1. Documents required at the time of verification and confirmation of "Application form for Admission (CAP)" at ARC:
   Candidates are required to carry original documents for verification and submit attested zerox copies of the following certificates at the time of confirmation of CAP Application form at the ARC.
   • Certificate of Indian Nationality# in the name of the Candidate
   • Statement of marks of HSC and SSC
   • Statement of marks for the Bachelor's Degree Examination (i.e. the qualifying Degree examination) in case the candidate has passed the bachelor's degree examination (Candidates who have appeared for final year degree examination have time limit up to 30th September, 2008 to produce the same).
   • Caste certificate (if applicable)(Refer Para 10,11,12,13,14 of Caste Certificate Act, 2000)
   • Non Creamy Layer certificate valid upto 31st March 2009 (if applicable)
   • Domicile certificate (if applicable), clearly indicating the place of permanent residence of the candidate/father or mother or Husband
   • Certificates in Proforma A, B, C, D, E and F/F-1 as applicable.
   • Receipt of payment made at post office
   • Any other relevant document
2. Documents required at the time of admission at the respective institute:
   • All original certificates & Attested True copies of (All Marklists, MAH-MCA-CET 2008 score card, Caste, Non Creamy Layer certificate valid upto 31st March 2009 , Domicile, Proforma (A~F-1) etc.) as applicable.
   • Any other relevant document

Note:

1. # The certificate of Indian Nationality is part of the Domicile certificate, which is usually issued by the Tahsildar/Executive Magistrate/Dy. Collector of the concerned Taluka/District. In lieu of the "Certificate of Indian Nationality" following certificates/documents will also be acceptable-
   • The School leaving Certificate indicating the Nationality of the candidate as 'Indian'.
   • Indian Passport in the name of the candidate, issued by appropriate authorities.
2. No documents are needed at the time of filling up of Online form for MAH-MCA-CET 2008. However no change in the information once filled is permitted at a later date.
3. Candidates are required to keep the documents ready at the time of filling up of "Application Form for Admission". (Tentatively scheduled in the month of May 2008)

Para 10,11,12,13,14 of Caste Certificate Act, 2000 Admission under constitutional reservation seat will be governed by the Maharashtra Schedule Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Denotified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special Backward Category (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Caste Certificate Act, 2000 (Mah. Act No.XXIII of 2001) as below:
Para 10: (Benefits secured on the basis of false Caste Certificate to be withdrawn)

1. Whoever not being a person belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Denotified Tribes, De-notified tribes, (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes orSpecial Backward Category secures admission in any educational institution against a seat reserved for such Castes, Tribes or Classes, or secures any appointment in the Government, local authority or in any other company of Corporation, owned or controlled by the Government or in any Government aided institution or Co-Operative Society against a post reserved for such Castes, Tribes or Classes by producing a false Caste Certificate shall, on cancellation of the Caste Certificate by the Scrutiny Committee, be liable to be debarred from the concerned educational institution, or as the case may be, discharged from the said employment forthwith and any other benefits enjoyed or derived by virtue of such admission or appointment by such person as aforesaid shall be withdrawn forthwith.
2. Any amount paid to such person by the Government or any other agency by way of scholarship, grant, allowance or other financial benefit shall be recovered from such person as an arrears of land revenue.
3. Notwithstanding anything contained in any Act for the time being in force, any Degree, Diploma or any other educational qualification acquired by such person after securing admission in any educational institution on the basis of a Caste Certificate which is subsequently proved to be false shall also stand cancelled, on cancellation of such Caste Certificate, by the Scrutiny Committee.
4. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, a person shall be disqualified for being a member of any statutory body if he has contested the election for local authority, Co-operative Society or any statutory body on the seat reserved for any of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes, (Vimukt jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes or Special Backward Category by procuring a false Caste Certificate as belonging to such Caste, Tribe or Class on such false Caste Certificate being cancelled by the Scrutiny Committee; and any benefits obtained by such person shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue and the election of such person shall be deemed to have been terminated retrospectively.

Para 11: (Offences & Penalties)

1. Whoever -
   1. Obtains a false Caste Certificate by furnishing false information or filing false statements or documents or any other fraudulent means ; or
   2. not being a person belonging to any of the Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes, (Vimukt jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes or Special Backward Category secures any benefits or appointment exclusively reserved for such Castes, Tribes or Classes in the Government, local authority or any other company or corporation owned or controlled by the Government or in any Government aided institution, or secures admission in any educational institution against a seat exclusively reserved for such Castes, Tribes or Classes or is elected to any of the elective offices of local authority or Co-operative Society against the office, reserved for such Castes, Tribes of Classes by producing a false Caste Certificate; shall, on conviction, be punished , with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extent up to two years or with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees, but which may extend up to twenty thousand rupees or both.
2. No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this section except upon a complaint, in writing, made by the scrutiny Committee or by any other officer duly authorized by the Scrutiny Committee for this purpose.

Para 12: (Offences under Act to be cognizable & nonbailable)
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure; 1973 --

1. offence punishable under section 11 shall be cognizable and non-bailable;
2. every offence punishable under this Act, shall be tried by any Magistrate of First Class in a summery way and provisions of sections 262except sub-section(2) to 265 both inclusive of this Code shall as for as possible may be applied to such trial.

Para 13: (Penalty for issuing false Caste Certificate)

1. Any person or authority performing the functions of Competent Authority under this act, who intentionally issues of false Caste Certificate shall earn conviction, be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend up to two years or with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees, but which may extend up to twenty thousand rupees or both.
2. No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this section except with the previous sanction of the Government.

Para 14: (Penalty for abatement)

• Whoever abets any offence punishable under this Act shall be punished with the punishment provided for in this Act for such offence.