Archive · 7 Aug 2026
MHT CET Round 2 Option Entry Begins; Deadline August 9
In Maharashtra, a state in India, students who finished high school take a big test called MHT CET to get into engineering college.
Now it is time for the second round of choosing where they want to study.
Students can log in to a special website and pick their favorite colleges and courses in order of preference.
They must finish picking by August 9, 2026.
After that, they will not be allowed to change their choices.
The office in charge released a list on August 6 showing how many empty seats were still available.
The final decision, called the seat allotment, will be announced on August 12, 2026.
Students who get a seat for the first time in this round must pay a confirmation fee.
Popular courses like Computer Engineering and Artificial Intelligence might need slightly lower scores this time.
MHT CET CAP Round 2 option entry began on August 7, 2026 at the official counselling portal fe2026.mahacet.org.
Candidates can submit and lock their preferred colleges and courses until August 9, 2026.
The CET Cell released the provisional vacant seat matrix for Round 2 on August 6, 2026.
Round 1 seat allotment results were declared on August 2, with acceptance and reporting required by August 5.
The Round 2 provisional seat allotment result will be announced on August 12, 2026.
- Who
- Candidates seeking undergraduate engineering admission in Maharashtra, and the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, which runs the counselling.
- What
- The MHT CET CAP Round 2 option entry process, where candidates submit college and course preferences for engineering admissions.
- When
- Option entry runs from August 7 to August 9, 2026; the Round 2 seat allotment result is on August 12, 2026.
- Where
- Maharashtra, India, on the official counselling portal fe2026.mahacet.org.
- Why
- To allocate remaining engineering seats for the 2026-27 academic session based on merit rank, preferences, reservation category, and seat availability.
- Event
- MHT CET CAP Round 2 Option Entry
- Option Entry Start
- August 7, 2026
- Option Entry Deadline
- August 9, 2026
- Official Portal
- fe2026.mahacet.org
- Round 2 Seat Allotment Result
- August 12, 2026
- Vacant Seat Matrix Released
- August 6, 2026
- Round 1 Allotment Result
- August 2, 2026
- Academic Session
- 2026-27