MH CET Law Counselling 2021 - Schedule, Procedure, Merit List

MH CET law counselling 2021 - The State CET cell, Maharashtra will conduct MH CET law 2021 counselling in online mode. The counselling of MH CET law 2021 will be conducted for admission to 3-year LLB and 5-year LLB programmes offered by the law colleges of Maharashtra.

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Candidates who appeared in MH CET law 2021 will have the opportunity to register for MH CET law counselling which is also known as the Centralized Admission Process (CAP). The counselling is conducted in multiple rounds depending on the number of seats left vacant after each round. After each round, the CET cell will release the MH CET law admission/merit list containing the details of the shortlisted candidates. Such candidates will have to report at the allocated college and complete the admission formalities. Read the article for detailed information about MH CET law counselling 2021, schedule, process and more.

MH CET law counselling 2021 - Important date

Event	5-year integrated law	3-year LLB
MH CET law exam date	To be notified	To be notified
Declaration of result	To be notified	To be notified
Counselling starts	To be notified	To be notified
Publication of provisional merit list	To be notified	To be notified
Publication of final merit list	To be notified	To be notified

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MH CET law counselling 2021 - Centralized Admission Process (CAP)

The State CET Cell will announce the detailed schedule for MH CET law 2021 counselling soon after the result declaration. It will upload the three year LLB and five year LLB information brochures on its counselling portal. The centralized admission process of MH CET law counselling will be conducted in the following steps.

Online registration for CAP

Candidates who secured a non-Zero score in MH CET law 2021 will be eligible for MH CET law CAP registration 2021. For registration, candidates will have to log in using their CET cell ID and password. Candidates will have to fill and submit the online CAP application and upload the requisite certificates, as applicable and upload the documents as per the instructions given by the CET Cell. Candidates should keep the following documents handy for participating in the MH CET law counselling process.

Marksheet of qualifying examination
MH CET law 2021 Admit Card
Scorecard of MH CET law 2021
Birth certificate
Domicile certificate
Caste certificate (if admission is sought under reserved category)
PwD certificate (if applicable)

E-scrutiny of documents for verification

The expert committee of the CET Cell will verify the documents submitted by the candidates and update the verification status on the counselling portal. However, the final document verification will be conducted at the admitting college.

MH CET law merit list (Provisional and Final)

The State CET Cell authorities will publish the provisional merit list for MH CET law 2021. The merit list will be prepared based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the entrance exam. For both 3-year LLB and 5-year LLB, an alphabetical list of MS (Maharashtra State) and OMS (Other State) candidates will be uploaded on the counselling portal.

The candidates will be given an opportunity to raise their objection against the merit list and submit their grievances. Following which a rescrutiny will be conducted and a final merit list will be published.

First-round seat allotment and reporting at college

Based on the final merit list, the CET cell will prepare a seat allotment list indicating the college allotments. The seat allotment will be conducted based on merit cum preference. After seat allotment, candidates will have to accept the seat by paying the seat acceptance fee at the Admission Reporting Centre.

Candidates will have to report to the law colleges in order to confirm their admission. The law colleges will verify the candidate’s details upload the admission status of the candidates.

The following details would be mentioned on the MHCET law seat allocation list:

Name of the allotted candidate
Merit number
Form No.
Gender of the candidate
Student category
CET marks
Quota
Allotted category
Allotted type
Preference number
College code
College name

MH CET law 2021 counselling fees

Category	Fees (Rs.)
General	3000
SBC	3000
NT	3000
VJ/DT	3000
OBC	3000
ST	1000
SC	1000

MH CET law counselling (CAP) - Second round

For the second round of counselling, the CET Cell will publish the status of vacant seats available for admission.

Candidates should note that -

Those who are allotted admission as per their first college preference will not be able to participate in the next round of MH CET law CAP 2021. Their allotment will be auto frozen.
Candidates who are allotted seats in colleges other than the first preference will have two option - First - accept the seat and complete the admission process by reporting at ARC and the allotted college. Second - participate in the next round of CAP for the betterment of allotment.
Candidates who have been allotted seats other than the first preference and have accepted the seats will by reporting at the ARC also be eligible for participating in the second round of MHCET law 2021 counselling.
Candidates who have not registered for CAP so far will be eligible for appearing in the second round of CAP.

The counselling process under CAP round 2 will be similar to round 1. Candidates will have to register for the CAP and upload their documents on the counselling portal. The authorities will verify the documents and release a provisional merit list based on marks obtained by the candidates in MH CET law 2021. This will be followed by the seat allotment process which conducted again based on merit cum preference.

Candidates who could not secure admission in the second round or those not satisfied with their allotment will have the opportunity to participate in the subsequent rounds. The colleges may also conduct the spot round admission to fill the vacant seats left after the final round of counselling.

MH CET law counselling seat allotment in previous years

Candidates may check the seat allotment in past years from the links given below.

MH CET law seat allotment for 5-year LLB (2019 & 2020)

Round	2020		2019
Round	MS Category	OMS Category	MS Category	OMS Category
Round I	Click here	Click here	Click Here	Click Here
Round II	Click here		Click Here	Click Here
Round III	N/A	N/A	Click Here	Click Here

MH CET law seat allotment for 3-year LLB (2019 & 2020)

Round	2020		2019
Round	MS Category	OMS Category	MS Category	OMS Category
Round I	Click here	Click here	Click Here	Click Here
Round II	Click here		Click Here	Click Here

MH CET law 3-year LLB seat allotment for NRI candidates (Second round) - Check here

MH CET law 5-year LLB seat allotment for NRI candidates (Second round) - Check here

MH CET law 3-year LLB final merit list for MS candidates Round 1 - Check here

MH CET law 3-year LLB final merit list for OMS candidates Round 1 - Check here

LLB 3-year 2020 - Final merit list for second round - Click here

MH CET law 5-year LLB first merit list at a glance - Check here

MH CET law 3-year LLB counselling after second merit list at a glance - Check here

Instructions for candidates who have been allotted college in first round - Check here

MH CET law 5-year LLB final merit list

Final merit list for MS Candidates	Click here
Final merit list for all India candidates	Click here
On hold list for MS candidates	Click here
On hold list for OMS candidates	Click here

MH CET law 5-year LLB provisional list -

Alphabetical merit list of MS candidates	Click here
Alphabetical merit list of OMS candidates	Click here
List of candidates whose application form is incomplete	Click here

MH CET law 3-year LLB provisional list -

Alphabetical merit list of MS candidates	Download here
Alphabetical merit list of OMS candidates	Download here
List of candidates whose application form is incomplete	Download here

MH CET Law Centralized Admission Process - General Activity Schedule

Events	From Date	To Date	Site/Place	Activity for
Display of Approved Information Brochure for LLB 3 Yrs.CAP-2021	To be notified	To be notified	www.mahacet.org https://cetcelladmissi ons.mahait.org	CET CELL
On Line Centralized Admission Process (CAP) Form Filling by CET Qualified Candidates uploading the required documents on Line on the CAP Portal	To be notified	To be notified	www.mahacet.org https://cetcelladmi ssions.mahait. org	CET Appeared and Eligible Candidates as per CAP Information Brochure only need apply on line.
For NRI, OCI, PIO, Foreign National Students’ E Verification of uploaded Documents at the GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE,CHURCHGATE, MUMBAI	To be notified	To be notified	https://cetcelladm issions.mahait.org / GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE, A Road, CHURCHGATE, MUMBAI-20	NRI,OCI,PIO CANDIDATES Revised
Expert Committee appointed by DHE Upload the verified status of NRI/OCI/PIO/ Foreign National Students	To be notified	To be notified	GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE, A Road, CHURCHGATE, MUMBAI-20 https://cetcelladmissi ons.mahait.org/	NRI,OCI,PIO CANDIDATES Revised
E-scrutiny of the uploaded documents by the Scrutiny Team	To be notified	To be notified	E-Scrutiny Team.	The Final Scrutiny will be at the Admitting College only and the say of Admitting College will be final and binding.
E-scrutiny of the uploaded documents by the Scrutiny Team	To be notified	To be notified	E-Scrutiny Team.	The Final Scrutiny will be at the Admitting College only and the say of Admitting College will be final and binding.
DISPLAY OF PROVISIONAL ALPHABETICAL LIST of MS & OMS Candidates	To be notified	To be notified	www.mahacet. org https://cetcelladmis sions.mahait.org/	Candidates view the list and submit on line grievances as shown in 8 below.
Submission of Grievances online	To be notified	To be notified	0n line	Candidates will submit their grievance online through candidate's log in.
Extensions to submission of Grievances on line	To be notified	To be notified	On Line	On Candidates’ Request (Revised)
Re-scrutiny of the documents based on finally submitted Grievances	To be notified	To be notified	E-Scrutiny Team	Revised
DISPLAY OF FINAL MERIT LIST Candidature Type wise. For MSand OMS Candidates	To be notified	To be notified	www.mahacet. org https://cetcelladmis sions.mahait.org/	CET qualified Candidates who have submitted Application Form to verify (Revised)
FIRST ROUND (First List Of Seat Allotment )	To be notified	To be notified	https://cetcelladmission s.mahait.org/	Revised. Candidates to verify from the log in
Candidates Report to Law Colleges to confirm First Round Admissions.	To be notified	To be notified	Respective Law Colleges	Principals of the Law Colleges Revised
Last date for Submission and uploading of Caste Validity Certificate at admitted college.	To be notified	To be notified	Respective Law Colleges	Candidates & Principals of the Law Colleges Revised
Law Colleges Upload the Admitted Candidate's Status On Line Through Their Login.	To be notified	To be notified	Respective Law Colleges	Principals of the colleges (Revised)
Merit List of NRI, OCI, PIO, FNS Candidates & J&K Candidates	To be notified	To be notified	www.mahacet.org https://cetcelladmission s.mahait.org/	NRI, OCI, PIO Candidates Revised.
CET Qualified Registered Candidates Edit their Option forms CET qualified unregistered Candidates who were not able to register for CAP before First round register for CAP and fill in Application form and give options for the Colleges of their choice. Newly registered Candidates upload the documents.	To be notified	To be notified	www.mahacet. org https://cetcella dmissions.ma hait.org/	Principals of the Law Colleges/ Candidates seeking Admission Revised
E-scrutiny of the uploaded documents by the Scrutiny Team for Round II	To be notified	To be notified	E-scrutiny Team.	Revised
Provisional Merit list for Round -II	To be notified	To be notified	www.mahacet.org https://cetcelladm issions.mahait.org /	CET CELL & Candidates Revised
Submission of Grievances	To be notified	To be notified	www.mahacet.org https://cetcelladm issions.mahait.org /	Candidates will submit their grievance online through candidate's login. Revised
Re-scrutiny of the documents based on finally submitted Grievances	To be notified	To be notified	E-scrutiny Team	Revised
Final Merit List for Round-II Final Merit List of the Newly Applied Candidates and Candidates who have edited their personal details in the already filled application form	To be notified	To be notified	https://cetcella dmissions.mah ait.org/	CET CELL & Candidates Revised.
Allotment of NRI/OCI/PIO Candidates for Government/ Aided/Aided Minority Colleges only.	To be notified	To be notified	ttps://cetcelladm issions.mahait.o rg/	Revised
SECOND ROUND (SECOND List of Seat Allotment) For MS, OMS and NRI, OCI, PIO, FNS & CIWGC, J&K	To be notified	To be notified	https://cetcelladm issions.mahait.org /	DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, PRINCIPALS OFTHE COLLEGES. Revised
MS/OMS/NRI/OCI/PIO/ FNS/CIWGC CANDIDATES REPORT TO COLLEGE ALONG WITH PROVISIONAL ALLOTMENT LETTER AND FINALIZE ADMISSIONS FOR ROUND-II.	To be notified	To be notified	Respective Law Colleges	Principals of the Law Colleges Revised
Colleges Upload the Admitted Candidates Status On Line for all Admitted Candidates of Round-II	To be notified	To be notified	Respective Law Colleges	Principals of the Law Colleges Revised
Law Colleges Display Vacant Seats On-Line And College Notice Board	To be notified	To be notified	www.mahacet. org https://cetcella dmissions.ma hait.org/	CET Appeared and registered Candidates will fill their online option form through Candidate's log in. Revised
Institutional Level Round: Candidate Fill their college option form on line for Institutional level Round (ACAP Seat).	To be notified	To be notified	https://cetcella dmissions.mahait. org/	Candidates & Principals of the Law Colleges
Display of Merit list. Display of On Line Generated Merit list by the Institutes. (Institute Level Round)	To be notified	To be notified	on College Notice Board and College web site as well as on the CAP web site.	Respective Law Colleges Revised
Law Colleges to admit Candidates as per Merit list and Generate Provisional Admission Letter. (Institute Level Round)	To be notified	To be notified	Respective Law Colleges	Principals of the Law Colleges
Colleges Upload the Admitted Students 'Status On Line Through Their Log In. and download the Admission Status Report	To be notified	To be notified	Respective Law Colleges	Principals of the Law Colleges
Colleges Fill the Vacant Seats by Inter se Merit	To be notified	To be notified	Respective Law Colleges	Principals of the Law Colleges
Cut- off Date for Admission to LL.B-3 Yrs. 2021	To be notified	To be notified	No Admissions beyond cut -off date. Admission Process Ends.	Principals of Law Colleges to Note.
Colleges Generate on line Report and submit them to DHE and ARA.	To be notified	To be notified		Principals of Law Colleges to Note.

Documents to be uploaded for MH CET law counselling for 3-year LLB

Sr.No.	Type of candidate	Following documents are to be scanned and uploaded while filling the online CAP Application form.
1	All Candidates.[Maharashtra State Candidate, Outside Maharashtra State Candidates (AllIndia Candidature) including Jammu & Kashmir Migrant Candidates]	1)SSC (Std. X) Mark sheet.[If candidate has Passed SSC from CBSC, ICSE, IGCSE, IB board etc., then such candidate will have to Prepare/Produce the Conversion Certificate with Self Attestation along with the Name & Signature of the Parents & will have to upload SSC Mark sheet along with Conversion Certificate in single PDF format.]
		2) HSC (Std. XII) Mark Sheet / or equivalent i.e. Engg. Diploma.3)Degree Mark Sheets.3) Post Graduate Degree Mark Sheet or Equivalent along with Grade/GP/CGPA to Marks Conversion Certificate.
		4) LL.B.-3 Year CET-2021 online application form.5)Hall Ticket of LL.B.-3 year CET-2021.(Hall Ticket is Not Mandatory, it is purely optional only)6)MAH-LL.B.-3 Yrs.2021 CET Scorecard.7)Domicile CertificateORBirth Certificate Mentioning place of BirthORSchool Leaving Certificate mentioning Place of Birth.
In addition to the above documents, candidates are required to upload following documents depending upon the Category and Candidature type of the Candidate to which they belong.
2	Maharashtra State Type-A Candidates	Domicile Certificate of the candidate from the State of Maharashtra.ORBirth Certificate Mentioning the Place of Birth which is in Maharashtra.ORSchool Leaving certificate of the candidate Indicating place of Birth in the State of Maharashtra.ORCommunity, Nativity & Date of Birth Certificate. Candidate has to upload any one document from these four documents.
3	Maharashtra State Type-B Candidates	Domicile certificate of father or mother of candidate indicating that he/she is domiciled in the State of Maharashtra.
4	Maharashtra State Type-C Candidate	Certificate from the employer in Pro forma-A stating that father or mother of the candidate who is a Central Government/Government of India undertaking employee is presently posted in/outside Maharashtra.
5	Maharashtra State Type-D Candidate	Certificate from the employer in Pro forma-B-1 stating that father or mother of the candidate who is a Maharashtra State Government or Maharashtra State Government undertaking employee.ORUndertaking along with documentary evidences from the retired employees stating the Place of Settlement in Proforma-B2.
6	Maharashtra State Type-E Candidates of Maharashtra Karnataka disputedborder area.	1)Certificate stating that candidate belongs to the disputed border area in Pro forma-G1.And2)Certificate stating that the mother tongue of the candidate is Marathi in Pro forma-G2
7	Backward class candidates belonging to S.C./ S.T. from the State of Maharashtra only.	1) Caste Certificate.And2) Caste/Tribe Validity Certificate.[If Caste/Tribe Validity certificate is not available, then candidate has to upload Receipt of application form for Caste/Tribe Validity Certificate. But Candidates have to upload the Caste/Tribe Validity certificate before the Last Date of Confirmation of Admission of First Round, otherwise candidate will be considered in Open category in the subsequent rounds.]
8	Backward class candidates belonging to VJ/ DT/ NT(A)/ NT(B)/ NT(C) /NT(D)/ O.B.C/ S.B.C from the State of Maharashtra only.	1) Caste certificate.And2) Caste/Tribe Validity Certificate.[If Caste/Tribe Validity certificate is not available, then, the candidate has to upload Receipt of application form for Caste/Tribe Validity Certificate. But Candidates have to upload the Caste/Tribe Validity certificate before the Last Date of Confirmation of Admission of First Round, otherwise, candidate will be considered in Open category in the subsequent rounds.]
		4) Non-Creamy Layer Certificate valid up to 31st March 2021.If Non-Creamy Layer Certificate is not available, then, the candidate has to upload Receipt of application form submitted for obtaining Non-Creamy Layer Certificate. But Candidates will have to upload the original Non-Creamy Layer Certificate before the last date of Admission Confirmation of the First Round of Admission as declared in the Tentative schedule of CAP.
8a	EconomicallyWeakerSection Candidates (E.W.S.) from the State of Maharashtra only	1) Eligibility Certificate for Economically Weaker Section.If EWS Certificate is not available, then, the candidate has to upload Receipt of application form submitted for obtaining EWS Certificate. But Candidates will have to upload the original EWS Certificate before the last date of Admission Confirmation of the First Round of Admission as declared in the Tentative schedule of CAP.
9	Ex-Servicemen( Def-1)	1) Defence service Certificate Pro forma-C.And2) Domicile Certificate of Father/Mother who is an ex-service personnel is domiciled in the State of Maharashtra.
10	Active Domicile Defence Candidates. ( Def-2 )	1) Defence service Certificate Pro forma-C.And2) Domicile certificate of father/mother who is active defence service person is domiciled in the State of Maharashtra.
11	Active Non Domicile Defence candidates. ( Def-3 )	1) Defence service Certificate Pro forma-CAnd2) Certificate from the employer in the Pro forma-D stating that Father/Mother of the Candidate who is an active defence service person presently posted in Maharashtra.ORCertificate from the employer in the Proforma-E stating that Father/Mother of the Candidate who is an active defence service person and has retained the family in his previous place of posting in Maharashtra.
12	Person WithDisabilityCandidates [PWD].:- Locomotor disability Leprosy curedpersonCerebral PalsyDwarfismMuscular dystrophy Acid attack victims BlindnessLow-visionDeafHard of hearingSpeech and language disabilityIntellectual disability Specific learningdisabilitiesAutism spectrum disorderMental illnessMultiple sclerosisParkinson's disease HemophiliaThalassemiaSickle cell diseaseMultiple Disabilities	1) PWD Medical Certificate issued by Civil Surgeon of the District Hospital & or Approved Medical Board / or All India Institute established by Central Government Competent to certify the Disability.And2) Domicile Certificate of the Candidate.OR2)Birth Certificate Mentioning the Place of Birth which is in Maharashtra.OR2)School Leaving certificate of the candidate Indicating place of Birth in the State of Maharashtra.
13	Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Candidates.	1)Certificate of posting in case of defence and Government servants in Proforma-JOR2)Certificate of stay in refugee camp for those staying in camp in Proforma-KOR3)Certificate stating that the candidate belongs to displaced family in Proforma-L
14	Minority Candidates	1) Domicile certificate of the candidate belonging to the State of Maharashtra.OR1) Birth Certificate Mentioning the place of Birth which is in Maharashtra stateAND2)Declaration of the Candidate for the respective
		Linguistic / Religious Minority Community in Proforma “O” andOR2)Leaving Certificate having Information pertaining to Religion / Mother tongue
15	Certificate forOrphan Candidates	1)Orphan Certificate issued by Competent Authority.These candidate claiming reservation under this quota as per G.R.No OCC-2011/C.N.212/Desk-3 Woman and Child Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 400032 dated 2nd April 2018 will produce Orphan Certificate from Regional Deputy Commissioner, Woman and Child Development.

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MH CET law 2021 seats and reservation policy

The law colleges participating in MH CET law offer around 10,000 seats in 5-year LLB programmes and around 16,000 seats in 3-year LLB course. The reservation policy approved for MH CET law counselling is given below.

MH CET law reservation policy

Sr. No.	Category of Reservation	Percentage of Seats Reserved
01	Scheduled Castes and Schedule Caste converted to Buddhism (SC)	13.00 %
02	Schedule Tribes (ST)	7.00 %
03	Vimukta Jati (VJ)/ De Notified Tribes (DT) (NT-A)	3.00 %
04	Nomadic Tribes 1 (NT-B)	2.5%
05	Nomadic Tribes 2 (NT-C)	3.5%
06	Nomadic Tribes 3 (NT-D)	2.00 %
07	Other Backward Classes (OBC)	19.00 %
	Total	50.00 %

Allocation of seats within sanction Intake - Type 1

Sr. No.	Type of Institution	No. Of Seats- As % of sanctioned Intake
		CAP Seats
		Maharashtra State Candidates	All India Seats	*Quota for NRI, OCI, PIO, Foreign Candidate	Minority Quota
1	Government Institution@	85%	10% #	5%	Nil
2	Government Aided Institution	85%	10%	5%	Nil
3	Government Aided Minority Institution	35%	10%	5%	50%
4	University Department/Course (Government Aided)	85%	10%	5%	Nil

Allocation of seats within sanction Intake - Type 2

Sr. No.	Type Of Institute	No. of Seats- as % of Sanctioned Intake
		CAP Seats			Institute Level Seats
		Maharashtra State (M.S.) Candidates	All India Seats	Minority Quota	Institute Level Seats (Including 5% Quota for NRI, OCI, PIO, Foreign Candidate if applicable)
1	Unaided* (Vina Anudanit) Institution	65%	15%	Nil	20%
2	Unaided* (Vina Anudanit) Minority Institution	100% of M.S. Seats $	15% #	51% @	20%
3	University Department/Course (Self-Financed/ Unaided)	65%	15%	Nil	20%

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