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MAH LLB CAP 2026 Option Form Deadline Extended to August 11
In the Indian state of Maharashtra, students who want to become lawyers apply to law colleges through a process called MAH LLB CAP.
A group called the CET Cell helps run this application process.
Students fill out an option form to list the colleges they want to join.
The last day to submit this form was August 9, but it has been moved to August 11.
That gives students two extra days to decide.
The reason for the extra time is that many law colleges are still waiting to be approved.
These colleges need approval from the Bar Council of India and their universities.
Since August 5, 98 new colleges were added to the list students can choose from.
Now there are 247 law colleges available in total for the 3-year and 5-year courses.
The Maharashtra CET Cell extended the MAH LLB CAP 2026 Round 1 Option Form deadline from August 9 to August 11, 2026.
The extension applies to both the 3-year and 5-year LLB courses.
98 new law colleges were added to the CAP pool: 53 for the 3-year course and 45 for the 5-year course.
The available college counts are now 146 for 3-year LLB and 101 for 5-year LLB, totaling 247.
The deadline was extended because some colleges are still completing Bar Council of India approval and university affiliation.
- Who
- Candidates applying through MAH LLB CAP 2026 and the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell
- What
- The Round 1 Option Form deadline was extended from August 9 to August 11, 2026, and 98 new law colleges were added to the available list for 3-year and 5-year LLB courses.
- Where
- Maharashtra
- When
- August 2026; the revised deadline is August 11, 2026
- Why
- To give candidates a wider range of choices while some colleges complete their Bar Council of India approvals and university affiliations.
Key facts
- Programme
- MAH LLB CAP 2026 (3-year and 5-year LLB)
- Earlier deadline
- August 9, 2026
- Revised deadline
- August 11, 2026
- New colleges added since August 5
- 98
- 3-year LLB colleges available
- 146
- 5-year LLB colleges available
- 101
- Total colleges available
- 247
- Reason for extension
- Colleges awaiting Bar Council of India approval and university affiliation
Quotes
Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell
Authority responsible for coordinating the MAH LLB CAP
“The CET Cell said some colleges are currently in the process of securing the approvals and affiliations required to participate in the admission process.”
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“The extension is intended to give students access to a wider range of choices before they submit their Round 1 preferences.”
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