MHT-CET 2026: Final admission deadline is September 14

## What changed?

The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell has opened the final institute-level and against-CAP admission stage for technical courses and has confirmed that colleges must complete these admissions by September 14, 2026. The official engineering admission portal says the institute-level process for vacant seats after CAP runs from September 8 to September 14, 2026 [Confirmed]. The portal has also published a vacancy list for this stage.

This is different from the earlier CAP option-entry and allotment activity covered in previous updates. Students who did not receive a suitable seat in the four CAP rounds, students who were not allotted a seat, and students still looking for an available engineering seat now have one of the last routes into the 2026–27 admission process. Colleges may invite applications, publish their own merit lists, and complete admissions against seats that remain vacant after CAP.

A September 9, 2026 report by Careers360, citing a CET Cell circular, says the final cut-off for completing admission formalities is 5:00 p.m. on September 14, 2026 [Reported, unverified for the exact time]. The official portal confirms September 14 as the end of the institute-level activity, but the time is not displayed in the page text available there. Treat 5:00 p.m. as the working deadline, and confirm the exact closing time on the official portal or with the college before submitting anything.

Deadline: September 14, 2026, 5:00 p.m. — if you miss it, the college cannot complete your 2026–27 admission through this final institute-level or against-CAP window. The date is Confirmed by the official portal; the 5:00 p.m. time is Reported, unverified, based on Careers360’s report of the CET Cell circular.

## Who does this affect?

This update is for students in Maharashtra seeking first-year undergraduate technical admission, especially Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) or Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) seats after the Centralized Admission Process. It is most important for four groups:

1. Students with no CAP seat who are still trying to secure admission. 2. Students who received no acceptable allotment and want to check remaining seats at participating colleges. 3. Students who applied during CAP but still have incomplete admission formalities, such as document submission, fee payment or reporting. 4. Students who have been contacted by a college for an institute-level vacancy, but have not yet completed the college’s merit-list and admission steps.

Students who have already confirmed a seat and completed fee payment, document verification and institute reporting generally do not need to apply again merely because this notice has been issued. Do not cancel a confirmed seat just because a college advertises a vacancy. Compare the course, college, fee and travel arrangements first, and ask the college how cancellation would affect your existing admission.

The official portal says colleges must display vacant seats, invite applications from registered candidates, prepare and display a merit list, and complete admission according to the government admission rules. That means a message from a college or an advertisement alone is not the same as an admission offer.

## What should you do now?

First, open the official engineering admission portal and check the published vacancy list. Shortlist only colleges and courses that are actually shown as vacant. Do not rely on screenshots, coaching-group messages or an old vacancy list.

Second, check each college’s own website and notice board for its application instructions. The college may require an application, document copies, a merit-list step, fee payment and reporting. Keep your Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET) score details, Class 12 marksheet, identity proof, leaving certificate, category documents if applicable and photographs ready. Submit only through the college’s stated process, and save the acknowledgement, payment receipt and final admission confirmation.

Third, ask the college to show the course, category and type of seat being offered. Do not pay money to an agent or to a personal bank account. Do not treat a verbal promise as a seat. Admission is safe only when the college records it through the prescribed process and gives you written confirmation.

The official portal’s rule is that institute-level and vacant-seat admissions must follow the government admission rules. If a college asks you to ignore the published merit list, pay an unexplained extra amount, or surrender original documents without a receipt, stop and verify before acting.

For the step-by-step process, use our evergreen guide: MHT-CET CAP counselling and admission guide. It explains seat acceptance, reporting, documents and what to check before paying fees.

Editorial status: The September 8–14 activity window and September 14 closing date are Confirmed from the official Maharashtra engineering admission portal. The reported 5:00 p.m. cut-off is Reported, unverified; confirm it before acting. This post was prepared with AI assistance and reviewed for factual accuracy on September 10, 2026.

Sources - Careers360 — Maharashtra Cell revises MHT CET CAP 2026 admission deadline to September 14 - Education Times — Maharashtra extends MHT CET 2026 admission deadline to September 14

_Last verified: 2026-09-10._

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