JEE Main 2026 Counselling will be started from June 2026. Candidates will be able to participate in counselling through online mode. JEE Main is a national level entrance test regulated by the NTA (National Testing Agency).
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Through JEE Main exam, students get admission to UG Engineering & architecture courses. Various top colleges of India like NITs, IIITs & other institutions consider JEE Main scores for providing admissions. Candidates have to qualify for both JEE Advanced & JEE Main exams for admission to IITs.
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Counselling process is administered by JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority). Here we are providing details about JEE Main Counselling 2026 including schedule, process, required document list, etc.
JEE Main Counselling 2026
The counselling process will be started after the declaration of JEE Main 2026 results & JEE Advanced 2026 results. The counselling process will be organised through online mode. It will be managed by JoSAA. Those obtaining the cut off marks can proceed successfully for counselling process.
Counselling for vacant seats for special rounds is regulated by CSAB (Central Seat Allocation Board). It is organised in various rounds. JEE Main 2026 Counselling process comprises various steps like registration, choice filling, seat allotment, seat acceptance & reporting to the allotted college.
JEE Main 2026 Counselling Dates
JEE’s Main counselling schedule for session 2026 will be released by JoSAA on its respective website. Candidates will be able to check and download it simply by clicking on the link or notification for the release of the schedule.
For the candidate’s ease, here in this article, we have also provided the complete official JEE 2026 counselling timetable. Mode of counselling is online. The schedule contains details regarding the counselling process, step-by-step event details, registration, seat allotment, choice filling, and other information.
JoSAA Schedule PDF 2026
JEE Main Result 2026 will be declared by 12th February 2026 for 1st session & in second week of April 2026 for 2nd session exam.
After the result declaration JoSAA counselling will take place. Here we have mentioned the tentative JoSAA counselling schedule 2026:
| JoSAA Counselling 2026 Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| JEE Main counselling 2026 registration and choice filling | 1st week of June 2026 |
| Mock Seat Allocation-1 | 2nd week of June 2026 |
| Mock Seat Allocation-2 | 2nd week of June 2026 |
| Candidate’s registration & choice filling | 2nd week of June 2026 |
| Reconciliation of date, verification & validation of allocated seats | June 2026 |
| Round 1 seat allocation | June 2026 |
| Document Verification and Reporting for Round 1 | Till 3rd week of June 2026 |
| Resolution of fee payment issue | 3rd week of June 2026 |
| Last day to respond to query | 4th week of June 2026 |
| Round 2 seat allotment | 4th week of June 2026 |
| Document Verification and Reporting for Round 2 | June 2026 |
| Resolution of fee payment issue | 4th week of June 2026 |
| Last day to respond to query | 1st week of July 2026 |
| Initiation of withdrawal of seat/ exit from allocation process Round 2 | June 2026 |
| Last date to respond to withdrawal query | 1st week of July 2026 |
| Round 3 seat allotment | 1st week of July 2026 |
| Document Verification and Reporting for Round 3 | 2nd week of July 2026 |
| Last date for fee payment round 3 | 2nd week of July 2026 |
| Resolution of fee payment issue | July 2026 |
| Initiation of withdrawal of seat/ exit from allocation process Round 3 | July 2026 |
| Last day to respond to query | July 2026 |
| Round 4 seat allotment | July 2026 |
| Document Verification and Reporting for Round 4 | July 2026 |
| Last date for fee payment round 4 | July 2026 |
| Resolution of fee payment issue | July 2026 |
| Initiation of withdrawal of seat/ exit from allocation process Round 4 | July 2026 |
| Last day to respond to query | July 2026 |
| Round 5 seat allotment | July 2026 |
| Document upload/ fee payment Round 5 | July 2026 |
| Last date for fee payment round 5 | July 2026 |
| Resolution of fee payment issue | July 2026 |
| Initiation of withdrawal of seat/ exit from allocation process Round 5 | July 2026 |
| Last day to respond to query | July 2026 |
| Seat allotment 6/ final round | July 2026 |
| Document Verification and Reporting for Round 6 | July 2026 |
| Last date of fee payment round 6 | 4th week of July 2026 |
| Resolution of fee payment issue | 4th week of July 2026 |
For NIT + System Only
| July 2026 |
| For NIT + System Only Online Payment of Partial Admission Fee (PAF) | 4th week of July 2026 |
JEE Main Counselling Process (JoSAA)
The counselling process is divided into various steps, which are mentioned below:
Online Registration:
To participate in the counselling process, candidates have to register via online mode. Go through the website of JoSAA (link will be given above).
Firstly, log in through the JEE Main 2026 roll number and password. Fill in all the registration details carefully. After filling in all the details, click on the “Confirm Registration” button.
Choice Filling & Locking:
Candidates are required to pay fee for choice filling & locking after login on the website. Maximum choices must be filled for the seat allotment.
After filling the choices, don’t forget to lock them. In case candidates forget to lock their choices, then last saved choices will be locked automatically.
Provisional Seat Allotment:
As per the filled choices, seats will be allotted to candidates. Candidates must take a printout of the “Provisional Seat Allocation Letter” and e-challan for seat acceptance.
At the time of accepting the seat, candidates have to choose freeze, slide, or float options for subsequent rounds.
Seat Acceptance & Fee Payment:
The seat acceptance fee will be Rs. 20,000/- for reserved categories and Rs. 45,000/- for general candidates. Candidates have to pay the fee through e-challan & SBI net banking. Candidates paying fee through e-challan must take a printout of it for further use.
Reporting at the Allotted Reporting Centre for Verification:
After the seat acceptance fee payment, candidates have to appear at the reporting centre for verification. Candidates have to bring the required documents to the centre.
Seats are confirmed by the reporting centre after the verification of documents. If candidates fail to report to the allotted centre their offers are rejected.
Reporting to the Allotted College:
Once the seat gets confirmed by the reporting centre, candidates have to report to the allotted college or institution. Students have to bring the documents and admission fees as prescribed by the allotted college.
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Documents Required for Verification
After the seat allocation, candidates must have to appear at the reporting centre for seat acceptance. Candidates have to bring their original documents and a set of self-attested photocopies.
After verification, the original documents are returned to candidates. Documents required for verification are as mentioned below:
- Three passport size photographs (same as uploaded in the JEE Main application)
- Provisional seat allotment letter
- 12th class performance check
- Undertaking by the candidate
- Proof of seat acceptance fee payment
- Photo ID card (issued by govt./last attended school/12th class admit card)
- JEE Main 2026 admit card
- JEE Main 2026 scorecard
- Date of birth proof (10th class mark sheet)
- 12th class mark sheet & passing certificate (if available)
- Medical certificate
- Category certificate (if applicable)
- PwD certificate (if applicable)
- OCI certificate or PIO card
- Registration-cum-locked choices for seat allotment, etc.
What is CSAB Special Round?
Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) has been established by Ministry of Education, Government of India, for the organising of admission procedure into UG Engineering programmes. Special round counselling is organised after JEE Main exam for qualified candidates to offer admission in NITs, IIITs, IIEST, GFTIs, SPAs, etc.
Primarily, CSAB Special Rounds are organised for filling vacant seats after the completion of JoSAA counselling process.
CSAB Schedule PDF 2026:
| Events | Dates 2026 (Tentative) |
| Online request for category restoration starts | 4th week of July 2026 |
| Online request for category restoration ends | 4th week of July 2026 |
| Display of vacancies after JoSAA round | 4th week of July 2026 |
| Registration, payment of participation/ processing fee & choice filling starts | July 2026 |
| Registration, payment of participation/ processing fee ends/ mock seat allocation | 1st week of August 2026 |
| Choice filling & Physical verification ends | 1st week of August 2026 |
| Display of CSAB special round 1 seat allotment result | 1st week of August 2026 |
ROUND-I A) Exercising any one of the following options based on the outcome of Special Round-I
| August 2026 |
| Last date to respond queries (special round 1st) | 2nd week of August 2026 |
| CSAB Special Round II Allotment | 2nd week of August 2026 |
| Last date to respond | 2nd week of August 2026 |
Physical Reporting⋆ at Allotted Participating Institutes by all candidates who have confirmed their seats through JoSAA-2026 and/or CSAB-2026 Special Round Balance Fee Payment by the candidates at the allotted institute | 3rd week of August 2026 |
This article provides comprehensive details on JEE Main and JoSAA counselling, covering the entire process from registration to seat allotment. In addition to those registering for CSAB special round counselling after JoSAA can also check the updated schedule.
If you have any other queries about JEE Main 2026 Counselling, you may leave your queries below in the comment box.
sir for barc whether I can apply for jossa
Yes, you can apply if you have secured rank in JEE Main Paper 2 and qualify other eligibility criteria.
When is the counseling date
JEE Main counselling will be commenced from 3rd June 2025.
Can I get seat in NIT TRICHY OR NIT GOA with the percentile 80 in jee mains in 2025 , I am a OBC-NCL candidate plz reply me….
Details about the seats will be provided to you by the officials.
Hello,
In which colleges, i will get admission through JoSAA Counselling?
Through JoSAA Counselling, you will get admission in any of the IITs, NITs, IIEST, IIITs (Triple-I-Ts) and Other-GFTIs.
Hi, please tell how can i participate in JoSAA Counselling 2024?
Hello, you can participate in JoSAA counselling only through online mode. We will provide the link in our article for online counselling.
When counselling starts for JEE Main 2024?
The counselling is starting from 10th June for JEE Main 2024.
Sir, josaa councelling is also applicable for getting admission in preparatory courses of iit.
It is mandatory for the candidates to participate in the JoSAA counselling if they want to get admission to top engineering colleges, including NITs, IITs, GFTIs, etc.
My 1st choice is kuk cse Agar 1st round mein mil Gaya to aage ki kya process hogi.acceptence fee k sath hi kya auto freeze ho jayega
You should ask the authorities regarding this query.
Meri is choice kuk cse h Agar is round mein mil gaye to acceptance fee k sath hi freez automatic ho jayegi .kya phir kuk mein report karna hoga tellplz . Agar is round mein muje cse kuk mil Gaya to mera aage ka process kya hoga
Complete details about the same will be known to you by the authorities.
Hi sir,I am Mahesh from telangana.I got 68 percentile in in jee mains. I’m from ST Catagory.could I get any seat in NIT,s
Seat allotment will depend on cut off scores, also it will be allotted to you by the authorities.
i obtained 67.56 percentile in jee mains and have ncl OBC category ..how can participate in jceceb councilling jharkhand also I am local residense in jharkhand…
It will be known to you by officials at the time of counselling.