India, July 10 -- The State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has extended the deadline for registration for engineering (BE) and MBA courses. The last date to apply for BE courses is now July 12, while for MBA, it is July 11. The earlier registration deadline for both the courses was July 8. The deadline has been extended because many students have not yet completed their applications, CET Cell officials stated.

The provisional merit list will be released on July 15, followed by the final merit list on July 21.

The application process began on June 28 and till July 8, 2,27,358 applications had been received for engineering courses, with 1,70,601 students completing the application process by paying the fees. For the MBA programme, 59,554...