MAH MBA CET 2021 Counselling Process - Check CAP Dates (Revised) & Detailed Process Here

MAH MBA CET 2021 Counselling Process (Counselling Schedule Changed)

MAH MBA CET 2021 CAP Round II dates have been pushed ahead by three days. The first cutoff list was out on December 5. Candidates who meet the cutoff and can report to the allotted institute and complete the application process by December 9, 5 PM. The provisional vacant seats for CAP Round II will be now out on December 12 instead of December 9 and the seat allotment list will be released on December 17 instead of December 14, 2021.

Candidates can submit their applications for MAH MBA CET 2021 counselling from mahacet.org. 

DTE (Directorate of Medical Education), Maharashtra conducts the MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Counselling Process for admission of students in top MBA/ MMS colleges in Maharashtra. After the declaration of the MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Result, the counselling and seat allotment is carried out through the MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Counselling Process, which is known as the Centralized Admission Process (CAP). The following types of educational institutions in Maharashtra admit students through the MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 CAP.

• Unaided Private Professional Institutions

• Government/ Government-Aided Institutions

• University Departments

Candidates interested in MBA admissions through CAP must first complete the CAP 2021 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/ MMS CET 2021 Eligibility Criteria for their category of seat. While it is mandatory for MS category candidates to appear for MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021, AI category candidates can also apply for CAP through their CAT or CMAT scores. Check the detailed MBA admission process in Maharashtra in the following article.

DTE details the various norms, fee and procedure for CAP in the MAH MBA/ MMS 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/ MMS CET 2021 CAP Option Form. Thereafter, a seat allotment is done as per the merit and preference of candidates and 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.

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All of the details about the MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Counselling Process (CAP) can be found on this page. Check the important dates, updates, detailed counselling, shortlisting and selection process here.

MAH MBA CET 2021 Counselling Dates (Revised)

The official schedule for the MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Counselling Process will be released by DTE Maharashtra along with the official notification for the exam. The dates will be updated here once they are revealed by the official body.

MAH MBA CET 2021 Counselling Dates for UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh Migrant Candidates

What is MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 CAP?

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Centralized Admission Process (CAP) is the state-level counselling 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 2021 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/ MMS CET 2021 CAP as per the norms set by the Maharashtra Government.

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MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 CAP Eligibility Criteria

In order to participate in the MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 CAP, candidates must make it a point that they fulfil the requisite eligibility criteria of the counselling process of MAH CET. For each category of the candidates, a separate eligibility criteria has been specified by the conducting body. The MAH CET CAP admission will be done for:

• Jammu & Kashmir Migrant Candidature

• Maharashtra State Candidature

• All India Candidature

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

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Category-Wise Eligibility Criteria

In the table given below, category-wise eligibility criteria of MAH MBA/ MMS CET CAP 2021 has been listed. Let’s take a look.

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 CAP Registration Process

For participating in the MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Counselling Process or CAP, candidates are required to register on the official website. A separate application form has to be filled for CAP and candidates are required to pay the requisite fee before the deadline specified by the official body. Given below are the steps to register for MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 CAP.

Step 1: Open the official website of  MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021. 

Step 2: Click on the 'New User' and register by enter 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 in E-mail.

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

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 CAP Application Fee

The application fee for MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 differs as per the category of the candidate can be found in the following table.

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 CAP Application Fee Payment

The application fee payment for MAH MBA/ MMS CET CAP must be completed by the candidate in the 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/ MMS CET 2021 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/ MMS CET 2021 Counselling Procedure

The counselling process for MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 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 2021 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 login and fill the CAP Application Form, upload 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 print out 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-wsie 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 document 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 2021 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 Option 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 Option 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 admissin status to the online system.

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

Exercising Options in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Counselling

After the provisional allotment of seats has been completed in the MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 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/ MMS CET 2021.

Documents Required for MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Counselling

Following are the documents that candidates will be required to provide for the verification for MAH CET 2021 counselling process. Candidates must note that they will be required to produce the original certificates/documents along with their photocopies:

• MAH CET 2021 Admit Card

• MAH CET 2021

• Rank Card

• Bachelor’s Degree Mark Sheet

• Class 10th Mark Sheet

• Class 12th Mark Sheet

• Aadhaar Card

• Proof of Indian Nationality

• Income Certificate

• Domicile Certificate

• Caste Certificate (if required)

• Caste/Tribe Validity Certificate

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 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.