MAH MBA CET 2023 Counselling Process - Check CAP Dates & Detailed Process Here

MAH MBA CET 2023 Counselling Process

MAH MBA CET 2023 counselling process, officially known as the Centralized Admission Process (CAP), will begin soon after the MAH MBA CET 2023 result has been declared in May 2023 on the basis of the re-examination conducted on May 6, 2023. The MAH MBA CET 2023 Centralized Admission Process (CAP) consists of three rounds of counselling. State CET Cell will issue the schedule for all the counselling rounds on the official website - mbacet2023.mahacet.org. CAP round 1, round 2 and round 3 are conducted through online mode on the official website of MAH MBA CET.

The MAH CET 2023 provisional seat allotment lists for CAP I, CAP II, and CAP III will be made available once the counselling process rounds have been concluded. The online registration process for MAH MBA CET counselling 2023, along with the document verification and confirmation of the MAH MBA CET 2023 counselling application form will start once the counselling schedule has been released.

The DTE (Directorate of Medical Education), Maharashtra conducts the MAH MBA CET 2023 Counselling Process for admission of students in top MBA colleges in Maharashtra. After the declaration of the MAH MBA CET 2023 Result, the counselling and seat allotment are carried out through the MAH MBA CET 2023 Counselling Process in three rounds.

To take part in the counselling of MAH CET 2023 candidates had to register themselves. Candidates qualifying for the MAH MBA CET 2023 exam are considered for the counselling process. Usually, three to four rounds of counselling are conducted after the CBT exam. DTE Maharashtra will be responsible for releasing the Cut Off Merit List for Maharashtra & Minority Seats along with All India Seats for all rounds of CAP. Provisional vacancies will be announced after CAP Round 2 for admission to MBA/MMS.

The following types of educational institutions in Maharashtra offer admission to students through the MAH MBA CET 2023 CAP.

• Unaided Private Professional Institutions

• Government/ Government-Aided Institutions

• University Departments

Candidates interested in MBA admissions through CAP must first complete the CAP 2023 Registration Process. Then, they are required to appear for centralized counselling rounds through which seat allocation is done in various institutions that fall under the various categories mentioned above. In order to be eligible for CAP, candidates must first satisfy the MAH MBA CET 2023 eligibility criteria for their category of seat.

While it is mandatory for MS category candidates to appear for MAH MBA CET 2023, All-India category candidates can also apply for CAP through their CAT/CMAT scores. DTE details the various norms, fees, and procedures for CAP in the MAH MBA CET Information Brochure released every year. The CAP is generally conducted in 3 rounds of counselling, which can change depending on the availability of vacant seats in institutions. The Seat Matrix is announced at the beginning of each round of counselling and candidates are required to list their preference in the MAH MBA CET 2023 CAP Option Form.

Thereafter, a seat allotment is done as per the merit and preference of candidates and a provisional allotment is released for the particular round. Candidates can exercise choices under which they can retain the seat or choose to participate in further rounds of counselling. Only a candidate who has participated in the first round of counselling is eligible to participate in the second round and so on. Finally, when the state body has concluded the Centralized Admission Process, institutes are allowed to conduct spot admissions for any vacant seats in an institute-level round.

All of the details about the MAH MBA CET 2023 Counselling Process (CAP) can be found on this page. Check the important dates, updates, detailed counselling, shortlisting, and the selection process here.

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MAH MBA CET 2023 Counselling Dates

The official schedule for the MAH MBA CET 2023 counselling will be released by DTE Maharashtra. Check the complete dates related to the counselling process below:

MAH MBA CET 2023 Counselling Dates for Maharashtra State/All India/NRI/OCI/PIO/CIWGC/FN Candidates

MAH MBA CET 2023 Counselling Dates for Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh Migrant Candidates

What is MAH MBA CET 2023 CAP?

MAH MBA CET 2023 Centralized Admission Process (CAP) is the state-level counseling process conducted by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra for filling vacant seats in the first year of MBA/MMS colleges in Maharashtra. Candidates applying for Maharashtra State Candidature or All India Candidature or any other are required to apply for the MAH MBA/MMS CET 2023 CAP for MBA/MMS Admissions in Maharashtra, except for admission in the Institution Quota (Management Quota) seats, which are offered via Direct Admissions. All of the top management institutions in Maharashtra are bound to offer admissions under the MAH MBA CET 2023 CAP as per the norms set by the Maharashtra Government.

• Under this process, candidates who clear the MAH MBA CET exam, have to register online for CAP at the State CET website.

• Candidates have to fill out the CAP form mentioning their academic details, MAH CET score, and preferred courses/colleges.

• CAP cut-offs and merit lists are released in two rounds.

• The State CET allots seats to candidates at their preferred colleges on the basis of cut-offs fixed by the admission authorities. 

• Those who are allotted seats are then required to visit the college and complete the admission process within the stipulated time.

• Candidates who confirm their admission in the first round are not considered for the second round of admission.

MAH MBA CET CAP 2023

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MAH MBA CET 2023 CAP Eligibility Criteria

In order to participate in the MAH MBA CET 2023 CAP, candidates must make it a point that they fulfill the requisite eligibility criteria of the counselling process of MAH CET. For each category of candidates, separate eligibility criteria have been specified by the conducting body. The MAH MBA CET CAP admission will be done for:

• Maharashtra State Candidature

• All India Candidature

• Jammu & Kashmir Migrant Candidature

• NRI/OCI/PIO Foreign National, Children of Indian workers in the Gulf countries

MAH MBA CET 2023 Category-Wise Eligibility Criteria

In the table given below, category-wise eligibility criteria for MAH MBA/ MMS CET CAP 2023 have been listed. Let’s take a look.

MAH MBA CET 2023 CAP Registration Process

For participating in the MAH MBA CET 2023 Counselling Process or CAP, candidates are required to register on the official website. A separate application form has to be filled out for CAP and candidates are required to pay the requisite fee before the deadline specified by the official body. Candidates can register for MAH MBA CET Counselling Process 2023 in two ways that are listed below:

• Candidates who have appeared for MAH MBA CET will be able to directly log in through their registration details.

• Candidates who do not appear in MAH MBA CET, but have a valid CAT, XAT or ATMA score are also eligible to register for the counselling process.

Candidates belonging to the General category need to pay INR 2000 and reserved category candidates need to pay INR 1800 as a counselling fee.
Given below are the steps to register for MAH MBA CET 2023 CAP.

Step 1: Open the official website of  MAH MBA CET 2023. 

Step 2: Click on the 'New User' and register by entering their Name, E-mail ID, Date of Birth, and Phone number.

Step 3: Candidates must note that a unique ID (application ID) will be generated and sent to them by E-mail.

Step 4: Candidates can this unique ID in order to log in to the website and authenticate registration.

MAH MBA CET 2023 CAP Application Fee

The application fee for MAH MBA CET 2023 differs as per the category of the candidate can be found in the following table.

MAH MBA CET 2023 CAP Application Fee Payment

The application fee payment for MAH MBA/ MMS CET CAP must be completed by the candidate in online mode only before submitting their application form. The fee payment is mandatory before the final submission of the application form can be made.

MAH MBA CET 2023 Application Form Correction

Following are the details which candidates can edit in CAP form:

• Change of gender

• MAH CET score (change in merit number due to increase in marks will not be allowed)

• Change in Qualification

• Change in caste category: The candidates will be allowed to change caste/sub-caste/the category of backward class but change from General to Reserved Category is not permitted. However, a reserved category candidate will be allowed to change his/her category from Reserved to General upon his failure to submit requisite documents

• Change in Type of Candidature

• Change in Home University

• Removal of Reserved category status like Minority, Disability, Defence, etc. in view of failure of submission of supporting documents

• Removal of Tuition Fee Waiver Seats (TFWS) in case of failure of submission of supporting documents

MAH MBA CET 2023 Counselling Procedure

The counselling process for MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2023 involves multiple stages and rounds. Candidates have to go through each of the stages to proceed to the next. Check the details of the MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2023 Counselling Process given below.

1. Online Registration

• Candidates must register for the MAH MBA/ MMS CET CAP through the official website and create a login ID and password.

• Using the credentials, candidates must log in and fill out the CAP Application Form, upload a scanned copy of the required supporting documents and pay the application fee.

• Candidates must upload scanned copies of their original documents as per the requirements specified in the application form.

• Finally, after submitting the application form, candidates should take out a printout of the application form for future reference.

2. Document Verification

• Earlier, candidates were required to visit a facilitation centre for the confirmation of application and document verification. However, from 2020 onwards, the process has been shifted online.

• The confirmation of the application form and document verification will be done by the E-Scrutiny centre online.

• If a candidate's application and documents are found to be in order, the verification status as well as the receipt-cum-acknowledgement will be available in the candidate's login on the website.

• In case an error is found, details regarding the same will be intimated to the candidate. Candidates will need to re-submit their application after rectifying the error through the login itself.

3. Display of Provisional Merit List & Submission of Grievances

• Once the confirmation of application and document verification is complete, a category-wise provisional merit list will be released on the official website.'

• In case a candidate has any issues regarding their data displayed in the provisional merit list, they will be able to raise their Grievenace through their login.

• The candidates who raise a Grievance will be allowed to make corrections in their application form and submit documents to support their claim for correction.

• The accepted/ rejected status of the Grievance of the candidate will be updated on their profile with an updated receipt-cum-acknowledgement.

4. Display of Final Merit List

• The category-wise final merit list will be released after considering all of the grievances raised by the candidates.

• The merit list will be displayed on the official website.

• This merit list will be used for seat allocation in all further rounds of CAP. The steps following these will be repeated for each round.

5. Display of Seat Matrix

• Category-wise seats for the particular CAP round will be released by the official body.

• The Seat Matrix will contain the number of vacant seats for each course in each participating college of MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2023 CAP.

6. Online Submission and Confirmation of Option Form (Choice Filling)

• Candidates have to fill up the option form in which they have to provide their choice of colleges in order of preference.

• Candidates can select a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 300 choices in the Options Form.

• Candidates are allowed to make changes to the Option Form any number of times before the specified deadline for submission.

• Finally, when a candidate is fully satisfied with their chosen options, they can proceed to the confirmation of the Option Form.

• If the Option Form is not manually confirmed by a candidate, it will automatically be confirmed on the deadline.

7. Provisional Seat Allotment

• Based on the preference entered by the candidate in the Options Form and the availability of seats, a provisional seat allotment will be done on the basis of merit.

• Candidates will then have the option to accept the seat and/or withdraw their candidature from further CAP rounds or accept the seat and participate in further rounds of counselling.

• Candidates who have been allotted the seat as per their first preference will not be allowed to participate in any further rounds of counselling and the allotted seat will be automatically frozen. The only option available for such candidates would be to move to the next step in the process.

8. Reporting to the Admission Reporting Centre (ARC) and Allotted Institute

• Candidates who have been allotted a seat in the provisional allotment must report to the ARC to accept their allotted seat.

• Those candidates who wish to apply for a better seat in the next round of CAP are also required to report to the ARC after the allotment.

• Only after the candidate has reported to the ARC, they will be required to report to the allotted institute to finalize their admission.

9. Reporting to the Allotted Institute

• In order to finalize their admission through CAP, candidates must finally report to the allotted institute.

• The institute will verify the documents of the candidate and upload their admission status to the online system.

• Candidates will also be required to submit the fee and get a receipt for the same from the institute.

Documents Required for MAH MBA CET 2023 Counselling

Aspirants must have certain documents required for MAH MBA CET counselling process ready for submission during the verification process. Candidates must note that they will be required to produce the original certificates/documents along with their photocopies. Click on the link below to get the detailed list of  documents required for MAH MBA CET 2023 counselling process:

Exercising Options in MAH MBA CET 2023 Counselling

After the provisional allotment of seats has been completed in the MAH MBA CET 2023 Counselling Process. Candidates will be required to respond to the allotment through their login portal. Candidates will have the following options when responding to their provisional allotment in MAH MBA CET 2023.

MAH MBA CET 2023 Participating Institutes: List of Top Colleges and Cutoff

The names of the MAH MBA CET Participating Institutes 2023 and the cutoff percentile specified by them have been tabulated below:

MAH MBA CET Seat Intake 2023

The full list of MAH MBA CET Participating Institutes in the Centralized Admission Process (CAP) has been provided below. Candidates can fill in their preferences as per seat availability.

MAH MBA CET 2023 Participating Institutes

MAH MBA CET Counselling 2023 - Seats Reservation

Under Maharashtra state-level seats, there will be two categories– Home University and other than home university. Applicants who have cleared the MAH MBA CET Exam 2023 will be assigned a merit number which will be based on their MAH MBA CET Score 2023. Allotment of seats under CAP for various institutes and the seats that will be available through CAP are as follows:

Availability of Seats under MAH MBA CET CAP 2023

MAH MBA CET 2023 Score Normalization

For the purpose of comparing candidate scores across multi-shift papers, the examination conducting body uses the MAH MBA CET score normalization process, which is an established procedure. The MAH CET score normalization procedure is comparable to those used in other Indian MBA entrance exams.

The MAH MBA CET is divided into numerous sessions (three days, two sessions), so the examination authority does not just compile the candidates' scores based on the sum of their correct and incorrect answers when preparing the merit list. To ensure that all MAH MBA CET candidates are graded on the same scale, the examination body uses a method called score normalization.

This is done because it is possible for one session of a multi-session exam to be slightly easier or harder than another. The MAH CET score normalization process makes sure that no candidate is in a favorable or unfavorable position when the MAH MBA CET 2023 result and merit list are being prepared.

In MAH CET MBA/MMS, instead of the raw scores of the candidates, it is the percentile score that will be the Normalised Score. The MAH MBA CET Percentile Scores will be calculated up to seven decimal places. The formula for Percentile score calculation is:

100 x (No. of candidates in a session with raw score ≤  the candidate’s score)
Total number of candidates in the session

MAH MBA CET 2023 CAP - Key Points

• Once the candidate is allotted the seat as per his/her first preference, he/she will have to accept that allotment. Participation in subsequent CAP rounds will not be allowed.

• Candidates are allowed to fill in minimum 1 and maximum 300 choices of Institutes and Courses.

• After confirmation of Option form, no changes will be allowed.

• The candidates will be allowed to edit only certain sections in the CAP form at the time of scrutiny of documents. 

• ‘The Seat Acceptance Fee (non-refundable) shall be Rs. 1,000 for all admitted candidates.