B.Pharmacy and Pharm.D. admissions: Maharashtra records 31,521 enrolments, 15,671 seats remain vacant

Maharashtra CET Cell completes 31,521 pharmacy admissions through four CAP rounds and institutional quota

Maharashtra pharmacy admissions 2026: Maharashtra has recorded 31,521 admissions to B.Pharmacy and Pharm.D. programmes for the academic year 2026-27, according to the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell. Admissions were completed across 530 pharmacy colleges in the state, against a total intake capacity of 47,192 seats.The admission process covered the four-year full-time undergraduate B.Pharmacy programme and the six-year full-time Pharm.D. course. The CET Cell completed four rounds of the Centralised Admission Process (CAP), followed by an institutional-level round to fill available seats.Online registration and admission processOnline registration for B.Pharmacy and Pharm.D. admissions began on July 31, 2026, and closed on August 23, 2026. Candidates subsequently participated in the centralised admission process, which included four successive rounds.Following the CAP rounds, admissions were also conducted through the institutional round and other applicable categories. The final admission figure across all rounds and quotas stood at 31,521, leaving 15,671 seats unfilled against the total capacity of 47,192.First CAP round records highest admissionsThe first admission round accounted for 16,528 admissions, the highest among all the rounds. The second round recorded 7,283 admissions, followed by 2,895 in the third round and 1,938 in the fourth round.The additional admission categories contributed further to the overall count. The institutional round recorded 940 admissions, while the ACAP round accounted for 1,907 admissions. Another 30 students secured admission through the North-East, Jammu and Kashmir, and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) quotas.B.Pharmacy and Pharm.D. admission figures over four yearsThe admission figures for the past four academic years show variations in the number of students enrolled in the two pharmacy programmes.

The 2026-27 admission figure is 1,432 lower than the previous academic year’s total of 32,953. The current year’s enrolment is also below the 2024-25 figure of 31,827.The Maharashtra CET Cell released the admission statistics through an official press statement issued on October 30, 2026, from Mumbai.