MH CET Law Institute Round Counselling 2025 (New Dates): Complete Guide to 3-Year & 5-Year LLB Admissions
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MH CET Law Institute Round Counselling 2025 (New Dates): Complete Guide to 3-Year & 5-Year LLB Admissions

Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 03 Oct 2025, 05:45 PM IST

The Common Entrance Test Cell Maharashtra has extended the MH CET 3-year and 5-year LLB institute-level round dates for ACAP seats due to heavy rains and floods in several parts of Maharashtra. The dates for the application form correction and college option choice filling for the institutional level round have been extended from October 3 to October 5, 2025. Candidates still seeking admission in top law colleges in Maharashtra do have a last chance for admission. The MH CET 5-year LLB institute-level round for ACAP seats will be conducted by colleges independently on the basis of merit. The MH CET Law institute level merit list will be published on October 6, 2025 for 5-year LLB, and candidates will be able to seek admissions to the participating colleges from October 6 to October 8, 2025.

MH CET Law Institute Round Counselling 2025 (New Dates): Complete Guide to 3-Year & 5-Year LLB Admissions
MH CET Law Institute Round Counselling 2025

Candidates seeking admission through the MH CET 3-year LLB Institute Level round 2025 must fill in fresh college preferences from October 3 to October 5, 2025. The common merit list for the Institute Level round for MH CET 3-year LLB 2025 will be published on October 6, 2025, and the cutoff date for admissions is October 8, 2025.

MH CET Law Institute Level Round 2025 Schedule - 3 and 5-year LLB

Activity

3-Year LLB Dates

5-Year LLB Dates

Dates for application form correction and college option choice filling for the extended institutional level round

October 3 to October 5, 2025
October 3 to October 5, 2025

Colleges generate merit list

October 6, 2025
October 6, 2025

Dates for candidates to visit the college and confirm the admission

October 6 to October 8, 2025
October 6 to October 8, 2025

Cut-off date of admission

October 8, 2025
October 8, 2025

Who is eligible for the MH CET Law Institute Level Round 2025?

The following list of candidates is eligible for MH CET Law Institute Level counselling 2025 for ACAP seats:

  • All candidates who had registered for the CAP rounds were not given admission in the three CAP rounds.

  • Candidates who were given admission in rounds 1 to 3 but have cancelled their admissions through the college login.

  • In case such candidates cancel their admission, their seat will be forfeited and will not be given to the candidates again in case they fail to get admission in the institute-level round.

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How will candidates be given admission in the MH CET LLB Institute Level Counselling Round 2025?

The following guidelines will be followed by the colleges while giving admission to candidates in the MH CET Law 2025 Institute Level counselling for ACAP seats:

  • Participating Colleges will give admission to candidates based on the system-generated merit list after taking into account the availability of seats.

  • After document verification, admitted candidates must pay a seat acceptance fee of Rs 1,000.

  • The college choice selection link will be available through the candidate login, and they must enter fresh choices for the institute-level counselling round.

  • To select their college choices, candidates must navigate to the “Apply for institutional round” option, then click on “Select Colleges” to enter their preferred colleges.

  • Candidates can make changes in their college selections during the institute-level counselling rounds.

  • At first, candidates will be given admission in their selected quota.

  • In case colleges do not find candidates for a given category, then colleges can admit candidates from the inter-se merit list for all categories.

  • Apart from the category, the quota can also be converted if no candidates are available in a specific quota (MS or OMS).

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MH CET 5-year LLB Vacancy Report 2025 for Institute Level Counselling

Cateogry

Intake

Admitted

Vacant

CAP

11348

7447

3901

EWS + J&K

967

293

674

Management

1274

0

1274

MH CET 3-year LLB Vacancy Report 2025 for Institute Level Counselling

Cateogry

Intake

Admitted

Vacant

CAP

19605

13544

6061

EWS + J&K

1648

662

986

Approved Colleges

23404

14206

9198

Important Guidelines for MH CET Law Institute Level Counselling 2025

Here are some helpful guidelines for candidates participating in the Institute Level round:

  • Candidates must make sure they correct any details in case there is a mistake in the CAP registration details.

  • College options entered in round III will not be considered for the Institute Level counselling.

  • Candidates must enter fresh college choices for this round of counselling.

  • All admissions in this round shall be given based on the system-generated merit list.

  • The institutes must intimate candidates about the process of admission through SMS and email.

  • Candidates can seek admission for any vacant seat in each college on the CAP portal.

  • Candidates must check their merit position for their selected college individually and then decide according to their merit list.

  • Each college will have a separate merit list based on the preferences entered by the candidate.

  • If NRI/OCI, PIO, or OMS category candidates remain vacant, then colleges must fill such seats from the list of other category candidates.

  • There will be no admissions after the cutoff date, which is September 22, 2025, for 5-year LLB and September 25, 2025, for 3-year LLB.

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