JoSAA Registration 2025: Steps to register, Counselling Process, Documents, Cutoff

Abhik Das

Updated On: June 16, 2025 12:51 PM | JEE Main

JoSAA Registration 2025 ended on June 12, 2025. JoSAA 2025 counselling process includes stages like registration, form filling, document submissions, choice filling & locking of choices, seat allotment, and reporting to the institute. Check out the detailed process here.

JoSAA Registration 2025

JoSAA Registration 2025 ended on June 12, 2025. JoSAA Seat Allotment Result 2025 Round 1 and cutoff have been activated on June 14, 2025. Through the JoSAA 2025 counselling process, JEE Main 2025 and JEE Advanced 2025 qualified candidates are allocated seats in the top-level engineering institutions in the country, which include 26 IIITs, 32 NITs, 23 IITs, and 33 other GFTIs.

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

Once the candidates meet the minimum cutoff criteria to participate in the JoSAA counselling process, they have to go through a certain process. It is imperative that the candidates follow this process if they are looking to secure admissions to their desired colleges. The candidates will have to register themselves, fill out the counselling form, submit documents, lock their choices for courses & colleges in order of preference, check seat allotment results, and then report to the institute

Direct Link: JoSAA Counselling 2025 Registration (Over)

The qualified candidates from JEE Advanced 2025 and JEE Main 2025 should have detailed knowledge regarding the step-by-step JoSAA 2025 counselling application form-filling process. Sometimes, the candidates make some mistakes as the JoSAA 2025 application form filling steps are quite complex and one wrong step means filling the application form from the very beginning again. To ensure the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) qualified candidates do not face any sort of difficulty while filling out the application forms for JoSAA counselling 2025, we have decided to prepare this article where we will describe every step of the JoSAA application process so that the candidates do not face any issues during the same. All the details regarding the JoSAA application form 2025 have been provided below.

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JoSAA 2025 Registration: Changes in 2025

Candidates can check the new changes for the JoSAA registration 2025 process.

  • JoSAA Counselling 2025 process will consist of 5 rounds
  • Central University of Jharkhand and Gati Shakti Vishwa Vidhyalaya, Vadodara, are the two new institutes added in the list of JoSAA 2025 participating colleges.
  • For IIIT Bhubaneswar, 50% of the seats will be reserved for Odisha State Category Candidates (S). Candidates can register themselves from the official website of IIIT Bhubaneswar
  • Rest 50% of the seats are allotted for the Open to All Category Candidates (OTA) for which admission is based on JoSAA / CSAB counselling.
  • JoSAA Seat Acceptance Fee can be pre-paid through payment link on the official website of JoSAA at josaa.admissions.nic.in
  • Candidates can also make a direct payment of the JoSAA seat acceptance fee without logging in from the JoSAA portal.

What is JoSAA?

The Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) established the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) to oversee and regulate joint seat allocation for admissions to more than 100 institutes, including Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs), NITs, IIITs and IITs. All of these institutes will use a single platform for admissions. The purpose of creating a single counselling platform is to lessen the thousands of vacant spots in engineering schools across the nation. In order to streamline the admissions process and increase its effectiveness, efficiency, transparency, and speed, the Joint seat allocation process was implemented.

In order to take part in the counselling and admissions process for numerous esteemed engineering institutes throughout India, candidates who will be qualified for either the JEE Main or JEE Advanced must register for JoSAA 2025. The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) oversees the admission procedure for positions in 40 Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs), 26 IIITs, 31 NITs, IEST, and 23 IITs. In 2025, there will be five rounds of JoSAA counselling, and seats will be assigned to candidates. Candidates' merits and preferred courses and colleges will be taken into consideration when allocating seats through JoSAA.

JoSAA Application Form 2025 Important Dates

The candidates can check out the detailed schedule of the JoSAA 2025 application form from the table given below:

Events

JoSAA Counselling Dates (Announced)

JoSAA 2025 registration and choice filling

June 3, 2025

Mock seat allocation Round 1

June 9, 2025

Mock seat allocation Round 2

June 11, 2025

JoSAA 2025 round 1 seat allotment

June 14, 2025

Document verification and reporting for round 1

June 14 to June 18, 2025

JoSAA 2025 round 2 seat allotment

June 21, 2025

Document verification and reporting for round 2

June 21 to June 25, 2025

JoSAA 2025 round 3 seat allotment

June 28, 2025

Document verification and reporting for round 3

June 28 to July 2, 2025

JoSAA 2025 round 4 seat allotment

July 4, 2025

Document verification and reporting for round 4

July 4 to 8, 2025

JoSAA 2025 round 5 seat allotment

July 10, 2025

Document verification and reporting for round 5

July 10 to 14, 2025

JoSAA 2025 round 6 seat allotment

July 16, 2025

Document verification and reporting for round 6

July 22, 2025

Highlights of JoSAA Counselling Process 2025

All the important details about the JoSAA 2025 counselling process have been highlighted in the table provided below -

Process Name

Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) Counselling Process

Who can Participate

JEE Main and JEE Advanced qualified candidates

JoSAA 2025 Registration Begins

June 10, 2025

Number of Stages in the Counselling Process

06

Mode

Online

Revised Eligibility Criteria for Admission in IITs/NITs/GFTIs Due to COVID-19

The eligibility criteria for admission into various IITs, NITs, and GFTIs have been altered due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The new eligibility criteria have been provided in the table below -

Name of Institutions

New Eligibility Criteria

NIT Colleges and GFTI Colleges

Applicants must have secured at least the minimum passing marks in the JEE Main and Class 12th.

IIT Colleges

Applicants must have secured at least the minimum passing marks in the JEE Advanced exam and class XIIth exam

JoSAA Application Form 2025

The JoSAA Application Form 2025 will be available in online mode for applicants to fill out and submit. It is crucial to complete the application before the specified due date, as late submissions will not be accepted. After registration, applicants will receive a login password and ID proof. They should use the password corresponding to either JEE Advanced or JEE Main. Applicants who have appeared in JEE Mains are eligible to register for seat allocation in the NIT+ system, while those who have qualified in JEE Advanced can register for seat allocation in all participating institutes.

Applicants are required to pay the application fees through the State Bank of India e-Challan.

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Detailed JoSAA 2025 Application Form Filling Process

The candidates can find out the detailed step-by-step process to fill out the JoSAA 2025 counselling application form from the table below

S.No

Name of the Process

Details

Step 1

Registration

All those candidates who have secured the minimum qualifying marks have to click on the available link "JoSAA 2025 Registration" first to land on the official website. Then, the candidates have to use their JEE (Main or Advanced) candidate credentials such as roll number and password and then click on the “ Register ” button. Then, the candidates will be asked to provide their basic details like nationality, gender, etc and once they provide all the necessary details, they have to click on the “ Next ” tab and proceed to the next stage of the JoSAA counselling application process

Step 2

Choice Filling and Locking of Choices

In this stage, the candidates have to choose those colleges which offer their favourite programmes from the available list of JoSAA participating colleges. After the candidates are satisfied with their choices, they have to lock and submit their choices. The choice filling and locking of choices link will be activated at the end of each counselling round.

After the candidates submit their locked choices, the JoSAA seat allocation process begins where the candidates are allocated seats as per the merit list and choices provided by the candidates. Due to COVID-19, there are some changes that have been introduced in the JoSAA counselling process like conducting the documents verification procedure in online mode instead of offline mode. So, the candidates are requested to keep an eye on this article for the latest updates regarding the same, which will be updated once the detailed schedule is released by the official body.

Also read: NIT Civil Engineering Cutoff 2025

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The candidates are requested to click on the following links regarding other various important aspects of the JoSAA 2025 counselling process -

JoSAA Cutoff 2025: JoSAA Opening & Closing Ranks for IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs

List of JoSAA 2025 Participating Institutes

JoSAA Choice Filling 2025

List of documents required for JoSAA counselling 2025

The candidates, if they have any queries regarding the JoSAA counselling application process or any other related things, can leave their queries for our experts at our Q&A zone . We will be happy to help! They can also speak to our counsellors or experts through the student toll-free helpline number of CollegeDekho - 18005729877 !

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FAQs

Does JoSAA automatically lock choices?

If one does not lock their choices, the last saved choices will be locked automatically upon reaching the deadline for the JoSAA choice filling. The automatically locked choice list will be considered for allocating a seat during the JoSAA counselling process.

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 in the JoSAA Counselling process?

In the JoSAA 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 is the fee of the JoSAA Counselling process?

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.

What is considered to be the safe score in the JEE Mains entrance exam?

The safe score for the JEE Main entrance exam is expected to range between 175 to 185. This score is equivalent to the 95 percentile in the JEE Main exam. Moreover, to obtain a 99 percentile in the JEE Mains entrance exam, candidates must score between 245 to 285.

How to check the JoSAA seat allotment result?

JoSAA is in charge of releasing the seat matrix for the participating colleges on its official website, josaa.nic.in. This JoSSA matrix displays the available seats for each B. Tech course across the NITs, GFTIs, IIITs and IITs. Admission into these institutes is determined by the JEE Main entrance exam scores.

Does GFTI come 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).

How much is 93 percentile in the JEE Mains entrance exam?

A 93 percentile in the JEE Mains entrance exam usually ranges between 95 and 101 marks. However, the exact marks may vary depending on the difficulty level of the entrance exam. 

What JEE Main exam rank is required for securing admission into the NITs?

The JEE Main exam rank required for securing admission into an National Institute of Technology (NIT) 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 the NITs. 

What is the minimum percentile required for participating in the JoSAA counselling process?

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%.

Does JoSAA release the rank list for JEE Advanced and JEE Main exams too?

No, JoSAA is responsible only for the counselling and seat allotment process whereas the rank lists for both the JEE Advanced and JEE Main exams are released by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

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