RG Lectures vs Mahesh Tutorials: MHT-CET Physics in Mumbai

Families who paid Mahesh Tutorials for the full academic year are now asking whether that money is safe and where to study instead. The question of who holds your fee matters as much as who teaches the lesson.

That changes the usual classroom-versus-online argument. Commute, timings, recordings and doubt support still matter. One test now comes before all of them: how much you pay before the first lesson, and what happens to that money if the provider stops.

This page gives you a five-test table you can run on any provider, a worked example with the arithmetic shown, and a plain recommendation. It is for Class 11 and Class 12 science students in Mumbai and Thane who need Physics for MHT-CET, the entrance test used for engineering admissions. Run the tests on us too. The closure facts come first, then the money maths, then the tests.

• For MHT-CET Physics in Mumbai and Thane, we recommend RG Lectures' online batches: ₹1,212 (2028 batch) or ₹1,632 (2027 Long Term Batch) as of November 2026.
• Confirm in writing that your Mahesh Tutorials centre is running before you pay anything, because centres were reported closed in July 2026.
• Judge any classroom or online batch on five tests: money at risk, commute, flexibility, recordings and doubt support.
• If you choose a classroom, pay month by month or term by term, never the full year upfront.

For a Class 11 or Class 12 science student in Mumbai or Thane who needs Physics for MHT-CET, we recommend RG Lectures' online batches.

RG Lectures prices are from our store. Mahesh Tutorials details are from news reports in Free Press Journal and Pune Pulse, published in July 2026. Those reports name Class 10, Class 12, JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) and NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) programmes across state board, CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) and ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education).

Our figures are the ₹1,00,000 fee and 45-minute commute assumptions, with the arithmetic shown below.

Yes, according to July 2026 news reports: MT Educare, which runs Mahesh Tutorials, closed 33 centres from 10 July 2026. Branch heads met on 7 July, and the closure followed. Parents had already paid for the full academic year. Details can change after July, so check the current position with the company and your own branch.

Reports differ on scale. Pune Pulse and The Swipe Up put it at about 2,500 students. Free Press Journal counts 800+ state board students plus about 500 from CBSE and ICSE. According to Pune Pulse and The Swipe Up, a National Company Law Tribunal order admitted MT Educare into insolvency proceedings in December 2022, meaning a tribunal handles a company that could not pay its debts. The Swipe Up also reports dues of about ₹74.29 crore.

No refund route had been announced in those reports. Parent groups asked the state government for an inquiry, a fee audit and pro-rata refunds, meaning a refund in proportion to the unused months.

Arihant Academy said it will admit eligible students at selected Mumbai Metropolitan Region branches without charging additional admission fees, and that it has not acquired or merged with MT Educare (The Swipe Up).

We recommend RG Lectures for these reasons.

1. The amount at stake before your first lesson is small. As of November 2026, our MHTCET 2028 Class 11th Physics Batch costs ₹1,212 and our MHTCET 2027 Long Term Batch costs ₹1,632.
2. Our founder teaches the batches. Rahul (RG Sir) Jewaani started RG Lectures in May 2018 and is the instructor listed on both batches.
3. You pick the batch for your exam year. There is a 2027 batch and a 2028 batch, so a Class 12 and a Class 11 student each get their own.
4. There is a free place to start. The RG Rankers League MHTCET Test Series is free for all on our store, taught by Rahul Jewaani, as of November 2026.
5. You can reach us directly. We are based in Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra, and our contact details are at the end of this page.

Padhna Aasaan Hai, and a steady numerical routine makes it easier still. Pair any batch with How to Solve Physics Numericals.

Ask the company for your refund position in writing, keep every receipt and message, and do not pay a second provider until you have that written answer. Paying twice for the same year is the loss to avoid while the position is unclear. For classroom options and their costs, see RG Lectures vs Vidyalankar and 11th Science Classes in Maharashtra.

The longer you pay ahead, the more of your fee is at risk if a centre stops mid-year. Our model, using an assumed figure:

• Assume ₹1,00,000 for 12 months, paid at admission. This is an illustration, not any institute's fee.
• Unused fee = months unused ÷ total months × fee. If the centre closes after 3 months, 9 months are unused: 9 ÷ 12 × ₹1,00,000 = ₹75,000 paid for lessons that never happen.
• Pay monthly instead and the most you can have ahead of the lessons is ₹1,00,000 ÷ 12 = ₹8,333.

Our recommendation: where you choose a classroom, pay by the month or term and keep receipts. Ask for refund terms in writing before you pay anyone, us included.

Run the five tests below before you pay, because each has a pass and a fail you can check yourself.

A commute example, using assumed numbers. At 45 minutes each way, 5 days a week, for 40 weeks, that is 45 × 2 × 5 × 40 = 18,000 minutes, or 300 hours of travel. Put in your own numbers. An online batch has no travel hours.

Our results on the tests our pages answer: money at risk, a single batch fee of the size in the first table, paid before the first lesson; commute, none, as the batches are online. For timings, recordings and doubt support, put your questions to us the same way, at ask@rglectures.com or on +91 8999979647.

Whatever you pick, match the batch to your exam year and syllabus using the State CET Cell and the Maharashtra HSC Board. If you are unsure you can sit the exam, read MHT CET Eligibility Criteria. To start with Rahul Jewaani's batches, see our store.