ACPC MBA MCA 2027 is the online admission counselling run by the Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC), Gujarat for full-time MBA and MCA seats in 2027-28. It is not an exam. Merit is based on your CMAT score, CMAT 2027 is tentatively on 7 February 2027, and ACPC registration is expected in May 2027.
ACPC MBA MCA 2027
This page covers ACPC MBA MCA 2027 counselling in Gujarat: expected dates, registration and fee, eligibility, how CMAT merit is used, seat allotment rounds and the latest cut off.
| Full name | ACPC Gujarat online admission to post-graduate MBA and MCA (full time) courses |
|---|---|
| Conducted by | Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC), Directorate of Technical Education, Gujarat |
| Exam level | State counselling (Gujarat); ACPC holds no entrance exam of its own |
| Courses / Purpose | Full-time MBA and MCA seats at Govt, grant-in-aid and self-financed institutes of Gujarat |
| Selection | Merit on CMAT score; CMAT 2027 is tentatively on 7 February 2027 (NTA) |
| Application | Expected May 2027, online only (2026: 25 May to 30 June) |
| Application fee | Rs 500 for MBA or MCA, Rs 750 for both (2026-27), online only |
| Eligibility | Bachelor's degree with at least 50% (45% SC, ST, SEBC, EWS) and a CMAT appearance |
| Mode | Online registration, mock round, choice filling and allotment; offline rounds for vacant Govt/GIA seats |
| Official website | acpc.gujarat.gov.in |
Is ACPC MBA MCA an entrance exam?
No. ACPC MBA MCA is a counselling process, not a test. ACPC registers candidates, ranks them on their CMAT score and allots full-time MBA and MCA seats in Gujarat online, round by round.
| Seats | Who can claim them (2026-27) |
|---|---|
| 95% of Govt and grant-in-aid seats, and the sanctioned intake of unaided (self-financed) institutes | Candidates who passed the qualifying exam from a college or institute in Gujarat |
| 5% of Govt and grant-in-aid seats | Candidates who passed the qualifying exam from an institute outside Gujarat |
The score you need comes from CMAT, the national management test conducted by NTA. ACPC MBA MCA is one course stream of ACPC Gujarat counselling, and one registration covers MBA, MCA or both.
ACPC MBA MCA 2027 Important Dates
ACPC has not announced the 2027-28 MBA/MCA schedule yet. NTA’s tentative calendar puts CMAT 2027 on 7 February 2027, and in 2026 ACPC registration ran from 25 May to 30 June with Round 1 allotment on 21 July, so the ACPC dates below are expected months.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| CMAT 2027 exam | 7 February 2027 Expected |
| ACPC online registration | May 2027 Expected |
| Provisional merit list | July 2027 Expected |
| Round 1 allotment | July 2027 Expected |
How to Apply for ACPC MBA MCA 2027
You apply online only, on the ACPC admission portal gujacpc.admissions.nic.in. There is no offline form, and you do not have to visit any office to verify documents.
Apply Online for ACPC MBA MCA 2027
Applications for ACPC MBA MCA 2027 are expected in May 2027.
- Open the ACPC admission portal and start a new candidate registration.
- Create your User ID and password with a valid mobile number and email.
- Choose MBA, MCA or both (MBC), then enter your graduation and CMAT details.
- Upload your photo, signature, marksheets, CMAT scorecard and any category certificates in the stated format.
- Pay the non-refundable registration fee online and confirm your registration.
- Log in regularly to answer document queries and to see your merit number and choice-filling windows.
| Item | Details (2026-27) |
|---|---|
| Registration fee (MBA or MCA) | Rs 500, non-refundable |
| Registration fee (both, MBC) | Rs 750, non-refundable |
| Payment mode | Online only |
| Document verification | Online; no visit and no originals to the institute |
| Helpline | 079-26566000 (8 AM to 12 midnight) |
You can register while your final-year result is awaited; ACPC then gives a provisional merit number. If you have no internet access, designated ACPC cyber space centres help you register free from 11 AM to 5 PM on working days.
Who can apply for ACPC MBA MCA 2027?
You can apply if you have appeared in CMAT and passed your qualifying degree with at least 50% (45% for SC, ST, SEBC and EWS). These rules are from the 2026-27 advertisement, which asked for CMAT 2026; the 2027-28 notice will name the CMAT year.
- MBA: a bachelor’s degree of at least 3 years from a recognised university.
- MCA: BCA, B.Sc (Computer Science or IT), BE or B.Tech (CSE or IT) or an equivalent degree.
- MCA also accepts any graduation (B.E., B.Sc, B.Com, B.A., B.Voc and others), preferably with Mathematics, Business Mathematics or Statistics at 10+2 or degree level; without Maths you do a compulsory bridge course.
- Gujarat seats need the qualifying degree from Gujarat; the 5% All India Govt/GIA seats are for candidates who studied outside Gujarat.
To prepare for the score that decides your merit, try a free CMAT mock test.
How is the ACPC MBA MCA 2027 merit list prepared?
ACPC ranks candidates on their CMAT score. A provisional merit list comes before the mock round, then a final merit list after the query-correction window (9 and 14 July 2026 last year).
| Merit number | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Starts with 1 (e.g. 10074) | Gujarat MBA merit; the last four digits are your rank |
| Starts with 2 (e.g. 20081) | Gujarat MCA merit |
| Starts with 99 (e.g. 991011) | All India quota merit; the next digit is 1 for MBA, 2 for MCA |
A lower number is better. You see your merit number in your candidate profile on the admission portal; in 2026-27 ACPC also ran a merit rank search.
How does ACPC MBA MCA seat allotment work?
Seats are allotted online on your merit number and the order of your choices. In 2026-27 ACPC ran a mock round, two online rounds and an online Round 3, then two offline rounds for vacant Govt and grant-in-aid seats.
- Mock round: fill choices and see a trial allotment (14 July 2026 last year), then change your choices.
- Round 1: fill and lock choices and check your allotment (21 July 2026 last year).
- Confirm an allotted seat by paying the token tuition fee online and generating your admission letter in the round’s window.
- Round 2 lets you give reshuffle consent and alter choices; online Round 3 filled vacant Govt and GIA seats, with reporting to institutes by 7 August 2026.
- Offline Rounds 4 and 5 (13 August and 8 September 2026) filled the remaining Govt and GIA seats at ACPC, L.D. College of Engineering campus, Ahmedabad, and were open to CMAT and non-CMAT candidates.
Vacant seats at self-financed institutes are filled by the institutes themselves (1 to 14 August 2026 last year). In the 2026 offline Round 5, candidates not registered in the online rounds paid Rs 500 in cash, and male candidates paid a Rs 1,500 admission-confirmation fee (nil for female candidates). Tuition Fee Waiver seats are not offered in MBA or MCA.
What is the expected ACPC MBA MCA 2027 cut off?
The 2027 cut off will follow the pattern below. These are OPEN-category closing merit numbers and CMAT scores at grant-in-aid MBA institutes after the online rounds (2025-26, official ACPC closure PDF).
| Institute (GIA) | Quota | Closing ACPC merit no. | Closing CMAT score |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.K. School of Professional and Management Studies, Gujarat University (GIA) | Gujarat | 10113 | 90.570369 |
| B.K. School of Professional and Management Studies, Gujarat University (GIA) | All India | 991011 | 89.535907 |
| M.S. Patel Institute of Management Studies (FMS) (GIA) | Gujarat | 10123 | 89.818449 |
| M.S. Patel Institute of Management Studies (FMS) (GIA) | All India | 991013 | 88.87719 |
| PG Dept of Business Management, Sardar Patel University (GIA) | Gujarat | 10351 | 76.921604 |
| Centre for Management Studies, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad (GIA) | Gujarat | 10873 | 54.691937 |
| Dept of Business & Industrial Management, VNSGU (GIA) | Gujarat | 11363 | 40.652819 |
| Dept of Commerce & Management, KSKV Kachchh University (GIA) | Gujarat | 12604 | 12.092819 |
| Smt. R.D. Gardi Dept of Business Management, Saurashtra University (GIA) | Gujarat | 13154 | 1.6004276 |
| Dept of Business Administration, Bhavnagar University (GIA) | Gujarat | 13175 | 1.1007945 |
| S.K. School of Business Management, HNGU Patan (GIA) | Gujarat | 13213 | 0.1069048 |
Round-wise 2026-27 closing ranks, category-wise figures and MCA cut offs are on the ACPC MBA cut off and ACPC MCA cut off pages.
ACPC MBA MCA 2027 Official Notices and Downloads
No 2027-28 MBA/MCA notice is out yet. These are the latest official documents and links.
- PDFACPC MBA/MCA Admission 2026-27 Advertisement (latest) (25 May 2026)Official site · acpc.gujarat.gov.inOpen
- LINKACPC MBA/MCA page (notices, key dates, round-wise closures)Official site · acpc.gujarat.gov.inOpen
- LINKACPC online admission portal: gujacpc.admissions.nic.inOfficial site · gujacpc.admissions.nic.inOpen