The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) released its 2026 counselling schedule for undergraduate admissions to agricultural and allied sciences programs. The schedule covers four counselling rounds and a mop-up round. Students can find details on the official website, icarcounseling.com.
Counselling Registration and Choice Filling
Registration for consent and selection of subject combinations for rank generation began on July 17, 2026 . Candidates can submit their choices on the portal until July 26, 2026 . The final deadline for online counselling registration is July 28, 2026 .
ICAR-UG CUET Counselling 2026 Schedule
The National Testing Agency (NTA) declared the CUET (UG) 2026 results on June 23, 2026 . Following this, the counselling portal opened for registration.
| Event | Date | Time (IST) |
| Opening of Counselling portal for registration | July 17 - 23, 2026 | - |
| Processing of data for rank generation | July 24 - 25, 2026 | - |
| Release of ranks, Seat matrix, Registration, Choice filling, Fee payment, Document upload | July 26, 2026 | 11 A.M. onwards |
| End of choice filling and document upload | July 28, 2026 | 11:50 P.M. |
| First Round: Seat Allotments, University response, Document re-submission, Seat Acceptance Fee, Provisional Admission Letter | July 31, 2026 | 11 A.M. onwards |
| End of Online Document Verification by Universities | August 2, 2026 | 11:50 P.M. |
| End of re-submission of documents by candidates | August 3, 2026 | 2 P.M. |
| End of Verification of re-submitted documents by Universities | August 3, 2026 | 5 P.M. |
| End of Seat Acceptance Fee deposition | August 3, 2026 | 8 P.M. |
| Second Round: Seat Allotments, University response, Document re-submission, Seat Acceptance Fee, Provisional Admission Letter | August 6, 2026 | 11 A.M. onwards |
| End of Online Document Verification by Universities | August 7, 2026 | 2 P.M. |
| End of re-submission of documents and verification | August 7, 2026 | 5 P.M. |
| End of Seat Acceptance Fee deposition | August 7, 2026 | 8 P.M. |
| Third Round: Seat Allotments, University response, Document re-submission, Seat Acceptance Fee, Provisional Admission Letter | August 10, 2026 | 11 A.M. onwards |
| End of Online Document Verification by Universities | August 11, 2026 | 2 P.M. |
| End of re-submission of documents and verification | August 11, 2026 | 5 P.M. |
| End of Seat Acceptance Fee deposition | August 11, 2026 | 8 P.M. |
| Fourth Round: Seat Allotments, University response, Document re-submission, Seat Acceptance Fee, Provisional Admission Letter | August 14, 2026 | 11 A.M. onwards |
| End of Online Document Verification by Universities | August 16, 2026 | 2 P.M. |
| End of re-submission of documents and verification | August 16, 2026 | 5 P.M. |
| End of withdrawal of allotted/admitted seats | August 16, 2026 | 6 P.M. |
| End of Seat Acceptance Fee deposition | August 16, 2026 | 8 P.M. |
| Mop-Up/Final Round: Seat Vacancy Matrix display, Fee payment, Fresh choice filling | August 18, 2026 | 5 P.M. onwards |
| End of choice filling | August 20, 2026 | 11:50 P.M. |
| Seat Allotments, University response, Document re-submission, Seat Acceptance Fee, Provisional Admission Letter | August 22, 2026 | 11 A.M. onwards |
| End of Online Document Verification by Universities | August 23, 2026 | 2 P.M. |
| End of re-submission of documents and verification | August 23, 2026 | 5 P.M. |
| End of Seat Acceptance Fee deposition | August 23, 2026 | 8 P.M. |
Technical Assistance
Students requiring technical help can access the HelpDesk Menu on the ICAR Counselling Portal at icarcounseling.com.
