CENTAC 2027 Dates

Updated on 18 October 2026 · Compiled from official Centralised Admission Committee notices

Dates below are from the CENTAC UG non-NEET notice board for 2026-27. Registration deadlines were extended and fresh applications were re-opened on 6 September 2026.

CENTAC 2026-27 (completed) and 2027-28 (expected)

1. Part II brochure for UG engineering and architecture

   Completed

   14 May 2026

   Published on the official site.

2. UG non-NEET registration opens

   Completed

   14 May 2026

3. UG non-NEET registration last date

   Completed

   Extended by notice of 25 May 2026

   See the extension notice on the CENTAC UG non-NEET page for the final date.

4. B.Tech lateral entry notification

   Completed

   25 May 2026

   Deadline extended on 5 June 2026.

5. Draft merit list, UG non-NEET

   Completed

   17 June 2026

   Revised draft on 23 June; objection deadline extended to 4 July 2026, 11 AM.

6. Fresh application re-opened

   Completed

   6 September 2026

   Data verification notice for fresh applicants on 11 September 2026.

7. Final merit list, lateral entry

   Completed

   28 July 2026

8. UG non-NEET Round 1

   Completed

   13 August 2026 draft, 14 August provisional

   Admitted list 21 August 2026.

9. UG non-NEET Round 2

   Completed

   4 September 2026 draft, 5 September provisional

   Admitted list 10 September 2026.

10. UG non-NEET Round 3

    Completed

    15 September 2026 draft, 16 September provisional

    Admitted list 24 September 2026.

11. UG non-NEET mop-up round

    Completed

    25 September 2026 draft, 26 to 27 September provisional

    Additional allotment lists on 5 and 6 October; admitted list 16 October 2026.

12. UG non-NEET mop-up 2 round

    Completed

    Preferences from 10 October 2026

    Last date for preferences extended on 16 October; revised vacancy list after mop-up on 18 October 2026.

13. Lateral entry Round 1 allotment

    Completed

    28 to 29 July 2026

    Admitted list on 5 August 2026.

14. Lateral entry Round 2

    Completed

    4 to 20 August 2026

15. Lateral entry Round 3

    Completed

    19 to 31 August 2026

16. Lateral entry mop-up round

    Completed

    31 August to 15 September 2026

17. Updated final merit lists (Puducherry and other states)

    Completed

    3 September 2026

18. CENTAC 2027 brochure and registration

    Expected

    Expected May 2027

    Based on the 2026 cycle. Not announced.

19. CENTAC 2027 counselling

    Tentative

    Expected July to September 2027

    Depends on JEE Main and Class 12 result timing.

How to read these dates

The dates above come from the CENTAC UG non-NEET notice board. Schedules are posted separately for each course type, so check the page for your course.