Archive · 5 Aug 2026
College Preference Filling Begins for MHT CET LLB Admissions 2026
In Maharashtra, students who want to become lawyers need to choose which college they want to join.
The government office in charge, called the CET Cell, has opened a special online form for this.
Students have from August 5 to August 7 to fill in their college choices.
After that, the office will decide who gets a seat in the first round.
For the three-year law course, the first list of allotted seats will be announced on August 11.
For the five-year law course, the first list will come out on August 12.
Students who get a seat must visit their chosen college to show their documents.
Many students, over 66,000 in total, signed up for these law programmes this year.
Maharashtra CET Cell opened college preference filling for three-year and five-year LLB admissions on August 5, with the option form open until August 7.
First seat allotment for the three-year LLB programme will be announced on August 11, with reporting to colleges from August 12 to 17.
First seat allotment for the five-year LLB programme is scheduled for August 12, with reporting between August 13 and 18, excluding the August 15 public holiday.
A total of 48,420 candidates registered for the three-year LLB programme, while 18,305 candidates registered for the five-year programme.
Five-year law candidates who did not register earlier can register for the third round and institutional-level round between August 5 and August 31.
- Who
- The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell and candidates seeking admission to LLB programmes in Maharashtra.
- What
- College preference filling for the three-year and five-year LLB centralised admission process for the 2026–27 academic year.
- When
- Preference filling runs from August 5 to August 7, 2026; first allotments are announced on August 11 and August 12.
- Where
- Maharashtra, India, conducted through the online admission portal.
- Why
- To allot seats to candidates in the first round of the centralised law admission process based on their submitted college preferences and merit lists.
- Preference filling window
- August 5 – August 7
- 3-Year LLB first allotment
- August 11
- 3-Year LLB reporting period
- August 12 – August 17
- 5-Year LLB first allotment
- August 12
- 5-Year LLB reporting period
- August 13 – August 18 (excluding August 15)
- 3-Year LLB registrations
- 48,420 candidates
- 5-Year LLB registrations
- 18,305 candidates
- 5-Year LLB late registration
- August 5 – August 31 for third and institutional-level rounds
