Aaditya Thackeray-Led Yuva Sena Seeks Action And Timely Results In CET Maths Re-Test Row; Submits Memorandums To State Officials

Citing disruptions caused by alleged errors in the engineering entrance Mathematics paper conducted by the Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell on April 27—which led to a re-test for around 25,000 students— Aaditya Thackeray-led Yuva Sena representatives on Tuesday submitted memorandums to CET Cell Commissioner Dilip Sardesai and Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil, demanding clarity, accountability, and timely declaration of results.

The memorandum pointed out that the Maharashtra Board's Class 12 results have already been announced while the CET results remain pending, delaying the professional course admission process. 

“Even last year, due to delayed and erroneous results by the CET Cell, students missed out on admissions. In fact, admissions to the BMS (Bachelor of Management Studies) course began only after Diwali,” they wrote.

The letter also criticised the lack of accountability for the errors in the Mathematics paper. “Has anyone accepted responsibility for the errors in the question paper? When asked, we were told that no action has been taken yet, but show cause notices will soon be issued,” the representatives wrote, demanding immediate steps to avoid repeat occurrences.

A second memorandum was submitted to Minister Patil, reiterating the same concerns. It stated that “students' futures are being compromised due to the delayed declaration of results and repeated exam errors,” and warned that “admission processes for all professional courses are being held up, and students are in distress”.

The Yuva Sena urged the government to take strict action against those responsible for the examination errors. “Due to the repeated mistakes by the CET Cell, how long will students suffer? No one has accepted fault. Strict action must be taken so that students’ futures are not jeopardised,” the memorandum read.

The CET Cell had to conduct a re-exam on May 5 for all students from the Physics-Chemistry-Mathematics (PCM) group who appeared for the MHT CET 2025 exam in English during the morning session on April 27. 

The move came after widespread complaints and the CET Cell’s admission of serious errors in the Mathematics section. The re-test involved all 24,744 candidates who chose English as their medium of instruction, regardless of whether they personally encountered issues. 

Several students who took the PCM paper on April 27 had raised concerns over multiple discrepancies in the question paper. A significant number of candidates reported that over 20 questions in the Mathematics section lacked the correct answers among the options provided.

According to senior officials from the CET Cell, the issue was traced specifically to the English medium paper, where errors occurred during the translation process.

“During the translation from Marathi to English, we encountered a system-level error that resulted in answer choices for 21 questions being scrambled,” a senior CET Cell official had earlier informed The Free Press Journal. “This led to unnecessary confusion for students, and such an issue should never have occurred,” he had added.