MHT-CET 2026: PCM, PCB Students Eligible For Round 3 CAP For BBA, BMS, BBM And BCA Admissions
Mumbai, August 23, 2026: In a major development for higher education aspirants in Maharashtra, the State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell announced on August 22, 2026, that candidates who appeared for the MHT-CET 2026 under the PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics) and PCB (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) streams are now eligible to participate in Round 3 of the Centralized Admission Process (CAP)…
On August 22, 2026, the State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell announced that students who took the Maharashtra Higher Secondary Education (MHT-CET) 2026 in the PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics) and PCB (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) streams are now eligible for Round 3 of the Centralized Admission Process (CAP) for undergraduate professional courses like BBA, BMS, BBM, and BCA.
This policy alteration, introduced for the 2026-27 academic session, allows PCM and PCB candidates to be considered for these professional management and computer application courses, alongside those who took the specific BBA, BMS, BBM, and BCA entrance exams in the first two rounds of CAP. After completing the first two CAP rounds, state authorities have opened the third round to fill remaining seats by including eligible science stream students.
The option form submission period for BBA, BMS, and BBM courses starts on August 23, 2026, and ends on August 25, 2026. The timeline for filling out the option forms for the Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) program is separate, running from August 25 to August 27, 2026. Candidates must log into their accounts through the official Maharashtra CET Cell portal (cetcell.mahacet.org) to submit and finalize their preferred college selections within these deadlines.
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