JEE Main 2014: Counselling procedure details

JEE Main 2014 AIRs got declared and according to the tentative schedule of counselling released by CSAB, the counselling process too has begun. The entire counselling and admission process consists of four rounds followed by a spot round. The first four rounds of admissions will cater for admissions to all institutes except SFTIs who will participate in Spot Round only.

To start with, all the eligible candidates need to register, fill their choices, save them ONLINE on the CSAB-2014 website. Along with thus, they must also verify their personal information during online registration.

During this period, aspirants can change, reorder, delete and add to their choices of branches/institutes as per their preference. However, set of saved choices will be available for next session.

Please note that once locked, candidates will not be able to unlock their choices.

If a candidates fails to explicitly lock his/her choices by the stipulated time, his/her last saved choices will be automatically locked after this deadline. Candidates are therefore strongly advised to lock their choices themselves.

Candidates must take printout of their locked choices. This printout, which will consist of the terms and conditions as agreed by the candidates, has to be signed  and submitted at the time of reporting at Reporting Centre / Allotted Institute  for admission.

A registered candidate, who did not fill any choice and/or fail to save them, cannot be considered for seat allotment and admission. However, he/she is permitted to fill  choices after the third round for participating in the fourth round. If he/she again fails to fill any choice(s) and/or fail to save them, he/she cannot be considered for seat  allotment in the fourth round. However, he/she can be considered for the spot round admission, if they register for it, during the scheduled time..

Eligible candidates who did not register during the scheduled duration before the first  round are permitted to do fresh registration and choice filling before the fourth round.

Eligible candidates who did not register before 1st round and 4th round are permitted to register during the scheduled time before spot round admission as per spot round rules.

If the information submitted by any candidate is found to be fraudulent, incorrect or untrue, the seat allotted (if any) is liable to be cancelled. Moreover, such candidates  will no longer be considered eligible for admission and will also be liable for legal action.

Seat Allotment and reporting to Reporting Center for Round 1, 2 and 3:

• The first round of seat allotment will be displayed on the CSAB website (www.csab.nic.in). Individual allotment letters will not be sent to the candidates.
• All the candidates who get an allotment and deposited initial fee, will report in person to any one of the Reporting Centers, failing which their seat allotment shall stand  cancelled. Also, they will not be considered for further rounds of seat allotment, except for Spot Round for which they have to register afresh during the scheduled time.
• Candidates should produce all the relevant certificates in original for verification, signed printout of locked choices and provisional allotment letter printed from the web  site, when they report to the Reporting Center.
• •Proof (Print out / SMS / Email) of online payment of initial fee of Rs. 40,000/-is to be produced at the time of reporting. The fee can be paid through e-Challan or Debit  card /Credit card / Netbanking. (No Demand Drafts/ Cheques/Cash will be accepted at the reporting centre).
• Candidates shall, at this point, indicate their willingness to be considered for all of their higher preference choices (across the institutes) during further rounds of seat  allotment (Option I) OR choose to remain within the institute allotted to them and consideration of higher choices within the institute (Option II), OR choose to remain with the institute and branch allotted to them (Option III).
• Option I and Option II candidates will forfeit their claim on seats allotted to them in earlier rounds, if they are allotted other seats against their higher preference choices  during subsequent rounds.
• A provisional admission letter will be issued to the candidates at the Reporting Center after the verification of the fee is paid, and all certificates/credentials are found in  order.
• Some of the institutes and branches have, as given in Section 6.3, additional restrictions on qualifications, gender and categories etc. Software will not take care of the same. Candidates are advised to ensure themselves that they satisfy all the additional criteria before they fill in their choices for these branches/institutes. CSAB-2014 will not be responsible for any  errors/misjudgments on the part of the candidates.
• The second round and third round of allotment will be displayed at the CSAB website.
• Candidates at any stage during scheduled time, can approach the Reporting Center,  where they had initially reported, to withdraw from the CSAB 2014 counseling process and also to initiate the process of refund of initial fee (admissible amount) paid by them.
• During the reporting period against the second round of allotment, candidates who have taken provisional admission during the first round may change their option from  Option I to Option II, or Option I to Option III or Option II to Option III. For this purpose, they will have to report during scheduled time to the same Reporting Center  at which they had reported earlier for provisional admission.
• When a candidate approaches to RC for withdrawal, bank account details (Account Holder Name, Account Number, Bank Name & IFSC Code etc.) in which the  candidate wants his/her refund, are compulsorily be submitted by the candidate. (refund will be effected through ONLINE and in no case by DD). Rs. 1000 will be deducted as processing fees from the initial fee for all such cases.
• Cancellations and refund requests will be entertained only during the scheduled reporting periods.

Reporting at Allotted Institute / Reporting Center after first three rounds:

After the third round of allotment, candidates who have taken provisional admission in Round 1, 2 or 3 of allotment, will have to report either to Allotted Institute or  Reporting Center as per following cases:

• Candidates who reported in first or second round and opted for Option III, should go to their allotted institute for admission during scheduled time.
• Candidates who were allotted first time in third round and opted for Option II or Option III, should go to their allotted institute for admission during scheduled time
• Candidates already carrying Option I (If satisfied now) or Option II from first or second round, should also go to their allotted institute for admission during scheduled time.
• Candidates, who participated in third round as Option I and are NOT satisfied with the seat allotted to them but wish to continue to be considered for admission in next rounds, should report again to the same Reporting Centers for surrendering their allotted seats and getting their choices unlocked.

Candidates who are allotted seats for the first time in the third round should report to a Reporting Center for taking provisional admission during scheduled time. Out of these  candidates, those who are satisfied with the allotted seat or want to be considered in the same institute for branch change during fourth round and / or internal sliding will  go to their allotted institutes for admission during scheduled time after reporting to the Reporting Center. Those who are not satisfied with the allotted seat but want to be considered for fourth round should report to the same Reporting Center only for  surrendering their seats and getting choices unlocked during scheduled time.

• All Option I candidates who report to the Reporting Center during scheduled time, and surrender the seat for being considered in next round, will forfeit all claims on the seat currently allotted to them. The Reporting Center will unlock their original choices; these candidates may now modify their choices during the scheduled time.
• Eligible candidates who did not register during the scheduled time before 1st round are permitted to do fresh registration, choice filling, saving and locking for fourth round. Moreover, registered candidates who did not fill any choices are also permitted to fill choices after the third round for participating in the fourth round.  Tentative number of candidates reported and admitted will be displayed on the  CSAB-2014 website during the scheduled time.
• Candidates reporting for admission to the allotted institute during the scheduled time, will be given an opportunity to modify their branch choices within the institute for fourth round of allotment and internal sliding, irrespective of the Option chosen by them in round 1,2 and 3.
• Candidates who have been offered seats (in round 1, 2 or 3) but do not report to the Reporting Center and/or to the Allotted institute (as the case may be) after the third  round, will forfeit their claim on the allotted seats and will not be considered for seat allotment in the fourth round. However, they will be permitted to participate in the Spot Round, for which they have to again register during the scheduled time.
• Choices of all registered candidates who do not get a seat allotment in round 1, 2 or 3 will be automatically unlocked after third round of allotment. These candidates can  also modify their choices during the scheduled time. They are not required to approach any Reporting Center for getting their choices unlocked.

Fourth Round

• A fourth round of seat allotment that takes into account the modified choices of  eligible candidates and fresh choices filled by newly registered candidates after third  round of allotment, as per schedule.
• Candidates who are allotted a seat in the fourth round should report directly to the Allotted institutes during the scheduled time, after online payment of initial fee of Rs.  40,000. These candidates may fill in their preferences of branches within the Institute at the time of reporting for internal sliding if applicable. Candidates who do not report to the allotted institute (Admitting Institute) will forfeit their claim on the allotted seat. However, they will be permitted to participate in the Spot Round, for which they should register again during the scheduled time.

Internal Sliding

• After four rounds of allotment, 'internal sliding' amongst candidates admitted in an institute will be conducted as per laid down schedule, in case some vacant seats are  available. Sliding will be based on the choices/preferences filled in by candidates at the time of getting admitted to the institute and will be within their category / sub  category only. After this internal sliding, vacancies will be displayed at the scheduled  time on CSAB-2014 website.

Spot Round

• Candidates who are eligible for central seat allocation and have not taken admission in an institute till the fourth round are eligible for the Spot Round. Candidates who are  eligible for central seat allocation but had not registered during the scheduled times before 1st and 4th round would also be permitted to register and fill their choices. Interested candidates should register, fill choices and lock them (earlier registrations, if any, shall stand cancelled) online from places convenient to them or from Help Centers during the scheduled time. The declared vacancies include those available in  NITs, IIITs and other Central/State Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) after internal sliding carried out within their category / sub category along with all the seats offered by Self Financed Technical Institutes (SFTIs). For details on the procedure of Spot Round refer to Section 4.6.
• After registration and choice filling they must pay the fee online for spot round (No Demand Drafts/ Cheques / Cash will be accepted at the reporting centre)
• Spot round fee is Rs. 40,000/- and the mode of payment is either e-Challan or Debit  card /Credit card / Net banking. Any candidate who has paid the initial fee in the  previous rounds and registering in spot need not to pay again. His/her already deposited fee will be carry forwarded on request. o Result of the Spot Round of allotment will be displayed on CSAB website on  the scheduled date. Candidates are required to directly report to the allotted institute after downloading and taking printout of the provisional allotment  letter from CSAB 2014 website.
• In case of spot round allotment is provisional and is subject to confirmation by the institute concerned after the verification of credentials and payment of balance dues.
• Candidates admitted in GFTIs will report to their respective institutes and will immediately start attending the classes after verification of credentials and payment of balance dues if any in the allotted institute.
• It is unlikely that there will be more spot rounds. However, in case such situation arises, announcement will be made on the CSAB-2014 website at appropriate time.

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