The Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has barred a total of 220 students from the ongoing and further rounds of medical admissions in the state for the 2025–26 academic year after they were found to have either uploaded incorrect documents or failed to submit any at all.
The move comes on the day when the merit list for the third round of Centralised Admission Process (CAP) of MBBS and BDS admissions was set to be out.
According to information released by the CET Cell on Thursday, names of these 220 candidates will be excluded from the merit list.
The press release by CET Cell, stated, “During document verification for the third round, 171 new applicants were found to have uploaded incorrect or invalid documents. After receiving complaints, the CET Cell verified the records and confirmed that 170 of these students had submitted false information. All were issued notices to re-upload their original and authentic documents, but only one student complied.”
“Similarly, 108 students had not uploaded any documents at all. Despite being given another chance, only 58 students corrected their submissions. The remaining 50 failed to respond, resulting in their disqualification,” said the statement.
The third round of admissions will proceed as scheduled, with selected candidates required to report to their respective colleges between October 31 and November 4.
After completion of the second round of the medical admissions, a total of 1,764 medical seats — including 789 MBBS and 975 BDS — remain vacant across the state.
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As per the process, candidates submitted fresh applications for the third round. Even as the state quota admissions are for students who have valid domicile of Maharashtra, after declaration of the provisional merit list for the third round of CAP, suspicions were raised by parents and activists on some names included in the list.
Parents raised concerns of of seat-blocking alleging that not only have some out-of-state students made it to the merit lists but it also includes those who already have a confirmed admission elsewhere. Parents and activists said it was a clear strategy of manipulation of the system by admission agents.
Following this, earlier this month, the CET Cell issued notices to as many as 152 students for allegedly submitting false information and documents which had raised concerns about seat-blocking, hinting at manipulation of the system by admission agents.
