JoSAA 2026 Counselling Registration (Open) LIVE: Choice Filling Link ACTIVE, Documents Required, Fees, Last Date

Check the dates for the JoSAA seat allotment result 2026 below:

After the JoSAA choice filling, the JoSAA seat allotment result is issued. Based on the choices filled by the candidates, their ranks and their category, seats across the institutions are allotted in each counselling round.

If a candidate does not lock their choices in JoSAA counselling, then their last saved choices will be auto-locked and will be used for seat allotment in all the rounds.

Once the candidates have filled the choices, they are allowed to manage them. This means candidates will be allowed to remove and rearrange their choices as many times as they want before the JoSAA choice locking date. Candidates can rearrange their choices by changing the choice number against the choices. The choices can also be interchanged from one option to the other easily, or candidates can select multiple choices at once for bulk deletion.

JoSAA choice filling means filling of preferences for courses and colleges (preferences for IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs) that the candidate wants to be considered for admission. To select the courses and colleges, candidates have to make sure that they use the previous year's cutoff trends and get an estimate of which course and college have the highest chances of getting into, as per their JEE Main/JEE Advanced rank.

The JoSAA 2026 counselling has started at josaa.nic.in. The last date to register and lock choices is June 11.

The JoSAA cutoff, that is, the opening and closing ranks, will be released after each seat allotment round. The opening and closing ranks will be available at josaa.nic.in, a day or a few hours after the seat allotment result is announced.

Every candidate who satisfies one or more of the following criteria is eligible for participation in JoSAA:

1. Qualified in JEE (Advanced) 2026 for academic programs and satisfies the “Performance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination".
2. Qualified in JEE (Advanced) 2026 for preparatory courses at IITs and satisfies the “Performance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination”.
3. Secured a rank in JEE (Main) 2026 Paper 1: B.E./B.Tech. paper for B.E./B.Tech. programs at NITs, IIEST, IIITs and Other-GFTIs, and satisfies the “Performance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination”.

4. Secured a rank in JEE (Main) 2026 Paper 2a for BArch programs at NITs, IIEST, IIITs and Other-GFTIs, and satisfies the “Performance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination”.

5. Secured a rank in JEE (Main) 2026 Paper 2b for BPlan program at NITs, IIEST, IIITs and Other-GFTIs, and satisfies the “Performance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination”

Once the JoSAA registration ends, no further editing/changes in the submitted online form are allowed. Therefore candidates should ensure that fill only correct details in the JoSAA 2026 application form.

The JoSAA 2026 choice filling last date is June 11.

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, seats 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 highest increase in seats has been recorded in IIITs, which have added 1,578 seats compared to the previous year.
• GFTIs have also witnessed a significant rise with 1,464 additional seats.
• IITs and NITs have increased their intake by 791 and 637 seats, respectively.

Read More: JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix Released; Total Seats Increase to 67,323 Across IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs

SAF: JoSAA seat acceptance fee (SAF) is given below

When allocated a seat for the first time, candidates must pay the fee during that specific round.

PAF: JoSAA partial admission fee (PAF) is given below

After the last round of JoSAA 2026, candidates with a provisionally allocated seat (allocated in any round of JoSAA 2026 and not cancelled or withdrawn) in NIT+System must remit the Partial Admission Fee (PAF). Failure to pay the partial admission fee will result in the rejection of the offered/allocated seat.

The JoSAA 2026 counselling registration window is active now.

JoSAA registration 2026

The JoSAA 2026 counselling has finally commenced at josaa.nic.in. The last date to register for the counselling process is June 11.

JoSAA counselling 2026 choice filling is also active from today. As soon as the candidate registers for the counselling, they can fill their choices under their JoSAA logins.

If a candidate is missing certain documents and/or for caste validity, they must download specific declaration forms from the JoSAA Certificate Format section at josaa.nic.in.

The JoSAA 2026 registration link has been activated at josaa.nic.in. The choice filling and registration process will be open till June 11.

The JoSAA registration and choice filling link is now active.

Apply using the link here: -> JoSAA 2026 registration and choice filling link

Check seats across IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs below:

Check below the data showing JoSAA registrations in the past 10 years:

• BTech in various Engineering disciplines
• BSc programs in Science
• BArch in Architecture
• Dual Degree programs like B.Tech-MTech and BS-MS
• Integrated MTech and Integrated MSc programs

1. 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
2. 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs)
3. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) Shibpur
4. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
5. 26 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)
6. 47 Other Government-Funded Technical Institutes (Other-GFTIs)

JoSAA 2026 registration last date to apply is June 11.

Every year, there is an increase in the number of seats across the IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Therefore, the same can be expected for this year too. However, until the official JoSAA seat matrix is released, candidates can check below the JoSAA seats available in the previous years:

• Last year, IITs offered 18,160 seats, NITs offered 24,525 seats, IIITs offered 9,940 seats, and the Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes offered 10,228 seats. In total, 128 institutes are offering  62,853 seats.
• For the academic session 2024-25, the IITs offered 17760 seats, NITs offered 24229 seats, IIITs offered 8546 seats, and the GFTIs offered a total of 9402 seats via the JoSAA counselling.

Once candidates finish registering for JoSAA, they can go to the JoSAA choice filling step. This process allows candidates to choose and prioritise their choice of institutions and courses.

The JoSAA 2026 counselling registrations will start today at 5 pm on the official website josaa.nic.in.

IISc Bangalore will participate in JoSAA counselling this year. This year, there will be 3 new courses on offer, which are:

1. BTech Aerospace Engineering
2. BTech Materials Science and Engineering
3. BTech Mechanics and Computing

BTech in Mathematics and Computing will also be on offer, which is an older BTech course that IISc have been offering.

The JoSAA counselling mock seat allotment helps candidates understand what seat they might be allotted to as per their rank and preferences before the official rounds begin. This will help candidates rearrange/edit/delete/add choices to their JoSAA 2026 choice list, if necessary.

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The JoSAA application form 2026 will be available today at 5 pm at josaa.nic.in. The link to register will be hosted on the official website only.

Check the JoSAA choice filling process below:

1. Login to the JoSAA Portal
2. Access JoSAA Choice Filling Link
3. Add and Arrange the Choices
4. Save the Choices
5. Lock the Choices before the Last Date
6. Print the Choice List

JoSAA online reporting means an online process that a candidate must complete to confirm an allotted seat. It involves logging into the official JoSAA Portal, submitting willingness (Freeze, Float, or Slide), uploading scanned certificates, and paying the Seat Acceptance Fee.

Candidaes do not have to upload any document in the JoSAA registration process. However, documents will be required to be uploaded during the onlin reporting process after a seat has been allotted to the candidates.

No, not yet. The JoSAA counselling registration will start at 5 PM today at josaa.nic.in.

Seat allocation in IITs and IISc is based on JEE Advanced 2026 rank, and in NIT+ system, it is based on JEE Main 2026 rank. Various rank lists are used, including the Common Rank List (CRL), GEN-EWS rank list, OBC-NCL rank list, SC rank list, ST rank list and PwD rank list.

JoSAA 2026 counselling registration will start today, June 2, at 5 pm. The registration link will be activated at josaa.nic.in.

No. There are no fees for JoSAA registration. Candidates will have to pay a fee after they have been allotted a seat in any round of the JoSAA counselling, called the Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF).

This year, the JoSAA counselling will be held in five rounds.

Check below the JoSAA opening and closing ranks for the Computer Science Engineering course from last year in the last round:

 Last year, IITs offered 18,160 seats, NITs offered 24,525 seats, IIITs offered 9,940 seats, and the Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes offered 10,228 seats. In total, 128 institutes are offering  62,853 seats.

The JoSAA 2026 seat matrix will be out soon. The seat matrix will inform the candidates about the institute wise, course wise, gender wise and category-wise seats available in all JoSAA participating colleges.

 Last year, IITs offered 18,160 seats. For this year, the seat matrix for JoSAA counselling is yet to be updated.

The JoSAA choice filling process will also start today, June 2 at josaa.nic.in.

Seats are given out by a computer program following these main rules:

1. Rank: Higher ranks get priority.
2. Preferences: Your top choices are checked first.
3. Category: Seats depend on your caste or quota.
4. Availability: Leftover seats are given out until filled.

The JoSAA counselling will start with the registration process and choice filling today, June 2, at 5 PM.

The candidates will be allowed to fill in as many choices of IITs, NITs, IIITs and CFTIs along with the choices of branches in the JoSAA 2026 choice filling process. 

After registrations, candidates can fill choices in JoSAA from June 2 to 11 at josaa.nic.in.

• Tip 1: Know your rank range and expected seats
• Tip 2: Be careful about your order of seat preference
• Tip 3: Fill in as many possible choices
• Tip 4: Also add some alternate choices
• Tip 5: Prioritise seats as per preference
• Tip 6: Check quotas and reservation benefits
• Tip 7: Do not blindly follow others
• Tip 8: Check deadline and lock choices without fail

 The JoSAA document verification will be held online as per the schedule, and candidates will be required to upload documents under their JoSAA 2026 login at josaa.nic.in.

In the process of online JoSAA document verification, candidates have to address the queries raised by the document verification officers. The document verification officer may raise certain queries online under the respective login of the candidates against the documents uploaded. These queries must be addressed by the deadline. If the queries remain unanswered, then the candidates shall not be allowed to take part in the further counselling process, and they will lose their seats. 

The admission process for BTech course at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) will now be through the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), this year onwards.

Read More: IISc Bengaluru to Participate in JoSAA for BTech Admission

When allocated a seat for the first time, candidates must pay the fee during that specific round. Failing to pay the fee means rejecting the offer, which immediately disqualifies the candidate from participating in any subsequent JoSAA seat allocation rounds.

Although the initial registration for JoSAA does not have any fee, a processing fee must be paid when a seat is allocated. This processing fee is included in the total seat acceptance fee, which needs to be paid by any candidate who receives an allotment for the first time in their specific round.

• JoSAA processing fee: INR 5000

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 2026
4. Certificate of category (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/GEN-EWS), if applicable, as per the 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

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

JoSAA counselling registration 2026 includes authentication using the JEE Main 2026 application number, candidate name, mother’s name and date of birth. Once authentication is done, candidates can login to the JoSAA online portal with their JEE Main application number, the JoSAA password created, and the OTP sent to the registered mobile number and email ID. After this, candidates can edit details and complete the JoSAA application form.

Candidates should consider mock allotment outcomes before finalising JoSAA 2026 choices, as this may help improve seat allocation possibilities.

The JoSAA portal allows candidates to update and rearrange preferences multiple times before the final choice filling deadline - June 11.

Check below the previous year IIIT Computer Science Engineering cutoff in JoSAA round 6 counselling (last round):

JoSAA seat allotment is influenced by rank, category, availability and the order of preferences entered during the choice filling process.

Eligible candidates who have qualified AAT can begin adding architecture programme preferences in JoSAA counselling from June 7.

Check below the previous year NIT Computer Science Engineering cutoff in JoSAA round 6 counselling (last round):

Check below the previous year IIT Computer Science Engineering cutoff in JoSAA round 6 counselling (last round):

The JoSAA 2026 registration and choice filling window will remain available until June 11, giving candidates time to finalize their admission preferences.

Students claiming reservation benefits during JoSAA 2026 counselling must upload valid category certificates in the prescribed format available at josaa.nic.in, wherever applicable.

While completing JoSAA 2026 choice filling, candidates should save their preferences frequently to avoid losing data due to session expiry or internet issues.

Candidates are advised to add all preferred institutes and branch combinations during JoSAA 2026 choice filling to improve their chances of securing a seat.

For the complete schedule, visit - josaa.nic.in.

Candidates can now check the complete JoSAA 2026 counselling schedule, including registration dates, mock allotment timelines, choice filling deadlines and seat allocation rounds at josaa.nic.in.

The JoSAA 2026 registration last date is June 11. Candidates must finish choice filling, document-related requirements and fee pre-payment before 5 PM.

According to the JoSAA 2026 schedule, choices that remain unlocked by the deadline (June 11, 5 PM) will be automatically locked for seat allotment consideration.

Candidates should carefully review personal information, category details and all other details before submitting the JoSAA 2026 registration form.

Only candidates who complete JoSAA 2026 counselling registration and choice filling within the specified timeline will be considered for seat allocation rounds.

Registration and choice filling for JoSAA 2026 will start today at 5 PM. Candidates are advised not to wait until the last day to complete the counselling process.

JoSAA 2026 second mock allotment will be displayed on June 10, giving candidates another opportunity to assess and refine their admission preferences.

Candidates can modify and reorder their JoSAA 2026 counselling choices even after mock allotment results are announced, provided they do so before the final deadline, which is June 11.

The first JoSAA 2026 mock seat allotment will be released on June 8. Candidates can use the results to revise their choice filling strategy.

Candidates are advised to arrange their JoSAA 2026 choices carefully, as the order of preferences plays a crucial role in determining seat allotment outcomes.

JoSAA 2026 registration will open today, June 2, for candidates seeking admission to NITs, IIITs and GFTIs based on their JEE Main 2026 AIR.

Students seeking admission to IITs through JEE Advanced 2026 can complete JoSAA counselling registration and begin filling their preferred academic programmes and institutes from June 2, 5 PM.

Before starting JoSAA 2026 counselling registration, candidates should keep all required documents and certificates ready to avoid delays during document upload and verification.

JoSAA counselling choice filling 2026 window wll also be activated today, June 2 at 5 pm.

Candidates must complete JoSAA 2026 registration and choice filling by June 11, 5 PM. Missing the deadline may result in losing the opportunity to participate in seat allotment.

.JoSAA counselling for IIT and NIT/IIIT/GFTI admission will start today, June 2.

JEE Advanced 2026 qualification will be needed for IIT admission, and the JEE Main 2026 ranks for admission to NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs.