The Ministry of Education (formerly the Ministry of Human Resources Development) created the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) to oversee and control joint seat allocation for engineering admissions for over 100 institutions, including IITs, IIITs, NITs, and other-government funded technical institutes (Other-GFTIs). A single portal handles admission for all such institutes, introducing a unified counselling platform that reduces the number of empty seats in engineering universities nationwide. The joint seat allocation process was efficiently implemented to accelerate the admissions process and make it more transparent.
Candidates who clear JEE (Main) or JEE (Advanced) must register for JoSAA counselling to participate in the admission process for various eminent engineering institutions in India. JoSAA supervises admissions to 33 Other-GFTIs, 31 NITs, 26 IIITs, 23 IITs, and IIEST Shibpur. Allotting seats to candidates occurs throughout six rounds of the JoSAA counselling process. The selection of candidates for seats through JoSAA is based on their qualifications and preferences for colleges and courses.
Candidates can participate in JoSAA counselling if they have one or more of the below qualifications. According to all the criteria mentioned below, the candidate must have also passed the “Performance in Class 12 or equivalent examination” to be JoSAA eligible.
• JEE (Advanced) for academic programmes (not including the preparatory courses) at IITs.
• JEE (Advanced) for preparatory courses at IITs.
• Rank in JEE (Main) last year, B.E./BTech paper for B.E./B. Tech. programmes at IIITs, IIEST, NITs, and Other-GFTIs.
• Rank in JEE (Main) B.Arch. paper for B.Arch. programmes at IIITs, IIEST, NITs, and Other-GFTIs.
• Rank in JEE (Main) B. Plan. paper for the B. Plan. programme at IIITs, IIEST, NITs, and Other-GFTIs.
As you register for JOSAA, it is important to know all the steps. Here are step-by-step instructions for the JoSAA counselling procedure.
Step 1: Online registration
• Open the JoSAA website and select “JoSAA Candidate Registration and Choice Filling”.
• Next, log in by filling in the JEE (Main) or JEE (Advanced) application number and password.
• Verify that all the personal information displayed on your profile is accurate. You can only change the contact information if necessary.
Step 2: Choice filling
You will select your preferred specialisation and colleges from the list of colleges and courses after registering.
• Explore your options according to the qualification.
• Fill in enough choices to increase your chances of earning a seat.
Step 3: Locking the choices
• After you have filled in your choices, you need to lock the seats by making the appropriate selection.
• If you wish to change the choices later, you can do so within a 10-day period. Choices will lock automatically once the deadline for choice filling has been reached. You cannot edit your choices after the deadline.
• Finally, print a copy of the page for future use.
A mock allotment occurs for JoSAA counselling prior to the actual seat distribution. Based on their rank and preferences, this aids applicants in estimating their chances of being admitted to their top universities. Afterwards, candidates are free to choose a different college and course.
Announcement of the final JoSAA seat allotment occurs over six rounds after the release of two mock allocations. The assignment of the seat is based on the results of the qualifying exam (JEE [Main] or JEE [Advanced]) and the choices made during registration. You can examine the seat allocation results by entering your application number and password into your account.You must download the provisional allotment letter and deposit the fee for seat acceptance. Then, you will visit the reporting centre (RC) for verification of the Document.
The following options are available to you if you’re unhappy with the seat assigned:
All candidates must report to the colleges allotted to confirm their admission by paying any outstanding academic costs.
