India, June 5 -- Even after multiple extensions and widespread awareness campaigns, the state Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has received a lukewarm response to the entrance test for professional undergraduate courses including Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS), and Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA). As per the results declared today, only around 72,000 students have registered for the CET this year, which governs admissions to more than 1.05 lakh seats across Maharashtra.

This marks the second consecutive year of underwhelming participation since these courses were reclassified as 'professional' under the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in 2023. Before this shift, ad...