Registration for JoSAA 2025 is likely to open on June 3, a day after the results of JEE Advanced 2025 is announced. The choice filling and online application form for JoSAA 2025 will be uploaded only on the official portal, josaa.nic.in. The JoSAA official website has been refreshed for the 2025–2026 session, and no dates or other details have been released yet. For admissions to IITs, NITs, IIESTs, IIITs, and other GFTIs, JoSAA counselling is done nationwide by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA).
JEE Advanced 2025 ranks will be used for IIT admissions and JEE Main 2025 ranks will be used for allotments to NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs. The counselling of JoSAA 2025 will be conducted in five rounds. The following processes will be carried out in each round: seat allotment, acceptance of the seat by the candidate, online reporting to the respective institution, and fee payment. The leftover vacant seats after all the rounds will be filled by the CSAB counselling 2025. The site josaa.nic.in will upload the full schedule and dates of the JoSAA 2025 counselling round.
With the aim of getting admission to the desired UG engineering courses provided by the IITs, NITs, IIESTs, IIITs, and other GFTIs, all the candidates who clear the JEE Advanced 2025 test and hold JEE Main ranks are required to register for JoSAA counselling. The JoSAA 2025 website will also provide details of the academic courses and the JoSAA seat matrix, i.e., the intake on a category-wise. There were 59,937 seats in all these colleges during the previous session. Check all the JoSAA 2025 details below, including eligibility, application procedure, counselling, seat matrix, etc.
JoSAA 2025 Important Dates
The following table contains all the crucial events and their dates related to the JoSAA 2025.
What is JoSAA 2025?
The proficient universities like IITs, NITs, IIESTs, IIITs, and other GFTIs have their undergraduate engineering program’s seats made available through the JoSAA counseling process. Other participating colleges distribute seats based on JEE Main results but admission to the IITs is based on JEE Advanced ranks.
JoSAA or the Joint Seat Allocation Authority was formed by the Ministry of Education to oversee seat allocation for a total of 121 institutions which includes 40 Other-GFTIs, 31 NITs, IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs, and 23 IITs. Eligible candidates willing to attend any of the aforementioned institutions are required to register through the official JoSAA portal to participate in the counselling and secure a seat.
Also Check: JoSAA Mock Seat Allottment Process
Who is Eligible for JoSAA 2025?
Refer to the following to check out complete JoSAA eligibility criteria.
JoSAA Counselling Eligibility Criteria:
JoSAA Counselling Registration 2025 & Choice Filling Procedure
Registration: To begin, eligible candidates have to visit joesa.nic.in and log in with their JEE Main application number and password. For JEE Advanced candidates, log in with your respective details. Candidates need to check the provided personal details as they will be fetched automatically, but are required to at least update their contact information if necessary.
College Choice Fulfilling: After registration, candidates are permitted to select their preferred institutes and courses. Candidates are encouraged to include as many options as possible to augment their admission chances as well as arrange all the selected options in sequential order of preference.
Mock Allotments: Before conducting all stage assessments, JoSAA will provide 2 mock allotment slots on the 12th and 14th of June. The set mock allotments are intended to allow the students to make essential alterations before final assessments.
Choice Locking: All forms of boundless choices close on the 10th of June of 2025. June 10, 2025, marks the user-definable lock deadline and candidates must carry out the required actions by this date, otherwise, the last saved options will be auto-locked.
Seat allotment: In 2025, the first mock allotment round will commence from the 17th of June, followed by all subsequent rounds. For all further rounds of assessments, candidates must accept all issued assignments before the time-bound acceptance fee is paid and the required documents are uploaded.
Required Documents for JoSAA 2025
- JEE Main/Advanced Admit Card
- JEE Main/Advanced Rank Card
- Class 10 Mark Sheet / Birth Certificate
- Class 12 Mark Sheet and Passing Certificate
- Photo ID Proof (Aadhaar, PAN, etc.)
- Category Certificate (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS)
- PwD Certificate (if applicable)
- Domicile Certificate (if required)
- Passport-size Photographs
- Provisional Seat Allotment Letter
- Undertaking/Declaration Forms
- Seat Acceptance Fee Payment Receipt
JoSAA Mock Alottement
JoSAA mock allotment is a practice seat allotment process carried out prior to actual seat allotment rounds. Candidates get to see how their preferences and ranks could impact seat allotments. Students receive a provisional allotment based on their preference and JEE ranks so that they can make more informed choices.
JoSAA usually organises two mock allotments, providing candidates with a chance to change and reset their preferences prior to final locking. This process enhances transparency and prevents mistakes from happening in the real counselling process.
JoSAA 2025 Rank List
The JoSAA rank list is commonly released after the JEE Main and Advanced results are out. The authorities release a separate JoSAA rank list for different categories. The opening and closing rank in the rank list are completely based students results of JEE Main or Advanced. Refer to the following table to check all the JoSAA rank lits categories and their definition.
JoSAA Rank List 2025 - All Types
JoSAA Seat Matrix 2025
On the official website of JoSAA, the Seat Matrix 2025 will be accessible. Until the revised seat matrix is issued, students can refer to the following one, which is based on previous years' trends. An estimate of the number of seats available in the various JoSAA institutes for the current year can be analysed in this matrix.
Seat Distribution for JoSAA 2025:
JoSAA Cutoff 2025 (Expected)
The official cutoff for all rounds of JoSAA will be released on June 2, 2025, tentatively. Candidates must note that the authorities will release separate cutoffs for each category, and they must meet the same criteria to successfully participate in the admission process. Refer to the following to check the estimated JoSAA cutoff 2025.
Expected JoSAA Cutoff for Round 1:
Note: Students are reminded that these are completely unofficial cutoffs if JoSAA and the official cutoff ranks may vary based on various factors such as the number of applicants, competition level, course demand, etc. Candidates are advised to refer to the official website of the JoSAA for all the latest notices and announcements.
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