JEE Advanced Counselling 2026: JoSAA Schedule, Eligibility, IIT OR-CR and Seat Matrix

The tentative JEE Advanced 2026 counselling schedule can be checked below.

All about JoSAA 2026 and complete schedule - Check Here

For JEE Advanced counselling, candidates should 

1. Be among the top 2.5 lakh students of JEE Main 2026 or have a percentile above the cutoff
2. Pass Class 12 or equivalent examination with a minimum 75% marks

In addition to the above mentioned eligibility criteria, candidates also need to fulfill the eligility criteria of institutes mentioned in the JoSAA portal.

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JEE Advanced qualified candidates have to register for JEE Advanced counselling and seat allotment, which is conducted by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). 

• Registration: Students will need to use their JEE Main roll number and JEE Advanced password as credentials while logging in.
• Choice filling: After registration, candidates will have to select the college and courses of their choice. During choice filling, candidates will see the list of only those colleges and course which can be allotted to candidate based on their rank and category. The choice filling will be done only once for all rounds of seat allotment hence, candidates must fill choices carefully. 
• Seat allotment and confirmation: Seats will be allotted to students as per their merit, preferred choices, category and availability. After the allotment of seats, candidates have to download their allotment letter and have to pay the seat acceptance fee.

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Students are required to keep the points mentioned below in mind regarding the seat allotment during JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling. Candidates will be allotted seats according to their ranks in the exam:

• Log in using the Registration No (User ID), JEE Advanced 2026 Roll No and Password to check seat allotment status.
• Students should check their status of Seat Allotment at the end of every round, as it may change due to upgradation
• The soft copy of the category (SC/ST/OBC-NCL) certificates uploaded at the time of online registration will be scrutinised against originals during seat allocation
• If the certificates uploaded are found to be inappropriate, the student will be treated as General only if their score in Paper-1 of JEE Main is above the cutoff score for the General category.

All candidates who are allotted seats in any round of JEE Advanced counselling will have to report to the documents verification centre for confirmation of admission. Candidates will need to carry the below mentioned documents while reporting for document verification at the designated centre. Candidates have to carry all these documents in orginal and xerox copies as well. 

• Seat Allotment Letter
• Admit card of JEE Advanced 2026
• Proof of Date of Birth: Class 10 /HSC/Birth Certificate/Any other certificate as proof of date of birth
• Photo Identity
• Class 12 /SSC/Equivalent exam Mark sheet and Certificate of passing
• Proof of seat acceptance fee payment
• Two passport-sized photographs
• Category Certificate (OBC (NCL)/SC/ST/PwD/DS) issued by the competent authority
• Duly filled Medical Examination Report
• For foreign nationals: Attested photocopy of the page in the passport containing name, photo and nationality

The JoSAA IIT cutoff 2026 for all five rounds has been released. Candidates can check the same in the below table.

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