Counselling guides
Every counselling, explained
Eligibility, dates, fees and how seats are allotted, for JoSAA, CSAB and every major state counselling.
- Eligibility and dates
- Fees and seat matrix
- Process and documents
14 guides shown
National counselling
Run for IITs, NITs, IIITs and other centrally funded institutes across India.

National counselling
JoSAA
JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) conducts centralized counselling for admission to IITs, IISc Bengaluru, NITs, IIITs, IIEST and other participating Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs).
- JEE Main / Advanced
- All India
Updated 3 November 2026Read the guide
National counselling
CSAB
CSAB (Central Seat Allocation Board) conducts Special Round counselling for admission to vacant seats in the NIT+ system after JoSAA counselling. It provides an additional admission opportunity to eligible JEE Main candidates, including students who did not secure a seat during JoSAA.
- JEE Main
- All India
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State counselling
State-level admission for government and private engineering colleges.
State counselling
JAC Delhi
JAC Delhi (Joint Admission Counselling Delhi) conducts centralized counselling for undergraduate engineering and architecture programmes in participating Delhi government-funded universities.
- JEE Main
- Delhi
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State counselling
UPTAC
UPTAC (Uttar Pradesh Technical Admission Counselling) is conducted by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), Lucknow. It provides centralized admission to B.Tech and other professional programmes offered by participating institutions in Uttar Pradesh.
- JEE Main
- Uttar Pradesh
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JAC Chandigarh
JAC Chandigarh (Joint Admission Committee Chandigarh) conducts centralized admission counselling for B.E., B.Arch and Integrated B.E. (Chemical)–MBA programmes at participating institutions. Engineering admissions are based on JEE Main rank, subject to programme-specific eligibility.
- JEE Main
- Chandigarh
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MPDTE
MPDTE (Madhya Pradesh Directorate of Technical Education) conducts centralized online off-campus counselling for admission to technical and professional courses. B.E./B.Tech admission is primarily based on JEE Main merit.
- JEE Main
- Madhya Pradesh
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State counselling
MHT CET
MHT CET CAP (Centralised Admission Process) is conducted by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Government of Maharashtra. It provides admission to B.E./B.Tech and other technical programmes in participating Maharashtra institutions.
- JEE Main / MHT CET percentile
- Maharashtra
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HSTES
HSTES (Haryana State Technical Education Society) conducts centralized admission counselling for technical programmes in Haryana. B.E./B.Tech first-year admission is primarily based on JEE Main merit.
- JEE Main
- Haryana
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State counselling
WBJEE
WBJEE Counselling is conducted by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) for admission to undergraduate Engineering, Technology and Architecture programmes. Admission is primarily based on WBJEE General Merit Rank (GMR).
- WBJEE / JEE Main
- West Bengal
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University counselling
Admission to individual state universities through their own counselling.

University counselling
GGSIPU
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) conducts centralized admission counselling for B.Tech and other undergraduate programmes. B.Tech admissions are primarily based on JEE Main Paper 1 through Programme Code 131.
- JEE Main
- Delhi
Updated 3 November 2026Read the guide
University counselling
HBTU
Harcourt Butler Technical University (HBTU), Kanpur conducts its own centralized online counselling for admission to first-year B.Tech programmes. Admission is based on JEE Main Common Rank List (CRL) rank, subject to eligibility, category and seat availability.
- JEE Main
- Uttar Pradesh
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University counselling
MMMUT
Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (MMMUT), Gorakhpur conducts its own counselling for admission to undergraduate engineering programmes. First-year B.Tech admission is based on JEE Main Common Rank List (CRL) rank, subject to academic eligibility and seat availability.
- JEE Main
- Uttar Pradesh
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Private & institute counselling
Counselling run by a private consortium or by the institute itself.

Private & institute counselling
COMEDK
COMEDK (Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka) conducts centralized online counselling for admission to participating engineering colleges. Engineering admission is based on COMEDK UGET rank and fulfilment of academic eligibility.
- COMEDK UGET
- Karnataka
Updated 3 November 2026Read the guide
Private & institute counselling
BITSAT
BITSAT (BITS Admission Test) is conducted by Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani) for admission to its Integrated First Degree programmes. BITSAT-based admission is offered at the Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa and Hyderabad campuses.
- BITSAT
- All India
Updated 3 November 2026Read the guide
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