# Maharashtra CET Cell releases vacant seat list for Round 3 2026-08-19T11:54:34+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell has released the vacant seat list for the third round of MAH CET CAP 2026 counselling for MBA/MMS admissions. Candidates who did not secure their preferred college in Round 2 can participate in Round 3 by submitting the confirmation of option form between August 19 and August 21, 2026. The seat allotment result will be announced on August 24, 2026, and candidates must pay a seat acceptance fee of Rs 1,000. Separately, the CET Cell has issued guidelines for the 3-Year LLB CAP Round I admissions. Candidates must fill college options in descending order of preference. Reserved category candidates need Non-Creamy Layer certificates valid till March 31, 2027. Colleges are permitted to grant provisional admission if original documents are unavailable, subject to a written undertaking to submit them within 15 days or by the end of CAP Round III. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Freepressjournal.in's two articles on CET Cell actions are straight news agency-style reports with no discernible slant. The MBA/MMS piece leads with dates and procedural steps, while the LLB piece focuses on compliance rules for colleges and candidates. Neither article highlights delays, criticism, or administrative praise. The coverage is uniform neutral reporting. A careful reader should note that the simultaneous release of seat lists and guidelines across two programmes indicates the Cell is moving through a busy counselling season on schedule. The next concrete milestone is August 21, the deadline for option confirmation in Round 3. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - freepressjournal.in (neutral report) Straight procedural reporting on dates and steps for MBA/MMS counselling - freepressjournal.in (2) (neutral report) Straight procedural reporting on LLB CAP Round I guidelines This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-19T15:21:09+00:00. Tags: MAH CET, Maharashtra CET Cell, MBA, MMS Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mah-cet-cap-round-3-vacant-seat-list-released-confirm-by-august-21/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mah-cet-cap-round-3-vacant-seat-list-released-confirm-by-august-21/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/