{"id":7,"date":"2026-04-10T05:43:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shooinstars.com\/blog\/?p=7"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:39:18","slug":"how-to-get-pict-pune-low-score-non-cap-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shooinstars.com\/blog\/how-to-get-pict-pune-low-score-non-cap-round\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Admission in PICT Pune at a Low MHT-CET Score \u2014 Non-CAP Round Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n  .blog-container * { box-sizing: border-box; }\n  .blog-container { max-width: 780px; margin: 0 auto; font-family: 'Segoe UI', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif; line-height: 1.8; color: #1a1a2e; }\n\n  \/* Category tags *\/\n  .blog-container .category-tag { background: #e8f4fd; color: #0066cc; padding: 4px 12px; border-radius: 20px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; margin-right: 8px; }\n  .blog-container .category-tag:hover { background: #d0ebfa; 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border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e8e8; font-size: 15px; }\n  .blog-container .info-table tr:nth-child(even) { background: #f8f9fa; }\n\n  @media (max-width: 600px) {\n    .blog-container h2 { font-size: 20px; }\n    .blog-container .stats-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"blog-container\">\n\n  <!-- Category Tags -->\n  <div>\n    <a href=\"\/category\/non-cap-vacancy-guide\/\" class=\"category-tag\">Non-CAP &amp; Vacancy Guide<\/a>\n    <a href=\"\/category\/college-profiles\/\" class=\"category-tag\">College Profiles<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Meta Bar -->\n  <div class=\"meta-bar\">\n    <span>By <strong>Kalpesh Hiwase<\/strong><\/span>\n    <span>|<\/span>\n    <span>Updated: April 2026<\/span>\n    <span>|<\/span>\n    <span>8 min read<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Video Embed -->\n  <div class=\"video-embed\" style=\"padding:0;border:none;background:#000;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;aspect-ratio:16\/9;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IeC_sHiBLqQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n  <!-- Intro -->\n  <p>PICT Pune low score admission sounds impossible, and yet it happens every single year through the Non-CAP route. PICT Pune is one of the top engineering colleges in Maharashtra, and most students assume you need a 99+ percentile in MHT-CET to even dream of getting in. The General Open seat cutoff for Electronics &amp; Telecommunication at PICT sits at a staggering 99.09 percentile.<\/p>\n  <p>But here is something most families do not know \u2014 after all four CAP rounds are over, nearly 37.5% of seats in the E&amp;TC branch at PICT remain vacant. That is roughly 90 seats out of 240, still waiting to be filled. These seats are allocated through a process called Non-CAP admission, and students with significantly lower scores can grab them \u2014 without paying a single rupee to any agent.<\/p>\n\n  <p>In this blog, we break down exactly how the Non-CAP admission process works at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pict.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PICT<\/a>, how you can participate, and why you do not need to pay agents lakhs of rupees for something you can do yourself.<\/p>\n\n  <!-- Shocking Stats -->\n  <div class=\"stats-box\">\n    <h3 style=\"margin-top: 0; text-align: center; color: #0066cc;\">PICT E&amp;TC Seat Vacancy \u2014 The Numbers<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"stats-grid\">\n      <div class=\"stat-item\">\n        <span class=\"stat-number\">99.09<\/span>\n        <span class=\"stat-label\">General Open Cutoff (Percentile)<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"stat-item\">\n        <span class=\"stat-number\">~90<\/span>\n        <span class=\"stat-label\">Seats Vacant After 4 CAP Rounds<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"stat-item\">\n        <span class=\"stat-number\">240<\/span>\n        <span class=\"stat-label\">Total E&amp;TC Seats<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"stat-item\">\n        <span class=\"stat-number\">37.5%<\/span>\n        <span class=\"stat-label\">Vacancy Rate After CAP<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 1 -->\n  <h2>What Is the Non-CAP Admission Process?<\/h2>\n\n  <p>To understand Non-CAP, you first need to understand CAP. CAP stands for Centralized Admission Process \u2014 this is the standard process where you fill a preference form from home, submit your choices, and the system allots you a college based on your rank. CAP has four rounds (Round 1 through Round 4), and this is what most students and parents know about.<\/p>\n\n  <p>But here is the part most people miss: after all four CAP rounds are done, many seats across top colleges still remain vacant. This is where the Non-CAP process begins.<\/p>\n\n  <p>Non-CAP admission is a combination of two types of seats:<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"info-table\">\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n        <th>Seat Type<\/th>\n        <th>What It Means<\/th>\n        <th>Who Fills It<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td><strong>ACAP (After CAP Vacancy)<\/strong><\/td>\n        <td>Seats that were part of the CAP quota but remained vacant after all 4 rounds<\/td>\n        <td>The college conducts its own rounds<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><strong>ILS (Institution Level Seats)<\/strong><\/td>\n        <td>20% seats reserved for the college to fill directly \u2014 often called &#8220;management quota&#8221; in layman terms<\/td>\n        <td>The college conducts its own rounds<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n  <p>The key difference is this \u2014 in CAP, the government runs the process. In Non-CAP, the college itself runs the admission. PICT will publish notices, release Google forms, conduct its own rounds, and directly fill these seats.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"highlight-box\">\n    <p><strong>Key Insight:<\/strong> At PICT, the combined ACAP + ILS vacancy for E&amp;TC was approximately 42 + 48 = 90 seats. That is nearly 37.5% of the total intake \u2014 available at cutoffs significantly lower than the regular CAP rounds.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 2 -->\n  <h2>PICT Pune Low Score Admission: Step-by-Step Non-CAP Process<\/h2>\n\n  <p>PICT follows a structured Non-CAP admission process. Based on previous year data (2025), here is exactly how it unfolds:<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"step-list\">\n    <div class=\"step-item\">\n      <div class=\"step-number\">1<\/div>\n      <div class=\"step-content\">\n        <p><strong>PICT publishes a tentative schedule<\/strong> \u2014 After the last CAP round (usually in September), PICT releases a notice on their website titled something like &#8220;Tentative Schedule for Admission Process for B.E.\/B.Tech in Institution Level Quota &amp; ILS Vacancies.&#8221; This notice lists the timeline for their Non-CAP rounds.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"step-item\">\n      <div class=\"step-number\">2<\/div>\n      <div class=\"step-content\">\n        <p><strong>Google Form link is released<\/strong> \u2014 PICT publishes a second notice with a Google Form link. If you are interested in Non-CAP admission, you fill this form with your details \u2014 name, CET score, preferred branch, etc.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"step-item\">\n      <div class=\"step-number\">3<\/div>\n      <div class=\"step-content\">\n        <p><strong>Multiple Non-CAP rounds happen<\/strong> \u2014 Unlike CAP which has exactly 4 rounds, PICT&#8217;s Non-CAP process can have multiple rounds. Each round has its own cutoff, and the cutoffs keep dropping with each subsequent round as seats get filled.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"step-item\">\n      <div class=\"step-number\">4<\/div>\n      <div class=\"step-content\">\n        <p><strong>You get allotted a seat<\/strong> \u2014 If your score meets the cutoff for that particular round, you get a seat. You then complete document verification and fee payment directly at the college.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p>The entire process happens in the last week of September and can extend into October. Most families have already given up by this point, which is exactly why seats remain available for those who know about this process.<\/p>\n\n  <!-- Section 3 -->\n  <h2>Why PICT Pune Low Score Seats Stay Vacant After CAP Rounds<\/h2>\n\n  <p>This is the question everyone asks \u2014 if PICT is such a great college with a 99+ percentile cutoff, how can 37.5% of seats still be empty after four CAP rounds?<\/p>\n\n  <p>There are several reasons this happens. Students with high scores often get allotted to multiple colleges and choose only one, leaving seats vacant elsewhere. Some students who get allotted to PICT in early rounds upgrade to COEP or VJTI in later rounds, which frees up their PICT seat. A portion of ILS seats (the 20% institution-level quota) are never part of CAP to begin with \u2014 they are always filled by the college directly. And finally, some students simply do not join after getting allotted because they choose to go out of state or take a drop year.<\/p>\n\n  <p>The result? Seats at a top college, available at significantly lower cutoffs, through a process most families do not even know exists.<\/p>\n\n  <!-- Section 4 -->\n  <h2>Do Not Pay Agents for Non-CAP Admission<\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"warning-box\">\n    <p><strong>Warning:<\/strong> Many agents charge anywhere from Rs 10 to 15 lakhs claiming they can &#8220;get you into PICT through management quota.&#8221; This is the exact same Non-CAP process that PICT runs publicly on their website. You do not need to pay anyone even Rs 1 for this. All notices, Google forms, and round details are published by PICT directly.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p>The Non-CAP process is completely transparent. PICT publishes every notice on their website. Every round has a clear cutoff. There is no hidden back-door \u2014 the so-called &#8220;management quota admission&#8221; that agents sell is simply the ILS process that any eligible student can apply to directly.<\/p>\n\n  <p>The only thing you need is information and awareness. Know when the notices come out, fill the Google form on time, and participate in the rounds. That is it.<\/p>\n\n  <!-- Section 5 -->\n  <h2>PICT Pune Low Score Updates: How to Stay Informed on Non-CAP Rounds<\/h2>\n\n  <p>The biggest challenge with Non-CAP admissions is timing. Notices come out with short deadlines, and if you miss them, you miss your chance. Here is how you can track everything:<\/p>\n\n  <p>The Shooin Stars website and Android app have a dedicated Non-CAP Admissions section. For PICT specifically, all notices from previous years (2025) are already available \u2014 including tentative schedules, Google form links, round-wise cutoffs, and seat matrices. When PICT releases notices for 2026, they will be updated here as well.<\/p>\n\n  <p>Additionally, Shooin Stars conducts live seminars before every major Non-CAP round. When PICT announces a new round, a live session is organized where you get detailed guidance on how to fill the form, what documents to keep ready, and what cutoff to expect.<\/p>\n\n  <p>This is not limited to PICT alone. The same Non-CAP information is available for SPIT, Walchand, VIT, and over 100 other engineering colleges in Maharashtra.<\/p>\n\n  <!-- FAQ Section -->\n  <div class=\"faq-section\">\n    <h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"faq-item\">\n      <div class=\"faq-question\">Can I get PICT admission below 90 percentile through Non-CAP?<\/div>\n      <div class=\"faq-answer\">Yes, it is possible. Non-CAP round cutoffs are significantly lower than CAP Round 1 cutoffs. Depending on the branch and the number of rounds, students with much lower percentiles have historically secured admission. The exact cutoff varies each year based on vacancy and demand.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"faq-item\">\n      <div class=\"faq-question\">Is Non-CAP admission at PICT the same as management quota?<\/div>\n      <div class=\"faq-answer\">Partially. Non-CAP includes two things \u2014 ACAP seats (leftover CAP vacancy) and ILS seats (20% institution-level seats). The ILS portion is what people commonly call &#8220;management quota.&#8221; But unlike what agents claim, this is a transparent process run by the college, not a backdoor deal.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"faq-item\">\n      <div class=\"faq-question\">When does the PICT Non-CAP admission process start?<\/div>\n      <div class=\"faq-answer\">Typically, it begins in the last week of September after all four CAP rounds are completed. PICT publishes a tentative schedule on their website first, followed by a Google Form for interested candidates. Keep checking the Shooin Stars app for real-time updates.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"faq-item\">\n      <div class=\"faq-question\">Do I need to pay agents for PICT Non-CAP admission?<\/div>\n      <div class=\"faq-answer\">Absolutely not. The entire process is public and transparent. PICT publishes all notices, forms, and cutoffs on their website. Agents who charge Rs 10-15 lakhs are simply charging you for information that is freely available. Save your money and follow the process yourself.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"faq-item\">\n      <div class=\"faq-question\">Is a seat obtained through Non-CAP valid and recognized?<\/div>\n      <div class=\"faq-answer\">Yes, 100%. Non-CAP admissions are conducted under the rules laid down by DTE Maharashtra. Whether you get a seat through CAP Round 1 or through Non-CAP, the admission is equally valid. 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