Dear readers,
Maharashtra is home to some of the most reputed state-level engineering colleges in India.
Thus, a lot of students are interested in admission to engineering colleges in Maharashtra.In
this article, let us understand the process for admissions to these colleges.
Do note that the Directorate of Technical Education, Mumbai (DTE) is the authority responsible
for admission to first year engineering courses in the state of Maharashtra. The DTE conducts
the three rounds of the Common Admission Process (CAP). Round 1 and round 2 is meant for
all candidates who have filled the online option for the respective round while Round 3 is meant
only for candidates from the state of Maharashtra.
Candidates should also note that admissions to engineering colleges in the state of
Maharashtra are based on the candidate’s performance in the JEE (Main) exam and in the 12th
board exams. For each candidate, a composite score is calculated wherein 50% of the weight is
given to the candidate’s performance in the JEE (Main) – Paper 1 and the remaining 50% weight
is given to the percentile secured by the candidate in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in
his board exams. A merit list is then prepared on the basis of each candidate’s composite score.
Candidates are admitted to various engineering colleges in Maharashtra on the basis of this
merit list.
The following are the important dates for the admission process for various engineering colleges
in Maharashtra:
– Last date for online submission of engineering application form: 18.06.2015.
– Verification of documents at various application receipt centers (ARCs): June 6 to June
20, 2015, up to 5 p.m.
– Display of provisional merit list: June 21, 2015 at 5 p.m.
– Submission of grievance: Between June 22 and June 24, 2015, up to 5 p.m.
– Display of engineering seats: June 25, 2015 at 5 p.m.
– Display of final merit list: June 26, 2015 at 11 am.
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