14,877 Seats Open, 1 Day Left: Maharashtra B.Pharmacy, Pharm.D Round Ends Today

14,877 pharmacy seats are still open in Maharashtra, but the clock runs out today. The institutional-level admission round for first-year B.Pharmacy and Pharm.D courses closes on October 29, 2026, and any student who still wants a seat for the 2026-27 academic year has to act now.

The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has finished four rounds of the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for these courses. Through those four rounds, 29,040 students have confirmed their admission. The seats that are left now go straight through the colleges themselves, and today is the last day for that process.

29,040 admitted in four rounds, 14,877 seats still vacant

Maharashtra offered 47,192 seats across 528 pharmacy colleges this year. The first CAP round did most of the heavy lifting, with 16,734 students confirming admission. Round two added 7,432 students, round three added 2,960, and round four added 1,914. Together, that makes 29,040 confirmed admissions.

That leaves 14,877 seats vacant. These are the seats on offer in the institutional round, which began on October 25. Colleges also have 1,990 management quota seats available through the same round. Students chasing a seat should note one clear limit: the 3,275 additional seats under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme (TFWS) categories are not part of this round. Those 2,866 EWS seats and 409 TFWS seats are filled only through the CAP rounds.

What the institutional round means for students

In this round, colleges handle admissions directly instead of through the central allotment system. As per the CET Cell schedule, each college has to display its vacant seats, invite applications from eligible registered candidates, prepare and display a merit list, and then complete admissions as per the government rules.

That direct process is why speed matters today. There is no central list to wait for. A student who wants a seat has to check the college, confirm that a seat in the course is vacant, and finish the formalities the same day. Seats in popular colleges can fill fast, and once the October 29 window closes, the CET Cell schedule leaves no further round in this process.

If you want a pharmacy seat in Maharashtra this year, today is the day to act. Tomorrow, this window is gone.

Two courses, two different paths

The admission process covers two programmes. B.Pharmacy is a four-year full-time undergraduate course. Pharm.D is a six-year full-time doctoral programme in pharmacy. Both run through the same CAP and institutional rounds, and both draw from the same pool of 47,192 seats across the state.

Students who are unsure which course suits them should weigh the time commitment first. B.Pharmacy gets you into the workforce sooner, while Pharm.D is a longer course that leads to clinical pharmacy roles. Either way, the deadline today is the same for both.

What to do before the day ends

• Check the vacant seats displayed by the college you want to join.
• Confirm that you are an eligible registered candidate for the institutional round.
• Carry your academic marksheets, certificates, and ID proof for verification.
• Keep your fee payment ready, since admission is confirmed only after the fees are paid.
• Ask the college office for a written receipt once your admission is confirmed.

Students who already hold a seat from an earlier round do not need to do anything here. This round is for the seats that are still empty. If you are juggling more than one counselling process, the CET Cell has been running parallel rounds for other courses too, including the Maharashtra M.Pharmacy CAP round 4 allotment, so keep track of each deadline separately.

For the full schedule and the official notices, check the official CET Cell portal. College notices and merit lists are the final word on individual seats, so treat the portal and the college notice board as your two main sources today.

Why so many seats are still open

A gap of nearly 15,000 seats after four rounds surprises many students, but it is not unusual in a state with 528 pharmacy colleges. Round one filled more than half of all confirmed admissions, and each later round added fewer students. Some students got seats in other courses and moved on. Others waited for a preferred college and never got it. The result is a long tail of vacant seats spread across colleges, and the institutional round is the system’s way of filling them before the academic year moves on.

That also means the remaining seats are not all in one place. Some colleges will have a handful of seats left, others will have more. Students who stay flexible about the college have a better chance today than students who will only accept one name on their list.

Before you head to a college, run through our college admission documents checklist so a missing paper does not cost you the seat. The admissions section carries the latest Maharashtra counselling updates as well, if you are tracking more than one round.