JEE Main Counselling Eligibility 2025

Dipanjana Sengupta

Updated On: February 27, 2025 03:31 PM | JEE Main

Take a look at the JEE Main 2025 counselling eligibility criteria in this article.
JEE Main Counselling Eligibility 2025

JEE Main Counselling Eligibility 2025: Candidates qualifying for the JEE Main 2025 and seeking admission into the B. Tech courses offered at NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs are required to participate in the JoSAA counselling process 2025. The date of commencement of JoSAA counselling 2025 is yet to be announced. Before registering for the JoSAA counselling process 2025, candidates must be completely aware of the JEE Main 2025 counselling eligibility criteria. In this article, we have laid down the detailed JEE Main Counselling Eligibility criteria for admission into the various JEE Main participating colleges 2025 .

JEE Main Counselling Eligibility 202 for Admission into B.Arch

Candidates seeking admission into B. Arch courses should have secured 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and 50% aggregate marks in the qualifying examination. Candidates seeking admission into B. Plan programs should have scored 50% marks in Mathematics and 50% aggregate marks in the JEE Main 2025 exam.

JEE Main 202 Counselling Eligibility for Admission to NITs, IIITs & GFTIs

Candidates qualifying for the JEE Main 2025 must be aware of the eligibility criteria that they are required to fulfill to secure admission into various institutions. Admission into the B. Tech/ B. Arch / B. Plan courses offered at the NITs , IIITs, and GFTIs are granted based on All India Rank (AIR). For admission into B. Tech courses, candidates must have secured a minimum of 75% in their class 12 examination (a minimum of 65% is required for SC/ST candidates). The eligibility criteria is also applicable for admission into other technical universities/ institutes participating in JEE Main counselling process 2025 through JoSAA/ CSAB . Concerning JEE Main counselling 2025, candidates belonging to a particular category will not be granted admission into some specific institutions. The names of the institutions and the courses into which the candidates belonging to a certain category can not seek admission are mentioned below.

Institute

Programme

Restriction

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela

B.Tech in Mining Engineering

A person with Disability - PWD candidates will not be offered admission

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Surathkal

Visweswaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur

IIEST Shibpur

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Meghalaya

All Branches

Orthopedically disabled candidates with a disability in walking will not be allowed admission

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Nagaland

Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar

All Branches

Female candidates will not be offered admission

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela

M.Sc Life Science (5-year Integrated course)

Candidates must have studied Biology in 10th and 12th or equivalent to avail admission

Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Sri City, Chittoor

B.Tech (Electronics and Communication, Computer Science Engineering)

Candidates with a low vision/blindness/ hearing impairment/disability in walking will not be offered admission



JoSSA Counselling Process 2025

The JoSAA counselling process 2025 involves the following stages:

Step 1: Online Registration

Candidates are required to register for JoSAA 2025 on the official website using their JEE Main 2025 application number, password, and security pin. Provide all the necessary details and click on the “Confirm Registration” tab.

Step 2: Choice Filling and Locking

Candidates will have to fill in their choices of programmes and colleges and lock them in before the last date of registration. The choices can be edited and locked after each round of JoSSA counselling process 2025.

Step 3: JoSAA Seat Allotment 2025

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority will allocate seats to the candidates after the consideration of the candidates’ choices, JEE Main 2025 AIR, category of the candidates, availability of seats, etc. The candidates will be informed about the same via SMS/ mail on their registered number/e-mails.

Step 4: Seat Acceptance Fee Payment and Verification of Documents

After the seat has been allocated, candidates are required to pay the seat acceptance fee for the seat allotted to them. This payment has to be done via e-challan/ net banking.

Documents Required for JEE Main Counselling 2025

Candidates after accepting the seats allotted to them are required to visit the JEE Main reporting centres 2025 set up by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority for the verification of documents. At the time of reporting, candidates are required to carry all the required documents along with them. Candidates should keep all documents ready that are necessary for the counselling of JEE Main 2025.

  • JEE Main seat allotment letter 2025 issued by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA)
  • Three passport-size photographs (have to be the same as those uploaded during registration)
  • A government-issued photo identity proof
  • Proof of fee payment for JEE Main seat acceptance 2025
  • Proof of Date of Birth
  • JEE Main Admit Card 2025
  • Class 12 Mark sheet.
  • JEE Main Rank Card 2025
  • Category certificate (if applicable)

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FAQs

What if no seat is allotted in CSAB?

In case, a new seat is not allotted to a candidate in the CSAB-Special round, then the JoSAA seat will be retained with the candidates.

How many choices can be filled during the JoSAA Counselling process 2025?

In the JoSAA 2025 choice filling process, candidates are allowed to enter and arrange their choices of institutes and colleges according to their wish to be admitted to. Candidates are suggested to fill as many choices as possible in order of their preference to increase their chances of seat allotment in JoSAA.

 

What are the fees of JoSAA counselling process 2025?

The partial JoSAA admission fee is set at INR 20,000 for the SC/ST category students and Rs 40,000 for the General, OBC, and EWS category students.

 

How to check the JoSAA seat allotment 2025?

JoSAA is in charge of releasing the seat matrix for the IITs on its official website, josaa.nic.in. This JoSSA matrix displays the available seats for each B. Tech course across the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Admission into the IITs is determined by the JEE Main 2025 exam scores.

 

Are GFTIs under the JoSAA counselling process?

Yes. JoSAA manages the admissions process for providing admissions across the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), and the Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs).

 

What JEE Main 2025 rank is required for securing admission into the IIITs, GFTIs and NITs?

The JEE Main 2025 rank required for securing admission into GFTIs, NITs and IIITs depends upon the institute, course, and the category of the candidate. The higher the JEE Main rank, the greater the chance of securing admission into IIITs, GFTIs and NITs.

 

What is the minimum percentile required for the JoSAA counselling process 2025?

Candidates must satisfy at least one of the following two criteria: Must have qualified and secured at least 75% aggregate marks in the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination and the aggregate marks for the SC, ST and PwD candidates should be at least 65%.

Which are the documents required for JEE Main Counselling 2025?

Proof of fee payment for JEE Main seat acceptance 2025, Proof of Date of Birth, JEE Main Admit Card 2025, Class 12 Mark sheet, JEE Main Rank Card 2025, and Category certificate (if applicable) are some of the documents required for JEE Main Counselling 2025.
 

What is the Difference Between JoSAA and CSAB Counselling?

JoSAA Counselling arranges six rounds of seat allocation for IITs, NITs, IIITs, GFTIs, etc., based on JEE Main and Advanced scores. It provides various branches and specializations. After JoSAA, some seats may remain vacant. CSAB conducts two special rounds only for NITs, IIITs, etc., to fill these vacant seats. Eligible candidates are those who didn't join JoSAA or those who want to upgrade their seats. CSAB offers the same branches as JoSAA institutes. 

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