CSAB Special Round Fee for General / OBC-NCL / General-EWS candidates is Rs 40,000. For SC / ST / PwD category candidates, the CSAB special round fee is Rs 19,000. Check out the other relevant details about the special round fee in the article ahead.

CSAB Special Round Fees: CSAB Special Round Counselling Registration and choice filling schedule has been released on the official website. While registering for the counselling, you must also pay the CSAB Special Round Enrolment Fee to complete the process. The special round enrollment fee can be paid using a debit card/ UPI Id/ net banking/ E-challan. The CSAB Special Round Fee for General / OBC-NCL / General-EWS candidates is Rs 40,000. For SC / ST / PwD category candidates, the CSAB special round fee is Rs 19,000. Those who have changed their categories during the online document verification process and have confirmed their seats by paying PAF should have paid the difference amount of Rs 15,000 at the time of PAF payment. The enrollment fees include a non-refundable special round processing fee of Rs 5,000. Those who are taking part in the CSAB special round counselling can check this article to know about the fees for the CSAB special round.
CSAB Special Round Enrollment Fees
Candidates must pay the fees for the CSAB special round within the deadline as mentioned by the authorities. The CSAB special round fees are given in the table below.
Category of Candidate | Amount |
|---|---|
General / OBC-NCL / General-EWS | Rs 40,000 |
SC / ST / PwD | Rs 19,000 |
Candidates who changed their categories during the online document verification process and have confirmed their seats by paying PAF | Rs 15,500 |
Payment Mode
Candidates can pay the CSAB Special Round Fees in the following two ways.
- UPI / Net Banking / Debit card / Credit card
- E-challan
Date to Pay the Fees for CSAB Special Round
Candidates can check the dates to pay the CSAB Special Round Enrollment Fees
Events | Dates |
|---|---|
Commencement Date of Payment of CSAB Special Round Enrolment Fees | July 30, 2025 |
Last Date to pay CSAB Special Round Fees | August 03, 2025 |
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Candidates must have secured at least 75% aggregate marks in the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination. The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PwD candidates should be at least 65%. Candidates must be within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examination.
As per the eligibility criteria mentioned in the official notification, all the candidates who are eligible for JoSAA NIT system as per their JEE Main 2025 ranks are eligible to participate in the CSAB 2025 special round counselling.
Candidates’ rank in the Common Rank List i.e. CRL rank will be used in CSAB Special Round. This will not affect the reserved category seats since Category Quota seats are allotted to candidates of that category only. Thus, seat allotment is the same except the fact that CRL ranks are used in the CSAB Counselling.
Candidates can add as many choices in the order of preference as they wish to from the available choices.
The Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) organizes two special rounds of seat allocation to allocate the unfilled seats of the NIT+ System after the 5th JoSAA Round. The CSAB-Special Rounds is being conducted by NITK Surathkal through the online portal of CSAB i.e., csab.nic.in.
If candidates are not allotted any seat in CSAB even in the 2nd special round, then their participation fees amount will be refunded after deducting a processing fees of Rs. 2000. The remaining amount will be sent to the candidates within 3 to 4 working days or before.
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