JEE Advanced Counselling and Seat Allotment 2026 - The JoSAA will announce the JEE Advanced 2026 counselling and seat allotment on the website, josaa.nic.in. The authority will also release the JEE Advanced counselling schedule for 2026. Candidates can find the same here in this article once released. Students who will qualify the JEE Advanced 2026 will be eligible for JoSAA counselling 2026. Candidates should visit the official website for registration in the JEE Advanced counselling 2026. Moreover, candidates must secure 75% of aggregate marks in the 10+2 exam for admission to IITs based on JEE Advanced.
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The counselling process 2026 will consists of registration, JEE Advanced choice filling, seat allotment, accepting the allotment, payment of counselling fees, and reporting to the allotted institutes for verification and admission. The JEE Advanced 2026 counselling and seat allotment will be conducted in six rounds. The authority will publish the official brochure and schedule for JEE Advanced 2026 counselling. Read the full article to know more about IIT counselling 2026 and seat allotment.
The authority will publish the JEE Advanced counselling dates 2026 online at josaa.nic.in. The complete schedule of JEE Advanced 2026 counselling and seat allotment will be released on JoSAA's official website. Candidates can check the JEE Advanced 2026 counselling dates for important events once released. JEE Advanced counselling schedule based on previous year is given below:
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
JEE (Main) 2026 Result date | April 2026 |
JEE (Advanced) 2026 Results declared | June 2026 |
Candidate registration/choice filling for academic programs under JoSAA starts | June 2026 |
Pre-payment of JoSAA seat acceptance fee begins | June 2026 |
AAT 2026 choice begins for qualified candidates | June 2026 |
Display of Mock Seat Allocation – 1 | June 2026 |
Display of Mock Seat Allocation – 2 | June 2026 |
Last date to register and fill choices; the system locks choices | June 2026 |
Pre-payment of JoSAA seat acceptance fee ends | June 2026 |
Data reconciliation and verification by JoSAA | June 2026 |
| Round 1 | |
Seat Allocation – Round 1 | June 2026 |
Online reporting: fee payment / document upload / response (Round 1) | June 2026 |
Last date for fee payment (Round 1) | June 2026 |
| Resolution of Fee Payment Issues for Candidates who have made Payment Attempts before the payment deadline | June 2026 |
Last date to respond to query (Round 1) | June 2026 |
| Round 2 | |
Seat Allocation – Round 2 | June 2026 |
Online reporting: fee payment / document upload / response (Round 2) | June 2026 |
Last date for fee payment (Round 2) | June 2026 |
| Resolution of fee payment issue | June 2026 |
Last date to respond to query (Round 2) | July 2026 |
| Initiation of Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 2) | July 2026 |
| Last day to respond to Withdrawal Query | July 2026 |
| Round 3 | |
Seat Allocation – Round 3 | July 2026 |
Online reporting: fee payment / document upload / response (Round 3) | July 2026 |
Last date for fee payment (Round 3) | July 2026 |
| Resolution of Fee Payment Issues, if any / Last day to respond to queries | July 2026 |
| Initiation of Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 3) | July 2026 |
| Last day to respond to Withdrawal Query | July 2026 |
| Round 4 | |
Seat Allocation – Round 4 | July 2026 |
Online reporting: fee payment / document upload / response (Round 4) | July 2026 |
Last date for fee payment (Round 4) | July 2026 |
| Resolution of fee payment | July 2026 |
Initiation of Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 4) | July 2026 |
Last date to respond to withdrawal query (Round 4) | July 2026 |
| Round 5 | |
Seat Allocation – Round 5 | July 2026 |
Online reporting: fee payment / document upload / response (Round 5) | July 2026 |
Last date for fee payment (Round 5) | July 2026 |
| Resolution of fee payment | July 2026 |
| Initiation of Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 5) | July 2026 |
Last date to respond to query (Round 5) | July 2026 |
| Round 6 – Only for IITs | |
Final Seat Allocation (Round 6 – Only for IITs) | July 2026 |
Online reporting: fee payment / document upload / response (Final Round for IITs) | July 2026 |
Last date for fee payment (Final Round for IITs) | July 2026 |
Last date to respond to query (Final Round for IITs) | July 2026 |
| NIT+ system begins | |
Withdrawal of seat / final admission process for NIT+ system begins | July 2026 |
Last date of seat withdrawal / final reporting at allotted NIT+ institutes | July 2026 |
Last date of final admission at allotted NIT+ system institutes | July 2026 |
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Candidates must check the requirements specified by the authority for JEE Advanced counselling 2026. Below is a list of the eligibility criteria for the JEE Advanced:
Candidates should have attempted and secured a qualified rank in JEE Advanced 2026.
At least 75% of aggregate marks should have been secured in the 12th standard (or equivalent) examination. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD categories should have secured 65% marks OR
Candidates belonging to the category-wise top 20 percentile in their respective 12th standard (or equivalent) board examination will also be eligible for the counselling and seat allotment of JEE Advanced 2026 process.
Candidates who will have a valid score in JEE Advanced must register for the counselling and seat allotment. The JoSAA 2026 registration and choice filling will be open in online mode. Candidates should follow the given steps to complete JEE Advanced counselling and seat allotment:
Step 1 - JEE Advanced Counselling Registration 2026- The very first step that candidates need to follow for JEE Advanced counselling and seat allotment is registration. Candidates will have to use the JEE Main roll number and JEE Advanced password as credentials while logging in. Reconfirm it once you have checked all the filled details.
Step 2 - Filling and Locking of choice - After registration, candidates will have to select the college and courses of their choice from the available ones and once the choice has been made, lock it.
Step 3 - Allotment of Seats - The authorities will allot the seats according to the merit, preferred choices, category, and availability of seats. There will be a total of six rounds and after each allotment, candidates will have to choose their option from float, freeze, and slide. The authorities will conduct a mock JEE Advanced 2026 allotment to make candidates aware of their probable allotment as per the choices they made. This will allow them to make changes to their choices. Candidates will be able to check the JEE Advanced seat allotment 2026 online.
Step 4 - Reporting at Centres - After the allotment of seats is done, candidates will have to download their allotment letter and have to pay a seat acceptance fee. Candidates will have to carry their documents to their respective centres where the verification will be done.
Students will be able to check the JEE Advanced 2026 rank list in online mode. The authority will release the JEE Advanced rank list 2026 along with the results. Candidates who will be listed in the JEE Advanced 2026 rank list will be eligible for the counselling session. The category-wise minimum prescribed marks by the authorities are to be secured to be listed in the JEE Advanced 2026 rank list. Students need to enter their application number and date of birth for checking the rank list of the JEE Advanced 2026.
Below is the list of documents that candidates need to prepare for JEE Advanced counselling. The following original documents along with the photocopies have to be kept at the reporting centres for verification:
Seat Allotment Letter
Admit card of JEE Advanced
Proof of Date of Birth: Class X/HSC/Birth Certificate/Any other certificate as proof of date of birth
Photo Identity Card
Class XII/SSC/Equivalent exam Mark sheet and Certificate of passing
Proof of seat acceptance fee payment
Two passport size photograph
Category Certificate (OBC (NCL)/SC/ST/PwD/DS) issued by the competent authority
Duly filled Medical Examination Report
For foreign nationals: Attested photocopy of the page in the passport containing name, photo and nationality
The authorities will offer the B.Tech seats to the candidates in the following JEE Advanced participating institutes.
| S.No | Name of the Institutes |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School Of Mines ), Dhanbad |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai |
| 5 | |
| 6 | Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
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| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 | |
| 13 | |
| 14 | |
| 15 | Indian Institute of Technology Ropar |
| 16 | |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The JEE Advanced 2026 counselling and seat allotment process will be conducted in 5 rounds.
There is no JEE Advanced counselling fee.
Candidates are advised to keep all the basic documents ready for counselling such as educational qualification, reserved category, JEE Advanced rank card, etc.
Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) is responsible for conducting JEE Advanced counselling.
JEE Advanced counselling is the procedure for allocating seats to qualified candidates for admission into various undergraduate engineering programs offered by the IITs and other participating institutions. This process is managed by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA).
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