NIMCET Counselling 2025 - Steps to apply, fees, choice locking, and seat allotment

The NIMCET result 2025 will be out on 27 June and the NIMCET counseling process will begin from 30 June. Candidates can register for the online counselling process from June 30, 2025 onwards, and the last date is July 4, 2025.

The candidates who qualify the NIMCET exam are eligible to apply for the counselling process. The NIMCET conducting NIT is responsible for the conduct of the entire NIMCET counselling online and thi year the NIMCET is being handled by NIT Tiruchirappalli. The NIMCET counselling process involves 4 basic stages → Registration; Choice filling, Document upload, and Seat allotment. Candidates must also pay a non-refundable NIMCET counselling fees of INR 1000.

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After the NIMCET counselling is finished, the candidates will be allocated seats based on their scores and in order to confirm their allotted seat to one of the many NIMCET participating institutes, the candidates must pay the admission fees. Through the NIMCET counselling process, the candidates will be offered admission to the top NITs including the following -

• NIT Agartala
• NIT Allahabad
• NIT Bhopal
• NIT Jamshedpur
• NIT Kurukshetra
• NIT Raipur
• NIT Surathkal
• NIT Tiruchirappalli
• NIT Warangal

Read every detail about the NIMCET counselling like the NIMCET counselling dates, end-to end counseling procedure, NIMCET seat allotment details, and every other information on this page. Just scroll down for more information.

NIMCET Counselling Events & Dates - Complete Schedule

The NIMCET counselling dates and complete schedule has been released by NIT Tiruchirappalli on the official NIMCET website. Check the complete schedule in the table below.

NIMCET Counselling Process (A step-by-step guide)

The NIMCET counselling is held in 4 total rounds → 3 proper rounds followed by 1 special round of counselling. The NIMCET counselling has 7 major steps listed below.

• Registration & Fee Payment
• Choice Filling & Locking
• Seat Allotment Rounds (1st, 2nd, 3rd, Special)
• Document Verification
• Payment of Seat Acceptance Fee / Partial Admission Fee
• Withdrawal Option
• Final Admission & Reporting at Institute

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Now let understand each of these 7 steps in detail and go through the NIMCET counselling process. Candidates are advised to carefully follow each step.

Step 1 → Registration & Fee Payment

The first step to be able to participate in the NIMCET counselling process is to register for NIMCET counselling on the online portal and pay the requisite fees. Now to register for the counselling process, the following process must be followed. It must be noted that the candidate can only register once for the entire NIMCET counselling for all 3 rounds.

• Enter the NIMCET application number, DoB, Parent/Guardian Names as filled at the time of NIMCET application
• Once the details are authenticated, the candidates can chose a password for subsequent logins
• Once the password is set, candidates will use their NIMCET application number and password for all future logins
• Once the registration is completed, the candidates can login and begin filling the NIMCET counselling form
• Pay the NIMCET counselling fees to move ahead in the process. Without payment, no candidate will be allowed to fill and lock choices.

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Step 2 → Choice Filling and Locking

Once the registration has been completed, the next step is to enter the choices and lock the preferred ones in due time and before deadline. The following points must be kept in mind during this step and the following procedure be followed.

• Candidates must fill in their choices of NITs in their preferred order. For example → if NIT Agartala, NIT Warangal, and NIT Allahabad are your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice respectively, they must fill the preference in same order.
• The choices filled must be based on their NIMCET rank and college preference. The NIMCET counselling website will only show eligible and valid choices to the candidates.
• The choices must be locked before the deadline, and if not locked, the last saved choices will be automatically locked.
• Candidates can re-order or change their preference of choices any number of times until locked.
• Candidates must carefully choose their choices as once locked in first round, there is no option to redo in the subsequent rounds.

Step 3 → Seat Allotment Rounds

Once the choices have been locked by the candidates, the next step is seat allotment. There are typically 3 rounds of seat allotment, and a special round is conducted only when the seats are vacant after third round. Given below is a comprehensive guide for the seat allotment rounds.

First Round of Seat Allotment

Based on the choices filled by the candidates, they are allotted a seat on the basis of merit and preference of college. The candidates must then take the following actions.

• View the result
• Download the allotment letter
• Choose one of the following options -
• Upload required documents
• Pay Seat Acceptance Fee (approx. ₹10,000). If the candidate fails to pay the fees, they will not be able to participate in any round of counselling for seat allotment except the special round.

Step 4 → Online Document Verification

Once the above actions have been completed, the NIT accepted by the candidates conducts a document verification process. The following documents must be uploaded by the candidates.

• Allotment letter
• NIMCET Rank Card
• Class 10 & 12 certificates
• Graduation marksheets
• Caste certificate (if applicable)
• Identity proof (Aadhar card, PAN, etc.)

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Second Round of Seat Allotment

In this round, all the subsequent eligible candidates will be re-considered for seat allotment based on vacancies and floating preferences. Here, the candidates  must take the following actions.

• View result and download updated allotment letter
• Submit choice (Freeze/Float/Withdraw again)
• Upload any additional documents if required

Third Round of Seat Allotment

In this round, the final re-allocation of seats is done. This includes candidates who have floated or participated in previous rounds of NIMCET counselling. Following actions need to be taken at this point.

• View result and download updated allotment letter
• Submit choice (Freeze/Float/Withdraw again)
• Upload any additional documents if required

For more details on NIMCET Counselling refer to page 30 of the PDF here.

Step 5 → Seat Acceptance and Payment of partial admission fees

Additional Partial Admission Fee is required for candidates retaining their seat (if not already paid in full). Failure to pay this fees will lead to seat cancellation. The partial admission fee is given below.

*Candidates need not report to institution after the partial payment is done.

Special Round of Seat Allotment

The special round for seat allotment is only conducted if the seats are still vacant after the third allotment round. For this special round of NIMCET counselling, following steps must be taken.

• New registration for special round
• View allotment result
• Download allotment letter
• Pay Partial Admission Fee
• Upload necessary documents

Participation Fee for Special Round 

Payment of Special Round participation fee will be mandatory for all the candidates except those candidates who have deposited the seat acceptance fee earlier. Special Round Participation Fee will be as follows.

Step 6 → Final Admission & Reporting

The last step after all the rounds including special round of counselling are over is to report to the accepted seat at the allotted NIT. Candidates must bring the original documents and allotment letter, and complete the final admission process and formalities.

Eligibility for 2nd and 3rd round of seat allotment

The following is the eligibility criteria for the 2nd and 3rd round of NIMCET counselling and seat allotment process.

Non-Eligibility for 2nd and 3rd round of seat allotment

The following candidates are not eligible for the 2nd and 3rd round of NIMCET counselling and seat allotment process.

NIMCET Counselling Fee Structure

Candidates must pay the due amount to confirm their participation in the NIMCET counselling process and seat allotment. Following is the fee structure to complete the NIMCET counselling process.

List of NIMCET Counselling Documents

The following documents must be carried at all times during counselling and uploaded correctly in the portal.