JoSAA Counselling 2026 has started with declaration of JEE Advanced 2026 result. Candidates who have been successful in getting the score for IITs can participate in this counselling.
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JoSAA Counselling 2026 Important Schedule
| Event | Date & Time | Details |
| Registration & Choice Filling Starts | 2 June 2026, 17:00 | Candidate registration and choice filling begins for JoSAA 2026 |
| AAT Choice Filling Starts | 07-Jun-26 | AAT-qualified candidates can fill AAT-specific choices after result declaration |
| Pre-Payment & Document Upload Start | 02-Jun-26 | Seat acceptance fee pre-payment and pre-document upload begin |
| Mock Seat Allocation-1 | 8 June 2026, 14:00 | Based on choices filled till 7 June 2026, 20:00 IST |
| Mock Seat Allocation-2 | 10 June 2026, 13:00 | Based on choices filled till 9 June 2026, 17:00 IST |
| Choice Filling Ends / Auto Locking | 11 June 2026, 17:00 | Registration and choice filling close; system auto-locks choices |
| Pre-Payment & Upload End | 11 June 2026, 17:00 | Last date for pre-payment and document upload |
| Data Verification & Validation | 12-Jun-26 | Reconciliation and validation by JoSAA |
JoSAA Counselling 2026 Seats in IITs
JoSAA Counselling 2026 IIT Seat Matrix: Total Seats Available Across All IITs
| IITs | Seats | Supernumerary |
| IIT Bhubaneswhat | 502 | 6 Out of 502 |
| IIT Bombay | 1363 | 159 Out of 1363 |
| IIT Mandi | 640 | 19 Out of 640 |
| IIT Delhi | 1249 | No supernumerary seat |
| IIT Indore | 564 | 35 Supernumerary |
| IIT Kharagpur | 1949 | 200 Out of 1949 |
| IIT Hyderabad | 705 | 101 |
| IIT Jodhpur | 750 | 150 |
| IIT Kanpur | 1240 | 252 |
| IIT Gandhinagar | 1118 | 64 |
| IIT Patna | 817 | 35 |
| IIT Roorkee | 1353 | 107 |
| IIT ISM Dhanbad | 1210 | 34 |
| IIT Ropar | 696 | 0 |
| IIT Bhu Varanasi | 1589 | 61 |
| IIT Guwahati | 962 | 107 |
| IIT Bhilai | 329 | 13 |
| IIT Goa | 165 | 33 |
| IIT Palakkad | 280 | 280 |
| IIT Tirupati | 254 | 13 |
| IIT Jammu | 380 | 380 |
| IIT Dharwad | 355 | 19 |
| IIT Banglore | 125 | 0 |
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JoSAA Counselling 2026 Seats in NITs
JoSAA Counselling 2026 NIT Seat Matrix: Total Seats Across All NITs
| NITs | Seats | Supernumerary |
| BR Ambedkar Jalandhar | 1103 | 0 |
| NIT Jaipur | 948 | 0 |
| NIT Bhopal | 1203 | 0 |
| NIT Allahabad | 1164 | 56 |
| NIT Agartala | 1220 | 221 |
| NIT Calicut | 1312 | 34 |
| NIT Delhi | 374 | 0 |
| NIT Durgapur | 969 | 0 |
| NIT Goa | 224 | 0 |
| NIT Hamirpur | 944 | 0 |
| NIT Surthkal | 960 | 4 |
| NIT Meghalaya | 190 | 25 |
| NIT Nagaland | 201 | 3 |
| NIT Poducherry | 275 | 0 |
| NIT Raipur | 1159 | 1 |
| NIT Sikkim | 190 | 0 |
| NIT Arunachal Pradesh | 254 | 0 |
| NIT Jameshedpur | 751 | 0 |
| NIT Kurukshetra | 1147 | 0 |
| NIT Manipur | 276 | 0 |
| NIT Mizoram | 190 | 13 |
| NIT Rourkela | 1063 | 0 |
| NIT Silchar | 903 | 903 |
| NIT Srinagar | 899 | 39 |
| NIT Thircharpalli | 1038 | 0 |
| NIT Uttarkhand | 200 | 27 |
| NIT Surat | 1400 | 0 |
| NIT Nagpur | 1143 | 0 |
| NIT Andhra Pradesh | 480 | 480 |
| IIEST Shibipur | 910 | 0 |
JoSAA Counselling 2026 Seats in IIITs
| IIITs | Seats | Supernumerary |
| AB IIIT Gwalior | 360 | 0 |
| IIIT Kota | 330 | 66 |
| IIIT Guwahati | 334 | 57 |
| IIIT Kalyani WB | 237 | 19 |
| IIIT Sonipat Haryana | 300 | 0 |
| IIIT Una HP | 294 | 9 |
| IIIT Sri City Chitoor | 438 | 73 |
| IIIT Vadodara | 690 | 115 |
| IIIT Allahabad | 461 | 88 |
| IIIT Design & Manufacturing Kanchipuram | 602 | 47 |
| PT.Dwarka Prasad IIIT Jabalur | 550 | 0 |
| IIIT Manipur | 550 | 0 |
| IIIT Thicharpalli | 300 | 300 |
| IIIT Lucknow | 240 | 0 |
| IIIT Dharwad | 606 | 101 |
| IIIT Design & Manufacturing Kurnool Andhra Pradesh | 354 | 34 |
| IIIT Kottayam | 576 | 99 |
| IIIT Ranchi | 320 | 0 |
| IIIT Nagpur | 648 | 0 |
| IIIT Pune | 674 | 0 |
| IIIT Bhagalpur | 474 | 44 |
| IIIT Bhopal | 1188 | 0 |
| IIIT Surat | 384 | 64 |
| IIIT Agartala | 100 | 20 |
| IIIT Raichur Karnataka | 220 | 0 |
| IIIT Vadodara | 288 | 48 |
Round 1
| Activity | Date |
| Seat Allocation Result | 13 June 2026, 10:00 |
| Online Reporting / Fee Payment / Document Upload | 13–26 June 2026 |
| Last Date for Fee Payment | 26 June 2026, 17:00 |
| Fee Payment Issue Resolution | 29 June 2026, 13:00 |
| Last Date to Reply to Queries | 29 June 2026, 17:00 |
Round 2
| Activity | Date |
| Seat Allocation Result | 30 June 2026, 17:00 |
| Online Reporting | 30 June – 3 July 2026 |
| Last Date for Fee Payment | 3 July 2026, 17:00 |
| Fee Issue Resolution | 4 July 2026, 17:00 |
| Withdrawal/Exit Window | 1 July 2026 (10:00) – 3 July 2026 (17:00) |
| Last Date for Withdrawal Response & Queries | 5 July 2026, 17:00 |
Round 3
| Activity | Date |
| Seat Allocation Result | 6 July 2026, 17:00 |
| Online Reporting | 6–8 July 2026 |
| Last Date for Fee Payment | 8 July 2026, 17:00 |
| Fee Issue Resolution | 9 July 2026, 17:00 |
| Withdrawal/Exit Window | 7 July 2026 (10:00) – 8 July 2026 (17:00) |
| Last Date for Withdrawal Response & Queries | 9 July 2026, 17:00 |
Round 4
| Activity | Date |
| Seat Allocation Result | 10 July 2026, 17:00 |
| Online Reporting | 10–13 July 2026 |
| Last Date for Fee Payment | 13 July 2026, 17:00 |
| Fee Issue Resolution | 14 July 2026, 17:00 |
| Withdrawal/Exit Window | 11 July 2026 (10:00) – 14 July 2026 (17:00) |
| Last Withdrawal/Exit Round for IITs/IISc | 14 July 2026, 17:00 |
| Last Date for Queries | 15 July 2026, 17:00 |
Round 5 – Final Round for IITs/IISc
| Activity | Date |
| Final Seat Allocation (IITs/IISc) | 16 July 2026, 17:00 |
| Online Reporting | 16–20 July 2026 |
| Last Date for Fee Payment | 20 July 2026, 17:00 |
| Fee Resolution & Query Response | 21 July 2026, 17:00 |
| IITs/IISc Counselling Ends | 21-Jul-26 |
NIT+ System Schedule (After Round 5)
| Activity | Date |
| Withdrawal Window | 16–20 July 2026 |
| Withdrawal Query Response | 17–21 July 2026 |
| Partial Admission Fee (PAF) Payment | 22–24 July 2026 |
| CSAB Process | Via CSAB 2026 portal |
Important Note
Payment Attempt means the candidate uploaded required documents and clicked “Pay Seat Acceptance Fee” on the JoSAA Counselling 2026 portal but the transaction could not be completed.