The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has released the schedule for CAP Round 3 of BAMS, BHMS and BUMS (Ayurveda, Homoeopathy and Unani) courses for private unaided and minority colleges under the All India Quota (AIQ) 15%. Registration and document upload run until October 23, and joining runs from October 30 to November 3, 2026.

CAP Round 3 schedule (AIQ 15%)

• Online registration for Ayurveda, Homoeopathy and Unani AIQ seats in private colleges, on www.mahacet.org: October 21 to October 23, 2026, up to 3:00 PM
• Payment of registration fee and security deposit: October 21 to October 23, 2026, up to 6:00 PM
• Uploading of colored scanned copies of the original requisite documents on the portal: October 21 to October 23, 2026, up to 8:00 PM
• Publication of the seat matrix for CAP Round 3: October 24, 2026
• Publication of the combined registered candidates list (AIQ) and merit list: October 24, 2026
• Online preference (choices) filling for Ayurveda, Homoeopathy and Unani CAP Round 3: October 25 to October 27, 2026, up to 11:59 PM
• Declaration of the CAP Round 3 selection list: October 29, 2026
• Physical joining at the selected college: October 30 to November 3, 2026, up to 5:30 PM
• Last date of resignation of CAP-3 seats, with forfeiture of the security deposit: November 3, 2026, up to 5:30 PM

Who needs to register

• Online registration is only for candidates who had not registered earlier, or whose Round 2 seat was cancelled or not joined.
• Candidates who registered during CAP-1 and CAP-2 do not need to register again.
• A candidate who cancelled a seat during CAP-2 must register again to take part in CAP-3.

Fees

• Registration fee: Rs. 2,000, not refundable
• Security deposit: Rs. 50,000

Important instructions for candidates

• Candidates who fail to upload and submit any requisite document will not be considered for the admission process or for the claimed category.
• Candidates must click “submit” after uploading all documents. Otherwise their form will be rejected.
• A cheque may be accepted on bank holidays and must be replaced by a demand draft (DD) on the next working day.
• No cancellation is allowed after November 3, 2026, 5:30 PM. The security deposit is forfeited if a CAP-3 seat is resigned by that date.
• The names of candidates who have joined up to November 3, 2026 will be shared with the AACCC. This is for disqualifying them from further counselling of AIQ and all states.

Candidates should visit www.mahacet.org for registration and updates.