MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has declared the results of the first-attempt MBA/MMS CET 2026 conducted for admissions to Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Management Studies (MMS) programmes for the academic year 2026-27.A total of eight candidates secured a perfect 100 percentile score in the examination. Of them, six are from Maharashtra and two are from other states. The result has been made available through candidates’ login accounts. The Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for MBA/MMS admissions is expected to begin shortly.The MBA/MMS CET was conducted from April 6 to April 8, 2026, over five sessions across three days. A total of 132,838 candidates registered for the examination, while 116,196 candidates appeared, resulting in an attendance rate of 87.47 per cent.Of the candidates who appeared, 112,601 were from Maharashtra, while 3,595 were from outside the state. The computer-based test (CBT) was conducted at 181 examination centres across all 36 districts of Maharashtra. No examination centres were set up outside Maharashtra this year.Eight Candidates with 100 PercentileThe following candidates achieved a perfect 100 percentile:* Sahil Balasaheb Gajare (Nashik, Maharashtra)* Parth Satish Malsaria (Nagpur, Maharashtra)* Naman Agrawal (Nagpur, Maharashtra)* Yashodhara Raje Rathod (Nagpur, Maharashtra)* Shashank Chandrahas Prabhu (Mumbai, Maharashtra)* Shubhangi Sandeep Thakur (Amravati, Maharashtra)* Akshay Pradhan (Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh)* Rudra Kainthura (Dehradun, Uttarakhand)Among the eight toppers, six are male candidates and two are female candidates.Percentile vs PercentageThe CET Cell clarified that MBA/MMS CET results are declared in percentiles, not percentages.A percentage represents the marks obtained out of the total marks, whereas a percentile indicates a candidate’s relative performance compared to all other test-takers. In other words, percentile reflects a candidate’s ranking in the competition and is calculated using a standardized statistical method.Category-wise Highest Percentile Scorers
The CET Cell said the percentile scores have been calculated through a standardized and error-free process and advised candidates to focus on percentile scores rather than percentages while evaluating their performance.
