Maharashtra will open 40 CET Student Assistance Centres in all 36 districts to simplify the higher education admission process. Minister Chandrakant Patil said the centres will help students with CET and CAP applications, document uploads, hall tickets, scholarships, and career guidance. Mumbai will have three centres, Pune and Nagpur two each.

Mumbai: In a major initiative aimed at simplifying the admission process and improving access to educational guidance, the Maharashtra government has decided to establish CET Student Assistance Centres in every district across the state. The centres will provide students with accurate information and support related to Common Entrance Test (CET) examinations, Centralised Admission Process (CAP), scholarships and higher education admissions.

Meeting details

The announcement was made by Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil during a review meeting held at Mantralaya on Monday. The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary B. Venugopal Reddy, State CET Cell Commissioner Dilip Sardesai, Director of Technical Education Dr. Vinod Mohitkar, Director of Higher Education Shailendra Deolankar and district-level coordinators through virtual mode.

Patil said the initiative aims to ensure that students receive reliable guidance at every stage of the admission process without having to travel to major cities. The centres are expected to particularly benefit students from rural and remote areas by providing information on admissions, scholarships, career opportunities and academic programmes within their own districts.