1)MH-CET (Not to be confused with the Engineering/Medical MHT-CET) - For Govt. colleges in Maharashtra (there are only two: Sir J.J. College of Architecture and Rachna Sansad’s Academy of Architecture)
2)NATA - For Private colleges (all over India). All the other architecture colleges in Mumbai, except the two mentioned above are private and come under the Mumbai University.
Another exception is the NMIMS College of Architecture which is a Deemed University but it still follows NATA entrance exam).
Admissions can also be taken via AIEEE scores but not all colleges accept them.
Well, the whole procedure is under a central system called CAP (Central Admission Procedure).
Central Admission Procedure (C.A.P.) :-
The "Online Application Form" is being made available to only those eligible candidates, who are desirous of seeking admission to the colleges through this Admission Process on the official websites viz.www.dte.org.in. Aspiring candidates are required to fill in the Online Application Form, take the printout of the Online Application Form and Confirm the Online application form in person along with duly signed printout of the Online Application form, required documents (both originals & attested copies) at the Application Form Receipt Center(ARC).A list of all the ARC is given below. The merit list of eligible candidate for Centralized Admission Process (CAP) will be displayed on the website. There are a total of four CAP rounds. The site mentions the dates for each of the procedures given in the following steps.
1. Go to the website www.dte.org.in/fe2009. Fill the form there itself and then take its printout.
2. Go to your nearest ARC and submit the form. They will give a STAMPED printout of the form.
3. On the specified dates, go to the ARC with the documents mentioned (original and attested copy) and the stamped printout which you have.
4. Check out the provisional merit list displayed on the site and ensure that all your details are correctly specified in the list. If there is any discrepancy, then go to the ARC on the specified dates
and get it corrected.
5. Check out the final merit list displayed along with your rank.
6. Go to the website and fill the online option form according to your choice. You can fill upto a maximum of 10 preferences in all. You have to report to the ARC in person and confirm the submission of your
online option form.
WARNING: Fill only those options where you surely want to take admission, because if you get a seat from the choices you have submitted, then you are not eligible for further CAP rounds and have
to compulsorily take admission in that particular college.
7. Provisional allotment list is then displayed on the site.
8. If you have been allotted a seat then report to the particular college. You are not eligible for further CAP rounds and have to compulsorily take admission in that particular college.
9. An institute-wise vacancy list is displayed on the site after each CAP round.
10. If you have not been allotted a seat, then you can fill another option form online. Repeat the same procedure from step 6 to step 8.
11. Now if you still haven’t got a seat then repeat steps 6 to 8 for CAP round 3.
12. Even after round 3, if you haven’t got a seat then there is CAP round 4.
13. These CAP rounds (in both MH-CET and NATA) are applicable for colleges all over Maharashtra.
Those interested in going to colleges like CEPT, Ahmedabad or SPA, Delhi should fill their individual college forms and send their NATA score along with that.