India, Aug. 2 -- The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has released the first seat allotment list for engineering admissions under the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) Round 1 on Thursday. Out of the 1,99,748 students who filled in their preferences, 1,44,776 have secured seats in engineering colleges across the state.

Candidates who have received an allotment in Round 1 must confirm their admission by reporting to their allotted institutions between August 1 and 3, with all necessary documents and fees. Those failing to complete the reporting process within this window will forfeit their current allotment, said officials.

As many as 15,852 students have been allotted their first preference, and for them, accepting th...