CSAB 2026 NEUT Counselling – North East & UT Seats

CSAB NEUT (North Eastern states and Union Territories) is a special counselling round conducted by the Central Seat Allocation Board to increase representation of students from North East India and Union Territories in National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs).

CSAB NEUT seats are supernumerary — meaning they are created over and above the regular sanctioned intake. This ensures that NEUT admissions do not take away seats from general JoSAA/CSAB candidates. Students from NE states and UTs who meet the domicile requirement get access to NIT-level education even with relatively higher CRL ranks compared to the normal cutoffs.

The NEUT round is typically the last round in the CSAB process, conducted after the Special Round concludes. It is a significant opportunity for NE/UT students who may not have secured a seat in JoSAA or the CSAB Special Round.

To be eligible for CSAB NEUT 2026, a candidate must satisfy the following conditions:

• Must be a permanent resident (domicile) of one of the eight North Eastern states (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura) or a Union Territory of India.
• Must have a valid JEE Main 2026 score and meet the minimum percentile threshold set for CSAB participation.
• Must have appeared in Class 12 (or equivalent) from a school in the qualifying state/UT, or hold a domicile certificate from the competent authority.
• Candidates who have already accepted a regular JoSAA or CSAB Special Round seat (and paid the seat acceptance fee) are not eligible unless they withdraw first.

Documents Required

• Domicile / Permanent Resident Certificate from the state/UT
• JEE Main 2026 scorecard
• Class 10 and 12 mark sheets and certificates
• Category certificate (if applicable) — SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS
• Passport-size photographs and Aadhaar card

CSAB NEUT registration is done online at csab.nic.in. Here is the step-by-step process:

1. Visit csab.nic.in and log in using your JEE Main 2026 Application Number and password.
2. Select "NEUT Registration" and verify your domicile state/UT by uploading the required domicile certificate.
3. Pay the registration fee (same as CSAB Special Round — ₹5,000 for General/OBC or ₹2,500 for SC/ST/PwD). If you already paid for the Special Round, no additional fee is required.
4. Fill in your choices of institute-branch combinations. NEUT-specific seats will appear in the choice list marked as supernumerary.
5. Lock your choices and await the NEUT allotment result.
6. If allotted, accept the seat, pay the seat acceptance fee, and report to the institute with original documents for document verification.