CSAB 2026 Counselling Schedule Released; Special Round Registration From July 28
The Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) has released the CSAB 2026 special round schedule. Check the complete schedule below.
The CSAB special counselling rounds that will be held to fill the vacant seats left over from JoSAA NIT+ counselling will start on July 28. The candidates who want to participate in CSAB counselling can start their registrations from July 28. The vacancy after JoSAA 2026 counselling will also be displayed on July 28 at csab.nic.in.
This year, there will be two rounds of the CSAB special counselling. Each counselling round has steps like registration, document upload, choice filling, seat allotment, seat confirmation, verification of documents and reporting to the allotted institute. To apply for CSAB 2026, candidates must log in to the official portal using their JEE Main 2026 application number and password.
Candidates can participate in CSAB counselling even if they have registered for JoSAA. However, they need to register for CSAB as new candidates. The JoSAA registration will not be valid for CSAB counselling 2026.
CSAB 2026 Counselling Schedule
Check the CSAB 2026 schedule below:
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Online Request for category restoration START | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Online Request for category restoration END | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Last day to respond to queries regarding category restoration |
24 Jul 2026 |
| Display of Vacancies after JoSAA Rounds | 28 July 2026 |
| Registration and choice filling starts | 28 July 2026 |
| Display of Mock Seat Allocation based on the choices filled in by candidates as of 30 July 2026 | 31 July 2026 |
| Registration ends | 03 Aug 2026 |
| Choice Filling and Choice Locking ends | 05 Aug 2026 |
| CSAB Special Round-I Seat Allotment Result | 06 Aug 2026 |
| CSAB round 1 online reporting | 06 Aug 2026 to 10 Aug 2026 |
| Last day to respond to the queries of the Document Verifying Officer. | 11 Aug 2026 |
| CSAB Special Round-II Seat Allotment Result | 12 Aug 2026 |
| CSAB round 2 online reporting | 12 Aug 2026 to 14 Aug 2026 |
| Last day to respond to the queries of the Document Verifying Officer | 17 Aug 2026 |
| a. Physical Reporting b. Balance Fee Payment by the candidates at the allotted institute |
13 Aug 2026 to 18 Aug 2026 |
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