India, Sept. 23 -- After months of uncertainty, the State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell finally announced the admission schedule for pharmacy courses on Monday. According to the notification, the process will begin on September 24 with the release of the seat matrix. Aspirants will be able to fill in their choice of colleges from September 25. Admissions are expected to be completed by November 12, after which the academic year will commence.

This year, the government has introduced significant changes to the admission process, aligning it more closely with the system used for engineering admissions. In the third round of centralised admissions, students will be allowed to freeze options for up to six colleges.

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