JoSAA Counselling 2025: Round 6 Seat Allotment (OUT), Cutoff (OR-CR), Document Verification, Schedule

To check the JoSAA Cutoff, candidates need to follow the below-mentioned steps:

• Visit the official website at josaa.nic.in.
• Click on the “eServices” option on the homepage and then select the “OR- CR” option.
• A new page will be displayed on the screen.
• Candidates need to now select round, institute type, institute name, academic programme, and seat type/ category.
• Now, click on the “submit” button.
• JoSAA cutoff will appear on the screen as opening and closing ranks.

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) publishes cutoffs as opening and closing ranks after each round of seat allotment.

The opening rank is the raank at which admisison to a particuloar course and college starts in a JoSAA round. The closing rank indicates the last rank at which the admission in a JoSAA round closed for a college and course.

The JoSAA opening and closing rank will vary in all rounds based on based on various categories of the candidates.

Among the IITs, IIT Bombay has the highest admisison cutoff for the computer Science course, followed by IIT Delhi fo the same course. Among the NITs, the highest admisison cutoff is for NIT Trichy for the Computer Science and Engineering, followed by NIT Rourkela for the same course.

However, candidates must note that the cutoff might vary every year for all courses and colleges. The above observation is as per past trends.

It is possible for you to secure a seat in an NIT (National Institute of Technology), although it may not guarantee your preferred branch or institute. If your percentile is above 96, your chances of getting into a respectable NIT increases, but you may need to compromise on your branch selection. However, if you aim for a decent NIT with a preferred branch in the core field, you would need to score above 97.5%. On the other hand, if your goal is to get admission to a top college with the CSE (Computer Science and Engineering) branch, your score would need to be higher than 99.4%.

CSAB (Central Seat Allocation Board) and JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) are both involved in the seat allocation process for engineering admissions in IITs, NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs. However, via JoSAA seat are allotted to all available seats in IITs, NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs. But via CSAB seat is allotted only at NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs against the vacant seats left after JoSAA counselling last round based on JEE Main scores.

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) is coducted at national level. It is established by Mininistry of Education for admission to the IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.

No, to be eligible for admission to NIT+ system or to the IITs candidates must have passed and secured at least 75% aggregate marks in the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination. The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PwD candidates should be at least 65%.

However, if the candidate is within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examination, they become eligible for admission.

JoSAA counselling is usually held in 5 or 6 rounds. The admission process for admissions in 23 IITs, 31 NITs, IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs and 40 Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes (Other-GFTIs) will be done by JoSAA in various rounds deending on various factors. In these rounds, candidates are allotted seats based on their JEE Main or JEE Advanced rank and preferences filled by them during registration. Candidates who are allotted seats have to either accept or float the seat.

Yes. JoSAA counselling is for engineering courses primarily. However, seats in courses like B.Sc, B.Arch, and BPlan is also allotted via JoSAA counselling. Via JoSAA counselling candidates are allotted seat in varios UG engineering courses offered by the IITs, NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs. The allotment is done based on JEE advanced scores to the IITs and via JEE Main scores in other participating institutes. The courses offered via JoSAA counselling includes:

• BTech in various Engineering disciplines.
• BSc programs in Science.
• MSc programs.

Architecture.

Dual Degree programs like B.Tech-MTech and BS-MS.

Integrated M.Tech and Integrated MSc programs.

No, choosing the option “Freeze” means that the candidate accepts the offered seat and indicates that the candidate is content with the allocated academic program and that the candidate does not want to participate in further rounds of seat allocation while retaining the same seat. Such candidates will NOT be considered in subsequent rounds of JoSAA (if any).

NO, if you have already completed all the steps of online reporting process in a certain round in an IIT reporting centre and you have been allocated another seat of higher preference in your choice list in another IIT, you don’t have to repeat the online reporting process.

You MUST pay the seat acceptance fee and complete all the steps of the online reporting process in the same round of seat allocation for continuing with the JoSAA process to avail the seat in IITs or NIT+ system. Your allocated seat will be CANCELLED and you will no longer be able to participate in the subsequent rounds of seat allocation process (if any) if you do not complete all the steps of online reporting process including the payment of seat acceptance fee.

NO. Once you are allocated a seat of higher preference based on your float/slide option, your accepted seat from the earlier JoSAA counselling round will be automatically cancelled and you cannot get the previously allotted seat.

If you are satisfied with the allotted seat and do not wish to participate in further rounds of JoSAA seat allocation, you need to choose the option “Freeze” while accepting the seat and complete all the three steps of online reporting process.

If you have accepted a seat in a certain round and would like to be considered for a seat of higher preference in any Institute, you need to choose the option of ‘Float’. Further, if you are allocated a seat of higher preference in a subsequent round of JoSAA seat allocation, your earlier accepted seat will be automatically cancelled and you will have to accept the newly allocated seat. If you are not allocated a seat of higher preference in a subsequent round, you will continue in the already accepted seat and you will also be considered for seat allocation in any Institute (based on your preference in the choice list) in the subsequent rounds if you continue with the ‘Float’ option.

If you have are allotted any seat in JoSAA counseling and you have paid your seat acceptance fees, and if you got allotted any seat in CSAB special round counseling and you accept it, then in that case you don't have to pay the seat acceptance fees, because you have already paid once in JoSAA.

The Partial Admission Fee (PAF) must be paid by candidates who have been provisionally allocated a seat in the NIT+System during the JoSAA 2025 rounds, provided the seat has not been cancelled or withdrawn.

Candidates who fail to remit the PAF will not be allotted a seat. PAF can be paid using UPI/Cedit card/Debit card/Internet Banking.

If you have already acceptd seat via the JoSAA counselling but want to withdraw the admission then you can do so. The withdraw option is made available starting from the 2nd round and up to the second last round of seat allocation.

If a candidate withdraws a seat, the candidate’s allotted seat will be cancelled and offered to another candidate in a subsequent round of counselling. The candidate withdrawing shall be excluded from the JoSAA process, which means the candidate shall not be considered for subsequent rounds of seat allocation (if any). 

Seat acceptance fee will be refunded to these candidates after deducting the withdrawal processing charges of INR 7000. Thus the candidate will forfeit the eligibility for admissions to any of the institutes through JoSAA.

Birth certificate is required to prove the age of the candidates. Hence candidates need to provide document to prove their age in JoSAA counselling. The document to prove the age of the candiates can be either the birth certificate or class 10th mark sheet / certificate or aadhaar card.

Suggested List of Documents to be uploaded by Candidates for Registration/Online Reporting (for Admission to NIT+ System)

1. Class X Mark Sheet/Certificate or Aadhaar Card or Birth Certificate (for Date of Birth)
2. Class XII Mark Sheet and Certificate (Qualifying Examination)
3. JEE Main admit card
4. Certificate of category (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/GEN-EWS), if applicable, as per Government of India format, available on the JoSAA website, issued by the competent authority.
5. Original Certificate for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD), if applicable, issued by the competent authority.
6. Original Certificate for persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing, if applicable
7. Crossed Bank Cheque copy / Image of Passbook with bank account details
8. Medical Certificate
9. OCI certificate/ PIO card, if applicable
10. Passport/Citizenship certificate, if applicable

List of Documents to be uploaded by Candidates for Registration/Online Reporting (for Admission to IITs)

1. Class X Mark Sheet/Certificate or Aadhaar Card or Birth Certificate (for date of birth)
2. Class XII Mark Sheet (Qualifying Examination)
3. Certificate of category (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/GEN-EWS), if applicable
4. Original Certificate for Persons with Disabilities (PwD), if applicable
5. Original Certificate for persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing, if applicable 
6. Crossed Bank Cheque copy / Image of Passbook with bank account details
7. Medical Certificate
8. OCI certificate /PIO card, if applicable
9. Passport / Citizenship certificate, if applicable

Yes, digitally signed caste certificates will be considered as valid for JEE Main, Advanced and Jossa counselling as they are properly authenticated and meet the specified requirements.

Candidates can download the JoSAA seat allotment letter using the steps below:

1. Visit the official website of JoSAA.
2. Access the JoSAA login link.
3. Login with JEE Main applictaion number and password
4. Inside the login portal, candidates can access the link to doenload the JoSAA seat allotment letter.
5. Download the letter and keep it safe.

The seat allotment letter must be carried to the reporting institute for final admission.

JoSAA seat allotment letter is issued once the candidates have paid the seat accpetnace fee and the documents are verified in JoSAA counselling process.

Your allocated seat will be CANCELLED, and you will no longer be able to participate in the subsequent rounds of JoSAA seat allocation process (if any) if you do not complete all the steps of online reporting process including the payment of seat acceptance fee.

Admission to IIIT D B.Tech courses is via the JAC Delhi counselling only. Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) do not offer admission via JoSAA counselling. Therefore candidates have to apply for JAC Delhi 2025 counselling for B.Tech admission to IIIT D in 2025. Joint Admission Counseling Delhi conducts JAC Delhi counselling for admission to BE/B.Tech and B.Arch degree programmes offered by 5 technical universities/institutes of the Government of NCT, Delhi. These institutes/universities include Delhi Technological University (DTU), Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW), Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-D), Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU), and Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT). .

Candidates do not need to present a domicile certificate in order to be admitted to IIT, NIT, or IIIT via JEE. The only university where admission is granted based on the Home State Quota is NIT. The state in which you take your 12th board test is used to determine admission, not your home state. When receiving JoSAA counselling, the domicile certificate is not necessary. The JEE score of the applicants determines their admission.

The institutes the participate in JoSAA counselling are:

1. 23 IITs
2. 31 NITs
3. IIEST Shibpur
4. 26 IIITs
5. 40 Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes (Other-GFTIs)

A JEE rank of more than 70,000 is typically regarded as low, and applicants frequently give up on getting into the NITs and B.Tech programmes of their choice. The good news is that a number of universities, such as NITs and IIITs, accept JEE Main low scores up to 2,000,000. Based on the data from the previous year, NIT Mizoram has the lowest cutoff with a closing rank of 678406 for B.Tech. Civil Engineering (Gender-Neutral). It is followed by NIT Sikkim, which has a JEE Main rank of 639272 for B.Tech. EEE, and NIT Agartala, which has a JEE Main rank of 287950 for B.Tech. Biotech & Bio Chem Engineering. Therefore a rank of 9 Lacs can also have a chance of getting into colleges.

No, you cannot appear for JoSAA counselling with 350 marks in Class 12 UP board. The minimum percentage required to appear for JoSAA Counseling is 75% in class 12 with Physics, chemistry and mathematics as compulsory subjects. The candidates must have completed their class 12 from a recognised board.  A total of 350 marks out of 500 constitutes 70% of marks, which does not meet the minimum percentage required to appear for JoSAA counselling.

NO. There will be no spot round of seat allocation at any of the IITs.

If you do not complete the JoSAA reporting process, you will be eligible for appearing in JEE (Advanced) in the subsequent year provided you meet all other eligibility requirements.

There is no fee for JoSAA registration itself. However, when you are allotted a seat for the first time in any round, you will need to pay a processing fee of INR 5000 as part of the seat acceptance fee. This processing fee is included in the overall seat acceptance fee.

JoSAA application form correction facility is not provided once the candidates have submitted the form. Therefore it is recommended that the candidates crosscheck all the details filled in the fom before submitting the application form. If a candidate has made mistakes in the form, they can request for a change in the details during document verification step of the JoSAA counselling. Howwver, the details filled in the form will effect the seat allotment process and hence candidates must be midful about the details they fill in the application form before final submission.

The JoSAA application form is released online only on the official website - josaa.nic.in.

If you wish to edit your choices after locking but before the choice filling deadline, you can do so by first submitting a request to unlock in the online JoSAA portal.

NO. You will not be allowed to edit your choice list after the deadline for choice filling, i.e. you cannot change the order of your choices or add any more course in or delete any course from the choice list after the deadline for choice filling.

If you do not lock your choices, last saved choices will be locked automatically upon reaching the deadline for JoSAA choice filling. The automatically locked choice list will be considered for allocating a seat during JoSAA.

Yes. Apart from JEE Main/JEE Advanced rabks, class 12 marks are also considered for admission to IITs, NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs. It is mandatory to have minimum 75% marks (65% for reserved category) in class 12 to take admission in IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Candidates should apply for JoSAA conselling only if they fulfill all the conditions of eligibility.

The age limit will be applicable as mentioned in JEE Main/JEE Advanced brochure and official website. There is no seperate age limit criteria prescribed for JoSAA counselling.

Yes. Foreign nationals who wish to take admission to IITs have to apply for JoSAA counselling. The seats in the IITs will be alloted based on their JEE Advanced ranks. However, the all foreign nationals studying in any country including India or Indian nationals studying abroad have to apply for DASA counselling for admission to UG engineering and architecture courses offered at NITs, IIITs, SPAs and CFTIs. Admission will be based on JEE Main 2025 ranks as declared by NTA.

The JoSAA 2025 dates have been revised, check the revised dates below:

JoSAA 2025 Round 1 Dates
Seat Allocation (Round 1)	June 14, 2025
Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to queries (if required) (Round 1)	June 14 to 22, 2025
Last date for fee payment (Round 1)	June 22, 2025
JoSAA 2025 Round 2 Dates
Seat Allocation (Round 2)	June 25, 2025
Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 2)	June 25 to 29, 2025
Last date for fee payment (Round 2)	June 29, 2025
JoSAA 2025 Round 3 Dates
Seat Allocation (Round 3)	July 2, 2025
Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 3)	July 2 to 4, 2025
Last date for fee payment (Round 3)	July 4, 2025
JoSAA 2025 Round 4 Dates
Seat Allocation (Round 4)	July 6, 2025
Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 4)	July 6 to 9, 2025
Last date for fee payment (Round 4)	July 9, 2025
JoSAA 2025 Round 5 Dates
Seat Allocation (Round 5)	July 11, 2025
Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 5)	July 11 to 14, 2025
Last date for fee payment (Round 5)	July 14, 2025
JoSAA 2025 Round 6 (Final round for IITs)
Seat Allocation (Round 6)	July 16, 2025
Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 6)	July 16 to 20, 2025
Last date for fee payment (Round 6)	July 202, 2025
JoSAA 2025 Round (For NIT+ system only)
Initiation of Withdrawal of seat (Round 6) and Withdrawal Query Response	July 16 to 22, 2025
Online payment of Partial Admission Fee (PAF).	July 23 to 27, 2025
Resolution of PAF Payment Issues for Candidates who have made PAF Payment Attempts before the payment deadline	July 28, 2025

Internal sliding is changing the branch within the same college. Therefore, during special rounds, candidates who have already accepted a seat in an earlier round may be considered for upgradation based on their merit and the availability of seats. However, internal sliding allows candidates to upgrade their seats within the institute they have been allotted, but it is subject to certain conditions specified by JoSAA.

No. In JoSAA counselling, it is typically not possible to modify the preference order of your choice fill-up, add and remove certain choices after the results of round. Candidates cannot introduce new choices once the initial choice filling period is over and neither they can modify their existing preference of choices.

The reshuffling of choices will only be allowed during the choice filling period before these choices are locked. The candidates can register and fill their choices wiyhin the specific deadline. No candidate will be allowed to reorder the choices selected after the specified time period. The candidates must carefully fill their choices and lock them.