CSAB 2026 Home State and All India Quota Seats: Check Vacancy for NITs/IIITs/GFTIs

Central Seat Allocation Board 2026 ( CSAB )

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CSAB NEUT Counselling 2026: Reconciliation of data, verification and validation of allocated seats

28 Jul '26 - 31 Jul '26

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Mamona Majumder
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Updated on Jul 29, 2026 12:58 IST
Here we have listed the number of vacant seats available after JoSAA counselling in CSAB 2026. The vacancy data have been made available based on quotas - OS, HS and All India for all participating colleges (NITs, IIITs and GFTIs). The official CSAB 2026 seat matrix contains a total of 15,423 vacant seats across 114 participating institutes.

CSAB seat matrix is out, and as per the tentative data released by the board, the total vacant seats across National Institutes of Technology (NITs) stand at 4,611 seats. Check Home State and All India Quota seat details below for all CSAB participating colleges.

CSAB 2026 Home State & All India Quota Seats

CSAB 2026 Home State & All India Quota Seats

CSAB Vacant Seat Matrix Categories by Quotas: Here we have listed the number of vacant seats available after JoSAA counselling in CSAB 2026. The vacancy data have been made available based on quotas - OS, HS and All India for all participating colleges (NITs, IIITs and GFTIs). The official CSAB 2026 seat matrix contains a total of 15,423 vacant seats across 114 participating institutes. Check below the quota-wise breakdown of vacant seats from the CSAB Special Rounds 2026 Tentative Seat Vacancy Matrix.

Table of contents
  • 1. Overall Vacancy Segregation by Quota
  • 2. NITs & IIEST Shibpur (Where OS vs HS Rules Apply)
  • 3. IIITs & GFTIs (All India - AI Quota)

1. Overall Vacancy Segregation by Quota

Check quota-wise seat pool available across the NIT+ system in CSAB counselling 2026:

Quota Type

Total Vacant Seats

Key Institute Coverage

All India (AI) Quota

9,816 Seats

Covers all IIITs, GFTIs, and SPAs

Other State (OS) Quota

2,800+ Seats

Covers non-home state seats in all 31 NITs and IIEST Shibpur

Home State (HS) Quota

1,800+ Seats

Covers home-state reserved seats in all 31 NITs and IIEST Shibpur

Other Quotas (GO / JK / LA)

1,000 Seats

Special Quotas for Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh in select NITs

 
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2. NITs & IIEST Shibpur (Where OS vs HS Rules Apply)

The total vacant seats across National Institutes of Technology (NITs) stand at 4,611 seats. The breakdown for key NITs with significant vacancies is summarised below:

Institute Name

Total Vacancies

Other State (OS) Seats

Home State (HS) Seats

SVNIT Surat

294

165

129

NIT Calicut

283

150

133

NIT Agartala

305

142

163

NIT Srinagar

255

135

120

NIT Raipur

242

128

114

IIEST Shibpur

239

125

114

NIT Kurukshetra

237

120

117

NIT Durgapur

219

112

107

VNIT Nagpur

207

105

102

NIT Rourkela

188

98

90

NIT Surathkal

164

88

76

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar

155

82

73

NIT Silchar

153

80

73

NIT Warangal

151

79

72

MANIT Bhopal

148

78

70

NIT Trichy

138

71

67

NIT Patna

133

68

65

NIT Hamirpur

130

67

63

NIT Delhi

126

65

61

MNNIT Allahabad

116

60

56

Also Check: CSAB 2026 Choice Filling Strategy & Guide: How to Lock Options Without Risking Your Current Seat

3. IIITs & GFTIs (All India - AI Quota)

These institutes do not split vacancies into HS vs OS; all seats are open to candidates nationwide under the AI quota.

Top IIIT Vacancies (3,628 Total Seats)

  • IIIT Senapati, Manipur: 352 seats (AI)

  • IIIT Bhopal: 325 seats (AI)

  • IIIT Vadodara (Gujarat): 285 seats (AI)

  • IIIT Dharwad: 224 seats (AI)

  • IIIT Bhagalpur: 208 seats (AI)

  • IIIT Pune: 181 seats (AI)

  • IIIT Kottayam: 180 seats (AI)

  • IIIT Nagpur: 171 seats (AI)

Top GFTIs with Highest Vacancies (7,184 Total Seats)

  • BIT Mesra, Ranchi: 678 seats (AI)

  • Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur: 493 seats (AI)

  • Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar: 489 seats (AI)

  • Sant Longowal Institute (SLIET): 447 seats (AI)

  • Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh: 220 seats (AI / State Quota split applies for PEC)

Read More: CSAB 2026 Special Round Cutoff Trends: How Much Do Cutoffs Drop Compared to JoSAA Last Round?

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   How can I check the CSAB opening and closing ranks?
A: 

Candidates can check CSAB opening and closing ranks on the official website, csab.nic.in. They have to enter the details asked to check the list of courses and colleges based on the or and CR of each counselling round.

Q:   Can a student with 1.10 Lakhs OBC NCL Rank and 3 Lacs CRL Rank in JEE Mains get CSE in a government college through CSAB?
A: 

Getting a Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) seat in a centrally funded government college (like NITs or IIITs) through CSAB counseling with a 3 Lacs CRL (and 1.1 Lacs OBC-NCL Rank) is highly unlikely.

Q:   Are CSAB cutoffs generally lower or higher than JoSAA cutoffs?
A: 

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

Q:   In the special round in CSAB, will they take students according to CRL rank or category rank for NIT and IIIT?
A: 
In CSAB rounds, you will be given NIT/IIIT according to your category rank if applicable, or else, General.
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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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Swati Pandey

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a week ago

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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Vipra Mehra

Contributor-Level 8

Answered a month ago

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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Akansha Bhandari

Contributor-Level 8

Answered a month ago

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

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Manori Karan

Contributor-Level 8

Answered a month ago

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

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Nishtha Shrivastava

Contributor-Level 8

Answered a month ago

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

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Manori Patra

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Answered a month ago

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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Saurabh Khanduri

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

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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Rashmi Karan

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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

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