CCMN 2026: Check Registration, Counselling & Seat Allotment Dates

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

Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma
Updated on Feb 18, 2026 01:31 IST

By Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma

CCMN counselling dates 2026 will be updated online. Candidates who wish to participate for admission counselling can check the schedules here. CCMN counselling dates comprises schedule for the events like registration, choice filling, seat allotment and reporting to the allotted institutes. Students who appeared for the IIT JAM exam can participate in the counselling process. CCMN counselling 2026 registration is expected to commence in May 2026. The authority will soon announce the official notification. Check the page for more details on CCMN counselling dates 2026.

 

 

Table of contents
  • CCMN 2026 Important Dates
  • CCMN 2026 Expected Exam Dates & Schedule
  • CCMN 2026 Major Events
  • Frequently Asked Questions Of CCMN 2026 Dates
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CCMN 2026 Important Dates

The schedule for CCMN counselling 2026 will be avilable soon on the official website. Students can check the counselling date here after the official announcement. Check the table for tentatives dates.

Event

Expected Start Date

Start of Online Registration, Fee Payment and Online Choice Filling

Fourth week of May 2026, tentatively

Last date for Registration unlocking by candidate

First week of June 2026, tentatively

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

First week of June 2026, tentatively

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

Second week of June 2026, tentatively

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

Second week of June 2026, tentatively

CCMN 2024 Round 1 Seat Allotment

Second week of June 2026, tentatively

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

Third week of June 2026, 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 2026, tentatively

Deadline for Online Document Verification by officers of Allotted Institute

Third week of June 2026, tentatively

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

Second week of June 2026, tentatively

CCMN 2024 Round 2 Seat Allotment

Fourth week of June 2026, 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 2026, 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 2026, tentatively

Deadline for Online Document Verification by officers of Allotted Institute

Fourth week of June 2026, tentatively

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

Fourth week of June 2026, tentatively

CCMN 2024 Round 3 Seat Allotment

First week of July 2026, 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 2026, 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 2026, tentatively

Deadline for Online Document Verification by officers of Allotted Institute

First week of July 2026, tentatively

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

First week of July 2026, tentatively

Online Withdrawal from the Admitted Institute

First week of July 2026, tentatively

 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   When will the first round of CCMN seat allotment release?
A: 

The first round of seat allotment of CCMN will be out in the first week for June 2026, tentatively. The official dates of first round of CCMN seat allotment were released on the official notification. 

After the first allotment is done, the document verifying officer will notify the applicants to further participate in the counselling process. 

In case applicants don't get a seat in first seat allotment then can further apply for the next round of allotment. 

 

Q:   What is the best strategy of choice filling for CCMN 2026?
A: 

Applicants while filling the CCMN counselling application form, should fill the choice of instititute or programme only those in which they are certainly interested. One must refrain from casual or take-a-chance approach. 

Once a seat is allotted, students must follow the due procedure to take admission in the respective institutes. 

CCMN 2026 Expected Exam Dates & Schedule

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

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates
May ' 26 - Jun ' 26

CCMN 2026 Application Process

TENTATIVE
May ' 26 - Jun ' 26

Last date of Online Choice Filling and Locking

TENTATIVE
Jun ' 26

Round 1 Seat Allotment Announcement

TENTATIVE
Jun ' 26

Round 2 Seat Allotment Announcement

TENTATIVE
DatesPast Exam Dates
15 Feb ' 26

IIT JAM 2026 Exam Date

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CCMN 2026 Major Events

The major events of CCMN 2026 counselling can be categorised as follows:

Candidates have to apply online by filling in required details and paying registration fee. Upon successful registration they will receive login credentials and have to log in to CCMN 2026 website and do choice filling option.
Based on candidate choices and their scores and ranks in JAM, Seat Allotment Orders will be released by exam authorities. Candidates will have to lock allotted seat by uploading documents and pay application fee. In case they are not satisfied with allotted seats they may opt for Change in Willingness or Withdrawal.
Institutes participating in CCMN 2026 will verify candidate documents. If any discrepancy is found students will be contacted for clarification. They need to answer queries online on CCMN portal.
Number of counselling stages will depend on how many seats remain vacant. There will likely be 3 online counselling rounds and 2 special counselling rounds
After seats are allotted to candidate they need to complete admission formalities. They should go institute for payment of remaining admission fees and physical document verification.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is Seat Acceptance Fee in CCMN 2026?
A: 

Once a seat is allotted in CCMN counselling to the students, they need to deposit INR 15,000/- (for GEN/OBC/GEN-EWS) and INR 10,000/- (for SC/ST/PwD) towards Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF). 

After this applicants need to upload the required documents and submit their willingness as per the procedure.

This SAF amount will later be adjusted in the total fee to be deposited for the allotted institute.

Q:   What are the various stages in CCMN 2026 regular counselling round?
A: 

The Counselling process of Regular Rounds consists of following stages excluding preregistration:
? Online Registration, Payment of Registration Fee, Choice Filling and Locking of Choices.
? Three Rounds of Counselling: Seat Allotment, Depositing Seat Acceptance Fee, Submitting Willingness, Uploading Documents, and Online Document Verification.
? Payment of Partial Admission Fee.
? Physical Reporting at the Finally Allotted Institute.

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Frequently Asked Questions Of CCMN 2026 Dates

CCMN 2026 Important Dates Frequently asked questions for the students.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is application fees for CCMN counselling 2026?
A: 

The application fees for CCCMN counselling varies for different category candidates. 

For the General, General-EWS and OBC category candidates is is INR 3,500 and that for the reserved category candidates it is INR 3,000.

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?
A: 

No, You cannot. If any candidate does not respond to the query of document verifying officer, their allotment shall stand cancelled. The resulting vacancy will be allotted to another eligible candidate in the subsequent round (s).

The applicant would be considered as “Not-Reported” and would not be eligible for subsequent rounds.

However, student can participate in Special Rounds. 

Q:   What is mode of document verification in CCMN counselling?
A: 

The document verification process of CCMN will be conducted in online mode by the participating institutes.

However, after accepting the final seat allotment, candidates will have to visit the college where they are willing to take admission, and the admission officials will verify the original hard copies of the documents. 

After verification will be done, students will be given the admission in their respective institutes. 

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