JoSAA

Yes, you must apply for JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) counselling if you wish to gain admission to the participating schools (IITs, NITs, IIITs, and other GFTIs) and you have qualified for JEE Advanced 2024 or JEE Main 2024. For all participating institutions, JoSAA is in charge of the centralised counselling and seat allocation procedure, which is dependent on the candidates' ranks in either JEE Main or JEE Advanced 2024. JoSAA is used for the whole admissions process, which includes seat assignment, acceptance, and reporting to the designated institute.

Keep an eye on the "News & Events" section of the JoSAA website - josaa.nic.in. All important dates, including the schedule for the seat allocation process, will be available once the official notification regarding JoSAA 2026 is released (expected in June 2026).

You can refer to the previous year's JoSAA schedule for reference. For instance, in 2025, the seat allocation rounds typically happened between the first week of June and the second week of July.

The candidates who have appeared and cleared the Joint Entrance Examination (Main or Advanced)  are eligible for the JoSAA counselling process. Candidates have to register themselves for it through the official website. All the prestigious engineering institutes of India council their respective candidates for new admission through this process itself. 

To know more about it, candidates can refer to the official website or Shiksha. 

Yes, but only after subtracting Rs. 1500 in cancellation fees. However, depending on the organisation and the particulars surrounding the payment, there may be differences in the counselling fee refund policy. For example, you won't be eligible for a refund if you do this after the JOSAA's sixth round and the announcement of the results of the fifth round. For the most recent information available regarding their return policy, please visit their official website or give them a call at their hotline.

The JEE Advanced 2024 result has been declared on June 9, 2024.  IIT Madras released the JEE Advanced 2024 candidate response sheet on May 31, 2024. The provisional JEE Advanced answer key 2024 was released on June 2, 2024 and was available for challenge till June 3, 2024.

For 26 IIITs, 31 NITs, 23 IITs, and 38 other government-funded technical institutes (Other-GFTIs), JoSAA oversees the six-round admissions process. Candidates in these ranks are assigned seats based on their JEE Main or JEE Advanced rank and registration preferences. The candidates must accept or propose the seats that have been allotted.

No, you cannot appear for JoSAA counselling with 350 marks in Class 12 UP board. The minimum percentage required to appear for JoSAA Counseling is 75% in class 12 with Physics, chemistry and mathematics as compulsory subjects. The candidates must have completed their class 12 from a recognised board.  A total of 350 marks out of 500 constitutes 70% of marks, which does not meet the minimum percentage required to appear for JoSAA counselling.