MHT CET CAP 2026: Registrations cross 2.19 lakh for nine courses; highest for BE admissions
Vaishnavi Shukla | July 5, 2026 | 08:28 PM IST | 2 mins read
MHT CET 2026 CAP: Candidates can apply for engineering and management counselling on the official website, cetcell.mahacet.org, by July 12
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Try NowThe Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has started accepting online applications for the MHT CET 2026 Centralized Admission Process (CAP) for the academic year 2026-27 for nine courses, including engineering, MBA, BEd, BPEd, MPEd, 3-year and 5-year LLB, MEd, and BEd and MEd three-year integrated course. Candidates who have qualified for MHT CET 2026 can apply for CAP counselling on the official website, cetcell.mahacet.org.
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According to the MHT CET press release, a total of 2,19,613 students have registered for CAP. The CET Cell has urged students who appeared for MHT CET 2026 to register immediately for the centralized admission process before the respective deadlines.
The dates for the MHT CET 2026 CAP counselling for other courses will be announced soon.
Also read MHT CET 2026 CAP eligibility criteria for BE, BTech and MBA, MMS admissions out: State Cell
MHT CET CAP 2026 Dates
The MHT CET CAP 2026 counselling registration date for BE and BTech and MBA and MMS is July 12, and for the BEd course, the CAP application last date is July 16. Meanwhile, registration for the MHT CET CAP 2026 for the 5-year LLB programme began, and the deadline for registration is July 9.
For MHT CET CAP 2026 counselling registration, students must scan a passport-sized colour photograph and an image of their signature in the specified dimensions and in JPG or JPEG format.
Additionally, a detailed list of all academic and other documents required for these courses is available on the CET Cell website. All these documents should be scanned, converted to PDF format within the specified size limits, and uploaded during online registration. Students should visit the CET Cell website for the latest updates, the State Cell notice said.
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MHT CET 2026 CAP Counselling Statistics
The number of students who appeared for the MHT CET 2026 exam and registered for the CAP counselling process till date are shown in the table below
|
Course |
MHT CET test-takers |
CAP registered |
|
BE |
First Attempt: 4,54,079 Second Attempt: 2,85,038 |
1,04,393 |
|
MBA |
First Attempt: 1,16,197
|
18,660 |
|
BEd |
99,570 |
18,837 |
|
4-year LLB |
69,473 |
51,552 |
|
5-year LLB |
29,288 |
17,862 |
|
BPEd |
4,965 |
4,110 |
|
MPEd |
2,134 |
1,734 |
|
BEd-MEd integrated |
797 |
389 |
As per the MHT CET CAP 2026 schedule, the final merit list for engineering and management courses will be published on July 20.
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