Detailed NIMCET 2026 Counselling Procedure
NIMCET 2026 counselling process will commence in June/July 2026, in online mode by the National Institute of Technology. The candidates are required to first register themselves for NIMCET counselling 2026 and fill in their choices for the colleges they wish to be admitted to. For the choice filling, the candidates will be required to use their valid Login ID and Password. It must be noted that only those candidates who have cleared the NIMCET 2026 examination with the minimum NIMCET 2026 cutoff marks will be eligible to apply for the counselling procedure.
After the allotment of seats, the candidates have to confirm the same by reporting at any one of the Reporting Centres (RC). The candidates will be given admission based on their rank and choices filled. The candidates must be present at the reporting centre along with all the requisite documents for verification purposes. To take the Seat Allotment Letter (SAL), the candidates have to pay INR 10,000/- online, which is the initial fee (to be paid through the NIMCET website).
The candidates will have two options, i.e. to either accept the allotted seat or wait for the result of the next counselling round. A provisional admission letter will be issued in the name of those candidates who accept the seat allotted to them, while an upgradation letter will be issued to those candidates who want to wait till the result of the next counselling round is declared.
The candidates must also keep in mind that once they have locked their choices, they cannot alter or modify their choices.
Provided below is the step-wise counselling procedure of NIMCET 2026:
Step 1: Registration, Choice-Filling and Locking
In order to participate in the NIMCET 2026 counselling process, the eligible candidates have to register themselves first for the same with the help of their valid Login ID and password. The candidates must fill in and lock their choices before the last date otherwise, the choices will be locked automatically. Once locked, the candidates cannot alter or modify the choices made. The candidates must take a printout of the same, which they must keep possession of till the NIMCET 2026 counselling process is over.
Step 2: Allotment of Seats
Based on the rank obtained by the candidates in the NIMCET 2026 exam and filled choices, they will be offered seats. The seat allotment process will be done in three rounds. Those candidates who have been offered a seat in their desired NIMCET 2026 participating colleges have to personally report at the Reporting Centre along with all their documents to confirm their admission. The candidates must also possess their Seat Allotment Letter, which they can download from the official NIMCET website.
Step 3: Surrender of Seats
Those candidates who want to participate in the subsequent counselling rounds will be required to visit their reporting centres and surrender their seats. They have to submit a prescribed application for surrendering their seats.
Step 4: Allotment of Vacant Seats
For those candidates who were not offered any seat during the counselling rounds and those who surrendered their seats, a vacant seat allocation round will be conducted by the concerned authorities. Once a candidate is offered a seat, he/she must pay the admission fee in order to confirm his/her admission.
