MAH MCA CET Counselling 2023: CET Cell, Maharashtra is likely to start the counselling process in August 2023. It is expected to release the provisional merit list of MAH MCA CET 2023 Counselling process on the 2^nd week of August 2023. Candidates can check the merit list from the official website - mca2023.mahacet.org.in (Expected). The objection window will be provided to challenge the result following which the final merit list of MAH MCA CET Counselling 2023 will be declared.

MAH MCA CET 2023 Counselling Dates

The CAP will include 3 rounds of centralized allotment and one last CAP round to be held in the form of Counselling. 

Centralized Allotment Process (CAP)

The admission and seat allocation process for MAH MCA CET 2023 would be conducted through the Centralized Allotment Process. CAP Authority will invite Online Application Forms from candidates for participating in the Centralized Admission Process. This process is followed by confirmation of Online Application Forms and Document Verification at Facilitation Centre by the Candidate in person.

During centralized allotment, the candidate can opt to ‘Freeze’, ‘Slide’ or ‘Float’ the allocated seat for the subsequent round. The methods are provided below:

• Freeze– Candidates accept the offered seat and they do not want to participate in any further rounds of seat allocation. After ‘freeze’, they will not be considered in subsequent rounds of admission.
• Slide– Candidates accept the offered seat and indicate that if admission to the academic program of higher preference is offered within the same college/ institute, they will accept it. After ‘slide’, candidates will be considered in subsequent rounds of admission or CAP.
• Float- Candidates accept the offered seat and indicate that if the admission to an academic program of higher preference in any college/ institute is offered, they will accept it. Else, they will continue with the currently accepted academic program. Such candidates will be considered in subsequent rounds of admission or CAP.
• Candidates who choose either Float or Slide option, and secure the admission seat of their choice of higher preference, then it would automatically result in the forfeiture of the seat accepted by them in the earlier round.
• Sliding and Floating options will not be available to the candidates who have offered admission in their first choice.

Filling Option Form for CAP Round 1 and 2. All the candidates who wish to participate in CAP should mandatorily fill the Online Option form for each respective CAP Round. Candidates must remember the following points while filling the option form:

• Candidates can fill the online application form after they log in through their credentials on the website.
• No changes would be allowed in the Options after confirmation,
• The maximum number of options for CAP Round 1 and 2 is 100.
• Candidates are allowed to fill minimum of 1 and a maximum of 100 options.
• They can take the printout of confirmed Option form for all future reference

MAH MCA CET 2023 Seat Allotment

MAH MCA CET Counselling and Seat Allotment will be conducted through the CAP. There will be a total of 3 rounds of Centralized Allotment. In the first three rounds of CAP, the centralized allotment would be done for eligible candidates from both Maharashtra State and OMS categories. The third round of CAP would be conducted only for Maharashtra State candidates. 

Types of Seats

1. The seats reserved for Maharashtra State Candidates are further grouped into different categories:

• Those seats which will be offered for admission to Maharashtra State Candidates irrespective of their Home University Area are known as State Level Seats (SL Seats).
• There are specific seats that are reserved for Home University i.e., the University under the jurisdiction of which that institute falls. These are called Home University (HU Seats). They are available for allotment through CAP for the Maharashtra Candidates who have their Home University status as that particular University for whose seats they are applying. 
• There is a certain percentage of seats that are reserved for candidates belonging to Universities other than Home University (OHU Seats) i.e. for the Universities other than the Home University under the jurisdiction of which that institute falls. These are known as OHU seats. Candidates are required to opt for seats of other universities (excluding their home university) which fall under OHU seats. To take an example, candidates who have their home university as Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University will not be considered eligible for the OHU seats of those institutes which are located in Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University. Candidates having their home University other than Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University are eligible to apply for OHU seats of the Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University.

2. Some seats are reserved for Outside Maharashtra State Candidates will be allotted through CAP- They are categorized as OMS seats, meant only for First Year Applicants in MCA course. These seats will be considered as belonging to General Category.
3. There are certain seats that are available for admission to candidates who belong to Maharashtra Karnataka Disputed Border Area. They are known as MKB seats.
4. There is a reservation of 15% for candidates who are Foreign Nationals/Persons of Indian Origin/Children of Indian workers in the Gulf countries. Out of these 15% seats – One-third will be reserved for children of Indian workers in the Gulf countries and 2/3 will be reserved for PIOs/Foreign Nationals. These seats are categorized as Foreign Nationals/Persons of Indian Origin /Children of Indian workers in the Gulf countries Seats.
5. There is a reservation for Jammu & Kashmir Migrant Candidates- One seat over and above the sanctioned intake capacity in each engineering institute is reserved for them under the Centralized Allotment Process and are categorized as Jammu & Kashmir Migrant Seats.
6. For NRI Candidates, there is a reservation of 5% in the sanctioned intakes of all engineering institutes in the state- These seats are within SI and are categorized as Ward of NRI Seats.
7. Some of the seats are categorized as Institute Level Seats- In all the unaided institutions, there is a maximum of 20% seats which are available for admission on Institutional Level. 
8. There is a provision that minimum 51% of seats of SI shall be reserved for admission to Minority community/group candidates in unaided minority institutions. They are grouped under Minority seats.

Allocation of seats within Sanctioned Intake for first year of Computer Application:

Allocation of seats within Sanctioned Intake for direct admission to the second year of Computer Application: