The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell has announced the third list under the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for B.Architecture and Direct Second Year Pharmacy courses for the academic year 2026-27. The lists provide admission opportunities to 758 students in B.Architecture and 1,208 students in Direct Second Year Pharmacy.The admission lists were announced by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra State, Mumbai, on August 26, 2026. A total of 981 students had expressed preferences for the third B.Architecture round, while 1,448 students submitted preferences for the Direct Second Year Pharmacy round.758 B.Architecture students offered seatsIn the third B.Architecture CAP list, 758 students out of the 981 applicants who submitted preferences have been offered admission opportunities. Of these, 536 students have been allotted colleges according to their preference order and their admissions have been marked as ‘Auto-frozen’.Students whose seats have been auto-frozen are required to accept admission at the allotted college. If they decline the allotted seat, they will not be eligible to participate in the fourth round. They will instead be required to participate in the subsequent open round, referred to as the institutional round.1,208 Direct Second Year Pharmacy seats offeredFor Direct Second Year Pharmacy, the third CAP list has offered admission opportunities to 1,208 students out of 1,448 students who submitted preferences. As many as 941 students have secured seats in colleges according to their preference order.The admissions of these 941 students have been auto-frozen. Students with auto-frozen allotments must accept their allotted colleges. Those who decline their seats will not be permitted to participate in the fourth round and will have to wait for the subsequent institutional round.Admission confirmation deadlineStudents allotted seats in either course must confirm their admissions by physically reporting to the respective colleges. They are required to submit the necessary documents and pay the prescribed fees within the specified period.
| Admission activity | Date |
| Physical reporting, document submission and fee payment | August 27-29, 2026 |
| Provisional vacant seats for fourth round | August 30, 2026 |
The CET Cell said provisional vacant seats for the fourth round will be announced on August 30, 2026. The admission process covers both courses under the Maharashtra CAP for the 2026-27 academic year.
