MBBS Admission

Admissions to the MBBS Program are conducted by the competent authority viz. State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra State, Government of Maharashtra. No admissions are done at college level.

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria are as prescribed by the competent authority. Students should refer to the information brochure published by the competent authority for detailed eligibility criteria for the current academic year.

The broad eligibility criteria for admission are as follows:

The fees for the MBBS program for students admitted under the Government Quota are fixed by the Fees Regulatory Authority, Maharashtra State. The fees for the MBBS program for students admitted under the Institutional Quota are fixed by the college based on guidelines issued by the regulatory authorities. The fees are to be paid at the college at the time of admission and for every year thereafter till course completion.

The admission procedure (known as CAP or Centralized Admission Procedure) is as prescribed by the competent authority. Students can refer to the information brochure published by the competent authority and to the “Admission Notices” tab for admission procedure for the current academic year.

The general steps of the admission procedure are as follows

• Online registration with the Competent Authority, online submission of application form and online uploading of required documents
• Publishing of State Merit List (SML) by the competent authority on its website
• Filling of preference form indicating preference-wise list of colleges by the candidate
• Allocation of college by the competent authority based on the availability of seats, rank in the SML and preference of candidate
• Reporting to the allocated college and completion of admission process by verification of documents and payment of fees.
• Multiple admission rounds (like CAP round 1, CAP round 2, CAP Mop-up round, CAP Stray Vacancy round) are held with repetition of above three or four steps for filling of vacancies of the preceding round.

Note that the exact steps of admission and its sequence may vary from year to year and as stated above students should refer to the information brochure published by the competent authority and also visit the “Admission Notices” tab for admission procedure for the current academic year.