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How Maharashtra MBA/MMS CAP works, round by round

Candidates seeking First Year MBA/MMS (full-time) admission in Maharashtra through the State CET Cell's Centralised Admission Process (CAP).

Previous-year referenceApproved by M.B. Patil Education admissions team, 23 Oct 2026 · source-checked 23 Oct 2026

Based on the State CET Cell's Information Brochure for UG and PG technical course admissions, Academic Year 2026–27 (dated 02.07.2026), and its MBA/MMS Admission Notice No. 1 for 2026–27 (dated 02/07/2026). The 2027–28 brochure and notices haven't been published yet — the rounds and rules can change, so check them when they are.

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    CAP Round I

    Who can take part

    Candidates whose name is in the final merit list of CAP, by filling the online option form. Only candidates who registered online, uploaded documents and had their application confirmed (by a Scrutiny Centre or E-Scrutiny) are considered for the CAP merit list. Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh migrant candidates instead approach the institute directly, after registration and confirmation, where such a quota is granted.

    Official sources

    What you do

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      Register online on www.mahacet.org as per the schedule. Candidates registered for MBA/MMS CET 2026 pay no registration fee. Candidates applying with a valid CAT, CMAT, XAT, ATMA, MAT or GMAT score who did not register for MAH-MBA/MMS-CET 2026 pay a non-refundable online fee: ₹ 1500/- for General category candidates (Maharashtra State, Outside Maharashtra State, and Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh migrant candidates) and ₹ 1300/- for reserved category and PWD candidates belonging to Maharashtra State.
      Official sources
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      While filling the online form, choose one mode of document verification: E-Scrutiny (documents verified online, no visit needed) or Physical Scrutiny (visit the nearest Scrutiny Centre or Facilitation Centre). Resolve any discrepancy marked in your application within the given time — if your application isn't confirmed, it is rejected and your name won't appear in the merit lists for CAP or non-CAP admission.
      Official sources
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      Reserved category candidates must produce their Caste or Tribe Validity Certificate, and (except SC and ST) a Non-Creamy Layer certificate valid up to 31st March 2027; EWS candidates need the EWS eligibility certificate. If you can't produce the original certificate or its receipt at verification, you are treated as a General category candidate for CAP admissions.
      Official sources
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      A provisional merit list is displayed; raise any grievance about your data through your login in the grievance period; then the final merit list is displayed.
      Official sources
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      The schedule for option form filling and CAP allotment is declared separately, after the notice.
      Official source
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      Before the round, the Competent Authority publishes on its website the institutes, courses, sanctioned intake and the number of seats available for each category (the seat matrix).
      Official sources
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      Fill in the online option form through your login: institutes and courses in decreasing order of preference, at least 1 and at most 300 options. The choice in block No. 1 is your first preference. Filling and confirming the option form is mandatory to take part in the round, and once it is confirmed you can't change the options.
      Official sources
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      Seats are allotted by computer, based on inter-se-merit (your order of merit), the options you filled and the seats available at that point. You are allotted the first available option in your order of preference.
      Official sources
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      All India candidature seats in first-year MBA are allotted on the percentile score in the CET conducted by the Competent Authority, CAT, CMAT, XAT, ATMA, MAT or GMAT. These Post Graduate seats are treated as General category seats, with no reservation.
      Official sources
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      The provisional allotment is shown on the website — no letters or personal messages are sent. If you are allotted a seat, download the "Provisional Seat Allotment Letter".
      Official sources
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      To accept a seat, report to the Admission Reporting Centre (ARC) for document verification, or scrutinise your uploaded documents yourself in the online system, and pay the seat acceptance fee. The fee is treated as a non-refundable processing fee.
      Official sources
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      For MBA/MMS, the notice lists the post-allotment steps as self-confirmation before seat acceptance, paying the seat acceptance fee online to confirm admission, and reporting to the institute.
      Official source
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      After accepting at the ARC or by self-scrutiny, report to the allotted institute. The institute verifies your documents, uploads your admission online and gives you a system-generated receipt confirming admission.
      Official sources
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      Seats left vacant because they were not allotted or the candidate did not report are carried into the next round.
      Official source

    After an allotment: your choices

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    CAP Round II

    Who can take part

    Candidates allotted a seat other than their first preference in Round I who either accepted it for betterment or did not accept it; candidates not allotted any seat in an earlier round; and candidates who did not take part earlier because they didn't fill the option form. Candidates whose Round I seat was auto-frozen or who chose Freeze can't join.

    Official sources

    What you do

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      The seats available for the round are published on the website by the CET Cell. You may fill in and/or edit the option form you filled for the previous round; filling and confirming the option form is mandatory, and once confirmed it can't be changed.
      Official sources
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      If you accepted a seat in an earlier round and stayed in for betterment, you need not list the preference already allotted to you. If a higher (upward) preference is allotted, your earlier seat is cancelled automatically; if not, you keep it.
      Official sources
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      Seats are allotted by computer, by inter-se-merit, your options and the seats available at that point, and the provisional allotment is shown on the website.
      Official sources
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      To accept, report to the Admission Reporting Centre (ARC) or self-scrutinise your uploaded documents online, produce all original documents for the claims in your application, and pay the seat acceptance fee (a non-refundable processing fee). Then report to the allotted institute.
      Official sources
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      Seats left vacant because they were not allotted or the candidate did not report are carried into the next round.
      Official source

    After an allotment: your choices

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    CAP Round III

    Who can take part

    Candidates allotted a seat other than their first three preferences in Round II who either accepted it for betterment or did not accept it; candidates not allotted any seat in an earlier round; and candidates who did not take part earlier because they didn't fill the option form. Candidates whose seat was auto-frozen or who chose Freeze can't join.

    Official sources

    What you do

    1. 1
      The seats available for the round are published on the website by the CET Cell. You may fill in and/or edit the option form you filled for the previous round; filling and confirming the option form is mandatory, and once confirmed it can't be changed.
      Official sources
    2. 2
      If you accepted a seat in an earlier round and stayed in for betterment, you need not list the preference already allotted to you. If a higher (upward) preference is allotted, your earlier seat is cancelled automatically; if not, you keep it.
      Official sources
    3. 3
      Seats are allotted by computer, by inter-se-merit, your options and the seats available at that point, and the provisional allotment is shown on the website.
      Official sources
    4. 4
      To accept, report to the Admission Reporting Centre (ARC) or self-scrutinise your uploaded documents online, produce all original documents for the claims in your application, and pay the seat acceptance fee (a non-refundable processing fee). Then report to the allotted institute.
      Official sources
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      Seats left vacant because they were not allotted or the candidate did not report are carried into the next round.
      Official source

    After an allotment: your choices

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    CAP Round IV

    Who can take part

    Candidates allotted a seat other than their first six preferences in Round III who either accepted it for betterment or did not accept it; candidates not allotted any seat in an earlier round; and candidates who did not take part earlier because they didn't fill the option form. Candidates whose seat was auto-frozen or who chose Freeze can't join.

    Official sources

    What you do

    1. 1
      The seats available for the round are published on the website by the CET Cell. You may fill in and/or edit the option form you filled for the previous round; filling and confirming the option form is mandatory, and once confirmed it can't be changed.
      Official sources
    2. 2
      If you accepted a seat in an earlier round and stayed in for betterment, you need not list the preference already allotted to you. If a higher (upward) preference is allotted, your earlier seat is cancelled automatically; if not, you keep it.
      Official sources
    3. 3
      Seats are allotted by computer, by inter-se-merit, your options and the seats available at that point, and the provisional allotment is shown on the website.
      Official sources
    4. 4
      To accept, report to the Admission Reporting Centre (ARC) or self-scrutinise your uploaded documents online, produce all original documents for the claims in your application, and pay the seat acceptance fee (a non-refundable processing fee). Then report to the allotted institute.
      Official sources

    After an allotment: your choices

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    Institute level (Institutional Quota and vacant seats after CAP)

    Who can take part

    Candidates who have applied to the Competent Authority for verification of documents and then to the institution. These seats (Institutional Quota and seats left vacant after the CAP rounds) are filled by the institute's Director or Principal strictly by inter-se-merit. For MBA/MMS, the notice says it is mandatory for candidates seeking Institutional Quota seats or seats vacant after CAP to register and have their documents verified and application confirmed by a Scrutiny Centre or E-Scrutiny.

    Official sources

    What you do

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      Each institution publishes its brochure or prospectus with its admission rules, and invites applications till the date of allotment of the final CAP round, advertising the schedule and the number of seats in each course on its website.
      Official sources
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      Apply directly to the institution. If you can't, you can apply through the Competent Authority's website till the date of allotment of the final CAP round; these applications are forwarded to the institutions after the allotment of CAP Round IV.
      Official sources
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      After verifying documents, the institution displays the inter-se-merit lists and the vacant seats after CAP on its notice board and website.
      Official sources
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      A CAP seat left vacant after the CAP rounds is first filled by a candidate from the same category it was earmarked for during CAP, and then by inter-se-merit of the applicants. Maharashtra State candidates get preference over All India candidates.
      Official sources

    After an allotment: your choices

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