Maharashtra Polytechnic Admission 2020

Updated on Jun 10, 2020 - 4:33 p.m. IST by Team Careers360

Maharashtra Polytechnic Admission 2020 - State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra will conduct three rounds for Maharashtra polytechnic admission 2020. The registration for Maharashtra polytechnic admission 2020 will commence in online mode. Candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria of Maharashtra polytechnic admission 2020 before filling the application form. Maharashtra polytechnic admission 2020 will be conducted for admission to the diploma technical courses which will be offered by the participating institutes. A provisional and final merit list of the shortlisted candidates eligible for Maharashtra polytechnic admission 2020 counselling process will be released. The counselling process will include various steps such as registration, document verification, option entry, and seat allotment. Read the complete article to know more about Maharashtra Polytechnic Admission 2020.

Overview of Maharashtra Polytechnic Admission 2020

Particulars	Details
Name	Maharashtra Polytechnic Admission 2020
Conducting body	Commissioner of State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra State
Application Mode	Online
Process of Admission	There will not be any separate entrance exam. Candidates will be selected according to the aggregate marks scored by them in SSC.
Type of counselling	Centralized Admission Process (CAP). The seat allotment will be conducted online depending upon the merit rank and the options entered by the candidate.

Maharashtra Polytechnic Admission Dates 2020

Staying up to date with the dates of all the important events is important for candidates who will be appearing in the procedure of Maharashtra Polytechnic Admission 2020. All the important dates related to the same are mentioned in the table below.

Maharashtra Polytechnic 2020 Admission Dates

S.No	Event	Dates (Tentative)
1	Commencement of online registration	To be notified
2	Document verification and confirmation of application form for admission	To be notified
3	Final date to register online	To be notified
4	Last date to submit receipt of application made for obtaining non-creamy layer certificate at FC	To be notified
5	Release of provisional merit list	To be notified
6	Submission of grievance at FC	To be notified
7	Declaration of final merit list	To be notified
8	Publication of Provisional category-wise seats (Seat Matrix) for CAP – Round I	To be notified
9	Online Submission & Confirmation of Option Form of CAP Round- I	To be notified
10	Release of Provisional Allotment for CAP Round-I	To be notified
11	Reporting to Admission Reporting Centre (ARC)	To be notified
12	Reporting to the Allotted Institute and Confirmation of Admission by submitting required documents and payment of fee after CAP Round I	To be notified
13	Display of Provisional Vacant Seats for CAP Round-II	To be notified
14	Online Submission & Confirmation of Option Form of CAP Round- II	To be notified
15	Announcement of Provisional Allotment for CAP Round-II	To be notified
16	Reporting to the ARC as per Allotment of CAP Round II if seat is allotted for first time in CAP Round II	To be notified
17	Reporting to the Allotted Institute and Confirmation of Admission by submitting required documents and payment of fee after CAP Round II	To be notified
18	Display of Provisional Vacant Seats for CAP Round-III	To be notified
19	Online Submission & Confirmation of Option Form of CAP Round- III	To be notified
20	Provisional Allotment for CAP Round-III	To be notified
21	Reporting to the ARC if seat is allotted for the first time in CAP Round III	To be notified
22	Reporting to the allotted institute	To be notified
23	Commencement of academic activities for all Institutions	To be notified
24	Cut-off Date for all type of admissions for the Academic Year 2020-21	To be notified
25	For Institutes: Last date of uploading the data (details of admitted candidates)	To be notified

Maharashtra Polytechnic Eligibility Criteria 2020

Candidates who plan to appear for Maharashtra Polytechnic Admission 2020 should ensure that they meet the eligibility criteria for the same. If a candidate fails to meet eligibility criteria, then he/she will not be qualified to appear in any stage of the admission process. Maharashtra Polytechnic eligibility criteria 2020 will depend upon the type of candidature. The detailed eligibility criteria is mentioned below.

Eligibility Criteria of Maharashtra Polytechnic Admission 2020

Candidature Type	Eligibility Criteria	Home District
A	Candidates should have passed class 8th, 9th, and 10th (SSC) from a recognized institute in Maharashtra	Candidates should have passed the qualifying examination from within the jurisdiction of the respective district area.
B	Candidates who do not fall in category A but have parent(s) that hold Maharashtra State Domicile	Place where the authority issue domicile certificate should fall within the respective area of district jurisdiction.
C	Candidate who does not fall in any category (A & B) but has any one or both parent(s) who is an employee of the Government of India or Government of India Undertaking and is still working till the last date of submission of application.	The place of posting of parent(s) should be within the respective area of district jurisdiction.
D	Candidates who don’t belong to any of the above-said categories (A, B, & C) but have a parent(s) who is an employee or retired employee of the Government of Maharashtra or Government of Maharashtra Undertaking.	The place of posting of the parent (if employed) or settlement (if retired) should be within the respective area of district jurisdiction
E	Candidate should have passed class 8th, 9th, and 10th (SSC) from an institute that is located in the disputed Maharashtra Karnataka Border Area or from Maharashtra and residing in disputed Maharashtra Karnataka Border Area. Also, the mother tongue of a candidate should be Marathi.	Candidate will be considered for the Outside Home District seats or State Level Seats.
Candidature		Eligibility Criteria
Indian Candidature		Candidates who have Indian Nationality belongs to this category.
Minority Candidature		Candidates who hold Maharashtra domicile but belong to a particular linguistic or religious minority community from within the State and as notified by the Government belongs to this category.

Maharashtra Polytechnic Counselling 2020

The counselling process of Maharashtra Polytechnic 2020 admission process will commence in online mode. All the eligible candidates will have to submit the form online and a provisional merit list to shortlist candidates for Maharashtra Polytechnic counselling 2020 will also be released. According to the final list, all the shortlisted candidates will have to participate in the choice filling and locking process based on which the admission authorities will allot the seats. In each round choice filling will be available.

Stepwise procedure of Counselling for Maharashtra Polytechnic Admission 2020

Filling of application form
Verification of Documents at Facilitation centres
Publication of merit list – first provisional merit list will be published which will be followed by final merit list
Option entry
Allotment of seats

Maharashtra Polytechnic Application Form 2020

In order to participate in the Centralised Admission Process, candidates will have to fill the Maharashtra polytechnic admission 2020 application form in online mode. Candidates should ensure that they will meet the eligibility criteria required for the admission process. Also, candidates will have to submit the Maharashtra polytechnic application form before the last day and should ensure that all the details entered in the form is correct.

Steps to fill Maharashtra Polytechnic 2020 Application Form

Step 1 - Registration - Candidates will first have to register by using valid email ID and password.

Step 2 - Uploading of scanned images - Candidates will have to upload the required documents in a format prescribed by the authorities.

Step 3 - Payment of application form - After uploading all the required documents, the next step will be a payment of the application fee of Maharashtra polytechnic admission 2020.

Step 4 - Submission of application form - Once all the details are entered correctly, documents are uploaded, and payment is done then candidates will have to click on the “Submit” button to complete the process.

Verification of Documents at Facilitation Centres

Document verification is one of the most important steps in the entire process of Maharashtra polytechnic admission 2020. To get the documents verified, candidates will have to personally visit the facilitation centres along with a signed printout of the filled online application form and originals and photocopies of all relevant documents. After the process of document verification is done, the facilitation centre in-charge will then confirm the candidate’s application form through an online mode and will also issue a receipt-cum-acknowledgement of the application form. Candidates should make sure that they will get back their original documents.

Important documents required in Document Verification Process

During the document verification process for Maharashtra polytechnic admission 2020, candidates should carry all the required documents. A list of all the important documents is given below.

Certificate of Indian Nationality
Class VIII and IX Mark sheet/ Proforma Z
S.S.C. (Std.X) Mark sheet
School leaving certificate after passing SSC (Standard X)
HSC/ HSC Vocational mark sheet and Leaving Certificate (if applicable)
Passing Certificate of Intermediate Grade Drawing examination (if applicable)
Documents related to their candidature type

Maharashtra Polytechnic Merit List 2020

The provisional merit list for Maharashtra polytechnic admission 2020 will be published by the authorities tentatively in the first week of July. The final merit list will be released tentatively in the second week of July after considering all the grievances that the candidates might have with the provisional merit list. Admissions will be prepared on the basis of the aggregate marks secured by the candidates in the SSC or qualifying examination and was category-specific. Candidates should note that being listed in the merit list does not guarantee admission.

Tie-breaking Procedure of Maharashtra Polytechnic Admission 2020

If two or more candidates will secure the same marks in the qualifying exam then the higher rank will be allotted in the following order.

Candidate who secured a higher percentage of marks in Mathematics.
Candidate who secured a higher percentage of marks in Science.
Candidate who secured a higher percentage of marks in English.
Candidate who passed HSC science.
Candidate who passed HSC with Minimum Competency Vocational Course
Candidate who passed ITI Trade (2-year course)
Candidate who passed an intermediate grade drawing exam

Candidates who will successfully submit applications for admission through CAP will issue a merit number which will be derived from the merit list.

Maharashtra Polytechnic Option Entry 2020

While filling the Maharashtra polytechnic application form 2020, candidates will have to enter the choice of courses and colleges from the options that will be available. Candidates are recommended to select as many choices as possible (maximum 300). This is because it will increase the chances of getting admission. Candidates will have to select the choices in the decreasing order of priority. Once the candidate will confirm the choice filling then the changes will not be allowed, but candidates will be able to confirm their choices during each round of counselling.

Display of category-wise seats (Seat Matrix) - By referring to the category-wise seat matrix, candidate will be better able to access their chances of getting admission and will also be able to participate in choice filling more effectively.

Total number of choice filling rounds - There will be a total of three rounds of seat allotment and during each round, candidates will get a chance to confirm their choice or fill in fresh choice.

Application Fee for Maharashtra Polytechnic Admission 2020

Category	Application Fee
General category candidates, Outside Maharashtra state candidates	Rs. 400
Reserved category candidates from Maharashtra state & PWD candidates from Maharashtra	Rs. 300

Maharashtra Polytechnic Seat Allotment 2020

The seat allotment of Maharashtra polytechnic admission 2020 will be announced through online mode. It will be a computerised allotment and will be done category-wise as per the inter-se-merit of the candidate. In total, seat allotment process will have three rounds and during each round, candidates will be given a chance to confirm their choices or make a fresh choice. Candidates will be able to do option entry by logging into the accounts. The authorities will also release the provisional seats left vacant after each round such that the candidates will be able to make clear choices. In case some seats are left vacant, authorities might conduct an additional counselling round.

Maharashtra polytechnic 2020 seat allotment will be done on the provisional basis and once the allotment of seat is done then the candidates will have to visit the Admission Reporting Centre (ARC) for the process of document verification and to accept a seat. After accepting a seat, candidates will have to visit the allotted institute for completing the admission process.

Seat Acceptance fee - Candidates will have to make a payment of Rs. 1000 as a seat acceptance fee and it will be a non-refundable payment.

Freezing, Up-Gradation and Acceptance of Seats

Freezing - If the authorities offer the candidates their first seat preference then the seat alloted will automatically be frozen and candidates will not be allowed to participate in the subsequent rounds of Maharashtra Polytechnic seat allotment 2020. Candidates will also get a chance to freeze their seat if they are happy with the allotted seat. To freeze a seat, candidates will have to report to ARC as a confirmation of seat acceptance. Please note that a failure to confirm seat acceptance will result in forfeiture of allotted seat.
Seat Upgradation - Candidates who will not be offered a seat according to their first preference will get a chance to participate in the subsequent rounds for a chance to get a preferred seat.

Mistakes that will be allowed for rectification at ARC

Gender
Caste – candidate will not be allowed to change their category from General to Reserved.
Removal of minority status
Removal of Disability status
Removal of Defence status
Candidature type
Home District
Removal of Fee Waiver Seats (TFWS) status
Removal of Technical or Vocational Status
Change in qualification

No other changes other than the ones mentioned above will be allowed.

Maharashtra Polytechnic Cutoff 2020

The admission authorities will release the cut off of Maharashtra polytechnic admission 2020 for all the three rounds that will be conducted for seat allotment. The authorities will release the rank that will act as the last rank for which the authorities will offer admission to the candidates. With the release of Maharashtra polytechnic 2020 cutoff, candidates will be able to know about the branch and category-wise minimum marks required by the candidates for higher chances of admission to the participating institutes. There will be a total of three rounds which means that if a candidate fails to be a part of the first two rounds of seat allotment, they will still be able to get admission by being a part of round 3 of seat allotment. The below table contains the previous years’ Maharashtra polytechnic cutoffs.

Previous years’ Maharashtra Polytechnic cutoffs

Round	Cut Off
Maharashtra Polytechnic 2019 Cutoff
CAP Round - I	Click here
CAP Round - II	Click here
CAP Round - III	Click here
Additional Round	-
Maharashtra Polytechnic 2017 Cutoff
CAP Round - I	Click Here
CAP Round - II	Click Here
CAP Round - III	Click Here
Additional Round	Click Here