Short answer
Maharashtra State Candidature has five types, A to E, and you can claim only one. Type A is for students who passed SSC and HSC (or a diploma) in Maharashtra and are domiciled in or born in Maharashtra; Type B is based on your own or a parent's Maharashtra domicile certificate; Type C on a parent who is a Government of India employee posted in Maharashtra; Type D on a parent who is a Maharashtra Government employee or retired employee; and Type E on the Maharashtra–Karnataka border area with Marathi as mother tongue.
Based on the State CET Cell's Information Brochure for 2026–27 admissions (dated 02.07.2026). The 2027–28 brochure hasn't been published yet — rules can change, so check it when it is.
Who this applies to
Candidates claiming Maharashtra State Candidature for first-year B.E./B.Tech. CAP
The rule, explained
Type A (first year): you passed SSC and HSC or 10+2 (or a Diploma in Engineering or D.Voc.) from a recognised institution in Maharashtra, and you are domiciled in Maharashtra and/or born in Maharashtra. Your Home University is where you passed the qualifying examination.
Type B: you don't fit Type A, but you, your father or your mother is domiciled in Maharashtra and you have a domicile certificate. Your Home University is where the domicile certificate was issued.
Type C: you don't fit A or B, but your father or mother is an employee of the Government of India or a Government of India undertaking, posted and reported to duty in Maharashtra before the last date for the CAP application form. Type D: you don't fit A, B or C, but your father or mother is an employee or retired employee of the Government of Maharashtra or a Maharashtra Government undertaking.
Type E: you passed SSC and HSC or 10+2 (or a diploma or D.Voc.) from an institution in the Maharashtra–Karnataka border area, or from Maharashtra while living in the border area, and your mother tongue is Marathi. Type E candidates are considered for Other Than Home University or State Level seats.
Proof: Type A needs a domicile, birth or leaving certificate showing birth in Maharashtra; Type B a domicile certificate; Type C an employer certificate in Proforma A; Type D an employer certificate in Proforma B (or, for a retired parent, an undertaking with proof of the place of settlement); Type E certificates in Proformas G1 and G2.
What the official document says
A Candidate can claim only one type of Maharashtra State Candidature Type i.e. from Type A to E.
State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra · Information Brochure, Academic Year 2026–27, for admissions to Full Time Professional UG and PG Technical Courses (B.E./B.Tech., MBA/MMS and others) dated 02.07.2026, PDF page 11 (opens the official site)
A Candidate who does not fall in Type A above, but who or whose father or mother is domiciled in the State of Maharashtra and possesses domicile certificate.
State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra · Information Brochure, Academic Year 2026–27, for admissions to Full Time Professional UG and PG Technical Courses (B.E./B.Tech., MBA/MMS and others) dated 02.07.2026, PDF page 12 (opens the official site)
A Candidate who does not fall in either Type A or Type B but whose father or mother is an employee of the Government of India or Government of India Undertaking and who has been posted and reported to duty in the Maharashtra State before the last date for submitting the Application Form for Centralized Admission Process (CAP).
State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra · Information Brochure, Academic Year 2026–27, for admissions to Full Time Professional UG and PG Technical Courses (B.E./B.Tech., MBA/MMS and others) dated 02.07.2026, PDF page 12 (opens the official site)
Domicile/Birth/Leaving certificate of candidate Indicating place of Birth in the State of Maharashtra.
State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra · Information Brochure, Academic Year 2026–27, for admissions to Full Time Professional UG and PG Technical Courses (B.E./B.Tech., MBA/MMS and others) dated 02.07.2026, PDF page 98 (opens the official site)