Question: What is the difference between BE & B.Tech.?
Answer: Practically nothing. BE is bachelor of engineering & B.Tech. is bachelor of technology. In Maharashtra most of the universities have named the engineering course as BE while IIT’s & few Autonomous institutes like COE, Pune named it B.Tech.

Question: Is it necessary to give CET for taking an admission to engineering college in Maharashtra?
Answer: Absolutely if you are seeking admission to engineering colleges (except IIT’s) approved by All India Council for Technical Education i.e. AICTE. Please refer to section Types of Engineering Colleges for more details.

Question: Can a student from Nagpur take admission to college in Pune?
Answer: Off course yes but that student has to apply under 30% quota of CAP seats earmarked for students from other universities. However student from other universities can also compete for 100% seats in Autonomous colleges like COE, Pune or VIT, Pune. See section Basic Rules for more details.

Question: What is important, Branch or College?
Answer: if you are clear about branch selection then college selection becomes secondary but if you are not sure about which branch to select or confused between 2 or 3 branches or ready to take up any branch then do give preference for good college (Good college means good CET score is required). See section Branch Selection - College Selection or Branch Selection Tool & College Selection Tool.

Question: Are there any seats reserved for female candidates?
Answer: 30% seats are reserved in every branch of engineering except Mining Engineering.

Question: How to claim seats under management quota?
Answer: Well you sure can apply for one at any un-aided non-minority engineering college directly (no management quota in Government or Govt. aided Engg. Colleges). There are 20% seats available with such college management. See section Basic Rules for more information.

Question: Can one apply with CET score as well as AIEEE score at the same time?
Answer: Yes. AIEEE students can apply for 15% quota while CET students can apply for 65% seats. If you have given MHT-CET as well as AIEEE you can apply for both the quota seats in single option form.You are allotted -the best of both the allotments- at the end of particular CAP round.

Question: What is an autonomous institute?
Answer: Autonomous institutes are designated few institutes which has been allotted complete autonomy for running the institutes like designing syllabus, conducting the examinations. We have following Autonomous institutes like College of Engineering, Pune, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, VJTI, Mumbai, Walchand College of Engg,, Sangli, UICT, Mumbai, SGGIE&T,Nanded. These institutes have proven track record for educational excellence so more competition to get into these colleges.

Question: Is it risky to get admission for engineering in the time of recession?
Answer: You have got 4 years to enter into Job Market. Hope for the better tomorrow and concentrate on excelling your engineering studies. See section Careers After BE & B.Tech. for variety of opportunities.