JoSAA Counselling Dates 2026: Registration Dates and Round Wise Schedule
Joint Seat Allocation Authority 2026 ( JoSAA )
Counselling - 25 Jun '26
JoSAA 2026 Dates: The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) will release the JoSAA counselling dates 2026 on its official website, josaa.nic.in. As per previous year's trends, JoSAA registration 2026 is expected to begin a day after the announcement of JEE Advanced results in June.
JoSAA consists of six rounds. Each round consists of the following steps: seat allotment, seat confirmation by candidates, online reporting at the allotted institute, and payment of fees. After all the rounds, any vacant seats remaining will be allotted via the CSAB counselling 2026. The complete schedule of JoSAA 2026 counselling, information brochure, eligibility, and all details are made available on the official JoSAA 2026 website and this page. Check the tentative schedule of JoSAA counselling 2026 below on this page.
- JoSAA Counselling 2026 Dates and Schedule
- JoSAA Registration Dates 2026
- JoSAA 2026 Choice Filling Dates
- JoSAA Counselling 2026 Seat Allotment Dates
- JoSAA 2026 Seat Acceptance Date
- JoSAA 2026 Documents Verification and Online Reporting Date
- JoSAA Counselling Dates 2026 FAQS
JoSAA Counselling 2026 Dates and Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of JoSAA 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| Jun ' 26 | JoSAA 2026 Registration & Choice Filling TENTATIVE |
| Jun ' 26 | JoSAA 2026 Display of Mock Seat Allocation-1 TENTATIVE |
| Jun ' 26 | JoSAA 2026 Display of Mock Seat Allocation-2 TENTATIVE |
| Jun ' 26 | JoSAA 2026 Seat Allocation (Round 1) TENTATIVE |
| Jun ' 26 | JoSAA 2026 Online reporting: fee payment/document upload (Round 1) TENTATIVE |
| Jun ' 26 | JoSAA Counselling Last Date to respond to query (Round 1) TENTATIVE |
| 25 Jun ' 26 | JoSAA 2026 Counselling Seat Allocation (Round 2) |
JoSAA Registration Dates 2026
Registration: Jun ' 26
JoSAA registration starts a day after the JEE Advanced result is declared. The candidates who qualify JEE Advanced 2026 can apply for JoSAA 2026 for IIT admission. On the other hand, the candidates who will have a rank of JEE Main 2026 can also fill JoSAA application form 2026 for admission to NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs. Candidates who wish to be admitted to the IITs and the NIT+ systems must register for JoSAA 2026 counselling. Candidates need to authenticate themselves using JEE Main 2026 application number, candidate name, mother’s name and date of birth and then verify the OTP sent on the JEE Main 2026 registered mobile number and email ID.
Commonly asked questions
Registration for JoSAA 2026 will start in June 2026. Admission to IITs will be determined by JEE Advanced 2026 ranks, while NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs will use JEE Main 2026 ranks for their allotments.
JoSAA counselling will start in June 2026, a day after the JEE Advanced 2026 result is announced. The dates for JoSAA 2026 has been announced on the official website of JoSAA - josaa.nic.in. The counselling will include at least 6 rounds of seat allotment.
JoSAA 2026 Choice Filling Dates
The JoSAA 2026 choice filling and registration window opens together. As soon as the candidates register for JoSAA, they can proceed to fill choices. Candidates have the flexibility to modify the order of their preferences in the list. Once satisfied with their choices and their respective order, they can save the list. Before the last date of choice filling, candidates can modify their choices 'n' number of times. However, candidates have to lock their choices before the deadline or else, last preference order will be automatically locked by the system. Once locked, candidates cannot change their choices and their order.
Commonly asked questions
The JoSAA 2026 schedule will be released at josaa.nic.in. Candidaes can check the JoSAA counselling dates for all six rounds.
Candidates will be able to check the JoSAA 2026 counselling round 3 seat allotment result in June 2026.
JoSAA Counselling 2026 Seat Allotment Dates
The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) releases the JoSAA seat allotment result for each round. To check the seat allotment result, candidates have to login into the JoSAA portal using their JEE Main application number and password.
Seats are allotted to the candidates based on their JEE Main/JEE Advanced ranks, only and also their category. After allotment of the seats, candidates must download the "Initial Seat Allotment Intimation Slip" which has the information about the allotted seat. Candidates have to login to the JoSAA portal to check if a seat has been allocated during a specific round of seat allocation. No separate intimation of seat allocation will be provided to the candidate.
Commonly asked questions
The JoSAA 2026 counselling seat allotment result will be out in June 2026. Candidates will be able to check the JoSAA seat allotment result under their respective logins at josaa.nic.in.
No. You are only allowed to fill choices once before entering the first round of counselling and that choice list is final. Candidates are given only one chance to enter their choice, edit the choices, rearrange them before the choice filling deadline. All candidates have to save and lock their choices within the prescribed deadline. No more chances to fill.edit/rearrange the choices will be provided in the subsequent rounds of JoSAA counselling.
JoSAA 2026 Seat Acceptance Date
After candidates get a seat in JoSAA counselling, they have to confirm the seat by accepting it as per the deadline. They can either freeze the allotted seat or they can float or slide.
Check what freeze, float and slide mean below:
| Freeze | Seat accepted. Candidates desire no upgradation or change in seat. |
| Float | Candidates select the float option if they want a better college and course from their preference list. |
| Slide | This option means candidates want a better course preference from their choice list, but in the same institution allotted. |
Commonly asked questions
JoSAA 2026 counselling portal will open in June 2026. Candidates will be able to register for the counselling based on JEE Main/JEE Advanced ranks. The official JoSAA portal is hosted at josaa.nic.in.
The JoSAA 2026 choice filling window will open with the registration window in June 2026. Candidates will be able to register and then fill the choices of courses and colleges based on their JEE Main/Advanced ranks and category.
JoSAA 2026 Documents Verification and Online Reporting Date
Once the seats are allotted, candidates have to upload the required documents for JoSAA counselling on the JoSAA portal for verification. If a query is raised by the verification officer regarding the documents, then they will have to respond to the queries with a valid document and explanation within the deadline. If the query is not resolved, the candidate will be eliminated from the JoSAA counselling.
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Commonly asked questions
You can update your nationality in the JoSAA portal from foreign national to Indian. Once the nationality status is changed, you will be eligible for seats in IITs under the GEN category only. If you have already been allocated a seat, it will be cancelled, and you will be considered for seat allocation in subsequent rounds (if any) under the OPEN category, provided you -
- submit proof of Indian nationality, and
- meet all other eligibility criteria for Indian nationals, including satisfying the JEE (Main) cut-off marks for qualifying for JEE (Advanced) in the GEN category.
If you do not have a valid UDID card indicating permanent disability and are seeking a seat in IITs through JoSAA, you must visit any of the IITs for physical verification, bringing a copy of your PwD certificate.
JoSAA Counselling Dates 2026 FAQS
Check below some most important questions asked for JoSAA counselling:
Commonly asked questions
The JoSAA 2026 choice filling window will open with the registration window in June 2026. Candidates will be able to register and then fill the choices of courses and colleges based on their JEE Main/Advanced ranks and category.
The dates for JoSAA counselling 2026 choice filling will be announced once the result of JEE Main 2026 is declared. Candidates can fill choices only during the choice filling period. Also, candidates need to lock their choices before the last date.
The JoSAA 2026 counselling round 1 seat allotment result will be out in June 2026. Candidates can check the seat allotment result by logging into the JoSAA website.
The schedule for JoSAA 2026 will be announced after the result of JEE Main 2026 session 2.
The JoSAA 2026 counselling seat allotment result will be out in June 2026. Candidates will be able to check the JoSAA seat allotment result under their respective logins at josaa.nic.in.
Candidates will be able to check the JoSAA 2026 counselling round 3 seat allotment result in June 2026.
The JoSAA opening and cloing ranks are published for all IITs, NIT, IIIT and GFTIs a few hours after the seat allotment result is published for each round of the JoSAA counselling.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 5 days ago
Yes, the JEE Main admit card is needed at the time of JoSAA counselling.
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Answered 6 days ago
Yes. You can. Both counselling have different purposes. JoSAA is for admission to IIT and NIT+ system, while JAC Chandigarh is for admission to Dr S. Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology; Panjab University, Chandigarh (Formerly Department of Chemical Engineering & T
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Is the JEE main admit card needed at the time of JoSAA counselling?