In Maharashtra, the admission process for filling Undergraduate Medical/dental seats is administered by The Commissionerate, Common Entrance Test Cell, Mumbai and the counseling process will be conducted by Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER), Mumbai. The aim is to fill the 7220 MBBS seats and 3076 BDS seats in the medical and dental colleges of Maharashtra state. The admission to these seats will be based on the NEET Entrance Exam 2023. Out of these seats, 85% seats are state quota seats for which DMER, Mumbai will organize counseling based on state merit rank derived from NEET scores and 15% are AIQ seats which will be filled by MCC on the basis of NEET 2023 Score.
Maharashtra Colleges offering MBBS and their sanctioned seats
Maharashtra Colleges offering BDS and their sanctioned seats
Admission Process
For admission to MBBS/BDS courses in Maharashtra, the online registration process has been started on 23/07/2023. Candidates can submit the duly filled application form till 31/07/2023. To submit the application form candidates need to register online at www.mahacet.org.
Registration: While filling the application form, candidates need to register themselves by submitting the correct contact details, name and DOB, personal and academic details like NEET score and rank, domicile, category etc..
Uploading documents: Candidates have to upload their scanned photograph and signature along with the prescribed documents.
Candidates are required to take print out of the form submitted for further communication.
Dates for admission and counseling schedule:
| 1st Round of Counselling (Events) | Dates |
| Online Registration (Common for All Courses) | 23/07/2023 to 31/07/2023 upto 12.00 pm |
| Payment of Registration Fees through Online Payment Gateway | 23/07/2023 to 31/07/2023 upto 02.00 pm |
| Uploading of coloured scanned copies of Original Requisite Documents on the portal as per the list. | 23/07/2023 to 31/07/2023 upto 05.00 pm |
| Publication of Seat Matrix | 31/07/2023 |
| Publication of Provisional Merit List of registered candidates |
01/08/2023 |
| Online Filling of Preference Form Group A - MBBS / BDS |
01/08/2023 to 03/08/2023 upto 06.00 pm |
| Declaration of CAP Round - 1 Selection List Group A - MBBS / BDS |
04/08/2023 |
| Physical Joining and Filling of Status Retention Form with All Original Documents & Requisite Fees by DD / Cheque | 05/08/2023 to 09/08/2023 upto 05.30 pm |
2nd round of counselling
Group A: Schedule of CAP Round 2 MBBS & BDS Courses
| Publication of Seat Matrix | 23/08/2023 |
| Online Preference / Choice Form Filling Process of eligible candidates | 24/08/2023 to 26/08/2023 upto 11.59 pm |
| Declaration of Second Selection List | 29/08/2023 |
| Physical Joining with All Original Documents & Requisite Fees by DD / Cheque | 30/08/2023 to 03/09/2023 upto 05.30 pm |
Mop-Up Round for MBBS & BDS Courses
| Online Registration for MOP UP round | 09/09/2023 to 10/09/2023 upto 11.59 pm |
| Payment of Registration Fees (as applicable) through online payment gateway | 09/09/2023 to 11/09/2023 upto 11.59 pm |
| Publication of General List of Registered Candidates | 12/09/2023 |
| Publication of Combined Common Provisional State Merit List | 12/09/2023 |
| Publication of Seat Matrix for MOP UP Round | 12/09/2023 |
| Online Preference/ Choice Form Filling Process of Eligible candidates | 13/09/2023 to 14/09/2023 upto 11.59 pm |
| Declaration of Selection List for MOP UP Round | 15/09/2023 |
| Physical Joining with All Original Documents & Requisite Fees by DD / Cheque at the allotted college | 16/09/2023 to 20/09/2023 upto 05.30 pm |
Stray Vacancy Round for MBBS & BDS Courses
| Online Preference / Choice Form Filling Process of Eligible Candidates for Stray Vacancy Round | 21/09/2023 to 22/09/2023 upto 11.59 pm |
| Declaration of Selection List of Stray Vacancy round | 23/09/2023 |
| Physical Joining with All Original Documents & Requisite Fees by DD / Cheque at the allotted college Fees can be paid by Cheque on Holidays to be replaced by DD on the next working day |
24/09/2023 to 26/09/2023 upto 05.30 pm |
Stray Vacancy 2 & 3 Round for MBBS Course Only
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Declaration of Selection list of Stray vacancy round 2 (Only if seat remains vacant) |
27/09/2023 |
| Physical Joining with All Original Documents & Requisite Fees by DD / Cheque at the allotted college. Fees can be paid by Cheque on Holidays to be replaced by DD on the next working day. |
27/09/2023 to 28/09/2023 upto 06.00 pm |
| Declaration of Selection list of Online Stray vacancy round 3 (Only for Govt / Corporation / Govt aided colleges and if seats remain vacant) |
29/09/2023 |
| Physical Joining with All Original Documents & Requisite Fees by DD / Cheque at the allotted college. Fees can be paid by Cheque on Holidays to be replaced by DD on next working day |
29/09/2023 to 30/09/2023 |
Institutional Level Stray Vacancy Round:
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Publication of Vacancy position and Publication of list of Eligible Candidates separately for State Quota and institutional Quota |
26/09/2023 |
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The Eligible desirous candidate must apply Online mode (through email only) to the respective college in the prescribed format separately for State Quota and Institutional Quota. The official email of the college is mentioned in the list attached. |
27/09/2023 to 28/09/2023 upto 05.30 pm |
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Publication of List of Applicants, Merit List and Selection List and Wait List (quota wise) separately at notice board and the website of respective Colleges. |
28/09/2023 by 06.30 pm |
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Joining period of selected candidates with all necessary original documents and requisite fees |
29/09/2023 upto 06.00 pm |
| Publication of Residual Vacancy and Waitlist on notice board & on the website of respective Colleges | 29/09/2023 upto 07.00 pm |
| Reporting of waitlisted candidates to college for Residual Vacancy | 30/09/2023 upto 03.00 pm |
| Filling of Residual Vacancy from reported waitlisted candidates as per merit | 30/09/2023 03.30 pm onwards |
| Reporting of all admitted candidates on the portal of the State CET Cell | 30/09/2023 upto 11.59 pm |
Counselling Process
For Maharashtra MBBS/BDS admissions, total three rounds of counselling will be conducted including a mop-up round. The admission authority will separately release the provisional state merit list for each round. The list will be prepared on the basis of NEET-2023 score and it would include the details like name, roll number, NEET overall AIR, NEET marks, percentile, and date of birth.
Round-I:
The admission authority will publish the provisional state merit list for 1st round on 04/09/2023 . Candidates whose names will be displayed in the state merit list will be eligible to attend the first round of counseling. Candidates need to fill their choices of colleges as well courses, in which they want to get admission. The choices once filled cannot be edited. Based on these choices and courses filled, NEET score & rank, seats availability and reservation criteria, Maharashtra MBBS/BDS 2023 admission will be granted for 85% state quota seats for round-I.
Aspirants whose name will be displayed in the seat allotment result of round one will need to report at the allotted institute for document submission and medical checkup up to Candidate will have to compulsorily join the college and course so allotted, with in prescribed period by completing the requisite formalities of admission.
Choices for the candidates allotted seats in 1st round of counseling
Choice-I: The candidate who will be satisfied with allotted seat and does not wish to participate in further rounds of counselling will be required to fill the ‘Status Retention Form.’ Such candidates will be required to download the seat allotment letter and report to the allotted college with relevant documents and make fee payment. After this the candidate will not be eligible to participate in further rounds of counselling. If the candidate fails to report at the allotted college then the fee paid will be fortified and the admission will stand cancelled.
Choice-II: Those candidates who are satisfied with the seat alloted yet want to participate in further rounds of counselling must opt for choice 2. The candidates, in such situation, will have to report to the allotted college and the pay the admission fee but will be considered for the next round of counselling. If a higher option is allotted in the next round then the earlier allotted seat will be cancelled automatically. If a higher option is not allotted then the earlier allotted seat will remain in favor of the candidate.
Round-II:
After round-I of counseling, the counseling authority will conduct a second round of counseling as per schedule given above. Candidates who will not be allotted seats in first round of counseling can attend the round-II.
Mop up round :
All those candidates who will be granted seats in 1st & 2nd round and will secure the admission but do not fill the status retention form and those candidates who will be in waiting list or to whom the choices were not available during 1st round and 2nd round will be eligible to participate in mop up round.
“This article was modified on 27th September 2023”
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