Maha CET Cell releases round 3 NEET PG counselling schedule, details
Maharashtra: The State Common Entrance Test Cell (CET Cell), Maharashtra, has released the tentative schedule for CAP Round 3 of the National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2025 State Quota counselling.
The schedule details the key dates for registration, merit list publication, choice filling, seat allotment, and admission cancellation.
As per the schedule, candidates allotted seats in CAP Round 2 will be allowed to cancel their admission with forfeiture of security deposit but without penalty until January 3, 2026, up to 5:30 pm. Following this, the online registration window for CAP Round 3 will be open from January 4 to January 6, 2026 (up to 11:59 pm, server time).
During the same period, candidates must complete payment of the non-refundable registration fee of ₹3,000 along with the applicable security deposit through the online payment gateway. This registration requirement applies only to candidates who either failed to register earlier or whose security deposit was forfeited as per the rules.
Meanwhile, candidates are also required to upload all necessary coloured scanned original documents in PDF format between January 4 and January 6, 2026, after successful payment. The CET Cell will publish the general list of registered candidates, including In-service, NRI, and PwD categories, on January 7, 2026. Below is the detailed schedule-
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF CAP ROUND 3
S.NO | ACTIVITY | DATE & TIME |
1 | Last date to cancel Round 2 seat with forfeiture of CAP application fees and Security deposit, but without Penalty. | Upto 03 January 2026 05.30 pm |
2 | Online Registration & Session apply for NEET-PG-2025. | 04 to 06 January 2026 upto 11.59 pm (server time). |
3 | Payment of Registration Fees (Non-Refundable-Rs 3000/-) and Security Deposit (as applicable) through online payment gateway (Only those candidates who had failed to register previously or whose security deposit is forfeited as per rules need to register again). | 04 to 06 January 2026 upto 11.59 pm (server time) |
4 | Uploading of all required Colored Scan Original Documents in pdf after successful Payment. | 04 to 06 January 2026 upto 11.59 pm |
5 | Publication of the General List of Registered Candidates (Including In-service, NRI, PWD) of NEET PG -2025. | 07 January 2026 |
6 | Publication of the Combined Common Provisional State Merit List of NEET PG -2025. | 07 January 2026 |
7 | Publication of Seat Matrix for CAP-3 of NEET PG 2025. | 07 January 2026 |
8 | Online Preference/Choice Form Filling Process of eligible candidates for CAP- 3 of NEET PG -2025. | 08 to 10 January 2026 upto 11.59 pm (server time) |
9 | Declaration of Third Selection List (CAP-3) of NEET PG - 2025. | 12 January 2026 |
10 | Physical joining with All Original Documents & Requisite Fees by DD/Cheque at the allotted college. Fees can be paid by Cheque only on Holidays to be replaced by DD on the next working day. | 13 to 17 January 2026 upto 05:30 pm |
11 | Prescribed last date to cancel admission with forfeiture of security deposit, but without Penalty. Any cancellation after this date will lead to both forfeiture of the security deposit and a penalty as per the Information Brochure. | 20 January 2026 up to 05:30 pm |
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES
1 Candidates have free exit only in CAP-1; subsequent rounds onwards, there is no facility of free exit.
2 Candidates should ensure they have all the necessary documents for the category claim and they should be in the prescribed format only. Especially for EWS candidates, is only valid and will not be considered for admission for State Quota seats.
4 Candidate should ascertain the fees for the unaided private college well in advance through the concerned college website or the FRA website before filling up the choices.
5 Candidates claiming PWD quota should have a certificate issued by any one of the authorised boards in Online format. A certificate from any other authority will not be considered.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING CAP-3 REGISTRATION FOR CANDIDATES
1 Candidate who had failed to register for CAP previously can register for CAP-3.
2 Candidates who were allotted a seat in CAP-2 but did not join/not reported/cancelled the admission need to register again if they wish to participate in CAP-3 by paying registration fees and security deposit.
To view the schedule, click the link below
