JoSAA 2026 completed on 16 July 2026; 2027 schedule not announced yet

JoSAA 2027

Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) Counselling for IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs

JoSAA is the single online counselling that fills B.Tech and B.Arch seats in IITs on JEE Advanced ranks and in NITs, IIITs and GFTIs on JEE Main ranks. JoSAA 2026 ran from 2 June to 16 July 2026.

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Conducted by: Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), formed by the Joint Admission Board of the IITs and the Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) of the NIT+ system, under the Ministry of Education
Mode: Fully online counselling: registration, choice filling, mock allotments, seat allotment rounds, online document upload and fee payment
Frequency: Once a year, in multiple allotment rounds after the JEE Advanced result
Duration: About six weeks of rounds (2 June to 16 July in 2026)

JoSAA 2027 Dates

Updated on 18 October 2026 · Compiled from official Joint Seat Allocation Authority notices

The 2026 rows follow the published JoSAA schedule as reported by several sources and cross-checked against the CSAB 2026 brochure. The 2027 rows are estimates only.

JoSAA 2026 (completed) and JoSAA 2027 (expected)

Seat matrix and business rules released
Completed
1 June 2026
Registration and choice filling starts
Completed
2 June 2026, 5 pm
Mock seat allotment 1
Completed
8 June 2026
Based on choices filled till 7 June.
Mock seat allotment 2 and choice locking
Completed
10 June 2026
Registration and choice filling ends
Completed
11 June 2026, 5 pm
Choices are auto-locked at the deadline.
Round 1 seat allotment
Completed
13 June 2026
Fee payment and document upload were due by 26 June 2026, 5 pm.
Round 2 seat allotment
Completed
30 June 2026
Fee deadline reported as 3 July 2026.
Round 3 seat allotment
Completed
6 July 2026
Round 4 seat allotment
Completed
10 July 2026
Reported fee deadline 13 July 2026.
Last date for IIT seat withdrawal
Completed
14 July 2026, 5 pm
Round 5 seat allotment (final)
Completed
16 July 2026
CSAB Special Round 1 and Round 2
Completed
6 August and 12 August 2026
Official CSAB schedule for vacant NIT+ seats.
JoSAA 2027 seat matrix and registration
Expected
Expected late May to June 2027
Based on the 2026 cycle, after the JEE Advanced 2027 result. Not an official date.
JoSAA 2027 allotment rounds
Tentative
Expected June to July 2027
Round count and dates will be notified by JoSAA.

Reading the schedule

Every date and time on the JoSAA portal is in IST and deadlines are strict. A missed fee or document deadline cancels the allotted seat, so keep the dates of the current year handy and follow the portal for revisions.

Follow the portal

JoSAA has changed round dates in past years. Treat the dates here as reference and confirm each deadline on josaa.nic.in.

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