Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Maharashtra Opens NEET-MDS 2026 CAP Registration for Dental Admissions
Maharashtra has started online admissions for postgraduate dental courses.
Students who qualified in NEET-MDS 2026 can apply for State Quota seats through this process.
They must register between August 20 and August 24, 2026.
The registration fee and security deposit must be paid by 10:00 PM on August 24.
Required documents must be uploaded by 11:59 PM that night.
Officials will check the documents and publish merit lists.
Students can then choose their preferred colleges and courses.
The first seat allotment result is expected on September 2.
Students who receive seats must report to their colleges with original documents and admission fees.
Maharashtra’s State Common Entrance Test Cell opened CAP registration for NEET-MDS 2026 postgraduate dental admissions.
Eligible candidates must register online from August 20 to August 24, 2026, by 8:00 PM.
The ₹3,000 registration fee, security deposit, and document uploads have separate August 24 deadlines.
The provisional merit list is scheduled for August 26, followed by the final merit list and seat matrix on August 29.
CAP Round 1 choices can be submitted through September 1, with allotment on September 2 and physical joining from September 3 to 7.
- Who
- The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell and candidates who qualified in NEET-MDS 2026.
- What
- The 2026–27 Centralised Admission Process registration for postgraduate dental courses has begun.
- When
- Registration runs from August 20 to August 24, 2026; CAP Round 1 allotment is scheduled for September 2.
- Where
- Government, government-aided, municipal corporation, and private unaided dental colleges in Maharashtra.
- Why
- To enable eligible candidates to compete for Maharashtra State Quota postgraduate dental seats.
- Registration period
- August 20–24, 2026, until 8:00 PM
- Registration fee
- ₹3,000, plus the applicable security deposit
- Fee and deposit deadline
- August 24, 2026, until 10:00 PM
- Document upload deadline
- August 24, 2026, until 11:59 PM
- Merit lists
- Provisional list on August 26; final list on August 29, 2026
- Choice filling
- August 30–September 1, 2026, until 5:30 PM
- Round 1 allotment
- Scheduled for September 2, 2026
- Physical joining
- September 3–7, 2026, until 5:30 PM
