Counselling Support
JEE counselling,made simple.
Four counselling systems, many rounds, one rank. JEE Ultimate 2.0 helps you pick the right counselling, build a smart choice list and act on every deadline, so your rank turns into the right seat.
Counselling support
Which counselling do you need?
Pick one or more. Each opens its own support page with dates, documents and direct enrolment.
Select your counselling
Your support tickets appear here.
Not sure which to pick? Answer the two quick questions.
Which counselling is for me?
Two questions. A clear answer.
Status & dates
Where every counselling stands.
The current status of each counselling and its full 2026 calendar. Pick a counselling, then tap any date.
2026 dates · 2027 dates appear once announced
June 2026
- Registration
- Choices & mock
- Seat allotment
- Reporting & fees
- Withdrawal & deadlines
8 events this month
JoSAA 2027 dates are not announced yet. In 2026, registration opened on 2 June, the day after JEE Advanced results.
Official scheduleThe counselling journey
Seven steps from rank to seat.
Every counselling follows the same path. Walk through each step to see what happens, what you need to do and what to watch out for.
Step 1 of 7
Eligibility
Make sure each counselling will accept you.
What happens
Every counselling has its own rules: which exam counts, the Class 12 marks you need, and which quota you belong to.
Your to-do
- Check the Class 12 criterion: 75% (65% for SC, ST, PwD) or top 20 percentile for JoSAA and CSAB.
- Know your state of eligibility: the state where you passed Class 12.
- Get category certificates in the right format, issued on time.
Watch out
In 2026, OBC-NCL and EWS certificates for CSAB had to be issued on or after 1 April. An old certificate can cost you your category seat.
By counselling
- Main rounds are for UP domicile candidates.
- 85% of seats are for students who passed Class 12 in Delhi.
Why choice filling matters
Your choice list decides your seat.
Your rank decides how early you are processed. Your choice list decides what you get. The same rank can end in very different seats.
Only your list counts
The system never offers a college or branch you didn’t add.
Order is priority
You get the highest choice your rank allows. Everything below it is skipped.
Too short is risky
If every choice is out of reach, you get no seat in that round.
Upgrades need space above
Floating can only move you to choices ranked higher than your current seat.
How your list is read
Rank 14,500
- NIT A · Computer ScienceClosed at 9,800
- NIT B · Computer ScienceClosed at 13,200
- NIT A · ElectronicsClosed at 15,900
- NIT B · ElectronicsClosed at 19,400
- NIT C · CivilClosed at 45,000
Illustrative example with made-up closing ranks, not real cutoffs.
Counselling terms
The words you’ll hear, explained.
Pick a term to see what it means, with a quick example.
Counselling term
Freeze
You are happy with the seat you got. You won’t be considered in later rounds.
Your list · you stop here
- NIT A · CSE
- NIT B · CSE
- NIT A · ECE
- NIT B · ECE
Example
You get your first choice in Round 2. You freeze and you are done.
Counselling resources
The right link, for your counselling.
Choose a counselling in any card to get its guide, checklist, seat matrix, cutoffs or official website.
Comparison
JoSAA, CSAB, UPTAC and JAC Delhi, side by side.
Purpose, colleges, eligibility and timing at a glance. Figures are from the 2026 cycle.
| Compare | JoSAAJoint Seat Allocation Authority | CSABCentral Seat Allocation Board | UPTACUttar Pradesh Technical Admission Counselling | JAC DelhiJoint Admission Counselling, Delhi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | The main joint counselling for IITs, IISc, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. | Special rounds after JoSAA to fill vacant NIT+ seats. | State counselling for B.Tech seats in Uttar Pradesh, run by AKTU. | Joint counselling for Delhi’s state engineering universities. |
| Colleges covered | 138 institutes in 2026: 23 IITs, IISc, 31 NITs, IIEST, IIITs and other GFTIs. | 114 NIT+ institutes: NITs, IIEST, IIITs and other GFTIs. No IITs. | Government colleges such as HBTU Kanpur, MMMUT Gorakhpur, IET Lucknow, KNIT Sultanpur and BIET Jhansi, plus AKTU-affiliated private colleges. | DTU, NSUT, IIIT-Delhi, IGDTUW (women only) and DSEU. |
| Eligibility | JEE Advanced for IITs and IISc. JEE Main for the rest. 75% in Class 12 (65% for SC, ST, PwD) or top 20 percentile. | JEE Main plus NIT+ eligibility. Open to students with or without a JoSAA seat. | JEE Main and 45% in Class 12 (40% for SC, ST). UP domicile for the main rounds. | JEE Main Paper 1. 85% seats for Delhi region, 15% for outside Delhi. IIIT-D needs 70% aggregate and 70% in Maths. |
| When it is relevant | June to July, right after JEE Advanced results. For every JEE rank holder. | Late July to August, if JoSAA didn’t give you the seat you wanted. | May to September, if you are from UP or want UP colleges as an option. | May to August, if you want a Delhi university. Runs alongside JoSAA. |
| Rounds in 2026 | 5 | 2 special rounds | 4 rounds, internal sliding and 2 special rounds | 4 rounds, upgradation and spot round |
| Important considerations | Freeze, float or slide each round. IIT seats could be withdrawn only until Round 4 in 2026. | A new CSAB seat cancels your JoSAA seat automatically. Register afresh. | New portal (uptac.samarth.edu.in). Round 4 seats are frozen automatically. | Separate ₹95,000 acceptance fee. Physical reporting at NSUT Dwarka. |
| Support | JoSAA support | CSAB support | UPTAC support | JAC Delhi support |
Swipe sideways to see all four.
Why JEE Ultimate 2.0?
Hear it from our members.
Students who went through counselling with us share what it was like: the rank they started with, the decisions they made, and where they are now.
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