JoSAA 2025 Registration: Application Form Link, How to Apply, Eligibility, Documents Needed
Joint Seat Allocation Authority 2025 ( JoSAA )
JoSAA 2025 Registration: The JoSAA 2025 counselling application form has closed. During the registration window, candidates had to also complete the JoSAA choice filling. The JoSAA 2025 application form and choice filling link are also provided on this page below.
The candidates who qualify for JEE Advanced 2025 and/or have a JEE Main 2025 rank can register for JoSAA 2025. JEE Advanced 2025 qualification will be needed for IIT admission, and the JEE Main 2025 ranks for admission to NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs.
JoSAA 2025 registration includes authentication using the JEE Main 2025 application number, candidate name, mother’s name and date of birth. Once authentication is done, candidates can login to the JoSAA online portal with their JEE Main 2025 application number, the JoSAA password created, and the OTP sent to the registered mobile number and email ID. Once logged in, candidates must verify their details and confirm the same.
After the JoSAA registration, candidates can proceed to fill in their choices of institutes and programmes for admissions. Candidates can select the institute types, the name of the institute and the programme from the list displayed. Applicants must add as many choices as possible from the list in order of their preference. Check complete details regarding JoSAA 2025 registration, like how to apply, fees, documents needed, eligibility, and more, below on this page.
Latest Updates:
The dates for JoSAA counselling 2026 choice filling will be announced once the result of JEE Main 2026 is declared. Candidates can fill choices only during the choice filling period. Also, candidates need to lock their choices before the last date.
Registration for JoSAA 2025 has started on June 3, 2025. Admission to IITs will be determined by JEE Advanced 2025 ranks, while NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs will use JEE Main 2025 ranks for their allotments.
The JoSAA 2025 choice filling window will open with the registration window on June 3, 2025. Candidates will be able to register and then fill the choices of courses and colleges based on their JEE Main/Advanced ranks and category.
- JoSAA 2025 Application Form Link - OUT
- JoSAA Counselling 2025: Dates and Schedule
- JoSAA Counselling 2025 Registration Fee
- JoSAA Counselling 2025 Eligibility Criteria
- Documents Needed for JoSAA Registration 2025
- JoSAA Counselling 2025 Registration: Change of Personal and Other Details
- JoSAA 2025 Registration: Steps to Apply for JoSAA Counselling
- JoSAA 2025 Counselling Application Form: Important Instructions
JoSAA 2025 Application Form Link - OUT
The JoSAA counselling registration link will be available below:
JoSAA application form 2025 link: https://josaa.admissions.nic.in/applicant/root/candidatelogin.aspx
Also Check: How to Fill Choices in JoSAA Counselling 2025: Important Tips and Major Mistakes to Avoid
Commonly asked questions
The schedule for JoSAA 2026 will be announced after the result of JEE Main 2026 session 2. For JoSAA 2025, registration started on June 3 and the last date to register was June 12.
JoSAA 2025 counselling portal will open on June 3, 2025. Candidates will be able to register for the counselling based on JEE Main/JEE Advanced ranks. The official JoSAA portal is hosted at josaa.nic.in.
The JoSAA counselling registration link is made available on the official JoSAA counselling website, josaa.nic.in.
JoSAA Counselling 2025: Dates and Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of JoSAA 2025 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 03 Jun ' 25 - 12 Jun ' 25 | JoSAA 2025 Registration & Choice Filling |
JoSAA Counselling 2025 Registration Fee
There is no fee charged during the JoSAA registration. However, there is a processing fee that is to be paid with the seat acceptance fee. The JoSAA processing fee is included in the seat acceptance fee and is to be paid upon receiving a seat allotment for the first time in the respective round.
- JoSAA processing fee: INR 5000
Commonly asked questions
Suggested List of Documents to be uploaded by Candidates for Registration/Online Reporting (for Admission to NIT+ System)
- Class X Mark Sheet/Certificate or Aadhaar Card or Birth Certificate (for Date of Birth)
- Class XII Mark Sheet and Certificate (Qualifying Examination)
- JEE Main admit card
- Certificate of category (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/GEN-EWS), if applicable, as per Government of India format, available on the JoSAA website, issued by the competent authority.
- Original Certificate for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD), if applicable, issued by the competent authority.
- Original Certificate for persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing, if applicable
- Crossed Bank Cheque copy / Image of Passbook with bank account details
- Medical Certificate
- OCI certificate/ PIO card, if applicable
- Passport/Citizenship certificate, if applicable
List of Documents to be uploaded by Candidates for Registration/Online Reporting (for Admission to IITs)
- Class X Mark Sheet/Certificate or Aadhaar Card or Birth Certificate (for date of birth)
- Class XII Mark Sheet (Qualifying Examination)
- Certificate of category (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/GEN-EWS), if applicable
- Original Certificate for Persons with Disabilities (PwD), if applicable
- Original Certificate for persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing, if applicable
- Crossed Bank Cheque copy / Image of Passbook with bank account details
- Medical Certificate
- OCI certificate /PIO card, if applicable
- Passport / Citizenship certificate, if applicable
No, to be eligible for admission to NIT+ system or to the IITs candidates must have passed and secured at least 75% aggregate marks in the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination. The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PwD candidates should be at least 65%.
However, if the candidate is within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examination, they become eligible for admission.
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.
JoSAA Counselling 2025 Eligibility Criteria
The candidates must check the JoSAA eligibility criteria before they register for the counselling process. The eligibility criteria are given below:
| Criteria |
For IITs |
For NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs |
|---|---|---|
| Exam |
JEE Advanced 2025 qualified |
|
| Year of passing class 12th |
2024 or 2025 |
2023, 2024 or 2025 |
| Subject combination needed for BE/BTech programmes |
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are compulsory subjects |
Physics, Mathematics, and any one of Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Technical Vocation subjects, a language, any subject other than the above four (the subject with the highest marks will be considered). |
| Subject combination needed for BArch programmes |
NA |
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and other two subjects (the subject with the highest marks will be considered). |
| Subject combination needed for BArch programmes |
NA |
Mathematics, and other four subjects (the subject with the highest marks will be considered) |
| Percentage in class 12th |
75% aggregate marks and 65% for SC, ST and PwD candidates or Must be within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class 12 board examination. |
75% aggregate marks and 65% for SC, ST and PwD candidates or Must be within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class 12 board examination. |
Commonly asked questions
Yes. Apart from JEE Main/JEE Advanced rabks, class 12 marks are also considered for admission to IITs, NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs. It is mandatory to have minimum 75% marks (65% for reserved category) in class 12 to take admission in IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Candidates should apply for JoSAA conselling only if they fulfill all the conditions of eligibility.
The minimum qualification needed to participate in JoSAA counselling is JEE Main or JEE Advanced qualified. In addition to this, the candidates need to posses the following qualification to participate in the JoSAA counselling for admission at IITs, NITs, IIITs and other GFTIs.
- Candidates must have passed and secured at least 75% aggregate marks in the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination. The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PwD candidates should be at least 65%.
- Candidates must be within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examination.
The age limit will be applicable as mentioned in JEE Main/JEE Advanced brochure and official website. There is no seperate age limit criteria prescribed for JoSAA counselling.
Documents Needed for JoSAA Registration 2025
There are no additional documents that need uploading during the JoSAA registration. All the data will be fetched from the JEE Main and JEE Advanced 2025 registrations of the candidates. However, some important documents rea to be uploaded to the JoSAA online portal by the candidates who are allotted seats for verification of documents. The list of documents to be uploaded after the allotment of seats is given below:
Suggested List of Documents to be uploaded by Candidates for Registration/Online Reporting (for Admission to NIT+ System)
- Class X Mark Sheet/Certificate or Aadhaar Card or Birth Certificate (for Date of Birth)
- Class XII Mark Sheet and Certificate (Qualifying Examination)
- JEE Main 2025 admit card
- Certificate of category (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/GEN-EWS), if applicable, as per Government of India format, available on the JoSAA website, issued by the competent authority.
- Original Certificate for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD), if applicable, issued by the competent authority.
- Original Certificate for persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing, if applicable
- Crossed Bank Cheque copy / Image of Passbook with bank account details
- Medical Certificate
- OCI certificate/ PIO card, if applicable
- Passport/Citizenship certificate, if applicable
List of Documents to be uploaded by Candidates for Registration/Online Reporting (for Admission to IITs)
- Class X Mark Sheet/Certificate or Aadhaar Card or Birth Certificate (for date of birth)
- Class XII Mark Sheet (Qualifying Examination)
- Certificate of category (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/GEN-EWS), if applicable
- Original Certificate for Persons with Disabilities (PwD), if applicable
- Original Certificate for persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing, if applicable
- Crossed Bank Cheque copy / Image of Passbook with bank account details
- Medical Certificate
- OCI certificate /PIO card, if applicable
- Passport / Citizenship certificate, if applicable
Commonly asked questions
Birth certificate is required to prove the age of the candidates. Hence candidates need to provide document to prove their age in JoSAA counselling. The document to prove the age of the candiates can be either the birth certificate or class 10th mark sheet / certificate or aadhaar card.
Yes. Foreign nationals who wish to take admission to IITs have to apply for JoSAA counselling. The seats in the IITs will be alloted based on their JEE Advanced ranks. However, the all foreign nationals studying in any country including India or Indian nationals studying abroad have to apply for DASA counselling for admission to UG engineering and architecture courses offered at NITs, IIITs, SPAs and CFTIs. Admission will be based on JEE Main 2025 ranks as declared by NTA.
During the process of document verification in JoSAA, if there is any mismatch between the document uploaded earlier by the candidate JEE Main registration site, JEE Advanced registration site and the document uploaded by the candidate on the JoSAA portal, the offer of admission will be withdrawn. The candidates shall be debarred from further rounds of seat allocation. Thus, the candidate will forfeit the eligibility for admissions to any of the institutes through JoSAA. The decision of JoSAA on this issue shall be final and binding.
JoSAA Counselling 2025 Registration: Change of Personal and Other Details
At the time of registration on the JoSAA website, candidates will NOT be allowed to change their details such as
- Name
- Father’s Name
- Mother’s Name
- Guardian’s Name
- Date of birth
- Class XII (or equivalent) examination board
- Birth category.
However, candidates can change their:
- Nationality
- Year of passing class 12 exam
- Place as well as the status of passing class XII
- Gender
Commonly asked questions
If you do not lock your choices, last saved choices will be locked automatically upon reaching the deadline for JoSAA choice filling. The automatically locked choice list will be considered for allocating a seat during JoSAA.
The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) is coducted at national level. It is established by Mininistry of Education for admission to the IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.
Yes. JoSAA counselling is for engineering courses primarily. However, seats in courses like B.Sc, B.Arch, and BPlan is also allotted via JoSAA counselling. Via JoSAA counselling candidates are allotted seat in varios UG engineering courses offered by the IITs, NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs. The allotment is done based on JEE advanced scores to the IITs and via JEE Main scores in other participating institutes. The courses offered via JoSAA counselling includes:
Architecture.
JoSAA 2025 Registration: Steps to Apply for JoSAA Counselling
Check below how to apply for JoSAA counselling 2025:
Step 1: New Candidate Registration
- The first time registering candidates have to authenticate themselves with JEE Main 2025 details. Click on the link that says “New Candidate Registration”.
- In the next step enter JEE Main 2025 application number, date of birth, Mother’s name, and candidate’s name.
- Submit the details and verify the OTP sent to the JEE Main 2025 registered email ID and phone number.
- Create a new password in the next step for the JoSAA portal and proceed to login.
Step 2: Logging into the JoSAA 2025 Candidate Portal
- The candidate will be redirected to the JoSAA candidate portal after registration.
- Login with the JEE Main 2025 application number and the JoSAA password created.
- Verify the OTP sent to the registered email ID and phone number.
- Read important instructions and check the details like - personal details, JEE Main/Advanced details/Ranks, gender, nationality, passing place of class 12 examination, and state of eligibility. If all details are correct proceed to confirm the registration. If not, then click on the ‘edit’ button.
The above two steps confirm the JoSAA registration process. Once done, candidates can proceed to choice filling and fill in choices of institute type, the name of the institute and the programme from the list displayed.
Commonly asked questions
Candidates do not need to apply for each round of JoSAA counselling. The JoSAA counselling registration and choice filling window opens only once before the seat allotments starts. Candidates have to register for JoSAA counselling during the registration window and not before every JoSAA round.
Yes. you can. Both counselling has different purpose. JoSAA is for admisison to IIT and NIT+ system while JAC Delhi is for admission to IIIT D, NSUT, DTU, DSEU, and IGDTUW. Admission via both JoSAA and JAC Delhi is based on JEE Main ranks.
YES. It is mandatory for the candidates to register through the official JoSAA online portal to be able to obtain seats to be allocated through JoSAA 2024 in any of the IITs, NITs, IIEST, IIITs and Other-GFTIs.
JoSAA 2025 Counselling Application Form: Important Instructions
Candidates must check the below important instructions for JoSAA registration:
- Confidentiality of Password is solely the responsibility of the candidate and all care must be taken to protect the password.
- Candidates are advised to keep changing the Password at frequent intervals.
- Never share your password and do not respond to any mail which asks you for your Login ID/Password. NIC/JoSAA does not request such information by email.
- Your IP address will be monitored for security purposes.
It is strongly recommended that the OTP sent to the applicant for any activity like resetting password etc. must not be shared with anyone.
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Commonly asked questions
It is mandatory to have minimum 75% marks (65% for reserved category) in class 12 to take admission in IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Candidates should apply for JoSAA conselling only if they fulfill all the conditions of eligibility. However, many institutes admit students on the basis of JEE Main where there is no requirement of minimum marks in class 12.
Except in the last round of JoSAA seat allocation, you can change your option from float to slide/freeze and slide to freeze in the online portal.
The institutes the participate in JoSAA counselling are:
- 23 IITs
- 31 NITs
- IIEST Shibpur
- 26 IIITs
- 40 Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes (Other-GFTIs)
JoSAA Exam
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
To be eligible for JEE Advanced JoSAA counselling:
- Candidates should have JEE Advanced rank
- Candidates must have passed class 12 or equivalent exam
- Candidates should have studied Physics, Chemistry and Maths in class 12
- In class 12, canmdidates must have score 75% aggregate marks or must be in top 20 p
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
No, your candidature will be rejected as you need to have minimum of 75% in class 12 to be eligible for admisison to the IITs, NIT, IIITs and GFTIs via the JoSAA counselling. Even if you pass JEE Advanced and JEE Main, of you do not have 75% minimum marks in class 12 boards you will no get admission
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
The JEE Advanced JoSAA counselling dates will be made available on the official website of JoSAA - josaa.nic.in. Usually, the JoSAA counselling registration starts a day after the JEE Advanced result is anniunced. Complete schedule will be available on the official website.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
No, one does not have to apply separately at IIT Madras website after JoSAA counselling. This is because the institute follows a common admission process for its BTech course just like the other IITs. Shortlisted students who get a seat through the JoSAA counselling, simply need to report for docume
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The seats offered via JoSAA counselling vary every year. In 2025, the number of seats offered was as follows:
| Institute | Total seats on offer in 2025 | Number of seats added in 2025 | Total seats on offer in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) | 18,160 | 400 | 17,760 |
| National Institute of Technology (NITs) | 24,525 | 296 | 24,229 |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology | 9,940 | 1394 | 8,546 |
| Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes | 10,228 | 826 | 9,402 |
| Total | 62,853 | 2916 | 59,937 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
However, with a 92 percentile, you can still expect to gain admission to several NITs that have slightly lower cutoffs such as NIT Agartala, NIT Hamirpur, NIT Srinagar, and other newer or mid-tier NITs. Admission is also possible to some Government-Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) and mid-ranked
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