MBBS in Maharashtra

Counselling by

State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra (CAP for medical admissions)

Private seats for other states

Partly, see below

Govt tuition / year

₹1,62,100 (DMER colleges, open category

Private tuition / year

₹6.2 lakh – ₹15.5 lakh (2025-26)

Maharashtra has 6,025 seats in 42 government colleges and 5,821 seats in 38 private colleges (2025).

Who can apply

State-quota (85%) seats need Maharashtra domicile with 10th and 12th passed from Maharashtra (with defined exceptions such as children of central/state govt employees transferred in).

Private college seats: Non-Maharashtra candidates cannot take state-quota seats in govt or private colleges; they can apply only for Institutional Quota seats in private (minority/non-minority) colleges and NRI seats (15% institute quota). Careers360: 'Open only for Institutional quota seats'.

Fees

• Government colleges: ₹1,62,100 (DMER colleges, open category; lower for reserved/low-income groups) a year
• Private colleges: ₹6.2 lakh – ₹15.5 lakh (2025-26); 2026-27 revisions e.g. ARMCH Solapur ₹11.36 lakh, VIMS Palghar ₹17.13 lakh a year
• Counselling registration: ₹1,000 state quota; ₹5,000 institutional quota; ₹6,000 both (2025)

Service bond

Mandatory 1-year MBBS bond service abolished by GR dated 23 Jul 2026 (those already serving must finish).

When counselling happens

2026: CAP Round 1 registration 6–12 Aug (later extended), final merit list 18 Aug, choice filling 19–22 Aug, result 23 Aug; further CAP rounds and stray round through Sep–Oct.

All 89 medical colleges in Maharashtra

Official counselling website: https://cetcell.mahacet.org

The 15% All India Quota of Maharashtra's government colleges, and any deemed universities in the state, are filled through MCC, not state counselling. See the MCC guide.