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

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) has released the seat matrix for the 2026 - 2027 admission session. As per the latest data, a total of 67,323 seats are available for admission to undergraduate engineering programmes offered by IITs, NITs, IIITs and Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) through JoSAA Counselling 2026.

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

Compared to last year, the total number of seats has increased by 4,470, providing more opportunities for candidates seeking admission through JEE Main and JEE Advanced scores. This year, IISc Bangalore has joined the JoSAA counselling with 4 BTech programmes, which has also led to an increase in seats on offer via JoSAA 2026 counselling.

JoSAA counselling registrations and choice filling process have commenced at josaa.nic.in. The last date to complete registration and choice filling is June 11.

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JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix; 4470 More Seats Added This Year

This year a total of 138 participating institutes are offering 67,323 seats. Check the JoSAA seat matrix below:

This year, IITs are offering a total of 18951 seats, NITs are offering 25162 seats, IIITs have a total of 11518 seats on offer, and GFTIs will offer 11692 seats. Thus, the total number of seats available via JoSAA counselling 2026 is 67,323.

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 data shows that 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.

More Seats Available for Engineering Aspirants

The increase in the JoSAA seat pool is expected to benefit candidates participating in the 2026 counselling process. With over 67,000 seats available across premier engineering institutes, students may have better chances of securing admission to their preferred programmes and institutes, particularly in later rounds of counselling.

Candidates can check the detailed institute-wise and category-wise seat matrix on the official JoSAA website - josaa.nic.in. The seat matrix will be used for seat allocation during all rounds of JoSAA Counselling 2026.