JoSAA Counselling 2027: Eligibility, Dates, Fees, Seat Matrix & Process

JoSAA counselling includes:

• Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
• Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
• National Institutes of Technology (NITs)
• Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)
• Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur
• Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPAs) and other participating GFTIs

• Students can check previous-year JoSAA opening and closing ranks using the CollegeAlpha College Predictor.
• Explore cutoffs based on institute, branch, category, gender, quota and counselling round.

• IITs and IISc: Candidates must meet JEE Advanced rank-list requirements and the prescribed admission eligibility.
• NITs, IIITs and GFTIs: Candidates must possess the relevant JEE Main rank and satisfy programme-specific eligibility requirements.
• Candidates must also fulfil Class 12 academic requirements, category conditions and any additional restrictions of the selected programme.
• Registration does not guarantee seat allotment; admission depends on merit, choices, seat availability and eligibility.

Under the 2026 admission rules, candidates must satisfy at least one of the following:

• Secure 75% aggregate marks in Class 12 or equivalent (65% for SC, ST and PwD candidates).
• OR fall within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in the respective Class 12 board examination.
• Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are compulsory for IIT/IISc admission; prescribed subject combinations apply to NIT+ programmes.
• The calculation of aggregate marks follows the subject-selection and improvement-examination rules specified by JoSAA.

JoSAA Counselling 2027 — To Be Announced

The official schedule will include:

• Registration and choice filling
• Mock seat allocation results
• Choice locking deadline
• Round-wise seat allotment results
• Seat acceptance, fee payment and document verification
• Final reporting and admission deadlines

• JoSAA registration and choice filling are free of cost.
• Students allotted a seat must pay the Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF).

Seat Acceptance Fee — 2026

• SAF includes ₹5,000 JoSAA processing charges. The remaining amount is adjusted against the institute admission fee.
• For candidates retaining NIT+ seats after the final JoSAA round, an additional Partial Admission Fee (PAF) was required: ₹45,000 for GEN/GEN-EWS/OBC-NCL and ₹20,000 for SC/ST/PwD category tags in 2026.

• Seats are distributed across OPEN, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and applicable PwD categories.
• IITs and IISc: All India quota.
• NIT+ institutes: Home State (HS), Other State (OS) or All India (AI) quotas, depending on the institute.
• Gender-neutral and female-only seat pools are available as prescribed.
• The final seat matrix determines programme-wise availability and reservation.

• 1.Register on the official JoSAA portal using the applicable JEE credentials.
• 2.Fill and arrange institute–branch choices in order of preference.
• 3.Review mock allotments and modify choices before the deadline.
• 4.Lock choices or allow the portal's prescribed automatic locking process.
• 5.Check the round-wise seat allotment result.
• 6.If allotted a seat, select the applicable willingness option, upload documents and pay SAF.
• 7.Respond to verification queries within the deadline and complete the remaining admission formalities.

Students can choose among the available willingness options:

• Freeze: Accept the allotted seat and stop participating in further upgradation.
• Float: Retain the allotted seat while seeking a higher-preference programme in any participating institute.
• Slide: Retain the allotted seat while seeking a higher-preference programme within the same institute.

Documents generally required include:

• Class 10 marksheet/certificate or accepted date-of-birth proof
• Class 12 marksheet and qualifying examination certificate
• JEE Main admit card for NIT+ admission
• Valid OBC-NCL, EWS, SC or ST certificate, if applicable
• PwD certificate/UDID or other disability-related certificate, if applicable
• Bank account details/passbook or cancelled cheque
• Medical certificate in the prescribed format
• Passport, citizenship or OCI/PIO documents, where applicable

Additional documents may be required for specific categories or programmes. IIT/IISc and NIT+ document requirements are not completely identical.

• Seat acceptance and initial document verification are completed online through the JoSAA portal.
• Candidates must pay SAF, upload the prescribed documents and respond to verification queries.
• Certain disability-related cases require physical verification during counselling.
• After successful seat confirmation, students must complete institute-specific admission, balance-fee payment and physical reporting as instructed.

• Students may withdraw accepted seats only within the prescribed JoSAA withdrawal window.
• In 2026, valid withdrawal resulted in a refund of SAF after a ₹7,000 withdrawal processing deduction.
• If a seat was cancelled because eligibility requirements were not met or document discrepancies remained unresolved, the prescribed processing deduction was ₹5,000.
• Withdrawal deadlines differ for IIT/IISc and NIT+ allocations. The NIT+ Partial Admission Fee is non-refundable under the 2026 rules.