Archive · 23 Aug 2026
MHT-CET 2026 PCM, PCB Students Join Round 3 CAP
The Maharashtra CET Cell has changed who can join the third admission round.
Students who took the MHT-CET 2026 PCM or PCB exams can now apply for certain courses.
These courses include BBA, BMS, BBM and BCA.
In the first two rounds, students who took the special entrance tests for these courses received priority.
Those rounds are now finished.
The third round is being opened to help fill seats that are still empty.
Students applying for BBA, BMS or BBM must submit choices between August 23 and August 25.
BCA applicants can submit choices between August 25 and August 27.
All students must use the official Maharashtra CET Cell website to complete their choices.
Maharashtra’s State CET Cell has opened Round 3 CAP participation to MHT-CET 2026 PCM and PCB candidates.
Eligible students can seek BBA, BMS, BBM and BCA seats for the 2026–27 academic year.
BBA, BMS and BBM option-form submission is open from August 23 to August 25, 2026.
BCA option-form submission is scheduled from August 25 to August 27, 2026.
Candidates must submit and finalize college preferences through the official CET Cell portal, cetcell.mahacet.org.
- Who
- MHT-CET 2026 candidates from the PCM and PCB streams, along with the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell.
- What
- PCM and PCB candidates have been allowed to participate in Round 3 of the CAP for BBA, BMS, BBM and BCA admissions.
- When
- The announcement was made on August 22, 2026; option-form deadlines run from August 23 to August 27, 2026, depending on the programme.
- Where
- Through the Maharashtra CET Cell portal at cetcell.mahacet.org.
- Why
- To incorporate eligible science-stream students and help clear vacant seats after the first two CAP rounds.
- Academic year
- 2026–27
- Eligible streams
- PCM and PCB
- Eligible programmes
- BBA, BMS, BBM and BCA
- BBA/BMS/BBM option form
- August 23–25, 2026
- BCA option form
- August 25–27, 2026
- Application portal
- cetcell.mahacet.org
- Admission stage
- Round 3 of the Centralized Admission Process