Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Maharashtra CAP Registration Opens for MBBS, BDS Admissions 2026
Every year in India, students who pass difficult exams can try to get into medical colleges to become doctors or dentists.
In the state of Maharashtra, an office called the CET Cell helps give out those college seats fairly.
This year, students who passed a big test called NEET-UG can now sign up online.
Signing up started on August 6 and will close on August 12.
Students also need to pay a fee and upload their school documents by August 13, or their application will not be complete.
The office then checks everyone's documents and makes a list of eligible students.
In the middle of August, students choose which colleges they like best.
On August 23, the office announces which college each student gets.
Students who get a seat must visit their college between August 24 and 28 to confirm their spot.
This way, medical and dental seats are given to students in a fair and organized way.
The Maharashtra CET Cell opened online CAP registration for MBBS and BDS admissions for 2026–27 from August 6, open to NEET-UG 2026 qualifiers.
Online registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on August 12, while fee payment and document upload continue until August 13.
Online document verification runs from August 7 to 14, with the provisional merit list on August 15 and the final merit list and seat matrix on August 18.
College preference submission runs August 19–22, CAP Round 1 allotment results are due August 23, and reporting to colleges runs August 24–28.
State Quota candidates must separately register with the Maharashtra State Competent Authority, and NEET UG 2026 merit is the sole basis for admissions.
- Who
- The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell and candidates who qualified NEET-UG 2026.
- What
- Online registration under the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for MBBS and BDS admissions for the 2026–27 academic year.
- When
- Beginning August 6, 2026, with registration open until August 12 and the process continuing through August 28, 2026.
- Where
- Maharashtra, India, via the official admission portal cetcell.mahacet.org.
- Why
- To run the centralized admission process and allocate MBBS and BDS seats based on NEET UG 2026 merit.
- Registration Start
- August 6, 2026
- Registration Deadline
- August 12, 2026, 11:59 p.m.
- Fee Payment & Document Upload Deadline
- August 13, 2026, 11:59 p.m.
- Final Merit List & Seat Matrix
- August 18, 2026
- Choice Filling
- August 19–22, 2026, until 5:30 p.m.
- CAP Round 1 Result
- August 23, 2026
- Reporting to Colleges
- August 24–28, 2026, until 5:30 p.m.
- Application Fees (MBBS/BDS)
- ₹1,000 (State Quota), ₹5,000 (Institute Quota), ₹6,000 (Both)
