Maharashtra has given reserved-category medical aspirants three more months to submit Caste Validity Certificates. The CET Cell will revise the MBBS and BDS merit list and extend CAP Round 2 preference filling until September 11. The relief applies to SC, VJ, NT, OBC and SBC candidates who had submitted proof of applying for CVC during registration.

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has granted reserved-category medical aspirants three additional months to submit their Caste Validity Certificates (CVCs), prompting the State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell to revise the MBBS and BDS merit list and extend the CAP Round 2 preference-filling deadline until 3 pm on September 11.

Extension for reserved-category candidates

The relaxation applies to candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Vimukta Jati (VJ), Nomadic Tribes (NT), Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Special Backward Classes (SBC) categories. The extension follows a government circular issued on September 4.

Under the earlier admission provisions, reserved-category candidates, excluding OBC and SEBC aspirants, who had failed to submit their CVC by the registration deadline were considered under the Open category. Some candidates were consequently unable to participate in the admission process as they did not meet the eligibility criteria applicable to Open-category candidates.