JEE Advanced 2025 Counselling: JoSAA Dates, Cutoff, IIT Seat Matrix

JoSAA 2025 counseling for JEE Main and JEE Advanced qualifiers will begin on June 2025. The entire schedule of JoSAA counselling 2-25 will be uploaded on josaa.nic.in.

Probabaly, as the seats increase every year. Last year, there has been a notable surge in the number of available seats for BTech courses at IITs. In 2024, the total number of seats available were 17,740. In 2023, the number of Btech seats in IITs were 17,385. The number of seats to be available in 2025 will be notified with the JoSAA counselling details.

It is mandatory to have minimum 75% marks (65% for reserved category) in class 12 to take admission in IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Candidates should apply for JoSAA conselling only if they fulfill all the conditions of eligibility. However, many institutes admit students on the basis of JEE Main where there is no requirement of minimum marks in class 12. 

To be eligible for JoSAA counseling in 2025, candidates must fulfill certain conditions. This includes getting a rank in either JEE Main 2025 Paper-1 or JEE Advanced 2025 exams. Minimum grades or percentage requirements for grade 12 exams also apply. A minimum of 75% is required for general category candidates, while a minimum of 65% is required for SC, ST and PwD candidates. Also you can be in top 20% based on your 12th standard. In addition, JoSAA participating institutes may have their own eligibility criteria for specific programs. Nationality requirements include Indian citizenship or meeting special criteria for foreigners.

JEE Advanced counselling is called JoSAA. JoSAA 2025 will be conducted by Joint Seat Allocation Authority and the dates will be announced for the counselling after the JEE Advanced result. There will be 5 rounds of seat allotment. Candidates who are allotted seats in each round of JoSAA 2025 Counselling will be required to choose the options from Freeze, Float or Slide. Candidates who opt Freeze option will be required to complete reporting process between the prescribed deadline. The candidates who are not allotted seats during JoSAA 2025 seat allotment rounds still get a chance to get enrolled in NIT+ system through CSAB counselling 2025. Eligible candidates had to apply for the JoSAA counselling 2025 online on the official website at josaa. nic. in. During the counselling of JoSAA, two rounds of mock allotment are held to help candidates make correct choices for the real allotment rounds. The JoSAA 2025 seat allotment result is released in online mode after every round. Candidates are allotted seats according to their merit, preferences and availability of seats. The admission process for admissions in 23 IITs, 31 NITs, 25 IIITs, and 28 Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes (Other-GFTIs) is managed by The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). Over 50,000 undergraduate engineering seats (B.Tech/BE) will be open for eligible candidates.

With a JEE Advanced AIR of 10000 to 30000, candidates can expect to get a seat in the following IITs:

1. Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
2. Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad
3. Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai
4. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
5. Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad
6. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
7. Indian Institute of Technology Goa
8. Indian Institute of Technology Indore
9. Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
10. Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
11. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
12. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
13. Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
14. Indian Institute of Technology Patna
15. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
16. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
17. Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati

Note that the above list if IITs is based on previous year's closing ranks of the IITs and are subjected to change.

• Keep an eye on the "News & Events" section of the JoSAA website. They will announce the important dates, including the schedule for the seat allocation process, once the official notification regarding JoSAA 2025 is released (expected in June 2025).
• You can refer to the previous year's JoSAA schedule for reference.For instance, in 2024, the seat allocation rounds typically happened between the first week of June and the second week of July.
• Trustworthy educational portals and websites often compile important exam dates and schedules. These websites usually update the information based on official announcements.

As per the previous year analysis of the closing rank, candidates can expecte the following IITs, if their JEE Advanced rank is between 5000 to 10000:

1. Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
2. Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad
3. Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai
4. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
6. Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad
7. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
8. Indian Institute of Technology Goa
9. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
10. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
11. Indian Institute of Technology Indore
12. Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
13. Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
14. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
15. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
16. Indian Institute of Technology Madras
17. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
18. Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
19. Indian Institute of Technology Patna
20. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
21. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
22. Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati

Respective Indian Institutes of Technology will release the admission cutoffs of Joint Entrance Examination-Advanced 2024 in the form of opening and closing ranks. However, the exam authority will release the cutoff of Indian Institutes of Technology Joint Entrance Examination Advanced 2024 cutoff marks that candidates need to score to be named under the Joint Entrance Examination Advanced rank list 2024. 

JEE Advanced rank lists are prepared based on the aggregate marks in JEE Advanced. Only candidates who appear for BOTH Paper 1 and Paper 2 will be considered for ranking. There will be no waiting list for ranking. The ranklist is used in JoSAA for allocation of seats in the IITs. JoSAA is held online only. All the candidates who are eligible for admission will have to participate in the joint seat allocation process by filling in their preferential choices of the courses and institutes. If the aggregate marks scored by two or more candidates are the same, then the following tie-break policy will be used for awarding ranks: Candidates having higher positive marks will be awarded a higher rank. If a tie exists then a higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Mathematics. If this does not break the tie, a higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Physics. If there is a tie even after this, candidates will be assigned the same rank.

Once the JEE Advanced results are out, students must register for JoSAA counselling. It is a centralized counselling process for admissions to premier Indian institutions including IIT Roorkee. The steps to log into JoSAA counselling account is as follows:

• VIsit the official website of JoSAA select “JoSAA Candidate Registration and Choice Filling”

• After that, log in to your candidature acocunt by filling in the JEE (Main) or JEE (Advanced) application number and password

• Ensure that all the personal information displayed on your profile is accurate

JoSAA counselling is usually held in 5 or 6 rounds. The admission process for admissions in 23 IITs, 31 NITs, IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs and 40 Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes (Other-GFTIs) will be done by JoSAA in various rounds deending on various factors. In these rounds, candidates are allotted seats based on their JEE Main or JEE Advanced rank and preferences filled by them during registration. Candidates who are allotted seats have to either accept or float the seat.

Yes, if you have qualified for JEE Advanced 2025 or JEE Main 2025 and want to secure admission to the participating institutions (IITs, NITs, IIITs, and other GFTIs), it is mandatory to register for JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) counselling. JoSAA is responsible for the centralised counselling and seat allocation process for all the participating institutes based on the rank obtained by the candidates in JEE Advanced 2025 or JEE Main 2025. The entire admission process, including the allocation of seats, acceptance of seats, and reporting to the allotted institute, is done through JoSAA.

JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) has been set up by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) to manage and regulate joint seat allocation for admissions to over 100 institutes including IITs, NITs, IIITs, and Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes (Other-GFTIs). Admissions to all these institutes will be done through a single platform. The idea behind introducing a single counselling platform was to reduce thousands of seats going vacant in engineering colleges across the country. The Joint seat allocation process was introduced to make the whole process of admissions smoother, effective, efficient, transparent and a lot faster. Candidates who qualify for the JEE Main or JEE Advanced must register for JoSAA 2025 to participate in the counselling and admission process for various renowned engineering institutes across India. The admission process for admissions in 23 IITs, 31 NITs, 25 IIITs, and 28 Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes (Other-GFTIs) is managed by The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). Candidates will be allotted seats in various rounds of JoSAA counselling. The seat allotment through JoSAA will be based on the merit of candidates and their preference for courses and colleges.

No, there will be no spot round of seat allocation at any of the IITs after the completion of the 5th round of seat allocation.  

The qualifying examination are:

• JEE Advanced 2024
• JEE Main 2024 B.Arch
• JEE Main 2024 B.E/B.Tech
• JEE Main 2024 B. Planning

The Admitting Institutes are:

• IITs
• NITs, IIEST, IIITs (Triple-I-Ts) and other -GFTIs

Yes, if you have qualified for JEE Advanced 2025 or JEE Main 2025 and want to secure admission to the participating institutions (IITs, NITs, IIITs, and other GFTIs), it is mandatory to register for JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) counselling. JoSAA is responsible for the centralised counselling and seat allocation process for all the participating institutes based on the rank obtained by the candidates in JEE Advanced 2025 or JEE Main 2025. The entire admission process, including the allocation of seats, acceptance of seats, and reporting to the allotted institute, is done through JoSAA.

The JoSAA cutoff is the closing ranks of IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) will release the cutoff PDF's for all six rounds at its official website, josaa.nic.in. The Joint Seat Allocation Authority will release the round-wise JoSAA cutoffs for various programmes offered by around 114 participating institutes, including the IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology), NITs (National Institutes of Technology), IIITs (Indian Institutes of International Technology), and GFTIs (Government-Funded Technical Institutes). Candidates can visit the official website at josaa.nic.in, click on the “eServices” option on the homepage and then select the “OR- CR 2024” option. A new page will be displayed on the screen. Candidates need to now select round, institute type, institute name, academic programme, and seat type/ category. Click on the “submit” button and the JoSAA 2024 cutoff will appear on the screen.

Yes, but only after subtracting Rs. 1500 in cancellation fees. However, depending on the organisation and the particulars surrounding the payment, there may be differences in the counselling fee refund policy. For example, you won't be eligible for a refund if you do this after the JOSAA's sixth round and the announcement of the results of the fifth round. For the most recent information available regarding their return policy, please visit their official website or give them a call at their hotline.