Engg admissions: Number of applications cross 1-lakh mark in Maharashtra

While the provisional merit list will be out on October 7, the first merit list will be declared on October 12.  

More than 1.3 lakh candidates have registered for engineering admissions in Maharashtra this year. As per a report published in The Indian Express, the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, which conducts the Common Admissions Process (CAP) for engineering admissions across Maharashtra, concluded the registration process for engineering admissions at midnight on Tuesday. 

In 2021, 98,000 students registered for admissions to a total of 1.39 lakh engineering seats. More than 50,000 seats went vacant as only 88,376 admissions were confirmed at the end of the process.  

“Last year, many students went ahead with other choices for degree courses as the admission process started very late. This year, the picture looks different,” said a CET Cell official. While the provisional merit list will be out on October 7, the first merit list will be declared on October 12.  

3 CAP rounds this year 

There will be three CAP rounds this year, unlike only two the previous year. As per the CAP Cell, the total seats available for CAP this year are only 1.24 lakh, lesser than the applications received. 

“In 2021 too, there were around 1.27 lakh seats for CAP but after inclusion of additional 10 per cent seats for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other quotas, the total number of seats was 1.39 lakh. Similarly, this year it is likely that the total number of seats will increase up to 1.40 lakh which shows that there are enough seats available for admissions,” said a CET Cell official. 

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