The Maharashtra State CET Cell published its Round 1 registration schedule for MBBS and BDS Group A courses on 5 August. Twelve clearly dated steps, from online registration through to physical joining. Here is every one of them, and the one instruction that trips up candidates who've already registered elsewhere.
Last verified · 31 July 2026 · against official counselling portals
The short version. MAHACET, the Maharashtra State CET Cell, opened Registration Schedule Notice No. 03 on 5 August 2026 for MBBS/BDS (Group A) CAP Round 1, session 2026-27. Online registration runs 6 to 12 August 2026, fee payment and document upload run 6 to 13 August, the provisional merit list publishes 15 August, choice filling runs 19 to 22 August, Round 1 is declared 23 August, and physical joining runs 24 to 28 August 2026. This covers Government, Government Aided, Municipal Corporation and Private Unaided medical and dental colleges across Maharashtra. Separate registration with MAHACET is mandatory for State Quota seats, even if you've already registered with MCC for the All India Quota.
| # | Activity | Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Online registration and session apply | 6 – 12 August 2026, up to 11:59 PM |
| 2 | Payment of registration fees — candidate treated as registered only after successful payment | 6 – 13 August 2026, up to 11:59 PM |
| 3 | Uploading colour-scanned copies of all original documents | 6 – 13 August 2026, up to 11:59 PM |
| 4 | Document verification, online or at a scrutiny centre | 7 – 14 August 2026 |
| 5 | Publication of registered candidate list | 15 August 2026 |
| 6 | Publication of provisional merit list | 15 August 2026 |
| 7 | Submission of grievances, with supportive document proof | 16 – 17 August 2026 |
| 8 | Publication of final merit list | 18 August 2026 |
| 9 | Publication of seat matrix | 18 August 2026 |
| 10 | Online choice/preference filling process | 19 – 22 August 2026, up to 5:30 PM |
| 11 | Declaration of CAP Round 1 | 23 August 2026 |
| 12 | Physical joining at allotted college, with originals and fee demand draft | 24 – 28 August 2026, up to 5:30 PM |
Two clauses worth reading twice. Grievances at step 7 are only entertained with supportive document proof — no changes are made on a candidate's word alone. And at step 12, fee payment by cheque is allowed only on bank holidays, and has to be replaced with a demand draft on the very next working day; miss that replacement and the admission itself can be cancelled. This entire schedule is also explicitly subject to change per directions from MCC, AACCC, the Central or State Government, or the courts — check the portal, don't just bookmark this page.
This schedule is for MBBS and BDS — Group A courses — only. MAHACET's own notice says the schedule for Group B and Group C courses, and the schedule for subsequent Group A rounds, will each be declared separately, in due course. Admissions cover Government, Government Aided, Municipal Corporation and Private Unaided medical and dental colleges, plus any other college the state notifies, all strictly on NEET UG 2026 merit.
The instruction most likely to catch people out. Registering with MCC for the 15% All India Quota does not register you for Maharashtra's State Quota. The notice states plainly that separate registration with the State Competent Authority — MAHACET — is mandatory for State Quota participation, regardless of your AIQ registration status. Two portals, two registrations, two sets of deadlines, and neither one substitutes for the other. MCC's own schedule, for comparison →
MAHACET states only candidates who have qualified NEET UG 2026 for MBBS/BDS are eligible to register for this phase — check your own qualification status against the national cut-off before you begin.
Registration is only through the official online admission portal within the prescribed period. The notice doesn't name a second acceptable channel.
Candidates opting for physical document verification must report to their allotted centre per the notified schedule, with all original documents. The notice states plainly: no proxy allowed.
MAHACET's own instruction: candidates should ascertain their eligibility for the various courses before filling up the registration form — not after, when a mismatch is far harder to fix.
Government of Maharashtra, Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, 8th Floor, New Excelsior Building, A. K. Nayak Road, Fort, Mumbai 400001. Notice No. 03, No.MED-1026/CR.No.83/UG-2026/MBBS-BDS/Registration/1899, dated 5 August 2026: “Registration Schedule for Centralized Admission Process (CAP) for MBBS and BDS (Group A) Courses for the Academic Year 2026-27.” Verify every date on the official CET Cell portal before you register or pay any fee — this schedule is explicitly subject to change.
How to use this page. Every date here was checked against the official counselling authority's own website on 31 July 2026. State authorities extend and revise deadlines at short notice, sometimes with only a few hours' warning, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm the current date on the official portal before you pay any fee. Orchid Education Foundation is an independent admission guidance firm. We are not an agent of any counselling authority, we cannot influence any allotment, and no seat in India can be obtained without a valid NEET UG 2026 score.
The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell, the Competent Authority for admission to undergraduate Health Science courses in the state. Notice No. 03, dated 5 August 2026, opens the Registration Schedule for the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for MBBS and BDS — classified as Group A courses — for the 2026-27 academic year, covering Government, Government Aided, Municipal Corporation, Private Unaided and other notified Medical and Dental Colleges in Maharashtra.
Online registration and session apply runs 6 August 2026 to 12 August 2026, up to 11:59 PM. Payment of registration fees has a slightly longer window, 6 to 13 August, and uploading scanned original documents runs on the same 6 to 13 August window. All three deadlines are server time, so don't leave anything to the last few minutes.
Yes. The notice states this in its own important instructions: separate registration with the State Competent Authority is mandatory for participation in Maharashtra's State Quota counselling, irrespective of whether you've registered with MCC for All India Quota counselling. The two processes don't share data automatically — you have to do both.
You will not be considered for admission from your claimed category. The notice is explicit that failure to upload the requisite documents within the given period, in the prescribed format, is entirely the candidate's own responsibility, and it can mean cancellation of the form. Get your documents scanned in colour and ready before the window opens, not after.
Per this Round 1 schedule, physical joining with all original documents and the requisite fee demand draft runs 24 to 28 August 2026, up to 5:30 PM. The notice allows payment by cheque on bank holidays, to be replaced with a demand draft on the next working day — but if that replacement DD isn't submitted on that next working day, the admission itself can be cancelled. Don't treat that grace period as slack; treat it as a hard 24-hour extension.
Two portals, two logins, two document uploads, one very short window. Send us your NEET UG 2026 score and we'll walk you through both registrations so nothing falls through the gap between them.