JoSAA Counselling 2026 Round 1 [LIVE]: Seat Allotment Today, Cutoff, Opening & Closing Ranks for IIT, NIT, IIIT, GFTI
The JoSAA counselling round 1 seat allotment result will be out today, June 13, at 10 AM. Candidates will find JoSAA round 1 allotment at josaa.nic.in. Those candidates who will be allotted a seat in the first round of JoSAA will have to complete the online reporting (payment of SAF, document upload, freeze/float/slide, and document verification). JoSAA cutoff for IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs in the form of opening and closing ranks is also expected to be out after the seat allotment. Catch JoSAA 2026 round 1 counselling live updates, including how to check allotment, what to do next, and more below.
JoSAA 2026 round 1 seat allotment & Cutoff LIVE
JoSAA round 1 seat allotment & Cutoff LIVE: The Joint Seat Allocation Authority will announce the round 1 counselling result at 10 am, today. Candidates will be able to check their allotment under their respective login at josaa.nic.in. To login, students need their application number and password. The seat allotment result will show the allotted institute (IIT/IISc/NIT/IIET/GFTI) and the branch based on the candidate's JEE Mains/Advanced rank and filled choices.
🔴 JoSAA round 1 seat allotment status: To be released today, at 10 AM.
Candidates who get a seat have to pay a seat allotment fee of INR 30,000 for general candidates and INR 15,000 for reserved category candidates. Without paying the seat acceptance fee, candidates cannot continue in JoSAA counselling 2026.
After JoSAA seat allotment, candidates must decide whether to Freeze, Float, or Slide their allotted seat. Understanding rank movement trends and upgrade possibilities can help you make an informed choice before the next round.
How to Check JoSAA Round 1 Seat Allotment 2026?
Candidates can follow the steps below to check their seat allotment in JoSAA counselling round 1:
- Visit the official JoSAA website and follow the seat allotment link.
- Now the JoSA login will open. Here, enter the JEE Main application number and password.
- Once the login is successful, candidates can check the seat allotment result.
- Check the allotted college and course and save the page for reference.
JoSAA Counselling Round 1 Cutoff: Opening and Closing Ranks 2026
The JoSAA opening and closing ranks for all participating colleges will be published at josaa.nic.in. The cutoffs (opening and closing ranks) will be available after seat allotment.
Know how to check JoSAA opening and closing ranks below:
- Go to the official website of JoSAA - josaa.nic.in
- Now navigate to the "eservices tab"
- Click on the OR-CR 2026 link.
- A new page will open where you need to enter details such as the JoSAA round, institute type, institute name, academic program, and seat type/category.
- After entering the details, click on "Submit" to view the opening and closing ranks for the selected criteria.
JoSAA 2026 Round 1 Dates
Check important round 1 JoSAA dates below:
| JoSAA counselling round 1 |
Dates |
|---|---|
| JoSAA Seat Allocation Result |
13 June 2026 |
| JoSAA Online reporting: seat confirmation (freeze/float/slide), fee payment and document upload & verification |
13 to 26 June 2026 |
| Last Date to respond to query related to documents |
26 June 2026 |
What is Freeze, Float and Slide in JoSAA Counselling
Freeze: Choosing "freeze" means the candidate are 100% satisfied with the college and the branch they have been given. Furthermore, they do not want to participate in any upcoming rounds of counselling.
Float: Selecting "float" will mean accepting the allotted current seat, but the candidate wants to check if they can get a better choice in future rounds. This "better choice" can be any higher preference from the preference list that candidates had locked in the choice filling process.
Slide: Choosing the option "slide" will indicate that the candidate accepts the current seat, but they only want a branch upgrade within the same college. Means, the candidate likes the college allotted, but wants a better course from their preference list in the same college.
LIVE UPDATE
JoSAA 2026 Counselling LIVE; Round 1 Allotment Result @ josaa.nic.in, Cutoff (OR-CR) & Online Reporting Process
- 3:17 AM IST• 13 Jun 2026
JoSAA Counselling 2026: Preparation of Rank Lists
Seat allocation in IITs and IISc relies entirely on JEE Advanced 2026 ranks. Conversely, the NIT+ System utilises JEE Main 2026 ranks. The JEE Apex Board prepares ten rank lists for B.E./B.Tech, B.Arch, and B.Plan papers to process all allotments without applying tie-breaking norms
- 3:03 AM IST• 13 Jun 2026
Institutes Participating in JoSAA Seat Allocation Process
List of Institutes offering admissions via JoSAA counselling are as follows:
- 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
- 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs)
- Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur
- 26 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)
- 47 Other Government-Funded Technical Institutes.
- 2:54 AM IST• 13 Jun 2026
JoSAA Counselling: Total Seats Available in Participating Institutes
- IITs offer a total of 18,160 seats
- NITs provide 24,525 seats
- IIITs account for 9,940 seats
- Other GFTIs offer 10,228 seats
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- 2:40 AM IST• 13 Jun 2026
JoSAA Round 1 Seat Allotment Schedule
The Joint Seat Allocation Authority officially conducts the Round 1 seat allocation today at 10:00 IST. Candidates will be able to access their allotment status online. The online reporting period, including fee payment and document upload, runs until June 26, 2026, at 17:00 IST
- 2:15 AM IST• 13 Jun 2026
JoSAA 2026 LIVE: What happens if I don't get a seat in round 1?
If you don't get a seat in JoSAA Round 1, you do not need to take any action. You are automatically moved to Round 2 with your original choices.
- 1:41 AM IST• 13 Jun 2026
JoSAA 2026 LIVE: Documents needed for NIT+ System Admission
- Class X Mark Sheet/Certificate or Aadhaar Card or Birth Certificate (for Date of Birth)
- Class XII Mark Sheet and Certificate (Qualifying Examination)
- JEE Main 2026 admit card
- 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.
- Original Certificate for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD), if applicable, issued by a competent authority.
- Original Certificate for persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing, if applicable
- Crossed Bank Cheque copy / Image of Passbook with bank account details
- Medical Certificate
- OCI certificate/ PIO card, if applicable
- Passport/Citizenship certificate, if applicable
- 1:30 AM IST• 13 Jun 2026
Documents needed for JoSAA 2026 Counselling for IIT admissions
- Class X Mark Sheet/Certificate or Aadhaar Card or Birth Certificate (for date of birth)
- Class XII Mark Sheet (Qualifying Examination)
- Certificate of category (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/GEN-EWS), if applicable
- Original Certificate for Persons with Disabilities (PwD), if applicable
- Original Certificate for persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing, if applicable
- Crossed Bank Cheque copy / Image of Passbook with bank account details
- Medical Certificate
- OCI certificate /PIO card, if applicable
- Passport / Citizenship certificate, if applicable
- 1:19 AM IST• 13 Jun 2026
JoSAA 2026 counselling round 1 LIVE: Online reporting date
After round 1 seat allotment is out, the JoSAA 2026 online reporting will be held from June 13 to 26.
- 12:58 AM IST• 13 Jun 2026
JoSAA 2026 Documents Verification and Online Reporting Date
Once the seats are allotted, candidates have to upload the required documents for JoSAA counselling on the JoSAA portal for verification. If a query is raised by the verification officer regarding the documents, then they will have to respond to the queries with a valid document and explanation within the deadline. If the query is not resolved, the candidate will be eliminated from the JoSAA counselling.
- 12:40 AM IST• 13 Jun 2026
Freeze, float and slide in JoSAA 2026
Freeze Seat accepted. Candidates desire no upgradation or change in seat. Float Candidates select the float option if they want a better college and course from their preference list. Slide This option means candidates want a better course preference from their choice list, but in the same institution as allotted. - 12:29 AM IST• 13 Jun 2026
When and where to check seat allotment for JoSAA round 1?
Candidates will be able to check the JoSAA round 1 allotment from 10 am onwards at josaa.nic.in.
- 12:14 AM IST• 13 Jun 2026
JoSAA 2026 round 1 counselling LIVE: Seat allotment today
JoSAA round 1 seat allotment 2026 resulot will eb out at 10 am today, June 13.
- 11:52 PM IST• 12 Jun 2026
JoSAA 2026 counselling LIVE: Seats in IITs and NIT+ System
Institute Category Seats IITs 18,951 NITs 25,162 IIITs 11,518 GFTIs 11,692 Total 67,323 - 11:42 PM IST• 12 Jun 2026
JoSAA opening and closing ranks for IITs/NITs/IIITs/GFTIs Tomorrow
JoSAA 2026 cutoffs for all participating colleges will be out tomorrow, June 13, after the seat allotment result.
- 11:28 PM IST• 12 Jun 2026
JoSAA round 1 counselling 2026 LIVE: When will allotment release?
The JoSAA 2026 round 1 allotment will be out on June 13 at 10 am at josaa.nic.in.
- 11:16 PM IST• 12 Jun 2026
Can I change my choices again after JoSAA round 1 allotment 2026?
No. The JoSAA choice filling process does not open again after round 1. The choice filling process ended on June 11. Candidates can no longer modify or edit their choices.
- 11:04 PM IST• 12 Jun 2026
JEE Mains round 1 cutoff 2026 LIVE: Important round 1 dates
Check the JoSAA round 1 seat allotment and counselling dates below:
JoSAA counselling round 1
Dates
JoSAA Seat Allocation
13 June 2026 JoSAA Online reporting: seat confirmation, fee payment and document upload
13 to 26 June 2026 Last Date to respond to query related to documents
26 June 2026 - 10:53 PM IST• 12 Jun 2026
What is the fee in JoSAA counselling and when to pay?
When allocated a seat for the first time, candidates must pay the seat allocation fee (SAF) 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.
Category
Fee
SC, ST, GEN-PwD, GEN-EWS-PwD, OBC-NCL-PwD, SC-PwD or ST-PwD
INR 15,000
All other candidates
INR 30,000
- 10:41 PM IST• 12 Jun 2026
JoSAA 2026 round 1 allotment LIVE: What is online reporting?
JoSAA Online Reporting is a mandatory post-allotment process where candidates who are allocated a seat must upload scanned documents, pay the seat acceptance fee, and undergo virtual document verification under their respective logins at josaa.nic.in.
- 10:30 PM IST• 12 Jun 2026
What is JoSAA opening and closing ranks 2026?
JoSAA opening rank represents the rank at which admission in a specific course and category starts. On the other hand, the JoSAA closing rank is the rank at which admission closes for a particular course and category.
- General Mandatory Documents
- Proof of Date of Birth: Class X Mark Sheet/Certificate, Aadhaar Card, or Birth Certificate.
- Academic Records: Class XII Mark Sheet and Certificate (Qualifying Examination). (Note: For IIT admissions, usually only the Class XII Mark Sheet is specified, but the certificate is generally required for the NIT+ system.)
- Bank Details: A crossed bank cheque copy or an image of your passbook showing account details (for refund purposes).
- Medical Certificate: A valid medical fitness certificate. Category-Specific Documents (If Applicable)
- Category Certificate (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/GEN-EWS): A valid certificate issued by the competent authority in the Government of India format (as per the JoSAA website guidelines).
- Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD): Original PwD Certificate issued by the competent authority. Original Certificate for persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing, if applicable.
- International Candidate Documents (If Applicable) OCI/PIO: OCI certificate or PIO card.
- Citizenship Proof: Passport or Citizenship certificate.
- 10:23 PM IST• 12 Jun 2026
JoSAA 2026 round 1 cutoff release date and time
The JoSAA 2026 opening and closing ranks will be uploaded shortly after the seat allotment result is announced. The round 1 allotment will be out at 10 am on June 13, and the round 1 cutoff release will follow shortly after at josaa.nic.in.
- 10:12 PM IST• 12 Jun 2026
JoSAA 2026 Seat Allotment Letter
This is how the JoSAA 2026 seat allotment lketter will look like:
![JoSAA allotment letter]()
JoSAA provisional allotment letter
- 10:07 PM IST• 12 Jun 2026
What details are mentioned in JoSAA seat allotment result 2026?
The JoSAA 2026 seat allotment letter will have the following details:
- JEE Main application number
- Candidate name
- Date of birth
- Parent's name
- State of eligibility
- PWD status
- JEE Advanced details (if applicable)
- Rank
- Seat allotment details (institute name, academic programme, allotted category, seat pool, allotted quota, choice number, round number, allotted based on, CRL rank)
- Fee details
- Important points
- 9:57 PM IST• 12 Jun 2026
JoSAA round 1 allotment: Where to check?
The JoSAA 2026 round 1 seat allotment result will be out at josaa.nic.in.
- 9:56 PM IST• 12 Jun 2026
JoSAA 2026 Counselling LIVE: Round 1 allotment tomorrow at 10 am
JoSAA counselling round 1 allotment result will be announced on June 13, tomorrow at 10 am.
Commonly asked questions
Candidates can check the JoSAA cutoff on the official website - josaa.nic.in.
No. You are only allowed to fill choices once before entering the first round of counselling and that choice list is final. Candidates are given only one chance to enter their choice, edit the choices, rearrange them before the choice filling deadline. All candidates have to save and lock their choices within the prescribed deadline. No more chances to fill.edit/rearrange the choices will be provided in the subsequent rounds of JoSAA counselling.
NO. There will be no spot round of seat allocation at any of the IITs.
Commonly asked questions
You can keep the currently allocated seat and opt out of further rounds of JoSAA counselling by selecting the "Freeze" option.
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.
PAF is Partial Admission Fee, which is to be paid by candidates who get provisionally allotment in the NIT+System during the JoSAA rounds, provided the seat has not been cancelled or withdrawn. PAF can be paid using UPI/Credit card/Debit card/Internet Banking. Candidates who fail to remit the PAF will not be allotted a seat.
Commonly asked questions
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.
If a candidate has been allotted seat in the first round of JoSAA, only then the seat acceptance fee (SAF) has to be paid. SAF is to be paid to confirm the seat as soon as the seat is allotted. If the SAF is not paud, then the candidate will not be eligible for document verification.
Seat acceptance fee is INR 15,000 for candidates with the category tag SC, ST, GEN-PwD, GEN-EWS-PwD, OBC-NCL-PwD, SC-PwD or ST-PwD and INR 30,000 for all other candidates (the fee includes INR 5,000 JoSAA processing charges). The seat acceptance fee, excluding JoSAA processing charges of INR 5000, will be adjusted against the admission fee.
Documents for Online Reporting / Registration
The following documents must be uploaded by candidates for online reporting and registration, whether for the NIT+ system or admission to IITs.
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