MH CET LAW Eligibility 2025: Check Age Limit, Qualifications Here

MH CET Law 2025 Eligibility Criteria will be checked by the students before applying for the exam. If a candidate will be eligible then only he/she will be eligible to apply. Maharashtra Common Entrance Test for law (MAH CET law) is managed by the Government of Maharashtra, State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, Mumbai. 

Wondering whether eligible for MH CET Law 2025 or not?.. Know the eligibility norms below.

MH CET Law entrance exam offers admission into 5 years of LLB & 3 years of LLB regular programmes. It is a state level entrance exam through which candidates will get admission in various law institutions in the state. 

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In this article, candidates can check the complete MH CET Law Eligibility Criteria 2025  such as age criteria, qualification criteria, candidate type etc.

MH CET Law 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who fulfills the complete eligibility criteria will be able to appear in the MH CET Law 2025 entrance exam. Candidates must check the given below eligibility before filling the MH CET Law 2025 Application form.

Candidature Type:

All India Candidature: Candidates of Indian National & having completed SSC & HSC from outside Maharashtra state belonging to all categories will be eligible in this category.

Minority Candidature: Candidates completed SSC & HSC from Maharashtra state & have Maharashtra domicile or born in Maharashtra belonging to a particular Linguistic or Religious Minority Community within the State as issued by the Government will be eligible to apply.

NRI Candidature: Candidates those who fulfill the eligibility clauses given for the NRI candidates will be eligible. They don’t have to apply for CET.

Foreign Candidate or OCI or PIO Candidature: Candidates those come under this category will also be eligible to apply on fulfilling the complete eligibility clauses. They don’t have to apply for CET.

Jammu & Kashmir Migrant Candidature: The children of citizens, those shifted from Jammu & Kashmir to any part of India or from unsafe border area of Jammu and Kashmir will be eligible to apply.

Maharashtra State Candidature: Candidates will be able to claim only one type of Maharashtra State Candidature which is mentioned below.

• Type A: Applicant who was born in Maharashtra state or having domicile of Maharashtra.
• Type B: The father or mother of an applicant having a domicile of the Maharashtra state.
• Type C: The father or mother of a candidate is employed in Government of India or posted or reported on duty in Maharashtra state before the last date of submission application form for CAP.
• Type D: Applicants whose father or mother is an employee of Maharashtra or Government of Maharashtra Undertaking.
• Type E: Applicants who have qualified their SSC or HSC or equivalent examination from any recognized institution from a divided Maharashtra Karnataka Border Area and whose Mother tongue is Marathi.

Age Criteria:

• Lower Age Limit: Students must have crossed a minimum age of 20 years (22 years for SC/ST of Maharashtra only) as on 1st July 2025. For 3 year LLB age limit will be 30 year (35 years for SC/ST of Maharashtra only).
• Upper Age Limit: There will be no upper age limit to appear in both the exams.

Qualification Criteria:

For 5 years LLB course:

• Qualifying Exam: Candidate must pass the SSC(+2) or its equivalent examination such as (11+1, ‘A’ level in Senior School Leaving Certificate Course) from the recognized board of Maharashtra state or from outside.
• Minimum Marks: Candidates must have the 45% aggregate marks in the qualifying exam (42% marks for OBC/ SCB/ VJNT & 40% marks for reserved categories of Maharashtra state).
• Candidates, those complete their 12th class from Distance or Correspondence method, will also be able to apply (gap of not less than Two Years between 10th Std (SSC) and 12th Std (HSC)).
• Candidates who have qualified 10 Std./Secondary Schooling Certificate Examination, in a Single Sitting Examination without having any Basic Qualification (1st To 9th Standard of Schooling) will not be eligible.
• Appearing Candidates will also be eligible to apply.

For 3 years LLB Course:

• Qualifying Exam: Candidate must have the graduate or post graduate degree in any stream from any of the recognized university of Maharashtra or India.
• Minimum Marks: Candidates must have obtained a minimum of 45% marks (42% marks for VJNT, SBC and OBC, Category and 40% for ST/SC category) in the qualifying exam.
• Distance/ Correspondence: Applicants having a 10+2 Pass certificate or first degree certificate by distance or correspondence method will also be eligible to apply.
• Those students who have passed the qualifying exam (10+2, UG & PG) in a single sitting exam without having basic qualification of 10+2+3 will not be eligible. 10+2 is the basic qualification for LLB 3 yrs course.

Note: Candidates those belong to the outside of Maharashtra state will be eligible to apply and they will be considered as Open Category candidates irrespective of the caste/category.

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