The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) choice filling and locking facility for counselling closes today, June 11, 2026, at 5 PM . This deadline applies to registrations for the 2026-27 academic year.
Key Deadlines Approaching
Candidates must complete their course and college selections before the system automatically locks all choices. The deadline for pre-payment of the JoSAA seat acceptance fee and pre-upload of required documents also falls at 5 PM today.
JoSAA Counselling Process
The JoSAA counselling process manages admissions to 138 technical institutes. These include 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru, 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs), IIEST Shibpur, 26 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and 56 other government-funded technical institutes (Other-GFTIs).
All academic programs at these institutions are accessible through a single platform. Admissions are based on JEE (Main) 2026 and JEE (Advanced) 2026 scores.
How to Fill and Lock Choices
Students should follow these steps on the official JoSAA website (josaa.admissions.nic.in):
- Navigate to the 'Online Registration and Choice Filling for JoSAA 2026' link.
- Log in using your JEE (Main) 2026 Application Number and password.
- Select eligible courses and corresponding colleges from the displayed options.
- Review your selections carefully.
- Submit your choices online.
- Download the confirmation page for your records.
It is recommended that students finalize their choices well before the 5 PM deadline to prevent any last-minute technical issues.