CSAB 2026 News & Notifications

With your OBC-NCL rank of 38,613 and CRL rank of 1,16,715 with Odisha Home State quota, you can target lower or core/dual-degree and Science branches in mid-to-lower tier NITs, newer IIITs, and system-aligned GFTIs during the CSAB Special Round.

With rank under 50,000, you can target CSE/ECE in newer IIITs (Kalyani, Dharwad), core branches in top NITs (Jalandhar, Bhopal), and tech branches in GFTIs (JNU, BIT Mesra).

You can verify and analyse the previous year CSAB opening and closing ranks at csab.nic.in.

Yes. CSAB retains the Home State (50% quota) and Other State (50% quota) categorisations for NITs, just like in JoSAA.

CSAB cutoffs are usually lower or higher in rank (i.e., less competitive) than JoSAA cutoffs.

Yes, CSAB counselling has started for NIT Andhra Pradesh BTech admission. The last date to register for the BTech course via CSAB was August 3, 2026. 

NIT Raipur sees its final BTech vacancies filled during the CSAB rounds in late July or early August. These rounds start only after the regular JoSAA process is completely finished. It is a fast-paced process that lasts for about a week. You must act quickly to upload documents and pay fees if you g

If you are OBC candidate then you can

1) Fill JoSSA — try for NIT Manipur/Nagaland/Mizoram in Civil or Mechanical

2) Participate in CSAB — extra chance

3) Don't skip state counselling — OBC quota there can be very beneficial

4) Apply to NSUT/YMCA — placements rival many NITs

A lower branch NIT vs NSUT/YM