HSTES 2027
Haryana State Technical Education Society (HSTES) B.E./B.Tech admission counselling
HSTES is Haryana's centralised B.E./B.Tech admission process. There is no state entrance test: merit comes from JEE Main rank, and seats are filled in two online counselling rounds followed by institute level admission.
- Conducted by
- Haryana State Technical Education Society (HSTES), Department of Technical Education, Panchkula
- Mode
- No separate entrance test; online off-campus centralised counselling on JEE Main rank
- Frequency
- Annual admission cycle
- Duration
- Not applicable (merit is taken from JEE Main All India Rank)
HSTES 2027 Counselling
Updated on 18 October 2026 · Compiled from official Haryana State Technical Education Society notices
HSTES counselling is online and off-campus, in two rounds, then manual institute level counselling.
Process
- 1
Register
Register and pay the fee on the portal in the notified window.
- 2
Fill and lock choices
Arrange colleges and branches in order of priority and lock before the deadline.
- 3
Seat allotment
NIC publishes the result. Check the allotted institute and category.
- 4
Physical reporting
Report with originals and pay the semester fee fixed by AFRC.
- 5
Upgrade
In the second round, a reported candidate can upgrade by filling higher choices.
- 6
Institute level
After round 2, vacant seats are filled by institutes before the final cut-off.
Fees
Fees are decided by the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC) Haryana and listed in the brochure. As an example, the brochure lists a tuition fee of Rs 30,000 per year for some government engineering institutes. JC Bose YMCA lists a first semester total of about Rs 65,440 for some branches. Check Appendix F for your college.
Key rules
- Private institutes fill 25% of seats; HSTES fills 75% in private unaided institutes.
- Full fee refund was allowed till 31 July 2026.
- Candidates failing to report as per key dates may lose the allotted seat.
- TFW, KM and EWS counselling runs parallel to general counselling.