MUMBAI: Maharashtra B.Pharmacy and Pharm.D aspirants have a three-day CAP Round I option window. The State Common Entrance Test Cell schedule on ph2026.mahacet.org shows online submission and confirmation of the Option Form for CAP Round I from 23 September 2026 to 25 September 2026 through the candidate login.
Alongside the schedule, the Cell published the Provisional Seat Matrix for CAP Round I for First Year Under Graduate Technical Course in B.Pharmacy and Post Graduate Pharm.D admissions for A.Y. 2026-27, with a published date of 23 September 2026. The matrix PDF runs to 559 pages and lists choice codes, sanctioned intake, Maharashtra State seats, minority seats, All India seats, institute seats and category splits college by college.
What the matrix adds up to
The Round I matrix has 559 choice-code blocks that together offer 41,482 CAP seats. Most are four-year B.Pharmacy codes; 28 are Pharm.D (Doctor of Pharmacy) codes. By institute type, the large majority are un-aided colleges, with 15 un-aided autonomous institutes, six government colleges, three government-aided colleges and two university departments. The first entry, Pataldhamal Wadhwani College of Pharmacy, Yavatmal, an un-aided autonomous institute, shows an intake of 100 split into 65 Maharashtra State seats, 15 All India seats and 20 institute seats, plus 10 EWS seats and a separate Tuition Fee Waiver choice code with five seats.
How to use the Round I seat matrix
Open the PH2026 seat matrix PDF and search your shortlisted college codes before you start dragging preferences on the portal. Autonomous and non-autonomous institutes appear with separate CAP seat counts. Category tables show OPEN, SC, ST, VJ/DT, NTB, NTC, NTD, OBC and SEBC seats for general and ladies columns, plus PWD, Defence, EWS and Tuition Fee Waiver rows where applicable.
Because Round I is the first centralised pass for pharmacy this season, an incomplete option form can push a strong merit rank into a weaker college. Confirm the form inside the candidate login before the 25 September close rather than only saving a draft. Keep the final merit list PDFs for Maharashtra State, All India and Defence categories handy so you know which list you are competing on.
Practical checklist for 23 to 25 September
Log into ph2026.mahacet.org, complete option entry against the 23 September matrix, and confirm the form. Cross-check institute-level seats and CAP seats so you do not confuse management quota rows with CAP choice codes. If a college publishes a local notice about fees or hostel, treat CET Cell documents as the counselling authority and the college site only for logistics.
Candidates who miss the 25 September confirmation risk sitting out Round I allotment entirely. Download the seat matrix, enter choice codes in genuine preference order, confirm online and store the acknowledgement.
Pharm.D aspirants should confirm whether their choice codes are tagged for the Pharm.D programme rather than the four-year B.Pharmacy code at the same campus. The matrix prints course names beside choice codes; skim those labels before confirmation.
Keep CAP Round I dates separate from engineering FE counselling messages on other mahacet hosts. Pharmacy options this week live only on ph2026.mahacet.org under the candidate login tied to pharmacy registration.
Tuition Fee Waiver seats carry their own choice codes, ending in T, separate from the regular code for the same college. Candidates eligible for the waiver scheme will find those seats listed under the separate code.
Read the CAP Round I provisional seat matrix for the complete text.
