MAH CET BDes Counselling 2025: Round 3 Seat Allotment (Out), Seat Acceptance, Reporting

MAH CET BDes Counselling 2025: Round 3 Seat Allotment (Out), Seat Acceptance, Reporting

Updated on 20 Aug 2025, 09:24 AM IST

The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, will publish the vacant seats for the fourth round of MAH CET BDes counselling 2025 on August 20, 2025. Candidates will be able to complete the option filling from August 21-23, 2025. The seat allotment will be published on August 24, 2025. Candidates have to accept the seat and pay the fees from August 25-28, 2025. There will be four rounds of MAH B.Des CAP counselling 2025, followed by an institute-level round. In this article, get the complete details of the MAH B.Des counselling process, including dates, seat allotment, and more.
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This Story also Contains

  1. MAH BDesign CET Counselling Dates 2025
  2. What is MAH CET BDes Counselling 2025?
  3. MAH CET B.Des CAP 2025 Counselling Process
  4. MAH BDes CAP Statistics
  5. MAH BDes CET CAP Allotment 2025
MAH CET BDes Counselling 2025: Round 3 Seat Allotment (Out), Seat Acceptance, Reporting
MAH BDes CET Counselling

Through the MAH CET B.Design exam, candidates will be admitted into the UG design programmes of participating colleges in Maharashtra. The MAH CET B.Design exam will be followed by a Centralised Admission Process (CAP) process in which students will be allotted B.Design seats in MAH CET participating colleges on the basis of their scores. Only the candidates who have a valid score in the Maharashtra CET BDesign 2025 exam are eligible for MAH BDes counselling 2025. The MAH BDes result 2025 was declared in online mode on June 9.

MAH BDesign CET Counselling Dates 2025

CET Cell Maharashtra announced the MAH BDes CET counselling schedule 2025 at cetcell.mahacet.org. The MAH CAP counselling started on June 30, as the MAH CET BDes result 2025 was declared on June 9.

MAH B.Design CET 2025 Counselling Schedule for Maharashtra State/ All India candidates

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MAH BDes Counselling Dates

Counselling Registration and uploading of required documents

June 30 to July 13, 2025, until 5 PM

Document verification and confirmation of the application form for admission by online mode

July 1 to 14, 2025, until 5 PM

MAH BDes Provisional merit list

July 17, 2025

Submission of grievances

July 18 to 20, 2025, until 5 PM

Display of the final merit listsJuly 23, 2025
Provisional category-wise seatsJuly 24, 2025
Online Submission & Confirmation of Option Form of CAP Round-I through candidate’s Login by the Candidate.July 25-27, 2025
Display of provisional allotmentJuly 28, 2025
Acceptance of seat by candidateJuly 29-31, 2025 up to 3 pm
Reporting to collegesJuly 29-31, 2025 up to 5 pm
Display of Provisional Vacant Seats for CAP Round-IIAugust 1, 2025
Online Submission & Confirmation of Option Form of CAP Round-II through candidate’s Login by the Candidate.August 2-4, 2025
Display of provisional seat allotment CAP round 2August 5, 2025
Acceptance of seatAugust 6-8, 2025, up to 3 pm
Reporting to the instituteAugust 6-8, 2025, up to 5 pm
Display of vacant seatsAugust 10, 2025
Online Submission & Confirmation of Option Form of CAP Round-III through the candidate’s login by the candidate.August 11-13, 2025
Display of Provisional Allotment of CAP Round-IIIAugust 14, 2025
Acceptance of the seatAugust 17-19, 2025 up to 3 pm
Reporting to the institute
August 17-19, 2025 up to 3 pm
Display of Provisional Vacant Seats for CAP Round-IVAugust 20, 2025
Online Submission & Confirmation of Option Form of CAP Round-IV through the candidate’s Login by the CandidateAugust 21-23, 2025
Display of Provisional Allotment of CAP Round-IVAugust 24, 2025
Acceptance of the seat by the candidateAugust 25-28, 2025 up to 3 pm
Reporting to the instituteAugust 25-28, 2025 up to 5 pm

Institute Level Option Form filling

July 24 to August 24, 2025
Transfer of institute institute-wise candidate list to the respective instituteAugust 28, 2025
Institute Quota and Vacant seats after CAPAugust 31 to September 4, 2025
Last date for cancellation of seat with full fees refundSeptember 2, 2025
Cut-off Date for all type of admissions for the Academic Year 2025-26September 4, 2025 up to 5 pm

Schedule of Activities for J&K Migrant Candidates


Counselling Round at “Terna Engineering College, Plot No. 12, Sector-22, Opp. Nerul Railway Station, Phase-II, Nerul (W), Navi Mumbai, Mumbai, 400706August 18-20, 2025
Reporting to the Allotted Institute and confirmation of Admission by submitting required documents and fees, as per Final Allotment.August 21-25, 2025

What is MAH CET BDes Counselling 2025?

MAH B.Design CET is followed by a common counselling process for seat allotment, which is called Centralised Admission Process (CAP). The B.Design CAP is conducted by the State Common Entrance Test Cell for allotment of seats in participating institutes. All MAH B.Design CET qualifiers can participate in BDes CAP rounds.

MAH CET B.Design 2025 is conducted annually. Shortlisted candidates will be allotted seats in the participating colleges through counselling of MAH CET BDes 2025. Institutions participating in MAH CET B.Des 2025 will release individual cutoffs based on which further rounds of counselling are conducted.

Candidates who achieve the required cutoff will be shortlisted for CAP or counselling rounds. Henceforth, shortlisted candidates of MAH BDes CET 2025 can participate in Counselling or CAP rounds only.

MAH CET B.Des CAP 2025 Counselling Process

Let's go through each phase one by one to get a better understanding.

Stage 1- Registration

  • Step 1: Candidates must apply and register themselves for the counselling process. Candidates can register through online mode. To register themselves, candidates have to enter personal details like name, contact information, category, mailing address, email ID, etc.

  • Step 2: Proceed further by filling in the educational qualifications to participate in the centralized admission process, i.e., MAH CET BDes 2025.

Stage 2- Verification of Documents

  • Step 3: Candidates will have to upload the documents as per the specification provided by the authorities.

  • Step 4: Meanwhile, the State Common Entrance Test Cell will release the provisional merit list of selected candidates. Candidates facing any problems can submit their grievances. The final merit lists will be displayed on the official website.

  • Step 5: Candidates can view category-wise seats, i.e., seat matrix for CAP rounds I and above (if any).

Stage 3- Seat Allotment and Preference Filling

  • Step 6: Students will be given the options of the institutes they wish to enroll themselves in before the first round of MAH CET BDes CAP 2025 and the courses they wish to opt for. Once the application form is filled and confirmed by the candidates, they will be considered for allotment of CAP rounds without any change.

  • Step 7: The State Common Entrance Test cell will display the provisional allotment list of CAP rounds. This list indicates the institute and courses allotted to the candidates. The seats in the State Common Entrance Test Cell will be allotted based on the marks obtained by the candidate in MAH CET B.Design 2025.

Stage 4- Appear for CAP i.e. Centralized Admission Process

  • Step 8: Shortlisted candidates are required to report and, if admitted, accept the seats offered as per the CAP allotment round of the Admission Reporting Center (ARC).

  • Step 9: More than 340 FCs, i.e., Facilitation Centres in participating institutions of MAH CET BDes 2025 are expected to be set up by the State Common Entrance Test Cell for admission in 2025-2026.

  • Step 10: If the candidates are not satisfied with the allotment, they can surrender their seats to participate in the next CAP round to get the best Design college in Maharashtra state.

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MAH BDes CAP Statistics

Candidates can find the MAH BDes CAP statistics of the previous years as provided below in the table.

Particulars2024-25 Statistics for MAH BDes
Total intake (SI + Over and above)381
Total admitted students - Male28
Total admitted students - Female71
Total admitted (SI + Over and above)99


Particulars2023-24 Statistics for MAH BDes
Total intake (SI + Over and above)170
Total admitted students - Male25
Total admitted students - Female66
Total admitted (SI + Over and above)91

MAH BDes CET CAP Allotment 2025

The MAH B.Des CET CAP allotment 2025 is released for each round of counselling. Candidates will be able to check the seat allotment results of MAH BDes CET Counselling from the admission portal and download the seat allotment letter. In MAH CET CAP rounds 2025, applicants will be given three options in the Common Admission Process of MAH CET BDes 2025:

  • Freeze: Candidates who accept the seats offered to them and do not wish to participate in further rounds of seat allotment have the option to freeze their seats. Such candidates will not be called for further admission rounds.

  • Slide/Float: Candidates who wish to accept the seat offered by the State Common Entrance Test Cell will have this option. In addition to acceptance, these applicants will accept it if they are granted higher priority. Such applicants will be considered for subsequent admission rounds and informed about the same.

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