What to do After JoSAA Round 1?

Soham Mitra

Updated On: June 06, 2025 10:41 AM

After Jossa Round 1, you can download the JoSAA Provisional Seat Allotment Letter and pay the requisite seat acceptance fee if you have been allotted the seat, and go for the document verification process at the nearest reporting centres.  


 
What to do After JoSAA Round 1?

What to do After JoSAA Round 1? After the first round of JoSAA counselling 2025 is successfully over,  and in case you've been allotted a seat, you are required to download the JoSAA provisional seat allotment letter and pay the requisite seat acceptance fee. You'll then need to report at the nearest reporting centre for the verification of the list of documents required for JoSAA counselling 2025 and to select whether to freeze, slide, or float your seat. If you are not allotted a seat in the first round, you don't need to reapply for the JoSAA second round. Check out the steps to be followed after JoSAA Round 1 in the following sections.

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What to do After JoSAA Round 1?

After the JoSAA Round 1 seat allotment result is announced, candidates are provided with three options-

  • Freeze - You have to select this option if you are content with the seat which has been allocated and decide not to participate in any further JoSAA counselling sessions in 2025
  • Float - Select this option if you are happy with your current seat but would like to be considered for other institutes in the future rounds of the JoSAA seat distribution
  • Slide -Choose this option if you accept the allocated seat but are also open to being enrolled in a better-preferred course at the same institute. You must be cautious when selecting the option, as it is a major aspect of the entire JoSAA counselling process 2025.

Check Also: JoSAA 2025 Participating Institutes

Accept The Seat

If you are satisfied with the current seat, institute, and course which has been allotted to you, then you should choose to freeze and accept the seat. By doing so, you are officially out of the further JoSAA counselling process. You will be provided admission into the college which you have been allotted after paying the requisite fees and getting the documents verified. Download the provisional JoSAA seat allotment letter for future use.

Check Also: JoSAA 2025 Rank Lists

Upload Documents

Upload scanned copies of the necessary documents as per the guidelines prescribed on the JoSAA portal after accepting the seats.You will be required to produce all the documents as original hard copies when you report at the college for the document verification process.

Pay the Seat Acceptance fee

The immediate step to follow after accepting or freezing the allotted seat is to pay the JoSAA seat acceptance fees. You are required to use an e-challan or SBI Net Banking to pay the JoSAA seat acceptance fee. You will only have to pay the JoSAA seat acceptance fees, which will be deducted from the admission fee since each institute has a different admission fee.

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JoSAA Seat Acceptance Fee 2025

Provided in the table below are the details of the JoSAA seat acceptance fees which students have to pay-

Category of the candidate

JoSAA Seat Acceptance Fee

General

Rs. 35,000

Reserved

Rs. 17,500

Reporting And Document Verification

After completing the document uploading process, you should report at the reporting centre as per the specified date without failure along with the original documents. It is suggested to keep all the necessary documents ready before reporting.

Dual Reporting for Document Verification

  • If you select the float option while accepting a seat in an IIT in one round and an NIT/IIIT/GFTI in the subsequent round, you will be asked to visit the institute again for document verification.
  • You should return to the institute for the document verification if you are offered a seat in an IIEST, NIT, IIIT (Triple-I-T), or Other-GFTI in one round and an IIT in a further round.
  • You will not be accepted for the reserved seats if you do not show up again for the document verification. Also, you will not be permitted to participate in any additional rounds of seat allocation.

If you have not chosen freeze or float as your option, then you can select the slide option to upgrade your course. By doing so you will have to report and complete both online and offline reporting and wait for a course upgrade in the further rounds of allotment.

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FAQs

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.

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. 

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.

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 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).

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.

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%.

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