JOSAA 2025 Counselling Fees & Refund

Dewesh Nandan Prasad

Updated On: June 02, 2025 12:00 PM

JoSAA 2025 Counselling Fee is 35000 and it can be refunded if you follow the correct policy to get the refund. Check the article to know about the JoSAA 2025 Counselling Fee & Refund Policy.
JOSAA 2025 Counselling Fees & Refund

JOSAA 2025 Counselling Fees & Refund: There is no registration or any fee taken during the JoSAA counselling process until an engineering seat is allocated to the candidates. After the allocation of the seat, candidates have to pay INR 35,000 as Seat Acceptance Fees (SAF), which can be refunded if the candidate exits or withdraws from the counselling process before the beginning of the last round of JoSAA Counselling 2025 . Check the detailed answer related to JoSAA 2025 counselling fees and refund policy to get the answer to questions like ‘Are JoSAA fees refunded?' and ‘Will 35000 be refunded in JoSAA?’.

Check Al so: JoSAA 2025 Choice Filling

JoSAA 2025 Counselling Fee

The counselling fees by the JoSAA have been divided into two sections: the IIT and NIT+ systems. Check the JoSAA counselling for IITs and the NIT+ system below in the article.

JoSAA 2025 Counselling Fee for IITs

If you have got a seat in IIT in one of the JoSAA counselling rounds, then you will have to pay the Seat Acceptance Fees (SAF), which is INR 35,000 for the open and OBC categories. The detailed JoSAA 2025 category-wise counselling fee has been provided in the table below:

Category

JoSAA 2025 Counselling SAF Fee for IITs

General, OBC

35000

SC, ST, EWS, and all other reserved categories

17500

Note: The SAF (Seat Acceptance Fees) also includes the JoSAA counselling process free of INR 5000, and the rest of the amount is settled in the college fees.

Check Also: JoSAA General Category Cutoff 2025

JoSAA 2025 Counselling Fee for NIT+ System

If you get a seat in NIT, IIIT or GFTI, then in any round of JoSAA 2025 counselling, you will have to pay Seat Acceptance Fees (SAF) along with the Partial Admission Fees (PAF) before moving to the further rounds of counselling. Check the category-wise SAF and PAF for JoSAA 2025 counselling in the table below:

Category

JoSAA 2025 Counselling SAF Fee for NIT+ System

JoSAA 2025 Counselling PAF for NIT+ System

General, OBC

35000

45000

SC, ST, EWS, and all other reserved categories

17500

20000

Check Also: JoSAA OBC Category Cutoff 2025

JoSAA 2025 Counselling Refund Policy

The refund policy for the JoSAA 2025 counselling has been provided below for the IIT and NIT+ system in the article.

JoSAA 2025 Counselling Refund Policy: IIT

If you get a seat in any IIT and you want to withdraw from the counselling process for any reason, then the processing fee will be deducted from the SAF (Seat acceptance Fee), and the rest of the amount will be refunded. However, you will have to withdraw from the counselling process before the last round of counselling, which is the 5th round of JoSAA counselling, to get the refund, or no money will be refunded. Check the amount which will be deducted from the SAF in the table below:

Category

JoSAA Processing Fee

Withdrawal Fee

General, OBC

5000

2000

SC, ST, EWS, and all other reserved categories

5000

2000

JoSAA 2025 Counselling Refund Policy: NIT+ System

Check the JoSAA 2025 counselling refund policy for the NIT+ system in the provided cases below:

Case 1: You got a seat in the NIT+ system in the JoSAA counselling in any round, and you are willing to participate in the CSAB counselling to get an upgrade for college; then:

  • You will have to pay the seat acceptance fees and partial admission fees to block the seat that is allotted to you in the JoSAA counselling process, or you will not be eligible to move forward for the next round of counselling
  • Before participating in the CSAB, you will have to withdraw from the JoSAA counselling before the last round of JoSAA counselling to get a refund. However, the refund will be given for the SAF, deducting the JoSAA processing fee.
  • The Partial Admission Fee (PAF) is not refunded. If you want a refund for the PAF, then you will have to contact the college to request the amount paid. If the college has a refund policy, then the amount will be refunded (It completely depends on the college’s policy; JoSAA will not be responsible for the PAF refund)

Case 2: If you have secured a seat in JoSAA and move forward for the CSAB counselling without withdrawing from the JoSAA counselling, then:

  • Before moving to the CSAB round 2 counselling, you have to surrender or withdraw your seat allocated in the JoSAA counselling. In this case, you will be refunded after the deduction of JoSAA processing fee, CSAB processing fee and the withdrawal fee, which approximately sums up to INR 12,000.
  • If you do not surrender/exit, or withdraw from the counselling process before the CSAB round 2, then no amount will be refunded in any case

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We have provided the complete details related to the JoSAA 2025 counselling fee and refund policy in the article, like what are the cases in which the amount is refunded in JoSAA IIT and NIT+ counselling. We hope that this article will benefit the students who were in doubt about the refund policy and counselling fee for JoSAA 2025. Stay tuned to CollegeDekho for the latest updates related to JoSAA counselling 2025, admissions and more.

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FAQs

What is the cutoff for the JEE Advanced 2025 exam?

The cutoff for the JEE Advanced 2025 exam depends on the category of the candidate and the institute, but the minimum qualifying marks in JEE Advanced 2025 are 35% for the general category, 31.5% for the OBC-NCL/EWS category, and 17.5% for the SC/ST/PwD candidates. 

Does IIT come under the JoSAA 2025 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 exam rank is required for securing admission into the IITs?

      The JEE Main exam rank required for securing admission into an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) 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 IITs. 

      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 2025 seat will be retained with the candidates.

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

        In the JoSAA choice filling process 2025, 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 2025.

        What is the fee of the JoSAA Counselling process 2025?

        The partial JoSAA admission fee 2025 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 2025 seat allotment result?

        JoSAA is in charge of releasing the seat matrix for the participating colleges on its official website i.e., 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 2025 entrance exam scores.

        What is the minimum percentile required for participating in 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%.

        What rank is 70 marks in the JEE Advanced 2025 exam?

        A score of 70 marks in the JEE Advanced 2025 exam generally corresponds to an All India Rank (AIR) between 18,000 and 19,000.




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