A major technical glitch at Aakar Computer Institute, a CET examination center located in Kurla East, halted the MHT-CET exam for 62 students on Day 2 of the examination i.e. April 20, 2025 (Sunday), causing immense confusion and frustration among the students and their families. The State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell will now conduct a re-exam of MHTCET 2025 PCM exam for the affected students on April 23, 2025.
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The engineering college admission entrance examination across the state is being held from April 19 to 27, 2025. There are two shifts across which the exam is conducted. The MHT CET exam, which was to be held on Sunday from 9 am to 12 noon, had students reporting as early as 7:30 am. But at about 11 am, during the test, the center experienced a complete power failure. All computer systems stopped working, and the test was abruptly halted.
Though the local businesses had a constant supply of power, the sudden blackout and the late reaction of the exam center were a major concern. Parents and students assembled outside the center, demanding explanations and accountability.
"There was total mismanagement. While other buildings received power, this exam centre alone experienced such a failure. It's suspicious and unacceptable," said one of the frustrated parents.
Even though a generator was finally rolled in, it took over one hour to come, and a lot of the students had already suffered mental and emotional trauma. Some of the candidates complained of a lack of instant backup provision or proper notification by the authorities at the examination centre. Candidates waited without instructions or updates of any kind from the authorities, which increased tension and confusion for them. "It was noon already, and the issues of the computers had not been rectified yet.". Even then, the centre did not explicitly tell us what would happen next," stated a student who had come from outside Mumbai to take the exam.
Following complaints and calls for action, the CET Cell issued a statement accepting that 62 students had been impacted by the technical glitch. Dileep Sardesai, the Cell commissioner, observed, "Because of a technical glitch, the morning session at the Kurla centre was not possible.". The test for the affected students will now be rescheduled for Wednesday, April 23. All information will be notified to the students through email." Sardesai further said that although such disruptions are rare, the CET Cell was inquiring into the matter and would take care that the students are not affected academically. The afternoon session at the same centre proceeded without any problem.
Parents are now demanding a full audit of the centre and stern action against its mismanagement. "The future of our children is in jeopardy. This degree of negligence is not acceptable," said one parent. On Sunday, the exam was conducted successfully at 190 centres in the state in two sessions. 55,840 students took the exam out of the 60,989 who were registered for the day.
