MAH CET 2026 registration extended to March 18 for BBA, BCA, BHMCT; APAAR ID, UDID not mandatory

The State Common Entrance Test Cell (CET Cell), Maharashtra has again extended the registration deadline for admission to MAH-BHMCT, BCA, BBA, BBM, BMS, and Integrated MBA, MCA programmes. Candidates now will be able to submit their MAH CET application until March 18 through the official website, cetcell.mahacet.org.

Earlier, the last date for MAH CET 2026 registration was March 4, 2026. According to the Maharashtra CET Cell, a total of 56,723 students have registered so far for these seven courses.

As per the MAH CET schedule, the entrance examinations for these programmes will be conducted from April 28 to 30, in computer-based online mode across various examination centres in Maharashtra.

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In 2025, BHMCT CET recorded 1,436 registrations. Meanwhile, the combined CET for BCA, BBA, BMS, BBM, MBA (Combined) and MCA (Combined) recorded 1,12,926 registrations.

Over the past three years, BHMCT registrations have shown steady improvement, increasing from 936 in 2023 to 1,450 in 2024, and declining slightly to 1,436 in 2025.

This year, MAH CET 2026 registrations for the seven courses have reached 56,723 so far, a decrease of 50.40% compared to the total registrations in 2025 of 1,14,362. However, with the deadline extended to March 18, the final number is expected to increase.

MAH CET Registration 2026: APAAR ID, UDID not mandatory

From this year, the CET Cell has asked candidates to enter their APAAR ID and UDID (for Divyang students) while registering to help verify their details correctly. However, providing these IDs is not mandatory now.

According to the CET statement, students who have not yet created an APAAR ID can create it through DigiLocker. Candidates who face technical issues in creating APAAR or UDID can complete CET registration without these IDs.