remaining vacant will be reverted back to State 30% Quota. (Refer Annx.-D) STATE CET CELL (12) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet

16 As per the notification No. DMER/MHT-CET2012/Notification No.3/PH/1A dated 25/03/2012, visually handicapped candidates are eligible for admission to BPTH course Maharashtra-Karnataka disputed border area residents (MKB) Quota : Minimum eligibility criteria shall be as per open merit candidate for selection. (Refer Annx.-E) If the seat/s from MKB quota remains vacant, they will be filled in from 30% Open category as they are carved out from the same category Hilly Area (HA) Residents as per G.R. No.MED-1003/CR 641/03/Edu-2, dated 16/3/2004, 3% seats at Govt. / Corporation Medical colleges (MBBS course only) are reserved for the candidates from Hilly area. These seats will be distributed under 30% State quota, 70% Regional quota. There will be constitutional reservation and female reservation as mentioned in , , and respectively. (Refer Annx.-F) RESERVATION FOR FEMALE CANDIDATES: 30% seats at the disposal of the Competent Authority shall be reserved for female candidates in all the courses. This reservation shall be for all the categories like SC, ST, VJ, NT-1, NT-2, NT-3, OBC, Common, HA, MKB & DEF. 30% female reservation shall be provided in 30% State seats & 70% regional seats of that category. If requisite numbers of female candidates are not available then these seats shall be offered to male candidates of that category CRITERIA FOR DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS FOR GOVERNMENT AIDED MINORITY INSTITUTIONS (As per Government Resulucation Dated 31 May, 2016): Amongst the total seats at aided private colleges, which are declared as Minority Institutions by the state Government, 100% seats will be filled by minority community candidates; however unfilled seats will be filled by non-minority candadates, by the Competent Authority from merit list of MHT CET DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS AT PRIVATE UNAIDED INSTITUTIONS: Selection to various health science courses at the Private unaided institutions which have been affiliated to the MHT-CET-2016 admission process, shall be subject to permission/approval/affiliation from, the (1) Govt. of India; (2) Respective Central Council (MCI/DCI/CCIM/CCH/INC etc.); (3) Govt. of Maharashtra and (4) Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik. The intake capacity at a particular college shall be the minimum number of seats permitted by the above said authorities. Intake capacity of all health sciences institutions / courses and their seat distribution shall be available on website & " at later date The Private minority and non minority Institutions will fill up 15% of total intake capacity under NRI Quota As per Maharashtra Act XXX of 2006 dated 1st August 2006, 25% seats of the total intake capacity of Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions will be allotted to constitutional reservation category candidates There will be 30% State and 70% Regional Quota (except courses listed in 2.2.5) from the seats available at the disposal of Competent Authority. There shall be 30% female reservation. There shall not be any other specified reservation All the seats for BPTh., BASLP & B.Sc. (Nursing) Courses will be filled by the candidates from the State Level Merit List only. STATE CET CELL (13) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet

17 3. SELECTION PROCESS: 3.1 The selection of the candidates will be made on the basis of preferences given by the candidates. Only a limited number of meritorious candidates will be called for Counselling and asked to fill the preference form. Counselling sessions are not meant for instant seat allocation at these offices. During these sessions candidates are helped in exercising their preferences for various courses, and the institutions. Seat allocation shall be made centrally at a later date on the basis of MHT-CET 2016 merit list, eligibility and preferences exercised by the candidates. 3.2 Selection Process shall be as follows: The preference form shall be available at the office of the Regional Centre as per notified schedule. The duly filled preference form should be submitted at the same office The candidate should submit only one preference form. Submission of more than one form shall lead to disqualification There shall be two or more rounds of selection of candidates depending on the availability of vacant seats. The selection will be on the basis of merit and the preferences submitted by the candidates in their preference form. For second or subsequent round no separate preference form will be filled by the candidate. The choices of courses and colleges, once entered in the record/data, after verification by the candidate, shall be final and irrevocable. This final data shall be used in entire selection process for the admission to first year Health Science Courses for the academic year The candidates may kindly note while filling the preference form that MHT-CET 2016 merit list will be operated from SML number 1 onwards in each round of selection. The candidate getting selected in previous round will be considered for betterment in the subsequent round. The betterment herein means the higher preference exercised by the candidate. The Shift in such betterment shall be compulsory and mandatory except for those who have filled Status Retention Form. Such a candidate who has filled Status Retention form will not be considered for any subsequent rounds of selection process for the year The last date for filling Status Retention Form will be notified along with the selection list. After concluding the first round, for the further round(s) candidates who have been allotted seat(s) in the earlier round(s) and joined the course, as also the candidate(s) who have not been allotted any seat, will be eligible. In the subsequent round(s), betterment chance(s) will be given to the candidate(s) who have already been allotted seat(s). It is hereby made abundantly clear that shifting on account of a better choice given by a candidate in any round, will be effected only and only if such a candidate in the subsequent round(s) is found entitled for 'change of course' or a 'change of college'. Mere possibility of a 'change in category' on account of availability of seat in the same college and/or same course in the further round(s) will not amount to "betterment" as such and therefore, no shifting will be effected in such an eventuality. Such a 'change in category' will include inter-alia change from reserved category to open category or vice-versa. The shift in such betterment shall be compulsory and mandatory, except those who have filled Status Retention Form. STATE CET CELL (14) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet

18 3.2.4 Based on preferences given, the seat will be allotted on merit and the allotment will be displayed on website of DMER i.e. & " Candidates as per allotment should report alongwith all original certificates and a set of attested photocopies of each document as per MHT-CET 2016 brochure, at allotted college as per the schedule. The Dean/Principal should verify all the original documents before finalizing the admission While filling the seats for any college/institution state quota seats (30%) shall be filled first followed by regional quota seats (70%). Within 30% state quota and 70% regional quota seats; specified reservation seats will be allotted first to the eligible candidates of respective specified reservation category. The seats for the MKB shall be available as per state merit list only. The seats for Defence category shall be allotted regionwise All India quota seats (15% AIPMT quota seats) surrendered back to the state shall retain their original character. Vacancies under GOI Quota shall be filled in by 30% OPEN category candidates. 3.4 Reserved Category Candidates - "Ear-Marking": Reserve category candidate entitled to admission on the basis of merit in an open category seat will have the option of taking admission either against his / her respective category seat or on an open category seat. If he / she opts for the reserved category he / she will be deemed to have been admitted as an open category candidate and not as reserve category candidate. One seat in the college where he / she was eligible for admission against open seat shall be earmarked for a candidate belonging to the respective reserved category. Such earmarked seat will be made available immediately to the successive reserve category candidate from the same category merit during the counselling." 3.5 A candidate who is selected but does not join the college or cancels the admission after joining, is not eligible for further selection process. 3.6 Seats that have arisen or fallen vacant after the first round shall be made available at the second round of selection on the basis of preference form already submitted. No new preference form will be required to be filled in for any subsequent round(s). The vacancy position will be made available on website of DMER i.e. & " before commencement of the next round. 3.7 The inter-se round will be conducted for remaining vacant seats from the category as per rule of this Brochure, if necessary at the end of each round. 3.8 The Cut-Off-date for MBBS & BDS admissions is 30 th September, For other courses it will be as declared by the respective councils. 3.9 DISQUALIFICATION FOR ADMISSION The selected candidates who cancel their admission after the cut-off-date of respective course, will not be eligible to appear at MHT-CET examination for subsequent two years Notwithstanding anything stated in the rules here-in-above, a candidate who was allotted a seat in any course under MUHS Nashik in previous year(s) and who vacates / abandons it after availing the said seat, has completed such a period of course which would result into lapse of the said seat, will not be eligible for admission for the next two years 3.10 Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik shall take the decision regarding eligibility and granting of the term of selected candidates. The selection of a candidate by the Competent Authority at a later date does not place any onus to accord approval for grant of term. STATE CET CELL (15) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet

19 4. PAYMENT OF FEES: 4.1 The fee for the course should be paid at the respective college by Demand Draft from any Nationalised / Scheduled commercial Bank in favour of Dean/Principal of College, as applicable. 4.2 REFUND OF FEES BY THE COLLEGE AFTER CHANGE OF COLLEGE / COURSE OR CANCELLATION OF ADMISSION: The candidate who has been admitted and wishes to cancel admission he/she should submit an application. The refund of fees to candidate admitted in the college shall be made after deduction as under: 1. Before cutoff date as declared by the respective council - Rs.1500/- (Rs. One Thousand Five Hundred Only) to be deducted and rest of the fees to be refunded. 2. On or after cutoff date as declared by the respective council-no refund of fees. The Dean/Principal of the college shall be responsible for making refund of the fees, cancellation letter from the candidate. If the candidate expires or becomes invalid within 90 days from the date of admission, no deduction shall be made. 5. CANCELLATION: The selected candidate must join the college at which he/she is selected, on or before the date prescribed by the Competent Authority, failing which his/her admission stands cancelled. The selected candidate who has joined the college and wants to cancel the admission should cancel it, at the respective college. The college should accept the cancellation and inform the Competent Authority alongwith copy of the cancellation letter immediately. 6. FINAL SELECTION: 6.1 The selection made by the Competent Authority as per this procedure is final, and will be binding on the candidate. 6.2 Request for mutual transfer is not permissible. Such requests will not be entertained. 7. SERVICE BOND & PENALTY: As per Government Resolution (G.R. No. MED 1007/CR-490/07/Edu-2 dated 8th February 2008), candidates selected against the seats of Government/Municipal Corporation colleges for admission to MBBS / BDS courses will be required to sign a bond to serve the Government of Maharashtra or Local self-government or Defence services for a period of one year, failing which he/she will be required to pay Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten lacs only) for the default. Additionally, he/she will be required to sign an undertaking to the effect that he/ she will not leave India within a period of five years from the date of obtaining the degree. PENLTY FOR LAPSE OF SEAT (MBBS/BDS COURSE): As per Government Resolution dated 31/02/2016 any candidate responsible for lapse of Government / Corporation MBBS/BDS seat at will have to pay a penalty of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupee Ten Lacs Only). This penalty is applicable to all those candidates who do not join during last round or cancel a seat after last round of admission, amounting to lapse of seats. This penalty is also applicable to the candidate resigning a seat after cut off date for MBBS/BDS course. A candidate who has been admitted at Government / Corporation college for MBBS/BDS seat, will have to give undertaking that he/she will have to stay in India for 5 years after completion of internship. Candidate not complying with this undertaking will have to pay Rs 10 Lacs as penalty. STATE CET CELL (16) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet

20 8. INSURANCE SCHEME: In accordance with GR No.MED-100/880/CR-129 /EDU-1, dated 23/10/2003 Amartya Shiksha Yojana, an insurance scheme has been introduced by Govt. of Maharashtra. The details about this scheme shall be known to the candidate at the time of admission. 9. CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE: 9.1 Failure of the candidate in making full and correct statements in the application form and/or suppression of any information would lead to disqualification of the candidate, even at later date. Such a candidate will be debarred from the entire selection process. 9.2 It is responsibility of every candidate to submit proper documents. Any attempt to submit documents which are not genuine will lead to cancellation of the admission of the candidate, forfeiture of the fees, deposits and expulsion of the candidate from the college by the Competent Authority or by his authorised official. The name of such candidate/s shall be deleted from the State Merit List and he/she will not be eligible for further rounds of the selection process and will be debarred from the selection process. If deemed fit even criminal proceeding may be initiated by the Competent Authority against such candidates / their parents. If any candidate / authorised representative or person accompanying is found obstructing the counseling and / or admission process, or trying to influence in unlawful manner/ creating nuisance, the candidate shall be liable for disqualification from the process of selection and appropriate legal action will be taken. The decision taken by the Competent Authority in this respect shall be final and binding. 9.3 The student while studying in the Health Sciences Courses, if found indulging in antinational activities, unlawful activities or ragging in any form, contrary to the provisions of Acts and Law enforced by Government, will be liable to be expelled from the college by the Dean/Principal of the College. 9.4 Pursuant to orders in W.P. (Civil) No. 656 of 1999, Hon ble Supreme Court of India, has directed the Department of Human resources Development and Education, Govt. of India, to take all necessary steps to curb the menace of ragging and take severe action against the students involved in such activities. 9.5 As per the provisions of Maharashtra Act XXXIII known as Maharashtra Prohibition of ragging Act of 1999, students indulging in ragging can be punished under the Act resulting in suspension, expulsion from the college and imprisonment. 9.6 Any issue not dealt here-in above will be dealt with, when arising, fully and finally by the competent Authority. 10. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RESERVATION: The candidate should have claimed the constitutional reservation in the original application form. The Caste Certificate and the Caste/ Tribe Validity Certificate:- The Caste Certificate: The candidates belonging to the backward class categories will be required to submit the Caste Certificate at the time of submitting the preference form, failing which the category claimed, will not be granted and the candidate will be treated as a general candidate. STATE CET CELL (17) MHT CET2016: Preference Booklet