Maharashtra NEET UG Counselling 2026 — MBBS & BDS CAP Rounds, Fees, Bond & Rules
The State Common Entrance Test Cell is the competent authority for undergraduate health science admissions in Maharashtra. MBBS and BDS are Group A; BAMS, BHMS and BUMS are Group B; physiotherapy and allied courses are Group C. This page follows the Cell's public NEET-UG-2026 notices; the Information Brochure itself is on the candidate portal.
One CAP for government and private MBBS and BDS seats
The State CET Cell invites online applications from candidates who qualified in NEET (UG)-2026. Admission to Government, Government Aided, Municipal Corporation, Private Unaided and other notified medical and dental colleges is made strictly on NEET (UG)-2026 merit. Separate registration with the state is compulsory for state quota seats, even if you registered for All India Quota counselling with MCC. [1]
CAP Round 1 for MBBS / BDS, 2026 (as revised) [2]
| Step | Date |
|---|---|
| Registration and fee payment | 6 – 15 Aug 2026 (extended in step with MCC) |
| Provisional merit list | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Final merit list and seat matrix | 21 Aug 2026 |
The CAP schedule follows the MCC All India Quota timetable and is revised whenever MCC extends its rounds. [3]
NEET (UG)-2026 qualified, with the documents for your category
- Qualified in NEET (UG)-2026. Mere registration gives no right to admission; it depends on eligibility and document verification.
- Colour scans of all original documents must be uploaded; candidates who fail to upload them are not considered in the category they claimed.
- NRI candidates register first on the separate Foreign Candidate Registration Portal. [1]
- Reserved-category candidates (other than OBC and SEBC) without a Caste Validity Certificate at registration were treated as Open. In 2026, SC, VJ, DT, NT, OBC and SBC candidates who had applied for the certificate got three more months to submit it and were moved back to their category before CAP Round 2. [6]
Out-of-state candidates who registered with false documents in 2025 were re-verified and dropped from the process. [8]
Three CAP rounds, then several online stray rounds
- After three CAP rounds for MBBS / BDS, the Cell ran online stray vacancy rounds from mid-October 2026 for vacant seats in Government, Corporation, Aided, Private Unaided and Minority colleges.
- Choices must be filled afresh for every stray round; choices from the earlier round become void.
- Join the allotted college in person with original documents and fees by DD (NEFT / RTGS allowed in stray rounds). Each round has a last date to resign without penalty. [9]
- From 2026 the institute-level round in private colleges is cancelled; every seat is filled by the Cell through online stray rounds.
- Joining a seat allotted in a stray round is compulsory. Under Clause 20 of the brochure, a candidate who does not join a last-round seat, letting it lapse, cannot be admitted for the next two years in that group.
- No betterment exists after the stray round. [10]
₹1,67,300 a year in government colleges
Government, aided and corporation colleges, 2026-27 (brochure rule 28 as amended) [4]
| Course | Annual tuition fee |
|---|---|
| MBBS | ₹1,67,300 |
- Fees in private colleges are fixed by the Fees Regulating Authority (FRA); each college publishes its quota-wise fee and bank details. Check them before you fill choices. [10]
Colleges under the new private universities charge the fee fixed by that university's Fee Fixation Committee, and their students get no government scholarship or fee reimbursement. [5]
State quota, All India quota and the 40% domicile rule
- In 2026, three colleges joined new private universities (Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil University, Ahilyanagar and Lata Mangeshkar University, Nagpur): Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation's Medical College, N.K.P. Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Ranjit Deshmukh Dental College.
- In these colleges 40% of intake is for Maharashtra domicile candidates and 60% is filled on an all-India basis, of which up to 15% is for NRIs; unfilled NRI seats go all-India from CAP Round 3. [7]
- They joined from CAP Round 2, not Round 1. [5]
Upload originals, carry them to the college
- Upload colour scans of every original document during registration; verification is online.
- At joining, report to the allotted college with all original documents and the fee demand draft. [1]
- Caste Validity Certificate for reserved categories (or proof of having applied, within the extended period). [6]
BDS bond yes, MBBS bond no (2026)
- BDS students on Government / Municipal Corporation seats (GOI nominee, All India or State quota, from NEET UG 2022) must serve the Government of Maharashtra, a local body or the Defence services for one year after internship, and undertake not to leave India for five years after the degree, or pay a non-refundable ₹10,00,000 penalty.
- Under a Government Resolution of 23 July 2026, MBBS graduates of government, municipal, private unaided and minority colleges in Maharashtra have no one-year social responsibility service. [4]
Join in person, pay by DD
After each round, allotted candidates join the college in person within the joining window with all originals and the fee. On bank holidays a cheque is accepted, but it must be replaced by a DD the next working day or the admission may be cancelled. [1]
Where these facts come from
Every fact on this page is taken from the official files below, read on 14 October 2026. Boards change rules, fees and dates every cycle — open the current notification before you apply.
- State CET Cell, Maharashtra — Notice No. 03, NEET-UG-2026 registration schedule for MBBS / BDS CAP (5 Aug 2026) (opens in a new tab) competent authority, NEET merit, separate state registration, document upload, CAP 1 steps, joining with DD · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- State CET Cell — Notice No. 08, extension and revised CAP-1 schedule (14 Aug 2026) (opens in a new tab) registration extended to 15 Aug, merit list and seat matrix dates, NRI portal · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- State CET Cell — Notice No. 10, revised schedule 2 for CAP-1 (19 Aug 2026) (opens in a new tab) schedule revised in step with MCC · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- State CET Cell — Notice No. 06, amendment of brochure rules 24 and 28 (10 Aug 2026) (opens in a new tab) BDS social service bond and ₹10 lakh penalty, no MBBS bond (GR 23 Jul 2026), government MBBS fee ₹1,67,300 · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- State CET Cell — Notice No. 11, MBBS / BDS colleges joining private universities (25 Aug 2026) (opens in a new tab) three colleges out of Round 1, university fee committee, no scholarship · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- State CET Cell — Notice No. 14, eligibility for CAP Round 2 and Caste Validity Certificates (9 Sep 2026) (opens in a new tab) CVC rule, three-month extension, revised merit list · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- State CET Cell — Notice No. 15, private university colleges in CAP Round 2 (10 Sep 2026) (opens in a new tab) 40% domicile / 60% all-India / 15% NRI split · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- State CET Cell — Notice No. 20 (2025-26), complaints about out-of-state candidates (14 Oct 2025) (opens in a new tab) re-verification of out-of-state registrations · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- State CET Cell — Notice No. 23, schedule for online stray vacancy rounds (12 Oct 2026) (opens in a new tab) three CAP rounds done, stray rounds, fresh choices, joining and resign-without-penalty dates · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- State CET Cell — Notice No. 24, instructions for stray vacancy rounds (12 Oct 2026) (opens in a new tab) institute-level round cancelled, compulsory joining, two-year bar (brochure clause 20), FRA fees, NEFT · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
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