CCMN Exam Dates 2025 (Soon): Check Registration, Counselling & Seat Allotment Dates

Q: What is Seat Acceptance Fee in CCMN 2026?

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?

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.

Q: When will the first round of CCMN seat allotment release?

The first round of seat allotment of CCMN will be out in the fisrt 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?

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.

Q: What is application fees for CCMN counselling 2026?

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?

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?

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.

112 Students Q&A

Exam On - 15 Feb '26

Updated on Oct 6, 2025 14:39 IST

By Rakshit Prabhakar

CCMN 2026 Counselling Schedule dates will be announced in the second week of May 2026, tentatively on the official website of CCMN. Candidates who had given the JAM 2026 examination and wish to get enrolled in the NITs, CFTIs, and IEST institutes need to register for the CCMN application cum counselling process.

The CCMN 2026 registration process is anticipated to start in the fourth week of May 2026, tentatively. Before applying, candidates are advised to check out the eligibility criteria meticulously in order not to lose their candidature at any stage in the admission process.

The CCMN registration process includes filling in the application form, choice filling and locking, payment of application fees, seat allotment and verification of documents. Students must note that the CCMN counselling registration fees 2026 have been increased by INR 500 for general and reserved categories

CCMN is a common counselling process for admission to MSc/ MSc Tech programmes offered by 20 NITs, CFTIs, and IIEST Shibpur. Check the complete schedule or the important dates of CCMN 2026 mentioned below.

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CCMN 2026 Important Dates
CCMN 2026 Expected Exam Dates & Schedule
CCMN 2026 Major Events
Frequently Asked Questions Of CCMN 2026 Dates

CCMN 2026 Important Dates

The following table brings the complete schedule of the CCMN 2026 counselling process.

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

Commonly asked questions

Q: When will the first round of CCMN seat allotment release?

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

CCMN 2026 Expected Exam Dates & Schedule

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

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
15 Feb ' 26	IIT JAM 2026 Exam Date
May ' 26 - Jun ' 26	CCMN 2025 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

CCMN 2026 Major Events

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

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