OJEE Counselling

The OJEE exam is conducted by OJEE Cell for admission to various undergraduate and postgraduate courses such as MBA, MCA, M.Tech, B.Tech, etc. OJEE scores are accepted by over 40 top B-schools in Odisha. Few of these colleges are Utkal UniversityIMIT Cuttack - Institute of Management and Information TechnologyRCM Bhubaneswar - Regional College of ManagementFM University Balasore - Fakir Mohan UniversityCV Raman Global University, BhubaneswarIIPM Rourkela - Indian Institute for Production ManagementGandhi Institute of Management Studies, GunupurSrusti Academy of Management, BhubaneswarTrident Academy of Technology, BhubaneswarBIITM Bhubaneswar - Biju Patnaik Institute of IT and Management StudiesNorth Orissa University, BaripadaRIMS Rourkela - Rourkela Institute of Management StudiesPJ College of Management and Technology, BhubaneswarNIST Berhampur - National Institute of Science and TechnologyGITA Bhubaneswar - Gandhi Institute for Technological Advancement

Students who wish to participate in the OJEE counselling must fulfil the below-mentioned eligibility criteria. 1. Candidate must have completed at least 17 years of age 2. Candidates who wish to participate in BAMS/BHMS counselling must have qualified in NEET (UG) with a valid rank 3. Candidates' parents should be a native of Odisha state. 4. Candidates have to present the Resident/Nativity Certificate during document verification 5. Candidate must have scored 50% aggregate in Physics Chemistry and Biology in Class 12 for General category candidates. The minimum aggregate for SC/ST is 40%. 6. Also, the candidates must have passed English Physics Chemistry and Biology subjects individually.

The OJEE Board releases the OJEE counselling notification online on the website, ojee.nic.in. The OJEE counselling process is expected to begin in the second week of June 2025 after the annoucement of OJEE results.Candidates who qualify the OJEE exam will be eligible to participate in the OJEE counselling process. The qualifying candidates have to complete the OJEE counselling registration online once the registration window opens. The registration process for OJEE counselling comprises registration, choice filling & locking, seat allotment, and reporting to the nodal centre. The authority will release OJEE counselling 2025 schedule online. The registration window will be open for approximately a month and the students can lock their choices and get the document verification done after the final seat allotment process is complete.

The OJEE counselling process will be conducted for admission into different courses in the Odisha state. Students will have to fill the online application form in which they have to fill the college or courses of their choice. Candidates who wish to take part in the OJEE counselling process, need to pay a non-refundable fee of INR 450. Along with this, students will have to present original documents at the time of document verification at the nodal centers. Candidates will be allotted the seats provisionally and courses at first round of counselling. After the final seat allotment, students will have to pay the part admission fee of 10,000 or INR 5,000, based on the category online.

OJEE counselling is five-step process. Candidates who appeared for OJEE JEE Main NEET or other qualifying entrance exam can take part in the OJEE counselling process. The steps are as under:
Step 1. Registration- All the rank holders need to register on the official website by filling in details such as application number, name, gender, course, ranks, marks and date of birth and submit the form and pay the registration fee. Step 2. Choice Filing and Option Locking- After fee payment, students can fill in choices from the list of participating colleges for their selected courses and specialisation and finally lock their choices by freezing and waiting for the seat allotment list. Step 3. Announcement of Seat Allotment- OJEE board releases a seat allotment list for colleges available based on choice filled by candidates and a merit list/rank list
Step 4. Document Verification- For confirming their seat at the allotted college/s, candidates should provide documents of eligibility required for the course and also upload the original documents verified and submit a copy of all the documents online. They also need to pay part admission fee. Step 5. Admission Confirmation- After document verification, candidates need to report to the allotted colleges and submit documents and pay the remaining admission fee after the final allotment round.

Candidates should report the counselling centre with original as well as copies of the following documents:OJEE Seat Allotment LetterAcknowledgement slip of admission feeCounselling registration slipOJEE rank card and result copyOJEE admit cardOJEE application formClass 10, Class 12 or equivalent mark sheetsGraduation degree mark sheet, provisional letter and character certificateTransfer CertificateResidence Certificate of Odisha (mandatory) from the concerned Revenue Officer not below the rank of TahsildarSC/ST Certificate by birth issued by the government of OdishaIncome Certificate for TFW candidates for the financial year 2023-2024Green card issued by the Family Welfare Department, government. Of Odisha Certificates/Documents in support of NRICandidates under the EWS category have to produce an EWS Certificate from Tahsildar/ Additional TahsildarAll women candidates have to submit a Resident/Nativity Certificate from the concerned Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tahsildar in order to claim the women quota The document verification for the allotted candidates will happen at the Nodal Centre, OJEE Cell at Gandamunda, Bhubaneswar only.

Yes, all the JEE Main rank holders are eligible to take part in the OJEE counselling process for admission to the engineering programmes offered by colleges accepting OJEE scores. Even if the candidates have not appeared for the OJEE exam, they can get admission to various colleges based on their JEE Main scores. Candidates who wish to participate in BAMS/BHMS counselling must have qualified in NEET (UG) with a valid rank. Candidates must get the scores verified at JEE Cell, Gandamunda, Bhubaneswar-751030 in person who are taking a part in the OJEE counselling through JEE Mains or other qualifying entrance exams. JEE rank holders will be eligible to participate in the counselling process irrespective of their admission status.

The Odisha Cell will conduct the OJEE counselling for JEE Main rank holders and OJEE-qualified aspirants. The OJEE counselling dates will be available on the official website of Odisha JEE. Interested candidates will be required to complete the OJEE counselling registration process within the deadline. Based on JEE Mains rank you can always get any college in any state of your choice. However, giving the state joint entrance examination gives you a higher percentage of chances of seats in the colleges of your state. Candidates belonging to the state of Odisha will be eligible to take admission to the government colleges in the state, and non-native students are eligible to take admission to private colleges and institutes. The following government colleges of Odisha are accepting the JEE Mains scores.
1. International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar
2. Odisha University of Technology and Research
3. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
4. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla
5. Parala Maharaj Engineering College, Berhampur
6. National Institute of Science and Technology, Brahmapur
7. Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology
8. Government College of Engineering.