JoSAA 2025 - Date, Registration and Choice Filling, Eligibility, Seat Allotment, Cutoff

JoSAA 2025 - The Joint Seat Allocation Authority will conduct JoSAA 2025 counselling online. A detailed notification for JoSAA 2025 will be released on the official website josaa.nic.in. Candidates who qualify the JEE Main or JEE Advanced exam can participate in JoSAA counselling. The authority will conduct five rounds of JoSAA 2025 counselling for admission into IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs.

The authority will commence the JoSAA 2025 counselling process after the JEE Advanced results are declared. Eligible candidates will have to complete the JoSAA registration and choice-filling to be considered for the counselling. The JoSAA seat allocation will be based on the merit of the candidate’s merit, choices filled and the availability of seats. Candidates can check the JoSAA 2025 counselling date and other details on this page.

JoSAA 2025 Counselling: What's New?

  • Two new participating institutes have been added to the list of JoSAA participating institutes recently. THe two institutes are:

    • Central University of Jharkhand

    • Gati shakti Vishwa vidhyalaya, Vadodara.

  • The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) is responsible for the JoSAA counselling for admission into IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs.

JoSAA Dates 2025

The authority will announce the JoSAA 2025 counselling dates online. Candidates must be aware of the JoSAA 2025 dates to for an overview of the various events of JoSAA counselling 2025. Knowledge of the JoSAA dates 2025 will candidates keep track of the event deadlines. The following table will be updated with the JoSAA dates 2025 as and when announced online. Candidates can check the tentative dates for JoSAA counselling 2025 below.

JoSAA 2025 Dates

Events

Dates

JoSAA 2025 registration/choice filling

June 2025

Registration for AAT qualified candidates

June 2025

Choice filling for AAT qualified candidates

June 2025

JoSAA mock seat allocation-1 based on the choices filled in by candidates

June 2025

JoSAA mock seat allocation 2 based on the choices filled in by candidates (candidates can lock their choice)

June 2025

Registration and choice filling for academic programs under JoSAA 2025 ends (Auto/System Locking of Choices) last date

June 2025

Reconciliation of data, verification and validation of allocated seats

June 2025

JoSAA seat allotment - Round 1

June 2025

Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 1)

June 2025

Last date for fee payment

June 2025

Resolution of fee payment issues

June 2025

Last day to respond to a query (Round 1)

June 2025

JoSAA seat allocation - Round 2

July 2025

Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 2)

July 2025

Resolution of fee payment issues

July 2025

Last day to respond to a query (Round 2)

July 2025

Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 2)

July 2025

Withdrawal Query Response

July 2025

Seat Allocation (Round 3)

July 2025

Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 3)

July 2025

Last date of fee payment

July 2025

Last day to respond to a query (Round 3)

July 2025

Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 3)

July 2025

Withdrawal Query Response

July 2025

Seat Allocation (Round 4)

July 2025

Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 4)

July 2025

Last day to respond to a query (Round 4)

July 2025

Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 4)

July 2025

Withdrawal of query response (Round 4)

July 2025

Seat Allocation (Round 5)

July 2025

Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 5)

July 2025

Last day to respond to a query (Round 5)

July 2025

Resolution of Fee Payment Issues

July 2025

(For NIT+ system) Initiation of Withdrawal of seat - Round 5

July 2025

(For NIT+ system) Initiation of withdrawal query response

July 2025

(For NIT+ system)Online payment of Partial Admission Fee

July 2025

JoSAA Eligibility Criteria 2025

There are no specific eligibility criteria for JoSAA 2025. Candidates have to qualify the JEE Mains exam or JEE Advanced 2025 to participate in JoSAA counselling. Additionally, the criteria of the participating institutes also have to be met by the candidates. If the required criteria are not fulfilled, the candidate will not be allotted the seat to the institute offering B.Tech admission.

JoSAA 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Qualifying Examination

Institutes Offering Admissions

JEE Main 2025 Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech)

National Institute of Technology (NITs), Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs), and Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs).

JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Planning)

JEE Advanced 2025

Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)

JoSAA Registration & Choice Filling 2025

The authorities will conduct the JoSAA 2025 registration & choice-filling online. All the eligible candidates must register within the specified dates to participate in JoSAA 2025. Candidates who have a valid JEE Main 2025 or JEE Advanced rank will be able to log in and register for the JoSAA counselling procedure. Candidates can the steps for JoSAA counselling registration below.

Steps for JoSAA 2025 Registration & Choice Filling

Candidates can refer to the step-by-step process of JoSAA registration and choice filling here-

Step 1: Registration - In the first step, the candidates must complete the JoSAA 2025 registration process. To register for JoSAA 2025:

  • Go to the official website of JoSAA.

  • Click on the registration link.

  • Enter the JEE Main 2025 roll number and password to register.

  • JEE Advanced 2025 qualified candidates can use their corresponding password to log in.

  • Enter basic details such as the candidate’s nationality, state code of eligibility, gender, and more.

  • Review the details and re-confirm it.

  • No personal information, except for contact information, can be modified by the candidates.

Step 2: JoSAA Choice Filling - After the JoSAA registration process is complete, candidates will have to fill in their choice of courses and colleges from the available list. The courses and colleges for which the candidates are eligible according to their qualifications (JEE Main or JEE Advanced) will be listed online. The selection of courses and colleges has to be done in the order of preference.

Step 3: Choice Locking - Finally, the candidates have to lock their selected choices. It has to be noted that no changes will be accepted once the choices are locked by the candidates. A printout of the locked choices has to be taken for future reference.

JoSAA Rank List 2025

Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) will release the JoSAA 2025 rank list after the JEE Main and JEE Advanced results are announced. A separate rank list will be released for different categories. JoSAA counselling opening and closing rank lists will be prepared based on marks secured in JEE Main 2025 or JEE Advanced 2025.

Type of JoSAA 2025 Rank List

Categories

Definition

Common Rank List

GEN, GEN-PwD, OBC-NCL, OBC-NCL-PwD, SC, SC-PwD, ST or ST-PwD candidates

Common Rank PwD

General PwD, OBC-NCL PwD, SC-PwD, ST-PwD candidates

OBC-NCL

OBC-NCL and OBC-NCL PwD candidates

OBC-NCL PwD

OBC-NCL PwD candidates

SC

SC and SC-PwD candidates

SC-PwD

SC-PwD candidates

ST

ST and ST-PwD candidates

ST-PwD

ST-PwD

JoSAA Mock Allotment 2025

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority will release the JoSAA 2025 mock allotment to help candidates know their admission chances into their preferred colleges. If the colleges and courses allotted during mock allotment are not satisfactory, then the candidates can accordingly modify their order preference. Since the JoSAA allotment is not final, the candidates are given enough time to make the necessary changes in the order of preference.

JoSAA Counselling 2025

Eligible candidates have to participate in the counselling of JoSAA 2025 to get admission into the participating institutes. The JoSAA 2025 counselling process consists of registration, choice filling, mock allotment, final allotment, etc. The authorities will conduct five rounds of JoSAA counselling 2025 to provide admissions to all eligible candidates. After the JoSAA mock allotment is announced, the candidates can modify their previously selected preferences. The JoSAA allotment results are announced online and candidates have to log in to download their provisional allotment results.

JoSAA Seat Allocation 2025

Joint Seat Allocation Authority will release the result of JoSAA seat allocation 2025 online on the official website. To check the seat allocation result, the candidates must log in using their JEE Main 2025 roll number and password.

How to check JoSAA Seat Allotment Result 2025?

Candidates should take the following steps to check the JoSAA seat allotment result-

  • Visit josaa.nic.in.

  • Click on the “View Seat Allotment Result” link.

  • Enter JEE Main 2025 application number, password and security pin.

  • Click on “Login”.

  • JoSAA 2025 seat allotment results will be displayed on the screen.

  • Download the allotment letter and take a printout.

What after JoSAA Seat Allotment 2025?

Candidates are allotted seats based on their JEE Main/JEE Advanced merit, preferences, category and availability of seats. The allotted candidates must download their provisional allotment letter and pay the seat acceptance fee of Rs. 35,000. After the fee is paid, the candidates must verify their documents at the Reporting Centre (RC).

The allotted candidates will be able to select any of the following options according to their preference after the JoSAA seat allotment results 2025 are announced by the authorities:

  • Floating: If the candidates wish to accept the allotted seat but are also open to upgradation and admission to higher preferred institutes or courses, then they will have to select this option.

  • Freezing: Candidates have to select this option if they are satisfied with their allotted seat and do not wish to participate in further rounds of counselling.

  • Sliding: The candidates who choose this option will confirm their allotment but will also be open for admission into a higher preferred course in the same institute.

After the document verification is completed, the candidates must report to their respective allotted institutes to confirm their admission. The required fee also has to be paid by the candidates.

JoSAA Cutoff 2025

The opening and closing ranks at which candidates will get admission to the participating institutes (IITs, NITs, IIITs, CFTIs, etc.) form the JoSAA 2025 cutoff. The authorities will publish the JoSAA 2025 cutoff round-wise on the official website.

Previous Year JoSAA Cutoff

Here, we have compiled the previous years’ JoSAA cutoff. Candidates can refer to the following tables to check the previous year's JoSAA cutoffs and have an idea of how the cutoffs have varied over the years.

  • Check previous years’ Top 20 Percentile for NITs, GFTIs and Other GFTIs

  • Check previous years’ Top 20 Percentile for IITs

JoSAA Reporting Centres 2025

After the allotment process is over, candidates will have to verify their documents at the reporting centres of JoSAA 2025. The authorities will release the list of reporting centres on the official website. Candidates can check the important points related to JoSAA reporting centres here-

  • Candidates will be required to physically report for verification of documents at the JoSAA reporting centres 2025.

  • Candidates must carry the original and photocopies of all the required documents for verification.

  • Different reporting centres will be available for NITs, IIITs, GFTIs and IITs.

  • Candidates must report to the reporting centres according to their allotted institutes. There will be separate institutes for the NIT+ system (NITs, IIITs and GFTIs) and IITs.

  • After the verification process is completed, candidates must complete their admission procedure by reporting at their allotted institute.

  • In case of a change in the seat allotment of a candidate from the NIT+ system to IITs or the other way around, then the candidate will have to report to the changed institute. Failing to report will result in the cancellation of the allotted seat.

JoSAA Counselling 2025: List of Documents for Verification

List of documents for IITs

List of Documents for NITs, IITs & other GFTIS

Two passport-size photographs


Three passport-size photographs identical to the one uploaded during JEE Main 2025 registration

Provisional seat allotment letter

Provisional seat allotment letter

Undertaking by the candidate as per the given format

Candidate’s Undertaking as per the given format

Proof of seat acceptance fee payment – E-challan or net banking transaction

Fee Acceptance Receipt (Echallan /Netbanking)

Date of birth proof [Class X marks sheet or any other similar certificate]

Photo identity card (issued by govt. agency) OR Photo ID issued by last attended school OR Class XII admit card

Original JEE Advanced 2025 Admit Card

JEE Main 2025 Admit Card

Class XII (or equivalent) board mark sheet.

Class XII Pass certificate (if available)

JEE Main 2025 Score Card

Photo identity card (issued by govt. agency) or Photo ID issued by last attended school OR Class XII admit card

Date of birth proof [Class X marks sheet or any other similar certificate]

Medical certificate as per the given format

Medical certificate as per the given format

Category certificate (OBC-NCL/SC/ST) if applicable and as per format

Class XII (or equivalent) board mark sheet. If available, pass certificate

Certificate for Persons with Disabilities (PwD), if applicable

Category certificate (OBC-NCL/SC/ST), if applicable as per the given format

Passport – for foreign nationals / OCI certificate or PIO card if applicable

Passport – Indian nationals who passed the qualifying examination from Nepal/Bhutan or an institution abroad

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National Open School pass-out candidates must bring the proof of place of exam centre of the final exam to determine the state code.

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Registration-cum-locked choices for seat allotment

-

OCI certificate or PIO card if applicable

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Certificate for Persons with Disabilities (PwD), if applicable

JoSAA Participating Institutes 2025

Candidates are offered admission into the participating institutes of JoSAA through the JoSAA 2025 counselling. Based on JEE Main scores, the candidates can apply for allotment into NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Allotment in IITs is done for JEE Advanced qualified candidates. The following table can be referred to check the participating institutes of JoSAA 2025.

JoSAA Participating Institutes

Name of Institutes

Number of Institutes

Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)

23

Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs)

26

National Institute of Technology (NITs)

31 +IIEST Shibpur

Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs)

40