{
  "id": 7604087,
  "title": "Maharashtra Engineering Admissions Rise By 15,181 As 1.82 Lakh Students Secure Seats For 2026-27",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/maharashtra-engineering-admissions-rise-by-15-181-as-1-82-lakh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T18:13:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/maharashtra-engineering-admissions-rise-by-15181-as-182-lakh-students-secure-seats-for-2026-27"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Maharashtra, engineering admissions for the 2026-27 academic year have seen a significant rise of 15,181 students compared to the previous year, as reported by the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell. A total of 1,81,927 students secured engineering seats across 387 colleges in the state. The admission process consisted of four rounds of the Centralised Admission Process (CAP), followed by an institute-level round. Out of the 2,21,646 seats available, including management quota seats, 1,81,927 were filled. This year, over 2.5 lakh candidates registered for engineering admissions, with access to 111 courses offered by 387 colleges affiliated with 17 universities. While 2,03,293 seats were filled through the centralized admission process, 29,042 seats remained vacant, including 26,682 CAP seats and 2,360 management quota seats.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Engineering admissions in Maharashtra have recorded an increase this academic year, with 1,81,927 students securing seats for 2026-27, up by 15,181 from the previous year, according to data released by the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell. Over 1.81 Lakh Students Secure Engineering Seats Across 387 Colleges The admission process, comprising four rounds of the Centralised…",
  "key_points": [
    "Engineering admissions in Maharashtra increased by 15,181 students for 2026-27.",
    "1,81,927 students secured seats across 387 colleges in the state.",
    "2,21,646 seats available, with 1,81,927 filled through centralized process."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}