Maharashtra MBBS & BDS Counselling: Revised Round 1 Schedule Released

The counselling authority for Maharashtra has released a revised schedule for CAP Round 1 admissions to MBBS and BDS courses. If you're a candidate in this process, here's the complete, corrected timeline and what each stage requires from you.

The Revised Round 1 Schedule

The Grievance Period for Existing Candidates runs from 19th to 20th August, 2026, till 5:00 PM — this is your window to flag any issues from an earlier stage before the revised process moves forward.

Online Registration & Session Apply opens from 20th August, 8:00 PM, and closes on 21st August, 8:00 PM.

Payment of Registration Fees must be completed by 21st August, 2026, 10:00 PM — note that this closes two hours after registration itself, giving a small buffer, but it's still the same day.

Document Upload & Submission runs from 20th August, 8:00 PM to 21st August, 11:59 PM, overlapping with the registration window rather than following it.

Online Document Verification takes place on 23rd August, 2026, followed by the release of the Revised Provisional Merit List on the same day.

Grievance Submission against the provisional merit list is open till 24th August, 2026, 5:00 PM — a tight, single-day window to raise any objections.

The Final Merit List & Seat Matrix will be published on 25th August, 2026.

Choice / Preference Filling runs from 26th to 29th August, 2026, till 5:30 PM — the longest single window in this schedule, giving candidates several days to research and order their institute and course preferences.

CAP Round 1 Seat Allotment results will be declared on 30th August, 2026.

Finally, Physical Joining & Admission for allotted candidates runs from 31st August to 4th September, 2026, till 5:30 PM.

Why "Revised" Matters Here

This is explicitly a revised schedule, which means an earlier version of these dates has been changed. Candidates who were tracking the original timeline should discard those dates entirely and work only off this updated schedule - mixing old and new dates is one of the most common ways candidates miss a step in counselling processes like this.

The presence of a dedicated grievance window before registration even opens also suggests this revision may be connected to corrections or issues flagged by existing candidates from an earlier round or list - another reason to pay close attention to your own status if you were part of the process before this revision.

Documents: A Strict Requirement, Not a Formality

The notice is explicit on this point: candidates must upload and submit all required original colour-scanned documents within the given timeline. Failure to do so may result in the application not being considered for the admission process or the category claimed - meaning an incomplete document submission doesn't just delay you, it can knock you out of consideration entirely for that category or the process as a whole.

Given that document upload closes at 11:59 PM on 21st August - the same night registration fee payment is due - candidates should treat these two tasks as a single combined deadline rather than two separate, sequential ones.

What to Do Now

Complete registration, fee payment, and document upload well before the night of 21st August, rather than treating the three as separate tasks to handle across different days — all three windows close within hours of each other.

Prepare original colour-scanned copies of every required document in advance, in the correct file format and size, so upload isn't delayed by last-minute scanning or conversion issues.

If you were part of an earlier round or list, use the 19th-20th August grievance window specifically to flag any discrepancy now — this window closes before registration even opens, so it can't be used later.

Once the provisional merit list is out on 23rd August, check it immediately rather than waiting, since the grievance window against it closes the very next day, 24th August, at 5:00 PM.

Use the full choice-filling window from 26th to 29th August to research institutes and courses thoroughly, rather than filling preferences hastily on the last day — this is the one stage of the process with real breathing room.

Key Things to Remember

This is a revised schedule — any earlier dates you may have noted should be discarded in favour of this timeline.f

Registration, fee payment, and document upload all cluster around 20th-21st August and should be treated as one combined task.

The provisional merit list (23rd August) and its grievance window (till 24th August) leave only about a day for corrections — act immediately once the list is out.

CAP Round 1 seat allotment is on 30th August, with physical joining and admission required by 4th September.

Incomplete or missing original colour-scanned documents can disqualify an application from consideration for the admission process or claimed category entirely.

This article is based on the revised CAP Round 1 counselling schedule for MBBS & BDS admissions in Maharashtra. Candidates should verify all dates and detailed requirements on the official Maharashtra medical counselling portal, since schedules can be revised further.