JoSAA 2026: The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) conducts counselling for admissions to IITs, NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs. Under JoSAA, admission to IITs is based on JEE Advanced ranks, while JEE Main ranks are utilised for seat allotment in NITs, IIITs, IIEST, and CFTIs.

Each round of the JoSAA counselling process comprises the following stages: seat allotment, confirmation of seats by candidates, online reporting to the allotted institute, and payment of fees. Following the conclusion of all rounds, any remaining vacant seats are allotted through the CSAB counselling process.

All candidates who qualify in the JEE Advanced 2026 examination and possess a valid JEE Main 2026 rank are required to register for JoSAA counselling to seek admission into their desired UG courses (B.Tech/B.E.) offered by the IITs, NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs.

The registration dates for Joint Seat Allocation Authority 2026 (JoSAA 2026) have been announced on the official website, jeeadv.ac.in. The counselling process is scheduled to commence on June 2, 2026. JoSAA counselling dates, essential information, and details regarding the counselling procedure will be available online on the official JoSAA website-josaa.nic.in.

Find comprehensive details regarding JoSAA 2026, including eligibility criteria, application procedure, counselling process, seat matrix, and much more, further down on this page.

What is JoSAA Counselling?

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) is a centralised counselling process for candidates holding JEE Main and JEE Advanced ranks. Based on JEE Main ranks, candidates secure admission to NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs, whereas based on JEE Advanced ranks, seats are allotted to candidates in the IITs.

JoSAA counselling is a centralised, transparent, and merit-based process for admission to over 120 premier engineering institutes in India (including IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs). It integrates the seat allocation process for candidates who have qualified in the JEE Main and Advanced examinations; this includes online registration, choice filling, document verification, and seat acceptance.

Participating colleges in JoSAA counselling:

Key Highlights of JoSAA 2026:

JoSAA consists of six rounds. Each round comprises the following stages: seat allotment, seat confirmation by candidates, online reporting to the allotted institute, and fee payment. Upon the completion of all rounds, any remaining vacant seats will be allotted through CSAB Counselling 2026. Candidates can view the key highlights of JoSAA Counselling 2026 below:

JoSAA Counselling Process: The JoSAA counselling process comprises registration, choice filling, mock seat allotment, final allotment, payment and confirmation of allotment, document verification, and reporting to the allotted institute.

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