CSAB 2021 round 1 seat allotment result has been announced on December 2. CSAB round 1 cutoff is likely to be available anytime soon. Read below to check various details related to CSAB round 1 cutoff and seat allotment.
CSAB 2021 Round 1 Cutoff and Seat Allotment: Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) has released the round1 seat allocation result on December 2. It is expected that the CSAB round 1 cutoff will be declared any time soon in the form of opening and closing ranks.
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Click Here to Check CSAB Round 1 Seat Allotment Result 2021
Students will need to log in to check the round 1 seat allotment result. However, for the CSAB round 1 cutoff, candidates need not log in to the official portal. The link above will be activated soon after the declaration of the CSAB 2021 round 1 seat allotment result. The CSAB 2021 round 1 cutoff will be available as downloadable PDFs in the article below. The cutoff will be declared for all the undergraduate engineering programmes (BTech) offered by NITs, IIITs and Other GFTIs. Candidates must note that CSAB opening rank refers to the lowest eligible rank required to secure admission in one of the participating institutions and CSAB Closing Rank is the highest eligible rank to secure admission in one of the participating institutions.
- CSAB 2021 Cutoff
- Steps to check CSAB 2021 Round 1 Seat Allotment Result
- CSAB 2021 Round 1 Cutoff and Seat Allotment: Important Dates
CSAB 2021 Cutoff
The below table will comprise CSAB opening and closing ranks for different types of institutes. Candidates can download the same by clicking on the respective links:
| Type of Institutes |
Cutoffs |
|---|---|
| National Institutes of Technology (NITs) |
Download PDF |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology (IITs) |
Download PDF |
| Government Funded Technical Institutions (GFTIs) |
Download PDF |
There will be a total of 2 rounds in CSAB counselling. Students will be able to check CSAB cutoff and seat allotment separately for each round. After the declaration of seat allotment result, CSAB will conduct the document verification for acceptance of seat or withdrawal of seat at admitting/allotted Institutes only. Students must complete the process by December 5 to finalise their admissions to their respective institutes.
Steps to check CSAB 2021 Round 1 Seat Allotment Result
Students who participated in round 1 of CSAB counselling can check the steps below to access their seat allotment letter
- Visit the official CSAB website
- Click on the “CSAB Round 1 Seat Allotment Result” link
- Select the Seat allotment for NITs/IIITs/GFTIs
- Enter your login credentials in appropriate fields
- Click on login
- CSAB Round 1 Seat Allotment Result 2021 for the respective group will appear on the screen
- Take the printout of the seat allocation letter for future reference
CSAB 2021 Round 1 Cutoff and Seat Allotment: Important Dates
Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) has also released CSAB 2021 important dates on the official website. Candidates can check the same in the table below:
| Event |
Date |
|---|---|
| Display of Vacancies after JoSAA rounds |
27-Nov-2021 |
| Registration, Payment of Participation/Processing Fee and Choice Filling STARTS |
28-Nov-2021 |
| Registration, Payment of Participation/Processing Fee and Choice Filling ENDS |
30-Nov-2021 |
| Display of Seat Allotment Result – Special Round-I |
2-Dec-2021 |
| A) Exercising any one of the following options based on the outcome of Special Round-I ● FREEZE/SLIDE/FLOAT (OR) ● Surrender Allotted Seat and Participating in Next Round (OR) ● Surrender Allotted Seat and NOT Participating in Next Round (OR) ● Not allotted any seat at the end of special round-I, and NOT WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPECIAL ROUND – II B) Online reporting: Seat Acceptance Fee payment /Document upload/Response by the candidate to query (if required) |
2-Dec-2021 (17:00 hrs) To 4-Dec-2021 (12:00 hrs) |
| Last day to respond to a query (Special Round I) |
5-Dec-2021 Till 14:00 hrs |
Candidates who have scored above the cutoff in JEE Main 2021 are only allowed to participate in the CSAB 2021 Counselling. Round 1 seat allotment to candidates will be based on their choices of courses and institutes entered at the time of CSAB 2021 registration.
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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.
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With your rank, you have chances in:
- IET Lucknow or BIET Jhansi
- Lower-tier NITs/IIITs or newer GFTIs in CSAB
- Good core/circuital branches in Amrita University's counselling
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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).
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You can verify and analyse the previous year CSAB opening and closing ranks at csab.nic.in.
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Yes. CSAB retains the Home State (50% quota) and Other State (50% quota) categorisations for NITs, just like in JoSAA.
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CSAB cutoffs are usually lower or higher in rank (i.e., less competitive) than JoSAA cutoffs.
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No, CSAB counselling has not begun for NIT Andhra Pradesh BTech admissions in 2026. Counselling rounds for BTech admissions through CSAB are scheduled on 28th July. Candidates will be able to register for CSAB counselling starting from 23rd July.
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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
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If you are OBC candidate then you can
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