AAT 2026 Counselling: Dates, Seat Allotment, Participating Institutes
Architecture Aptitude Test 2026 ( AAT )
AAT 2026 Counselling: AAT 2026 counselling will not be conducted by the authorities. Candidates who qualify in AAT must participate in the counselling process, which will be conducted by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). After qualifying AAT, the candidates will have to register for JoSAA 2026 and fill choice of colleges in the order of preference. JoSAA is conducted annually as a counselling process for admissions into the NITs, IIITs, GFTIs and IITs. For BArch admissions into the participating IITs, the candidates need to qualify JEE Advanced 2026 and AAT 2026. Read to know more about AAT 2026 Counselling, which will be held through JoSAA counselling.
- Steps of JoSAA Counselling and Seat Allotment 2026
- AAT 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
- AAT 2026 Cutoff
- List of documents required for verification during JoSAA 2026 counselling
- JoSAA 2026 Seat Acceptance Fee
Steps of JoSAA Counselling and Seat Allotment 2026
Steps to be registered for JoSAA 2026 counselling and seat allotment.
Registration - Candidates must visit official website of JoSAA 2026 and log in using JEE Main roll number and JEE Advanced password. Next, candidates must check existing information and confirm if there are no mistakes.
Choice Filling - After checking details, candidates must select choice of course and college in order of preference. Since BArch is available only in IIT Kharagpur, IIT Varanasi and IIT Roorkee, candidates will have to keep order of selection as per preference.
Mock Allotment - Two rounds of mock allotment will be held to let candidates know possible allotment as per current order of preference and rank. Re-arrangement of preferences can be done by the candidates.
Seat Allotment - Candidates will be able to check seat allotment result in online mode. After checking the result, the candidates will have to confirm admission.
Payment of Fee -To confirm admission, candidates will have to pay seat acceptance fee.
Reporting at Centre - Next, the candidates will have to report to their respective JoSAA 2026 reporting centres for document verification.
Commonly asked questions
After completing registration in JoSAA, candidates need to fill in their choices of branches and colleges in order of preference. According to the qualifications of candidates, the available choices for admission will be listed. Once the choices are entered, candidates will be able to arrange them according to their preference by selecting "Arrange Filled Choices".
Read More: https://www.shiksha.com/b-tech/josaa-counselling-application-form
The various processes involved in JoSAA 2026 counselling are registration, choice filling, seat allocation, and online reporting. JoSAA counselling is conducted for admission to BE/B.Tech courses are offered by the IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. JoSAA counselling 2026 will be conducted online in five rounds. Qualified candidates of JEE Main will be eligible for admission to NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs, while students who qualify for JEE Advanced will be eligible for admission to IITs.
AAT 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of AAT 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| Jun ' 26 | AAT 2026 Result TENTATIVE |
AAT 2026 Cutoff
JoSAA will prepare AAT cutoff, which will be released as JoSAA 2026 admission cutoffs. The opening and closing ranks for admissions into participating institutes for BArch admissions will be released through JoSAA/AAT 2026 cutoff. Candidates who meet cutoff will have higher chances of admission. While preparing cutoff, authorities will consider various factors related to entrance exam and admission.
JoSAA/AAT 2023 Cutoff
| Rounds | Cutoff |
|---|---|
| Round 1 | Click Here |
| Round 2 | Click Here |
| Round 3 | Click Here |
| Round 4 | Click Here |
| Round 5 | Click Here |
| Round 6 | Click Here |
Commonly asked questions
JoSAA counselling is usually held in 5 or 6 rounds. The admission process for admissions in 23 IITs, 31 NITs, IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs and 40 Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes (Other-GFTIs) will be done by JoSAA in various rounds deending on various factors. In these rounds, candidates are allotted seats based on their JEE Main or JEE Advanced rank and preferences filled by them during registration. Candidates who are allotted seats have to either accept or float the seat.
The JoSAA reporting date means the date at which candidates allotted a seat must report to the institute. The reporting date can be checked on the seat allocation letter.
List of documents required for verification during JoSAA 2026 counselling
- Provisional seat allotment letter
- Undertaking by candidate as per given format
- Proof of seat acceptance fee payment – E-challan or net banking transaction
- Two passport-size photographs
- Class XII (or equivalent) board marks sheet
- Class XII Pass certificate (if available)
- Original JEE Advanced 2026 Admit Card
- Date of birth proof
- Photo identity card (issued by govt. agency) or Photo ID issued by last attended school OR Class XII admit card.
- Medical certificate
- Category certificate (OBC-NCL/SC/ST)
- Certificate for Persons with Disabilities (PwD)
- Passport
Commonly asked questions
After JoSAA seat allotment, the candidates will have to download their provisional seat allotment letter and pay the seat acceptance fee. Next, candidates have to complete the document verification online and as per the joining dates, candidates have to report to college for physical verification and orientation.
JoSAA 2026 Seat Acceptance Fee
While accepting the allotted seats, the candidates will be required to pay the fee as mentioned in the table below:
| Category | Seat Acceptance Fee |
|---|---|
| General Category | INR 35,000 |
| SC/ST/Gen-PwD/OBC-NCL-PwD/SC-PwD or ST-PwD Category | INR 15,000 |
Commonly asked questions
Seat acceptance fee is not refundable. But, if a candidate withdraws seat or the seat is cancelled, then the fee will be refunded, after the processing fee is deducted.
The filling-in of choices on the online portal is free of cost. The candidate must pay the seat acceptance fee before continuing with the JoSAA process till the end to avail the seat in an IIT or NIT. The documents uploaded by the candidate will not be verified unless the candidate pays the seat acceptance fee. General/Open category candidates are required to pay a fee of INR 35,000, whereas SC, Gen-PwD, ST, OBC-NCL-PwD, ST-PwD, and SC-PwD have to pay INR 17,500. The fees will be included in the semester fees once students confirm their admission.
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