Eligibility Criteria :
(as per Govt. Resolution No. Praveni-2007/(97/07)/TE-2, dated 24th May 2007)
 

Educational Qualification for First Year:

To be eligible for admission to first year of diploma course in Engineering / Technology, the candidates should have:
  • Passed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, or any other equivalent examination with and in
    1. General Science or Physics & Chemistry,  2. Mathematics or Algebra & Geometry and 3. English.
     
  • Secured minimum 50% marks in aggregate, from a recognized school in Maharashtra State.

    Note: The term 'Aggregate Marks' used here shall mean the grand total marks obtained by the candidate, taken together for all the subjects, whether compulsory or optional.

Type of Maharashtra State Candidates:
 
Sr. No. Type of Candidate Eligibility requirement and District area under which the candidate is eligible for District level 70% seats.
1. Type – A (Maharashtra State Candidates) Candidate Passing Std. VIII, IX & X examination from any recognized school in Maharashtra State will be treated as Maharashtra State Candidate. For such candidate domicile Certificate is not essential.
2. Type – B
(Maharashtra Domiciled Candidates)
Candidate Passing Std. VIII / IX / X examination from a recognized School situate outside Maharashtra State.
AND
Father / Mother of the candidate is domiciled in the state of Maharashtra.
3. Type – C
(Sons & Daughters of Central Govt. / Govt. of India undertaking employee)

Candidate Passing Std. VIII / IX / X examination from a recognized School situate outside Maharashtra State.

AND

Father / Mother of the candidate is a central Govt. / Govt. of India Undertaking employee who is posted in Maharashtra and reported for duty before the last date for submitting of application form.

4. Type – D
(Sons & Daughters of Maharashtra State Govt. / Maharashtra State Govt. undertaking employee reported for duty in Maharashtra State after completion of deputation period outside Maharashtra)

Candidate Passing Std. VIII / IX / X examination from a recognized School outside Maharashtra State.

AND

Father / Mother of the candidate is a Maharashtra State Govt. / Maharashtra State Govt. undertaking employee who is transferred from other state to Maharashtra and reported for duty in Maharashtra State OR returned from deputation to other state back to Maharashtra and reported for duty in Maharashtra before the last date for submission of  application form.

5.

Type – E
(Maharashtra State Candidate)
(Sons and daughters of Maharashtra State Govt. / Maharashtra State Govt. undertaking / Central Govt. / Govt. of India Undertaking employee who is transferred to a place in another district and the candidate intends to shift to the District where the Father / Mother are posted)

Candidate Passing Std. VIII, IX and X examination from a recognized School in Maharashtra State.

AND

Father / Mother of the candidate is a State Govt. / State Govt. Undertaking / Central Govt. / Govt. of India Undertaking employee who is transferred to a place in another District from the place of passing of qualifying examination of their children in Maharashtra and reported for duty before the last date for submitting of application form.
 


Note:
  • Candidate has to claim only one type of candidature (A, B, C, D & E) while submitting the application form.
     
  • Claiming facility under type B, C, D & E is optional. However it is binding on the candidate to produce all the documentary proof along with the application form to claim the facility.

Reservation for sons / daughters of defense Service Personnel:

Five percent (5%) seats of the total sanctioned intake for Polytechnic, subject to a maximum of five (5) seats in each Government, Government Aided and Unaided Polytechnics shall be reserved for children of defense service personnel and ex-defense service personnel including those permanently disabled or killed in action.
 


Reservation for female candidates:

As per the provisions in Govt. Resolution No. GEC-1000/ (123/2000)/ Tech. Edu. - 1, dated 17th April, 2000, 30% seats shall be reserved for female candidates in all the Government, Govt.-Aided and Un-Aided Polytechnics in all the courses.
 


Provision of 15% seats for candidates passing SSC examination with Technical / Vocational Subjects:
  • 15% seats of the sanctioned intake, course wise, shall be reserved for the candidates passing Std. X examination with Technical / Vocational subjects as prescribed by the Directorate of Vocational Education, Maharashtra State.
     
  • For deciding the merit of such candidates, the marks scored by the candidate in the SSC Examination, without considering the marks scored by the candidate in the Technical / Vocational subjects, shall be considered.

Admission under Linguistic Minority Status (Hindi Speaking Minority Community):
  • The sanctioned intake seats will be filled from amongst the eligible candidates from Hindi speaking Minority Community.
     
  • The candidates have to submit an affidavit for minority status on a Rs.100/- non-judicial stamp paper.
     
  • Original domicile certificate of the candidate of Maharashtra State.