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Maharashtra CAP Round 3 Offers Engineering, Pharmacy Admission Opportunities
Maharashtra announced the third round of college admissions for students entering the second year of engineering or pharmacy.
Engineering students are joining three-year BE or BTech programmes.
In engineering, 36,803 students were considered and 3,756 got an admission opportunity for the first time.
Another 3,790 engineering students received colleges they preferred and were placed in Auto Freeze.
In pharmacy, 1,448 students submitted choices and 1,208 new students received admission opportunities.
Of those pharmacy students, 941 received colleges matching their preferences and were placed in Auto Freeze.
Students with Auto Freeze seats generally must accept those seats to continue in the current process.
Engineering students must finish admission from August 26 to 28, while pharmacy students must do so from August 27 to 29, 2026.
Maharashtra offered 3,756 new admission opportunities for Direct Second Year Engineering courses in CAP Round 3.
A total of 36,803 engineering students were considered, while 3,790 received preferred colleges under Auto Freeze and 20,127 opted for betterment.
For Direct Second Year Pharmacy, 1,448 students submitted preferences and 1,208 new students received admission opportunities.
Among pharmacy applicants, 941 students were allotted colleges according to their preferences and placed under Auto Freeze.
Engineering admissions must be completed from August 26 to 28, 2026, while pharmacy admissions must be completed from August 27 to 29, 2026.
- Who
- The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell and students seeking Direct Second Year Engineering or Pharmacy admissions.
- What
- The third Centralised Admission Process round offered 3,756 new engineering admission opportunities and 1,208 new pharmacy admission opportunities.
- Where
- Participating engineering and pharmacy colleges in Maharashtra.
- When
- The third engineering allotment list was announced on Tuesday, and the pharmacy allotment list was announced on Wednesday; engineering reporting is scheduled for August 26–28, 2026, and pharmacy reporting for August 27–29, 2026.
- Why
- To allocate seats for the 2026–27 Direct Second Year Engineering and Pharmacy programmes.
Key facts
- Engineering programme
- Three-year full-time BE/BTech degree programme in Engineering and Technology
- Engineering students considered
- 36,803
- Engineering fresh admission opportunities
- 3,756
- Engineering Auto Freeze allotments
- 3,790
- Pharmacy students submitting preferences
- 1,448
- Pharmacy fresh admission opportunities
- 1,208
- Pharmacy Auto Freeze allotments
- 941
- Next vacant-seat announcements
- Engineering CAP Round 4 seats on August 29, 2026; Pharmacy CAP Round 4 seats on August 30, 2026








