MHT CET 2025 Exam Error: Students Say Hard Work Wasted Due to Maths Paper Blunder
Reported by Mubarak Ansari
Pune, 27th April 2025: Thousands of students across Maharashtra were left distressed after major technical errors were reported in the Maharashtra Health and Technical Common Entrance Test (MHT CET) 2025, held on 27th April during Shift 1 for the PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Maths) group.
According to multiple students and parents, around 20 to 25 questions in the Mathematics section had mismatched or incorrect options, causing widespread confusion and anger during the Computer-Based Test (CBT).
Prof Dineshkumar Gupta from Mumbai tweeted, “Approximately 20-25 questions and options in MHT-CET PCM 2025 exam of 27th April Shift 1 were given wrong. Students are worried and confused during the exam. Please look into this matter and take suitable action for the welfare of students.”
Parents also voiced serious concerns. One parent told Punekar News, “All the students have worked extremely hard for these exams and are now angry, upset, and demoralised. The technical blunder by the CET Cell has shattered their morale. Immediate corrective action is needed to safeguard the students’ future.”
Adding to the outcry, Anant Sakpal tweeted, “My daughter had prepared for two years only to find out that 20+ maths questions had wrong options. We demand justice and a fair opportunity.”
Similarly, Ashok Kumar, another concerned parent, tweeted, “My daughter appeared for MHT CET 2025 on 27th April, Shift 1. There were mistakes in at least 20 questions in Maths. This serious issue needs urgent attention. A re-exam should be conducted to save the students’ careers.”
When contacted, Dileep B. Sardesai, Commissioner and Competent Authority of the State Common Entrance Test Cell (CET Cell), told Punekar News, “The students will have the facility of an objection tracker after some time to raise their concerns.”
“The fee to raise an objection against the MAH CET answer key is ₹1,000 per question or per objection. This fee is non-refundable, regardless of whether the objection is accepted or rejected. Here, more than 20 questions are incorrect. How can they expect students to shell out over ₹20,000 for objections and queries? It is their error, so students should not be expected to pay anything,” parents pointed out.
The technical fault has triggered widespread calls for corrective action, including demands for a re-exam, to ensure that the hard work of lakhs of aspirants does not go in vain.
