The last date to apply for GATE 2026 for M.Tech and research program admissions has been extended to October 13, 2025, with the applicable late fee. The examination will be held on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026, and will be conducted in two sessions daily.
The CEED 2026 registration is now live at ceed.iitb.ac.in for admission to M.Des and Ph.D. programs in Design. Candidates can apply without a late fee until October 31, 2025, and with a late fee until November 07, 2025. The examination is scheduled to be held on January 18, 2026.
The registration for JEE Main 2026 is set to begin shortly on the official NTA website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The examination will be conducted in two sessions, scheduled for January and April 2026.
The GATE 2026 application deadline for M.Tech and research program admissions has been extended to October 6, 2025, without any late fees. The exam is scheduled for February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026, and will be conducted in two sessions each day.
COEP Pune Admission 2026 offers 1,230 BTech seats across 9 branches at COEP Technological University, primarily through MHT CET for 80% Maharashtra seats and JEE Main for 20% All India quota. Admissions follow centralized CAP counseling by Maharashtra CET Cell, with no direct institute entries.
Eligibility requires passing 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics at 45% aggregate (40% for reserved Maharashtra candidates) and a valid entrance score. Non-Maharashtra applicants must qualify via JEE Main.
Tentative dates include MHT CET registration from December 30, 2025, to February 15, 2026, with exams in April 2026. CAP rounds start June-July 2026.
The application process involves online registration at cetcell.mahacet.org, fee of INR 1,000 for general, followed by document verification and seat allotment.
Fees for 2026 total INR 146,704 annually for open category, including tuition INR 77,000, development INR 24,674, and others INR 45,030. Reserved categories pay reduced amounts post-reimbursements.
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Admission fees for 2025-26 vary by category, with open paying full at confirmation during CAP. No refunds post-allotment acceptance:
Category | Tuition Fee | Development Fee | Other Fees | Total Payable at Admission |
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Open | INR 77,000 | INR 24,674 | INR 45,030 | INR 146,704 |
EWS/OBC | INR 38,500 | INR 24,674 | INR 45,030 | INR 108,204 (post-reimbursement) |
SC/ST | - | - | INR 1,000 | INR 1,000 (caution deposit) |
TFWS | - | INR 24,674 | INR 45,030 | INR 69,704 |
Eligibility mandates passing HSC with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics at 45% aggregate (40% for reserved Maharashtra candidates), plus valid MHT CET or JEE Main score. In 2026, non-Maharashtra candidates needed JEE ranks above 3,000 for mid-tier branches:
The process involves online registration, exam, merit list, and CAP rounds where candidates freeze choices. For 2025-26, 70% allotments occurred in Round1:
Tentative dates for 2026 follow the 2025 pattern, where MHT CET registration closed on February 15 with exams in April-May. CAP rounds typically run from June to September:
Event | Tentative Date for 2026 |
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MHT CET Application Start | January 10, 2026 |
MHT CET Application Last Date | February 15, 2026 |
MHT CET Late Fee Window | February 16-27, 2026 |
MHT CET Exam (PCB/PCM) | April 9-30, 2026 |
JEE Main Session 1 Application | November 1, 2025 |
JEE Main Session 1 Exam | January 2026 |
CAP Round 1 Seat Allotment | July 2026 |
Spot Rounds (if vacancies) | September 2026 |
Selection hinges on entrance exam ranks, with MHT CET percentiles determining 80% seats and JEE Main for the rest. In 2026, reserved categories like SC/ST had lower cutoffs, such as 97.76 percentile for Computer Engineering GOPENS vs. 99.96 for open:
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