{
  "id": 1516396,
  "title": "Maharashtra Agriculture CAP Round 1: 10,871 Students Get UG Course Allotments, 3,147 Secure First Choice Colleges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/maharashtra-agriculture-cap-round-1-10-871-students-get-ug-course",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T16:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/maharashtra-agriculture-cap-round-1-10871-students-get-ug-course-allotments-3147-secure-first-choice-colleges"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai witnessed the announcement of the first round of Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for agriculture undergraduate courses in Maharashtra. A total of 10,871 students were allotted seats in these courses, with 3,147 securing admission to their first-choice colleges. The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell announced the allotment list on Monday, following the completion of preference filling by 18,993 students. Among the four agricultural universities, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, led with 4,700 allotments, followed by Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, with 2,968 allotments. The nine professional degree courses offered by the state's four agricultural universities saw the largest number of allotments in B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, accounting for 7,878 seats, followed by B.Tech. Food Technology with 862 seats.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: A total of 10,871 students have been allotted seats in various undergraduate agriculture courses in Maharashtra in the first round of the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for the academic year 2026-27. Over 18,000 Students Complete Preference Filling For First Round The first CAP allotment list for nine professional degree courses offered by the state's four agricultural universities…",
  "key_points": [
    "10,871 students allotted UG seats in Maharashtra agriculture courses",
    "3,147 students secured first-choice college admissions",
    "Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth led with 4,700 allotments"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}