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    MAH AAC CET Seat Allotment 2027: Dates, Results & Admission Process

    MAH AAC CET Seat Allotment 2027: Dates, Results & Admission Process

    Tekumalla AvinashramUpdated on 12 Oct 2026, 10:59 AM IST

    The CET Cell Maharashtra will release the MAH AAC CET 2027 counselling dates on its official website. The MAH AAC CET 2027 counselling process will be tentatively held in two CAP rounds, followed by a mop-up round. The seat allotment for MAH AAC CET 2027 is done based on the candidate's college preferences and score in the MAH AAC CET exam. During the counselling process, candidates must register and complete the choice filling process for MAH AAC CET 2027 counselling before the deadline. Based on the choices filled by the candidates, authorities will release the seat allotment for the respective round on its official website. Candidates who received their seat allotment must report to the allotted campus as per the schedule. Candidates who obtain MAH AAC CET 2027 seat allotment will be able to seek admission into fine arts courses of participating colleges. Read the complete article to know about the MAH AAC CET seat allotment 2027.

    MAH AAC CET Seat Allotment 2027: Dates, Results & Admission Process
    MAH AAC CET Seat Allotment

    The MAH AAC CET counselling registration 2027 date will be notified on the official website. Candidates who complete counselling registration and are included in the merit list are eligible to enter their college options and obtain the Maharashtra AAC CET seat allotment.

    Maharashtra AAC CET Allotment 2027 Dates

    Candidates will be able to access the MAH AAC CET 2027 allotment dates on its official website: cetcell.mahacet.org. Check the table below to understand the MAH AAC CET 2027 seat allotment dates:

    MAH AAC CET CAP 2027 Dates

    Counselling events

    Dates

    MAH AAC CET counselling 2027 online registration and document upload

    Second week of July 2027

    MAH AAC CET counselling 2027 document verification and confirmation of application form

    Second week of July 2027

    Visiting Physical Scrutiny Centre for document verification

    July 2027

    Display of the provisional merit list for Maharashtra State/All India candidates on the website

    Third week of July 2027

    Submission of grievances, if any, for all types of candidates

    Third week of July 2027

    Display of the final merit list of Maharashtra State/All India candidates on the website

    Third week of July 2027

    Display of Provisional Category-wise Seats (Seat Matrix) for CAP

    Last week of July 2027

    Online Submission & Confirmation of Option Form of CAP round 1 through the candidate’s Login by the Candidate

    Last week of July 2027

    Display of Provisional Allotment of CAP Round 1

    Last week of July 2027

    Acceptance of the seat by the candidateJuly/August 2027
    Reporting to the collegesJuly/August 2027
    Display of Provisional Vacant Seats for CAP Round-IIFirst week of August 2027
    Online Submission & Confirmation of Option Form of CAP Round-II through the candidate’s Login by the Candidates.First week of August 2027
    Display of Provisional Allotment of CAP Round-IISecond week of August 2027
    Acceptance of the seat by the candidateSecond week of August 2027
    Reporting to the collegesSecond week of August 2027
    (For Government/ Unaided Private Institutes) For Vacant seats, if any, the mop-up round
    Display of vacant seats on website www.mahacet.orgThird week of August 2027
    Invite online application form for registered candidatesThird week of August 2027
    Prepare and Display Merit ListThird week of August 2027
    Mop-up Round for All India Candidates (Separate Instructions will be published)Third week of August 2027
    Mop-up Round for Maharashtra State Candidates (Separate Instructions will be published)
    Reporting to allotted college through Mop-up round

    Last week of August 2027

    Display of Institute Level Seats on the website and giving appropriate advertisement in the newspaper
    Invite application forms from registered candidatesLast week of August 2027
    Prepare and Display Merit List on college website and Institute Notice Board
    Admission Procedure to be carried out in respective college
    Commencement of academic activities for all institutesAugust 2027
    Cut-off Date for all types of admissions for the Academic Year 2026-27Last week of August 2027
    Schedule of Activities for J & K Migrant and Union Territory of Ladakh Migrant Candidates
    Display of the Merit lists of Union Territory of J & K and Union Territory of Ladakh Migrant candidates on the website
    August 2027
    Counselling Round at “Sir J. J. School of Art, Art School Campus, Dr. D. N. Road, Fort, Mumbai - 400001”.
    August 2027

    Reporting to the Allotted Institute and Confirmation of Admission by submitting required documents and fees, as per the final allotment.

    August 2027

    MAH AAC CET 2027 Allotment Process

    Candidates can find below the steps involved in the MAH AAC CET 2027 seat allotment process:

    • Registration: The students who clear the MAH AAC CET 2026 need to register online as per the schedule.
    • Selection of preferences: Candidates have to provide their minimum and maximum preferences for the courses and institutions.
    • Submission of documents: The registered candidates for MAH AAC CET seat allotment need to submit the required documents at FC for verification.
    • Seat acceptance: Aspirants will be allotted their preferred seats, and they need to confirm MAH AAC CET seat allotment acceptance.
    • Payment of fee: The candidates who get allotted a seat need to confirm their admission by making the payment of the MAH AAC CET seat allotment fee.

    MAH AAC CET 2027 Seat Allotment Stages and Process

    The MAH AAC CET seat allotment process through the CAP is described as follows.

    For Maharashtra State Candidates

    Stage 1: For all the Candidates

    • All the candidates belonging to various categories such as open, reserved, male, and female shall be considered for the MAH AAC CET seat allotment as per their merit.
    • Candidates of the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and Orphans shall be considered for seat allotment according to their merit. If the seat is not available in their reserved category, then they shall be considered for seat allotment in the Open category.
    • Candidates belonging to the backward class shall be considered for seat allotment in the Open Category or their reserved category, if open category seats are not available at their merit.
    • SBC category candidates shall be considered for allotment in the open category by virtue of their merit, and in case of SBC candidates who were in a backward class before their inclusion in the SBC category, they shall be considered in their original backward class category.
    • Persons with Disability (PwD) category candidates' seat allotment
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    • Seat allotment for the PwD candidates shall be within their respective reserved or general category only.

    • The number of seats available for the PwD category candidates shall be indicated in total for the specific course as per the availability of seats in the CAP for that course.

    • If the seats for the PwD category candidates as per their prescribed reservation percentage within their respective reserved or general category are to be a complete integer (no rounding off the fractional value is permissible), then only such seats shall be earmarked as reserved for that particular reserved or general category for PwD candidates & shall be allotted as per their merit.

    • All other seats (except earmarked seats) available for PwD category candidates for that course shall be allotted as per their merit from the combined list of all PwD category candidates. Provided that not more than one seat shall be filled in from the same reserved category as per their merit. Provided further that the candidate not considered for allotment due to the provision of the above provision shall be considered for seat allotment from the general PwD category as per their merit.

    • After seat allotment to the PwD candidate, a seat from the general of respective Backward Class category and PwD category shall be treated as utilised.

    • If in the seat matrix for any course, the total available seats for the Reserved or General category come out to be less than two, then in such case, no seat shall be allotted to the PwD category candidate.

    • Seat allotment to the Defence category candidates
    • Seat allotment to the Defence category candidates shall be within their respective reserved or general category only.
    • The number of seats available for the Defence category candidates shall be indicated in total for the specific course as per the seats available in the CAP for that course.

    • If the seat for Defence category candidates as per their prescribed reservation percentage within their respective reserved or general category comes out to be a complete integer (no rounding off the fractional value is permissible), then only such seat shall be earmarked as reserved for that particular reserved or general category for Defence Category candidates and shall be allotted as per their merit.

    • All other seats (except earmarked seats) available for Defence Category candidates for that course shall be allotted as per their merit from the combined list of all Defence Category Candidates. Provided that not more than one seat shall be filled from the same reserved category as per their merit. Provided further that the candidate not considered for allotment due to the above provision shall be considered for the allotment of seats from general seats for the Defence Category as per their merit.

    • After allotment of the seat to a Defence Category Candidate, a seat from that General or respective Backward Class Category and Defence Category shall be treated as utilised.

    • If in the seat matrix for any course, the total available seats for the Reserved or General category come out to be less than two, then in such case, no seat shall be allotted to the Defence Category Candidate.

    • If a seat is available for a candidate in more than one category, then the seat allotment shall be done in the sequence given below.
    1. Seat for ladies
    2. Seat for PwD candidates
    3. Seat for Defence category candidates

    Stage 2: For allotment of seats reserved for Female to Male Candidates

    If the seat remains vacant after allotment to female candidates of the Backward Class Category or Open Category, such seat shall be allotted to the male candidates belonging to the respective Backward Class or Open Category.

    Stage 3: For OBC Category Candidates

    If the Backward Class Category seat remains vacant, such seat shall be considered for allotment to the Candidates of the OBC Category, limited to the extent of 2% seats.

    Stage 4: For all Candidates (without any type of Reservation)

    The seat allotment to all the candidates will be based on their merit.

    Stage 5: For all Candidates (without any Candidature Type)

    The seats remaining vacant shall be allotted to all-India candidates.

    Note: For seats reserved for female candidates, the procedure for reservation is as given in the Government Circular of the General Administration Department No. RSV 1012/CN16/12/16A dated 13th August 2014, shall be adopted.

    All India Candidature Candidates

    The seat allotment shall be made through CAP based on CET scores or as specified by the appropriate authority. All these seats are treated as “General Category” seats, and no reservation is provided in these seats for candidates of backward class category, ladies, PwD, and Defence, etc.

    Minority Candidature Candidates

    The stages of computerised allotment are as follows.

    Stage I: The seats under the minority quota in the minority institution, linguistic or religious, shall be allotted to the respective minority candidates.

    Stage II: If the seats remain vacant, they shall be allotted to the Maharashtra State candidature candidates.

    Stage III: Further, if the seats remain vacant, they shall be allotted to the candidates of all-India candidature.

    Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh Candidature Candidates

    The Supernumerary seats for Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh Migrant candidature candidates shall be allotted to the eligible candidates as in 5(6) based on merit in the entrance test conducted by the appropriate authority or in the manner prescribed by the appropriate authority; further, if seats remain vacant, then the seats shall be allotted to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh Migrant candidature candidates based on CET conducted by the competent authority.

    1. Application Form Filling, Submission, and Admission Centres

    The eligible candidate shall fill the online application form, take the printout, upload scanned copies of the required documents, and send the duly filled-in and signed application form by speed post/courier/by hand delivery for verification & confirmation to the admission centre designated by the competent authority for these admissions.

    • The application should reach on or before the last date as notified. Applications received after the last date or incomplete applications will not be verified and confirmed, and the name of such a candidate will not appear in the merit list prepared for CAP.
    • The Competent Authority shall publish the provisional Merit List.
    • The candidates whose names do not appear in the merit list(s) will not be able to participate in the entire Admission Process.
    1. Counselling round for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, the Union Territory of Ladakh, and Migrant Candidates at the identified Admission Centre

    • Candidates seeking admission against these seats shall report to the Admission Centre of the Admission Authority for admission as per the schedule.
    • The candidates shall produce the documentary evidence strictly as per the Proforma(s) in support of their claims.
    • These Admissions will be made strictly in the order of merit from amongst the candidates who report in person for admission at the concerned identified admission centre as per the schedule, against the seats available in the various institutes at the time when the candidate actually reports for admission.
    • Admissions, once confirmed, shall be final, and candidates shall not be allowed to seek transfer of their admission to any other institute and/or any other course during the entire duration of the course.
    • The candidates reporting late for admission shall be considered for allotment against seats that are available at that time. The decision of the admission centre in charge shall be final and binding.

    Important note: Candidates admitted under this provision are not allowed to change course or college in any year of study.

    1. Reporting at institutes:

    • The candidate shall confirm the admission by paying the requisite fee amount and by submitting the required documents in original to the respective institute, to which admission is granted as per the schedule.
    • If a candidate fails to substantiate the claims made at the time of submitting the necessary original documents within the reporting time for the CAP Round, the candidate forfeits the claim on the allotted seat.
    • If a candidate is unable to produce original certificates at the time of his/her admission on account of admission already secured to some other institution, he or she shall produce a certificate from the Head of the institution where he/she has already taken admission indicating that he/she has been admitted to a particular course in that institution on a particular date and hence original certificates have been retained in that institution. The candidate shall produce the attested copies of the certificates duly attested by the Head of the concerned institution. Such candidates shall be required to pay the fees immediately at the time of admission, and such candidates shall be permitted to submit the required original certificates within 04 working days after the date of payment of fees.
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