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Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) 2026 Counselling Schedule

Notification Date: 2026-06-01
Last Updated on: 2026-06-05

Important Dates:

Date Time (IST) Event
Monday, 20 April, 2026 10:00 Joint Apex Board declared JEE (Main) 2026 Ranks
Monday, 1 June, 2026 10:00 Announcement of JEE (Advanced) 2026 Result
Candidate Registration and Choice Filling Tuesday, 2 June, 2026 17:00 1. Candidate registration/choice filling for academic programs under JoSAA STARTS; candidates who qualify for the Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) can fill in their AATspecific choices starting from June 7, 2026, after the declaration of the AAT result.
2. Pre-payment of the JoSAA seat acceptance fee & pre-upload of documents start.
Monday, 8 June, 2026 14:00 Display of Mock Seat Allocation-1 based on the choices filled- in by candidates as on June 7, 2026, 20:00 IST
Wednesday, 10 June, 2026 13:00 Display of Mock Seat Allocation-2 based on the choices filled- in by candidates as on June 09, 2026, 17:00 IST.
Candidates can Lock their Choices
Thursday, 11 June, 2026 17:00 1. Candidate registration and choice filling for academic programs under JoSAA 2026 ENDS (Auto/System Locking of Choices).
2. Pre-payment of the JoSAA seat acceptance fee & pre-upload of documents end.
Friday, 12 June, 2026 Reconciliation of data, verification, and validation by the JoSAA
Round 1 Saturday, 13 June, 2026 10:00 Seat Allocation (Round 1)
Saturday, 13 June, 2026 By 17:00, June 26, 2026 Online reporting: fee payment* / document upload/ response by candidate to queries (if required) (Round 1)
Friday, 26 June, 2026
Friday, 26 June, 2026 By 17:00 *Last date for fee payment (Round 1)
Round 2 Tuesday, 30 June, 2026 17:00 Seat Allocation (Round 2)
Tuesday, 30 June, 2026 By 17:00, July 3, 2026 Online reporting: fee payment*/ document upload / response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 2)
Friday, 3 July, 2026
Friday, 3 July, 2026 By 17:00 *Last date for fee payment (Round 2)
Saturday, 4 July, 2026 By 17:00 Resolution of Fee Payment Issues (Round 2)
Wednesday, 1 July, 2026 10:00 Initiation of Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 2). July 01, 2026, 10:00 IST – July 03, 2026, 17:00 IST
Friday, 3 July, 2026 By 17:00
Sunday, 5 July, 2026 By 17:00 Last day to respond to Withdrawal Query & Last day to respond to queries (Round 2)
Round 3 Monday, 6 July, 2026 17:00 Seat Allocation (Round 3)
Monday, 6 July, 2026 By 17:00, July 8, 2026 Online reporting: fee payment* / document upload / response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 3)
Wednesday, 8 July, 2026
Wednesday, 8 July, 2026 By 17:00 *Last date for fee payment (Round 3)
Thursday, 9 July, 2026 By 17:00 Resolution of Fee Payment Issues (Round 3)
Tuesday, 7 July, 2026 10:00 Initiation of Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 3). July 07, 2026, 10:00 IST – July 08, 2026, 17:00 IST
Wednesday, 8 July, 2026 By 17:00
Thursday, 9 July, 2026 By 17:00 Last day to respond to Withdrawal Query & Last day to respond to queries (Round 3)
Round 4 Friday, 10 July, 2026 17:00 Seat Allocation (Round 4)
Friday, 10 July, 2026 17:00 Seat Allocation (Round 4)
Friday, 10 July, 2026 By 17:00, July 13, 2026 Online reporting: fee payment* / document upload / response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 4)
Monday, 13 July, 2026
Monday, 13 July, 2026 By 17:00 *Last date for fee payment (Round 4)
Tuesday, 14 July, 2026 By 17:00 Resolution of Fee Payment Issues (Round 4)
Saturday, 11 July, 2026 10:00 Initiation of Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 4). July 11, 2026, 10:00 IST – July 14, 2026, 17:00 IST LAST ROUND FOR WITHDRAWAL/EXIT (For IITs/IISc Only)
Tuesday, 14 July, 2026 By 17:00
Wednesday, 15 July, 2026 By 17:00 Last day to respond to Withdrawal Query & Last day to respond to queries (Round 4)
Round 5: Final Round for IITs/IISc Thursday, 16 July, 2026 17:00 Seat Allocation (Round 5) FINAL ROUND of seat allocation for IITs/IISc
Thursday, 16 July, 2026 By 17:00, July 20, 2026 Online reporting: fee payment* / document upload / response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 5)
Monday, 20 July, 2026
Monday, 20 July, 2026 By 17:00 *Last date for fee payment (Round 5)
Tuesday, 21 July, 2026 By 17:00 Resolution of Fee Payment Issues, if any / Last day to respond to queries (Round 5)
FINAL ROUND of seat allocation for IITs/IISc Ends
For NIT+ System only Thursday, 16 July, 2026 – Tuesday, 21 July, 2026 (For NIT+ System) By 17:00, July 21, 2026 [For NIT+ System Only]
1. Initiation of Withdrawal of seat (Round 5). July 16, 2026 – July 20, 2026, 17:00 IST.
2. Withdrawal Query Response: July 17, 2026 – July 21, 2026, 17:00 IST
Wednesday, 22 July, 2026 – Friday, 24 July, 2026 (For NIT+ System) By 17:00, July 24, 2026 Online payment of Partial Admission Fee (PAF). Visit CSAB 2026 website (https://csab.nic.in) for further details on Institute reporting, admission process, and special rounds
Note: The schedule for the physical verification of PwD candidates is given in Section XIX JoSAA Business Rules.
#Payment Attempt means that a candidate has uploaded the required documents and clicked on the "Pay Seat Acceptance Fee" button on the JoSAA portal but could not complete the payment.

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