JoSAA 2025 Seat Upgradation & Withdrawal Rules

JoSAA 2025 Seat Upgradation & Withdrawal Rules have been released by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) 2025 on the official website. The authorities have released specific rules for seat upgradation and withdrawal during the JoSAA 2025 Counselling Process for admissions to IITs, NITs, IIITs, and other Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs). JoSAA seat upgradation involves where you accept an initially allocated seat and remaining open to potentially securing a higher preference seat in subsequent rounds. Withdrawal of seats means exiting the entire JoSAA seat allocation process, where you will be allowed before the last round, where some fees will be refunded after deducting processing charges. Check the detailed JoSAA Seat Upgradation & Withdrawal Rules 2025 here.

Check the direct link to view the JoSAA 2025 seat allotment for the first round of counselling below.

Direct Link to Check JoSAA Round 1 Seat Allotment 2025 (Link Activated)

What is JoSAA Seat Upgradation?

JoSAA Seat Upgradation means that when you accept a seat in a particular course or college, you remain open to a better option, which is usually a higher preference in subsequent rounds. It works only if there is a higher-preference seat available in the later rounds; you will be automatically upgraded if you have opted for the “float” options.  It is to be noted that there is no upgrade guarantee, and it entirely depends on the availability of the seats and your rank and preferences.

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What is JoSAA Seat Withdrawal?

The seat withdrawal process of JoSAA is when you opt out of the entire seat allocation and withdraw from the allocated seat. You will be allowed to withdraw the seats before the last round of JoSAA 2025 seat allocation. The JoSAA counselling fee will be refunded after deducting a processing charge of INR 1500. It should be noted that withdrawal will not be accepted after the announcement of the last round of seat allocation.

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JoSAA Seat Upgradation Rules 2025

After each round of JoSAA seat allocation, you will have the choice to choose any of the following options provided below.

• Freeze - You can accept the allocated seats and opt out of the other allocation rounds.
• Float - You can accept the seats allocated to you but remain open to a higher preference choice of colleges in subsequent rounds.
• Slide - You can accept the allotted seat but remain open to higher-preference colleges.

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JoSAA Seat Withdrawal & Exit Rules 2025

JoSAA 2025 seat withdrawal will be available after the Round 2 counselling session and before the final round. You have to submit the formal request for withdrawal through the JoSAA official portal. After you have successfully withdrawn the request, the seat will be forfeited, and you will become ineligible for further rounds.

If you do not report to the allocated institute within the specific time, you will be considered an exited candidate from the JoSAA 2025 Counselling Process.

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JoSAA Counselling Dates 2025

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