JEE Advanced Counselling 2026: JoSAA Registration, Choice Filling

JEE Advanced counselling 2026 will start in June 2026. The detailed counselling schedule will be announced on the official website. If you passed the JEE Advanced 2026 exam, you can take part in the JoSAA counselling. The JEE Advanced counselling process consists of steps like registration, choice filling, choice locking, provisional seat allotment, final seat allotment and reporting to the colleges. JEE Advanced 2026 counselling and seat allotment will take place in five phases. You must have a valid IIT JEE Advanced rank to participate in the counselling process. JEE Advanced 2026 counselling and seat allotment results 2026 will be accessible at jeeadv.ac.in.

NTA will release the JoSAA counselling 2026 round 1 seat allocation on the official website in June 2026. If you are shortlisted for round 1 allotment, you will be required to complete various tasks online, including reporting, fee payment, document upload, and response submission. 

JEE Advanced Opening and Closing Rank

JoSAA Seat Allocation 2026

JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling and Seat Allotment Process

The counselling registration process for JEE Advanced 2026 will commence in Jun 2026. If you qualify, you will be able to apply for the same till the end of the month. JEE Advanced counselling 2026 procedure involves the following:

JEE Advanced Counselling 2026 Registration	Links
JEE Advanced Counselling Candidate Login	To be Updated
JoSAA Seat Allotment Result 2026	To be updated

JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling Process

The counselling procedure includes registration, JEE Advanced choice selection, seat allotment, acceptance of the allotment, payment of counselling fees, and reporting to the given institutes for verification and admission. Furthermore, the JEE Advanced seat allotment result 2026 will be made available online.

• Online Registration: You must enter JEE Advanced Roll Number, Registration Number, Date of Birth (as per JEE Advanced 2026 admit card), and Password to register themselves for JEE Advanced Counselling 2026.
• JEE Advanced Choice Filling: You must fill in the choice of branch, course & institute using the Registration ID to log in to the online portal. They can choose as many courses as they want, change the order and add new courses to their list until they have made their choices.
• Seat Allotment: Seat allocation is completed in 5 rounds. You must check their JEE Advanced 2026 Seat Allotment at the end of every round. Once the seat is allocated, proceed with Online Payment to book the provisional seat allocation.
• Reporting and Document Verification: The documents in original, along with one copy attested, must be submitted on the date of reporting for the document verification.
• Category: JEE Advanced Counselling 2026 Seat Allotment is categorized based on:
  • Date of Birth
  • Nationality
  • Percentage of Disability
• Provisional Admission: Provisional admission will be provided soon after the verification of documents. Admission would be cancelled in case documents are falsified and/or eligibility criteria is not met. Aspirants are advised to double-check before submitting documents.

How to Check JEE Advanced JoSAA Seat Allotment Status

JoSAA counselling 2026 seat allotment result for each round  will be published on the official website on different dates. Shortlisted candidates must then report to the allotted institute within the stipulated dates for document verification and seat confirmation. Follow the steps mentioned below to check their seat allotment status.

JoSAA Seat Matrix 2026

JoSAA Rank List 2026

Steps to Check JoSAA 2026 Seat Allotment

• Step 1: Locate and click the "View Seat Allotment Result" link on the official website josaa.nic.in.
• Step 2: Enter your application number for JEE Main 2026, password, and security pin.
• Step 3: Select the "Login" option.
• Step 4: The seat allocation results for JoSAA 2026 will be displayed on the screen.
• Step 5: You can download and print the JoSAA mock seat assignment letter for your convenience.

Students are advised to check seat allotment status after every round. Upgradation of seat allotment is also possible if some of you withdraw your applications. Hence, it would be advised to check the allotment status after every round. 

JoSAA Participating Institutes 2026

JoSAA Medical Certificate 2026

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IIT JEE Advanced Counselling 2026 Dates and Schedule

JoSAA 2026 counselling process is conducted for admission to a 4-year B.Tech program or 5-year Integrated B.Tech courses in various streams at various IITs across India. The detailed JEE Advanced 2026 counselling schedule has been updated after the official release.

Eligibility for JEE Advanced Counselling 2026

If you satisfy the eligibility criteria, you are eligible for JEE Advanced Counselling 2026.

• Acceptable Rank: If you secured an acceptable rank in the exam,you will be considered eligible for counselling.
• Minimum Marks: You must have scored at least 75% marks ( aggregate) in their 12th or equivalent board exam to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling. For SC, ST, and PwD category candidates, the aggregate marks required is 65%, OR, If you are within the top 20 category-wise percentile of successful candidates in class 12th or equivalent board exam for admission in IITs.

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JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling Highlights

JEE Advanced counselling 2026 seat allotment process will be conducted in five rounds. JEE Advanced 2026 seat allotment results will be announced online. It is essential for the students to secure a qualified IIT JEE Advanced 2026 rank to participate in the counselling process.

JEE Advanced counselling process will start soon after the exam is conducted. Check out some of the key highlights of the counselling process below.

• Counselling Date: After the JEE Advanced 2026 results are announced, the IIT counselling 2026 process will begin. 
• Eligible Candidates: Furthermore, you must achieve 75% aggregate marks in the 10+2 exam.
• Schedule: JEE Advanced 2026 counselling schedule will be based on your rank list.

JEE Advanced Counselling 2026 

Specification	Description
Conducting Body	Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA)
Mode	Online (Computer Based Verification)
Website	josaa.nic.in
Participating Colleges	23 IITs
Total seats	4-year program- 9064 seats
	5-year program- 1924 seats
Total Programs (Streams) Available	4-year Course- 166 streams
	5-year Course- 79 streams

• You will be allotted the college and the branch as per their choices but with respect to their All India Rank (AIR).
• The JEE Advanced Counseling 2026 is a centrally managed computerized process.
• You will be directly reporting to the college allotted to complete the admission process.
• There are 18 reporting centres for IITs and 45 centres for NITs, IIITs, and GFITs.
• You can withdraw their seats in any round of the JEE Advanced counselling process other than the final round.
• The seat withdrawal option was introduced in order to decrease the number of unfilled seats in IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFITs.

JEE Advanced 2026 Seat Acceptance Fee

The JEE Advanced 2026 counselling fees and seat acceptance details for the general category and reserved category are as follows.

JEE Advanced Seat Acceptance Fee 

Category	Fee
Reserved Category	Rs. 20,000
General Category	Rs. 45,000

Documents Required For JEE Advanced Counselling 2026 

The following JEE Advanced counselling documents will be required during the JEE Advanced counselling process.

• Allotment letter: You must take a printout of the course allotment letter, which will be required for verification.
• Admit Card: You must have JEE Advanced 2026 Admit Card with you at the time of counselling.    

• Fitness Certificate: You must have a Medical Certificate from a registered doctor in the format prescribed which states that they are fit enough to pursue the course they aspire.
• Application Form: You must possess a printout of the JEE Advanced 2026 Application Form.
• Marksheet: You must have the original as well as a photocopy of the class 10th & 12th mark sheet.
• Birth Certificate: You must show their Birth Certificate for date of birth verification.

• OBC-NCL Certificate: If you belong to the OBC-NCL category, then they must have an OBC-NCL certificate.
• SC/ST Certificate: If you belong to ST/SC category then they must have ST/SC certificate.
• Disability Certificate: In case of any disability candidates must produce a Disability certificate.
• Identity Proof: The candidates must have an attested copy of their Passport or any other equivalent proof of identity.
• Demand Draft: DD of INR 60,000/-
• Demand Draft For SC/ST: DD is to be made of INR 20,000
• Educational Scholarship form: If you seeking for Educational Scholarship should download the form and update it accordingly.

JEE Advanced Rank List 2026

You can obtain the JEE Advanced 2026 rank list online. The authorities will announce the JEE Advanced 2026 rank list along with the results in Jun 2026. Only applicants who have been listed on the JEE Advanced 2026 rank list are eligible to attend the counselling session.

To be mentioned in the JEE Advanced 2026 rank list, you must achieve the category-specific minimum marks set by the authorities. To see the rank list, you must input your JEE Advanced 2026 application number and date of birth.

Institutes Participating in JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling

The participating institutes in the JEE Advanced counselling process have been tabulated below.

 JEE Advanced Counselling Participating Institutes 

Institute Name	Location	Abbreviation
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University)	Varanasi	IIT (BHU)
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhilai	Bhilai	IIT Bhilai
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar	IIT BBS
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay	Mumbai	IITB
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi	New Delhi	IITD
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)	Dhanbad	IIT (ISM)
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad	Dharwad	IIT Dharwad
Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	IITGN
Indian Institute of Technology, Goa	Goa	IITGoa
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati	Guwahati	IITG
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad	Hyderabad	IITH
Indian Institute of Technology, Indore	Indore	IIT I
Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu	Jammu	IIT Jammu
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur	Jodhpur	IITJ
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur	Kanpur	IITK
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur	Kharagpur	IITK
Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai	Chennai	IITM
Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi	Mandi	IITMandi
Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad	Palakkad	IITPKD
Indian Institute of Technology, Patna	Patna	IITP
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	Roorkee	IITR
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar	Ropar	IITRPR
Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati	Tirupati	IITTP

Other Institutes Participating in JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling

Additional participating institutes are as follows.

Other Institutes Participating in JEE Advanced Counselling

Institutes that use JEE (Advanced) ranks for admission
Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), Visakhapatnam
Indian Institute of Science (IIS), Bangalore
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), Rae Bareli

JEE Advanced Rank List 2026

Authorities release the JEE Advanced 2026 rank list on the official website after the results are declared. You can view the JEE Advanced rank list on the official website by logging in. JEE Advanced counselling will start once the rank list is released. Only the qualifying candidates will be on the JEE Advanced rank list; check out the steps on how to check the rank list below.

• Step 1: Go to the official website, jeeadv.ac.in
• Step 2: Click on the Rank List' from the latest news section
• Step 3: Now enter the Application number and DOB and submit
• Step 4: The rank list will be available to view and download on the screen
• Step 5: The JEE Advanced rank list can be downloaded in PDF format.

JEE Advanced Seat Matrix 2026

You can refer to the seat matrix from previous years to get an idea on the seat allotment process based on the availability of seats from each affiliated institution in the table below. The expected seat matrix from 2026 has been provided. 

JEE Advanced 2026 Seat Matrix - Expected

Institute	Seats Available 2026
IIT Bhubaneswar	333
IIT Bombay	980
IIT Mandi	282
IIT Delhi	1061
IIT Indore	294
IIT Jodhpur	352
IIT Gandhinagar	212
IIT Patna	361
IIT Hyderabad	317
IIT Goa	150
IIT Jammu	213
IIT Dharwad	137
IIT Tirupati	203
IIT Bhilai	142
IIT Pallakad	181
IIT Ropar	346
IIT Guwahati	788
IIT Roorkee	1057
IIT Kharagpur	849
IIT Madras	918
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad	951
IIT Kanpur	1016
IIT (BHU) Varanasi	1011