Combined Aptitude Test (CAT) is administered for admission into undergraduate and postgraduate professional programs available under management quota seats in the colleges and university departments in Maharashtra. On the basis of score in Combined Aptitude Test (CAT), Maharashtra, candidates are offered admission in following courses.

• Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
• Bachelor of Engineering (BE)
• Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) 
• Master in Computer Application (MCA)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Combined Aptitude Test (CAT) Maharashtra is held every year generally in the month of March. It is not for the Maharashtra Government quota or in lieu of Common Entrance Test (CET), Maharashtra.