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 Dates
Updated on 18 October 2026 · Compiled from official Haryana State Technical Education Society notices
The 2026 dates below are the tentative key dates in Appendix-K of the 2026-27 prospectus on hstes.org.in (checked 18 October 2026). The prospectus warns they can change.
HSTES 2026 (tentative key dates, completed) and 2027 (expected)
Online brochure available
Completed1 May 2026 onwards
Online registration for B.E./B.Tech
Completed15 May 2026 (3 PM) to 22 June 2026 (11:59 PM)
1st counselling choice filling and locking
Completed19 June to 22 June 2026
1st counselling seat allotment
Completed24 June 2026 (4 PM)
1st counselling physical reporting
Completed25 June to 30 June 2026
Fresh registration for 2nd counselling
Completed2 July (11 AM) to 6 July 2026
2nd counselling choice filling
Completed2 July to 6 July 2026
2nd counselling seat allotment
Completed8 July 2026 (4 PM)
2nd counselling physical reporting
Completed9 July to 13 July 2026
Last date for full fee refund
Completed31 July 2026
Commencement of classes
Completed17 August 2026 (as per AICTE)
Final cut-off date of all admissions
Completed14 September 2026 (as per AICTE)
HSTES 2027-28 brochure
ExpectedExpected around May 2027
Based on the 2026 cycle; not announced.
HSTES 2027 registration
TentativeExpected after JEE Main 2027 result
HSTES 2027 counselling
TentativeExpected June to July 2027
How the schedule works
Some news sites quoted slightly different registration dates for 2026 than the prospectus. Use the prospectus and the HSTES website for confirmed dates. B.Arch counselling ran later, with rounds from late July to August 2026 per Appendix-K, and HSTES posted a notice on 25 September 2026 extending the last cut-off date of admissions in architecture courses.