India, Aug. 25 -- The Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for first-year engineering courses in Maharashtra has moved into its crucial third round. According to figures released by the State Common Entrance Test Cell (CET Cell) on August 24, as many as 98,055 students have been allotted seats in this phase, adding momentum to the ongoing admission cycle.

In the first round, 34,931 students confirmed their seats. The second round, however, saw a sharp drop, with only 29,910 students securing admission, despite 1.62 lakh seats being allotted to candidates. Together, the first two rounds brought confirmed admissions to 64,841 students.

The third round recorded a similar pattern. Of the 1.19 lakh candidates who filled preferences, nearly 98...