JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling is starting from 2nd June 2026 by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). Joint Entrance Examination Advanced is a national level entrance exam which is organized by IIT, Roorkee.
Do you know JEE Advanced 2026 counselling and JoSAA counselling are the same?
JEE Advanced 2026 Notifications – JoSAA Counselling from 2nd June
JEE Advanced 2026 JoSAA Counselling is starting from 2nd June 2026. Link will be given here. Click here to subscribe counselling alerts.
It is organized for providing admission in B.Tech, Integrated M.Tech, or B.Tech-M.Tech Dual Degree programmes offered by IITs & ISM, Dhanbad. To appear in the JEE Advanced exam, candidates have to qualify for the JEE Main exam.
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Only top 2, 50,000 scorers of JEE Main exam are able to appear in this examination. Here we are providing details about JEE Advanced Counselling 2026, dates, registration, and more in this article.
JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling
Candidates who qualify for the exam are able to participate in the JEE Advanced Counselling 2026 process. JEE Advanced 2026 result will be released on 1st June 2026. All the activities related to counselling will be managed by JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority).
Online counselling process for JEE Advanced will begin from 2nd June 2026. Seat allotment will be announced in June 2026 for first round. Seat allotment Counselling will be organized through online mode. Candidates must have to complete all the steps of counselling process for seat allotment.
JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling comprises various steps like counselling registration, choice filling & locking, provisional seat allotment, document verification, reporting to the allotted college, etc.
JEE Advanced 2026 Cut Off marks for top 20 percentile will be based on the marks scored by all the qualified candidates in their respective boards in the particular year. Top 20 percentile cut off for 2026 will be considered for the candidates who pass the class 12th or its equivalent in 2026.
JEE Advanced 2026 Rank Predictor can help the candidates predict their rank on the basis of their scores in the examination. With the use of a rank predictor, the candidates are able to estimate their rank.
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JEE Advanced 2026 College Predictor
JEE Advanced Counselling Schedule
Counselling schedule of JEE Advanced 2026 will be announced by the exam conducting authority. Here we have given the official JoSAA 2026 counselling schedule:
| Events | Dates 2026 |
| Registration & filling choices Starts | 2nd June 2026 |
| Filling choices Starts (For AAT) after AAT result | – |
| Display of Mock Seat Allocation-1 based on filled choices of candidates in June 2026 | – |
| Display of Mock Seat Allocation-2 based on filled choices of candidates in June 2026 Students can lock their choices | – |
| Last Date for Registration & Choice Filling | – |
| Reconciliation of data, Seat Allocation, verification and validation | – |
| Seat Allocation (Round 1) | – |
| Document Verification and Acceptance of Seat by online reporting at Reporting Centres (Round 1) | – |
Resolution of Fee Payment Issues for Candidates who have made Payment Attempts* before the payment deadline | – |
Last day to respond to a query (Round 1) | – |
| Seat allocation (2nd Round) | – |
| Online reporting: fee payment / document upload / response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 2) | – |
Last date for document upload and fee payment (Round 2) | – |
Resolution of Fee Payment Issues for Candidates who have made Payment Attempts before the payment deadline | – |
| Last date to respond to query (round 2) | – |
| Initiation of Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process Withdrawal Query Responses | – |
| Last day to respond to Withdrawal Query | – |
| Seat allocation (Round 3) | – |
| Online reporting: fee payment / document upload / response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 3) | – |
Last date for document upload and fee payment (Round 3) | – |
Resolution of Fee Payment Issues, if any / Last day to respond to queries (Round 3) | – |
| Initiation of Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 3)- 2nd – 4th July | – |
| Last date to respond to query (round 3) | – |
| Seat Allocation (Round 4) | – |
| Online reporting: fee payment / document upload / response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 4) | – |
Last date for fee payment (Round 4) | – |
Resolution of Fee Payment Issues, if any / Last day to respond to queries (Round 4) | – |
| Initiation of Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 4) | – |
| Last day to Withdrawal Query Responses | – |
| Seat allocation (Round 5) | – |
| Online reporting: fee payment / document upload / response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 5) | – |
| Last date to fee payment (Round 5) | – |
Resolution of Fee Payment Issues, if any / Last day to respond to queries (Round 5) | – |
Initiation of Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 5) | – |
Last day to respond to Withdrawal Query | – |
Seat Allocation (Round 6) FINAL ROUND of seat allocation for IITs | – |
Online reporting: fee payment* / document upload / response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 6) | – |
Last date for fee payment (Round 6) | – |
Resolution of Fee Payment Issues, if any / Last day to respond to queries (Round 6) | – |
JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling Procedure
Candidates must have to go through the following steps during the JEE Advanced counselling 2026:
- Registration: Firstly, candidates have to register online to participate in the counselling process. Candidates must have to fill in registration details like gender, state code of eligibility, nationality, etc. No fee will be charged for registration & choice filling.
- Choice Filling & Locking: After registration, candidates are required to log in using their JEE Main 2026 roll number & password. Fill the maximum choices as per your preference for seat allocation. Candidates should lock their choices after the choice filling process. If students do not lock their choices then the last saved choices will be locked automatically.
- Provisional Seat Allotment: Candidates who get a seat allotted will be able to download the “provisional seat allotment letter” and e-challan. The e-challan can be used for payment of the seat acceptance fee.
- Seat Acceptance: Candidates have to pay Rs. 20,000 for reserved categories and Rs. 45,000 for general candidates as a seat acceptance fee. Fee can be paid through SBI Bank Net Banking & e-challan. Candidates must take printout of the fee payment for further use.
- Reporting to the Allotted Centre: After the payment of seat acceptance fee, students have to report to the allotted centre for document verification. Seat confirmation can be done by the reporting centre after the verification.
- Reporting to the Allotted Institutions: Once the seat is confirmed, students must report to the allotted institution to complete admission formalities. Students must appear at the college before the due date.
Documents Required at the time of Reporting
Candidates must bring the required documents to the allotted reporting centre for verification process. Candidates must bring their original documents along with a set of self-attested photocopies. After verification, original documents will be returned to candidates. Here we have mentioned the document required at the time of reporting:
- Provisional seat allotment letter
- 12th class performance check
- Seat acceptance fee payment proof
- Undertaking by the candidate
- Photo ID card (issued by govt. agency/last attended school/ XII class admit card)
- JEE Advanced 2026 admit card
- Date of birth proof (10th class mark sheet)
- 12th class or equivalent mark sheet
- Medical certificate
- Category certificate (if applicable)
- PwD certificate (if applicable)
- Registration-cum-locked choices for seat allotment
- Two passport size photographs (same as uploaded in the registration form)
- Passport of the candidate and parents (for foreign nationals), OCI certificate or PIO card (if applicable), etc.
If you have any other queries about JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling, you may leave your queries below in the comment box.
I qualified for jee advanced with preparatory rank but I have 60% marks in boards so is there any chance, or any other process for admission
You are advised to go through eligibility norms here for JEE Advanced.