CCMN 2025: Registration (May), Important Dates, Eligibility, Counselling Schedule and Seat Allotment

Centralized Common Counselling for MSc and MSc (Tech) 2025 ( CCMN )

Manisha Kumari
Updated on Apr 11, 2025 11:32 IST

By Manisha Kumari, Associate Senior Executive

CCMN is the centralised platform for admissions to the MSc and MSc (Tech Programmes) to NITs, IIEST Shibpur and some CFTI institutes that accept the IIT JAM scorecard. Test takers who will appear for IIT JAM 2025 can also take admissions to the CCMN participating institutes by filling out the CCMN registration cum admission form for the academic session 2025-2026.

The organising institute will notify the CCMN 2025 counselling schedule dates in the third week of May 2025, tentatively on the official website. CCMN application form 2025 will be released in the fourth week of May 2025, tentatively on the CCMN official web portal. The registration process is a single fill-in online application form gateway in order to apply to all programmes in all the participating institutions to which they are eligible. 

The last date to fill out the registration form and CCMN Registration form 2025 fee details will be notified in due course. The exam officials will be providing admissions via three rounds of the CCMN Counselling process 2025 along with the two special rounds and a national spot round (to fill up the vacant seats, if any). CCMN Counselling 2025 conducting authority released schedule or dates pertaining to the registration, choice, filling, allotment and document verification schedule, which can be found on the page below. 

CCMN Merit List 2025 for seat allotment will be prepared based on the ″Common Percentile″ (calculated from the JAM Rank of the year 2024) obtained by the candidate. The CCMN 2025 counselling is for full-time seats carrying scholarships. It is NOT for candidates seeking admission to Sponsored Seats or part-time programmes.

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Table of content
  • What is CCMN?
  • CCMN 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
  • CCMN 2025 Highlights
  • CCMN 2025 Important Dates
  • CCMN 2025 Eligibility Criteria
  • CCMN 2025 Fees Type
  • CCMN 2025 Participating Institutes
  • Frequently Asked Questions of CCMN 2025
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What is CCMN?

CCMN stands for Centralized Common Counselling for MSc and MSc (Tech) admissions at NITs and CFTIs. The CCMN counselling process is conducted based on IIT JAM 2025 scores. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat is conducting the CCMN counselling this year. There are multiple rounds of counselling are being conducted to take admission through the JAM score card. The CCMN-2024 counselling is for full-time seats carrying scholarships. It is NOT for candidates seeking admission to Sponsored Seats or part-time programmes, for which candidates should contact the respective institutes for the same.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   How is CCMN counselling process online document verification done?
Q:   What is the best strategy of choice filling for CCMN 2025?

CCMN 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CCMN 2025 exam

DatesPast Exam Dates
Jun ' 25

Round 2 Seat Allotment Announcement

Jun ' 25

Deadline for Document Verification for Round 1 Seat Allotment

Jun ' 25

Round 1 Seat Allotment Announcement

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CCMN 2025 Highlights

Students who want to participate in CCMN 2025 counselling can check the details from the given below table:

Parameters

Details

Name of the Counselling Process

Centralised Common Counselling for MSc and MSc (Tech)

Conducting Body

SVNIT, Surat

Number of Participating Institutes

To be notified

Total Number of Seats

To be notified

Mode of Counselling

Online

Official Website

https://ccmn.admissions.nic.in/

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is Seat Acceptance Fee in CCMN 2025?
Q:   If I was allotted a seat but could not respond to the query of document verifying officer, Can I participate in CCMN counselling again?
Q:   how many maximum institutes one can choose while filling CCMN counselling?
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CCMN 2025 Important Dates

The following table brings the complete schedule of the CCMN 2025 counselling process.

Event

Start Date

Start of Online Registration, Fee Payment and Online Choice Filling

Fourth week of May 2025, tentatively

Last date for Registration unlocking by candidate

First week of June 2025, tentatively

Last date for Online Registration and Fee Payment by UPI/Debit/Credit card/Net Banking

First week of June 2025, tentatively

Last date of Online Choice Filling and locking of choices by the candidate

Second week of June 2025, tentatively

Automatic Locking of saved choices (if choices not locked by the candidate)

Second week of June 2025, tentatively

CCMN 2024 Round 1 Seat Allotment

Second week of June 2025, tentatively

Payment of Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF), Document uploading (online), specifying willingness (Freeze/Float/Slide), and withdrawal

Third week of June 2025, tentatively

Online Document Verification by officers of Allotted Institute (Special eligibility of allotted seat, if any, would be checked by verifying officers of the Allotted Institute)

Second week of June 2025, tentatively

Deadline for Online Document Verification by officers of Allotted Institute

Third week of June 2025, tentatively

Last date for Resolution of any queries raised during online document verification, Process related to willingness/withdrawal

Second week of June 2025, tentatively

CCMN 2024 Round 2 Seat Allotment

Fourth week of June 2025, tentatively

Payment of Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF), Document uploading (online) (candidates allotted seat for the first time in this round), specifying/updating willingness (Freeze/Float/ Slide), and withdrawal

Fourth week of June 2025, tentatively

Online Document Verification (for candidates allotted seat for the first time in this round) by officers of Allotted Institute (Special eligibility of allotted/upgraded seat, if any, would be checked by verifying officers of the Allotted Institute)

Fourth week of June 2025, tentatively

Deadline for Online Document Verification by officers of Allotted Institute

Fourth week of June 2025, tentatively

Last date for Resolution of any queries raised during online document verification, Process related to willingness/withdrawal

Fourth week of June 2025, tentatively

CCMN 2024 Round 3 Seat Allotment

First week of July 2025, tentatively

Payment of Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF), Document uploading (online) (candidates allotted seat for the first time in round 3), and withdrawal

First week of July 2025, tentatively

Online Document Verification (for candidates allotted seat for the first time in this round) by officers of Allotted Institute (Special eligibility of allotted/upgraded seat, if any, would be checked by verifying officers of the Allotted Institute)

First week of July 2025, tentatively

Deadline for Online Document Verification by officers of Allotted Institute

First week of July 2025, tentatively

* Payment of Partial Admission Fee online by candidates for confirmation of seat allotted during all regular rounds.

First week of July 2025, tentatively

Online Withdrawal from the Admitted Institute

First week of July 2025, tentatively

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   When will CCMN seat allotment dates be released?
Q:   When will the first round of CCMN seat allotment release?
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CCMN 2025 Eligibility Criteria

The CCMN 2025 eligibility criteria for participating in the counselling process:

  • Candidates must have appeared for the IIT JAM 2025 and have a valid score

  • Candidates belonging to General, General-Economically Weaker Section (Gen-EWS) and OBC categories should have passed BSc or an equivalent course with at least 6.5 CGPA or 60 per cent aggregate and those belonging to reserved categories (SC, ST, PWD) should obtain 6.0 CGPA or 55 per cent aggregate

  • Candidates in the final year of their qualifying degree are also eligible to apply, provided they submit the final mark sheet by September 30, 2025.

  • For certain programmes in a few Participating Institutes, special eligibility criteria are applicable

  • The candidates who possess certificates/qualifications from any of the professional societies (such as The Institution of Engineers (India) (IE), The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), The Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI), The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, including Polymer and Environmental Group (IIChemE), The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), The Indian Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), etc. ) and have enrolled with these institutions with permanent recognition up to May 31, 2014, may also be eligible to participate in some of the PG programs, offered through CCMN-2025, as per the eligibility criteria of respective PIs.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   If I do not fulfil my eligibility criteria, will my CCMN application be accepted?
Q:   What are CCMN conversion rules for the programmes groups in counselling process?
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CCMN 2025 Fees Type

Applicants can check the types of fees involved in CCMN counselling process from the below given table:

Fees Type Details Fees Amount 
Registration Fee Non-refundable registration fee to be deposited for participating in CCMN-2024 Counselling process (Regular Rounds 1, 2, and 3). INR 3,500/- for GEN/ GEN-EWS/OBC
INR 3,000/- for SC/ST/PwD
Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF) Fee to be deposited by a candidate when (s)he accepts the seat allotted to her/him.
This will be a part of institute fee and will be adjusted against the finally allotted Institute’s admission fee.
INR 15,000/- for GEN/ GEN-EWS/OBC
INR 10,000/- for SC/ST/PwD
Partial Admission Fee (PAF) Partial admission fee to be deposited by the candidate on CCMN portal if (s)he wants to confirm her/his seat.
This will be a part of the institute fee and will be adjusted against the finally allotted institute’s admission fee.
INR 10,000/- for GEN/ GEN-EWS/OBC
INR 5,000/- for SC/ST/PwD
Special Round (SR) Registration
Fee
If the candidate wishes to participate in the Special Rounds of CCMN-2024, a fresh registration along with the payment of Non-refundable registration fee is mandatory (Special Rounds 1, and 2). INR 3,500/- for GEN/ GEN-EWS/OBC
INR 3,000/- for SC/ST/PwD
SR Participation Fee Fee to be deposited during the registration of special round along with the SR registration fee.
This will be a part of the institute fee and will be adjusted against the finally allotted institute’s admission fee. (If a candidate has already paid SAF and PAF in regular rounds then that fee will be adjusted towards SR participation fee. If a candidate has only paid SAF during regular rounds but not paid PAF then difference of SR participation fee and
SAF will have to be deposited)
INR 25,000/- for GEN/ GEN-EWS/OBC
INR 15,000/- for SC/ST/PwD
National Spot Round (NSR) Registration Fee If the candidate wishes to participate in the National Spot Round of CCMN-2024, a fresh registration along with the payment of Non-refundable registration fee is mandatory. INR 3,500/- for GEN/ GEN-EWS/OBC
INR 3,000/- for SC/ST/PwD
NSR Participation Fee Fee to be deposited during the registration of National Spot Round along with the NSR registration fee.
This will be a part of the institute fee and will be adjusted against the finally allotted institute’s admission fee. (If a candidate has already paid SAF and PAF / SR participation fee in previous rounds then that fee will be adjusted towards NSR participation fee. If a candidate has only paid SAF during regular rounds but not paid PAF then difference of NSR participation fee and SAF will have to be
deposited)
INR 25,000/- for GEN/ GEN-EWS/OBC
INR 15,000/- for SC/ST/PwD
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is application fees for CCMN counselling 2024?
Q:   What is CCMN all about?
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CCMN 2025 Participating Institutes

The following table brings the complete list of 22 CCMN 2025 participating institutes.

Sr. No.

Institute Type

Institute Name

1

National Institute of Technology

Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar

2

National Institute of Technology

Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

3

National Institute of Technology

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal

4

National Institute of Technology

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

5

National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology Agartala

6

National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology Calicut

7

National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology Durgapur

8

National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

9

National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal

10

National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology Meghalaya

11

National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology Nagaland

12

National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology Sikkim

13

National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

14

National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology, Manipur

15

National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

16

National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology, Silchar

17

National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

18

National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

19

National Institute of Technology

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

20

National Institute of Technology

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur

21

Centrally Funded Technical Institutions

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, District Howrah

22

Centrally Funded Technical Institutions

Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

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Frequently Asked Questions of CCMN 2025

CCMN 2025 FAQs

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is the NIT Srinagar CCMN cutoff for MSc course?
Q:   If I apply for CCMN and fail to secure the minimum marks, will my registration fee be returned?
Q:   Can I get a seat in NIT Meghalaya for MSc with a ST category rank of 3500?
Q:   What to do if I have lost my JAM scorecard for CCMN counselling?
Q:   When will the application process of CCMN 2025 start?
Q:   What are the various stages in CCMN 2025 regular counselling round?
Q:   Who is organising body for CCMN 2025?
Q:   When will CCMN 2025 notification release?
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Answered 3 weeks ago

NIT Silchar CCMN cutoff 2025 has been released for various categories and rounds for admission to the MSc course. This year, the CCMN MSc cutoff 2025 ranged from 1251 to 3775. Among all the branches,  M.Sc. in Mathematics was the most competitive, with a cutoff ranging from 1251 to 2126, according t

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Answered 3 weeks ago

 NIT Sikkim CCMN 2025 cutoff has been released for all rounds and categories for admission to M.Sc. in Chemistry. 1800 to 1710 was the cutoff rank range for the General category, All India quota as per the first and the last round data. For the OBC AI category candidates, admissions were closed at a

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 3 weeks ago

NIT Durgapur CCMN cutoff 2025 has been released for the last round. The closing ranks in the last round among the General AI category candidates varied between 293 and 1522. For the OBC AI category candidates, the cutoff ranks varied between 740 and 2478. For candidates belonging to the SC AI catego

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Nishtha Mishra

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Answered 3 weeks ago

Yes, it is possible to get admission to NIT Durgapur with a 500 rank in the General category, as well as in the case of a 400 rank for the OBC category. NIT Durgapur CCMN cutoff 2025 for the last round closed at a range of 293 and 1522. Meanwhile, for the OBC AI category candidates, the closing rank

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Akanksha Arora

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Answered 4 weeks ago

Yes, it is possible to get admission to IIIT Lucknow for candidates belonging to the General AI category. For other categories also, such as OBC AI and SC AI, this rank is enough to grant admission to the MSc in Data Science. The cutoff for the same among the General AI category candidates was close

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Akansha Rastogi

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Answered a month ago

Yes, it is possible to get admission to NIT Uttarakhand with a rank of 2000 in CCMN. The range of cutoff among the General AI category candidates was between 1834 and 3736. Thus with this rank, it is possible to get admission to the college. 

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Sanjana Singh

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Answered a month ago

With a rank of 2000 in CCMN, it is possible to get admission to NIT Arunachal Pradesh. The last round closing rank for admission to the college among the General AI category candidates was 1972. Thus with rank, there is high chance of getting admission to the course. 

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Neha Arora

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Answered a month ago

According to the last round's closing rank for NIT Andhra Pradesh CCMN cutoff, it is not possible for General, OBC, ST, and EWS category candidates to secure admission to the MSc in Data Science program. However, for candidates belonging to the ST AI category, admission is possible at 7000 rank. For

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Shruti Divya

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Answered a month ago

If you belong to the SC category, the All India quota, you would need a rank of 2486 or lower to take admission in IIITM Gwalior. If you belong to the ST AI quota, you would still be eligible with your rank of 2000 for admission, as its cutoff rank was between 4763 and 6448. However, if you belong t

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Neerja Rohatgi

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For the OBC category, All India Quota, MSc. in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, CCMN cutoff 2025, ranged from 1068 to 1958. Aspirants aiming for admission to IIITM Gwalior should aim to achieve a rank of at least 1958 or lower to avail this course. MSc in Artificial Intelligence and Data Sc

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