JEE Main Counselling 2021
JEE Main Counselling process shall be conducted in an online mode, there are three counselling processes in JEE Main i.e. JoSAA counselling, CSAB NEUT, CSAB SFTI. In India there are 12 states in which the colleges accepts JEE Main score, the list of states are: Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, West Bengal. Most of these states have scrapped their state level entrance examination for admission in engineering courses in the colleges of their respective states and had started giving seats via JEE Main score. The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) is the authorized body that comes under the Central Government of India for taking admission in B. Tech courses IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs based on JEE Main and JEE Advanced ranks. JoSSA is the counselling authority for the qualified candidates in the month of July. JoSAA Counselling generally consists of 6 – 7 rounds as per the availability of seats. The whole counselling process engrossed with registration, filling of choices, locking of choices followed by the validation and allotment of seats must be done by JoSSA Counselling Expert. In order to enter and understand the JoSSA, JoSSA counselling by an expert is required.
CSAB is Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) has been formed to take admissions of the students in 31 NITs, IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs and 30 GFTIs (NIT+ System). CSAB counselling is basically done for the supernumerary seats in NIT’s and various AICTE approved colleges of North East and Union Territories (NEUT) on the basic criteria of qualifying JEE Main. CSAB Counselling is will do the counselling of the students who have already registered themselves for JoSAA Counselling. Students who have not been allotted seats after JoSAA Counselling can register themselves for CSAB Counselling. There are three different channels through which CSAB Counselling will be conducted they are namely:
- CSABNEUT (North Eastern States and Union Territories)
- CSABSFTI (SelfFinanced Technical Institutes)
- CSABUT (Union Territory)
JAC Chandigarh Counselling:
The Joint Admission Counselling Committee abbreviation is JAC CHANDIGARH formed for taking admissions in UG courses in top leading universities funded by the Govt. of Chandigarh, offering Engineering, Architecture as well as Management courses based on the JEE Main 2021 Rank card in institutions. JAC CHANDIGARH has been started as an initiative taken by the Govt. Chandigarh, to avoid the various number of counselling for admissions and make sure that the candidates and their guardian do not face any inconvenience due to the shifting of the student from an institution to the other one (due to various reasons) during the admission process through JAC CHANDIGARH.
JAC Delhi Counselling:
The Joint Admission Counselling Committee abbreviation is JAC Delhi formed for taking admissions in UG courses in top leading universities funded by the Govt. of Chandigarh, offering Engineering, Architecture as well as Management courses based on the JEE Main 2021 Rank card in institutions. JAC Delhi has been started as an initiative taken by the Govt. Delhi, to avoid various number of counselling for admissions and make sure that the candidates and their guardian do not face any inconvenience due to the shifting of the student from an institution to the other one (due to various reasons) during the admission process through JAC Delhi.
JEE Main Counselling 2021 Counselling Dates:
The announcement of the official dates for the counselling is not yet made, but here we mention the tentative dates for the counselling process:
| Event | Dates |
| JoSAA 2021 online registration and choice filling | June 2021 |
| JoSAA first mock allocation on the basis of choices filled by the candidates | To be Notified |
| JoSAA second mock allocation on the basis of choices filled by the candidates | To be Notified |
| Closing of JoSAA online registration and choice filling | To be Notified |
| Collection of data and seat allocation for NITs by National Informatics Centre (NIC) | To be Notified |
| JoSAA seat allotment (Round 1) | To be Notified |
| Acceptance of seat allotment (Round 1) | To be Notified |
| Last Date to Respond to Queries (if any) – Round 1 | To be Notified |
| Publication of vacant seats after the first round | To be Notified |
| JoSAA Round 2 seat allotment | To be Notified |
| Acceptance of seat allotment (Round 2) | To be Notified |
| Publication of vacant seats after Round 2 | To be Notified |
| JoSAA seat allotment (Round 3) | To be Notified |
| Acceptance of seat allotment (Round 2) | To be Notified |
| Publication of vacant seats after Round 3 | To be Notified |
| Seat Allotment (Round 4) | To be Notified |
| Acceptance of seat allotment (Round 4) | To be Notified |
| Publication of vacant seats after Round 4 | To be Notified |
| JoSAA Seat Allotment (Round 5) | To be Notified |
| Acceptance of seats (Round 5) | To be Notified |
| Publication of vacant seats after Round 5 | To be Notified |
| JoSAA seat allotment (Round 6) | To be Notified |
| Acceptance of seat (Round 6) | To be Notified |
JEE Main Counselling Counselling Process:
There are certain steps that are to be followed at the time of going through the counselling session which includes registering on the official website, uploading the necessary document, paying the counselling fee. Candidates who have completed their 10+2 in 2021 or 2021 are qualified for appearing in the counselling session.
Steps for JoSAA registration 2021:
Step1- First of all the candidates must register themselves on the official website of JoSAA i.e. josaa.nic.in. The candidate must fill in the general details and were provided with the ID and Password for future correspondence.
Step 2- Choice filling is the next step in which the list of courses and colleges are available for making the choice. The list shown is as per the eligibility in JEE Mains and JEE Advance. It is advised to choose the college as per the preference of the candidates. Choice Locking is the another part of this section where a time interval is provided to the candidates to lock their choice.
Step 3- There are two rounds of mock seat allotment before the final choice filling and locking where a candidate can analyse their probability in getting the college they preferred to take admissions in. Candidates can modify their Choice filling and lock before the last date of modification allowed for choice filling and locking by the authorities.
Step 4- Result announcement of seat allotment by JoSAA is done via online mode where an aspirant can check their seat allotment status of JoSAA Counselling 2021. At this stage there are four options available for the students to opt for i.e. Freeze, Float, Slide and Withdraw.
Step 5- At this step candidates have to pay JoSAA Counselling fee 2021 which Rs. 35, 000 for the Unreserved Category and Rs. 15000 for Reserved category. The JoSAA Counselling fee is to be paid only via online mode through E- Challan.
Step 6- Candidates have to visit to the reporting centres as mentioned by the JoSAA and have to carry documents for the verification process. If the candidate would not be able to reach the reporting centres in stipulated period of time his/her admission would be cancelled by the authorities.
JoSAA Mock Allotment 2021:
There will be the announcement of the result of the JoSAA 2021 mock allotment rounds in which the aspirants would be able to know the chances of getting the college of their preference. The process is online and enough time would be given to candidates for making changes in the order of their preference as it is not the final allotment of seats.
There are total seven rounds conducted for the JoSAA allocation of seats and it is done on the basis of keeping in mind many factors i.e. merit of the candidates, preference made by the candidates, availability of seats for allocation. At the time of allocation of seats candidate would be provided with Provisional seat allotment letter for which the candidate have to pay the pay a fee known as seat allotment fee which is to be paid online via challan. The seat acceptance fee for different categories is mentioned below:
JoSAA Counselling Fee 2021:
| Category | Fee |
| SC, ST, GENPwD, GENEWSPwD, OBCNCLPwD, SCPwD or STPwD | Rs. 15000 |
| Others | Rs. 35000 |
JoSAA Seat allocation process:
Seat allocation is a bit complex process for the candidates as now they have four options to opt from i.e.
Freeze: Candidates accept the offered seat and tell that they are Content with the allocated academic program and that they do not want to play a part in further rounds of seat allocation. Such candidates will NOT be considered in further rounds of admission.
Float: Candidates accept the offered seat and tells that, if admission to an academic program of better or higher first choice in any Institute is offered, they will accept it. Else, they will continue with the currently accepted academic program. Such candidates will be considered in later rounds of admission.
Slide: Candidates accept the offered seat and tells that, if admission to an academic program of better / higher preference is offered within the same Institute, they will accept it. Such candidates will be taken into consideration for the later rounds of admission.
Withdraw: If initially any candidate had accepted some college as per seat allotment procedure and doesn’t wish to join the college, he/she may report to the college and withdraw their seat before the final round of seat allotment.
Document Verification:
After locking in the choices candidates have to report to the allotted college for document verification. It is advised to the candidates to carry their original and photocopy of the documents mentioned below:
JEE Main Counselling 2021 : Documents needed at the time of Counselling:
There will be physical verification of the documents as well so, it is advised to the candidates who were allotted with a seat must carry the belowmentioned documents in original and photocopies of it:
For NIT’s, GFTI’s, IIT’s and IIIT’s
- Four Passport size photographs
- Provisional Seat Allotment letter
- Admit card of JEE Mains 2021.
- Score card of JEE Mains 2021.
- Class 12th Passing certificate and Marksheets.
- Undertaking by the candidate.
- Medical Certificate.
- Proof of payment of EChallan that had been paid by the candidate at the time of application.
- Category Certificate (If Applicable)
- Print out of the list of filled choices for Seat allotment.
- Class 10th Mark sheet for the age proof.
Once the students visit the allotted institute and present the abovementioned documents they get confirmed admission but if the candidate failed to report the allotted institute his seat would be allotted to another candidate.
Statewise Private and Government Colleges with their fee structures that accepts JEE Main Score
Top Private and Government colleges in Punjab
| COLLEGE NAME | PLACE | STATUS | FEE |
| Guru Nanak dev engineering college | Ludhiana | Govt. Aided | 104070 |
| Guru nanak dev university | Amritsar | Govt. Aided | 96850 |
| University college of engineering | Patiala | Govt. | 117210 |
| Giani jail singh college of engineering & technology | Bhatinda | Govt. | 102730 |
| Saheed bhagat singh college of eng. & tech | Ferozpur | Govt. | 87000 |
| Malout inst. of management & information tech | Mu Katsar | Govt. | 90923 |
| Beant college of engineering and technology | Gurdapur | Govt. | 109280 |
| Baba Hira singh bhattal inst. Of eng. And tech. | Sangrur | 85050 | |
| Thapar University | Patiala | ||
| University Institute of Engineering and Technology | Hoshiyarpur | ||
| University Institute of Engineering and Technology | Chandigarh | ||
| DAV Institute Of Engineering And Technology | Jalandhar | Pvt. | 93500 |
| Chandigarh Engineering College | Mohali | 102000 |
Top Private and Government colleges in Rajasthan:
| COLLEGE NAME | PLACE | STATUS | FEE |
| MBM engineering college, | Jodhpur | Govt. | 70000 |
| University college of engineering, | Kota | Govt. | 70000 |
| Govt eng. College, | Ajmer | Govt. | |
| Govt. eng. College, | Bi Kaner | Govt. | |
| Govt. eng. College, | Udaipur | Govt. | |
| Government Women Engineering College | Ajmer | Govt. | |
| Govt. eng. Collge | Jhalawar | Govt. | |
| Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology,SKIT | Jaipur | Pvt. | 78500 |
| Govt. eng. College, | Bharatpur | Govt. | |
| Arya College Of Engineering And Information Technolgy, | Kukas | Pvt. | 75000 |
| Poornima College of Engineering, | Jaipur | Pvt. | 70000 |
| B K Birla Institute of Engg & Technology, | Pilani | Pvt. | |
| JECRC University | Jaipur | Pvt. | 70000 |
Top Private and Government colleges in Haryana:
| COLLEGE NAME | PLACE | STATUS | FEE |
| YMCA | Faridabad | Govt. | 36600 |
| Deenbandhu chhotu Ram university of science & tech | Sonepat | Govt. | 71600 |
| guru jambheshwar university | Hisar | Univ. Dept | 50000 |
| University inst. Of eng. and technology | Kuruksetra | Univ. Dept | |
| University Institute of Engineering & Technology | Rohtak | Univ. Dept | |
| Chaudhary devi lal memorial Govt. eng. collge | Sirsa | Govt. | |
| Maharshi Dayanand university | Rohtak | Govt. | 62814 |
| Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences | Bhiwani | Pvt. | 86210 |
| The Northcap University | Gurgaon | Pvt. |
Top Private and Government colleges in Madhya Pradesh:
| COLLEGE NAME | PLACE | STATUS | FEE |
| Jabalpur Eng. college | Jabalpur | Govt. | 25000 |
| Madhav Institute of Technology & Science | Gwalior | Govt. | 44175 |
| University inst. Of eng. & tech.RGPV | Bhopal | Govt. | |
| Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology & Science | Indore | 65000 | |
| Samrat Ashok Technological Institute | Vidisha | Govt. | 35230 |
| Vikram university | Ujjain | Govt. | |
| Ujjain Engineering College | Sanwer Road, Ujjain | Pvt. | 22300 |
| Government Engineering college | Rewa | Govt. | |
| University Institute of Technology, Barkatullah | Bhopal | Govt. | |
| MediCaps Institute of Technology & Management | Indore | Pvt. | 75000 |
| Lakshmi Narain College of Technology 2 | Bhopal | Pvt. | 80000 |
| Lakshmi Narain College of Technology | Bhopal | Pvt. | 80000 |
| Oriental Institute of Science & Technology 2 | Bhopal | Pvt. | 65000 |
| Oriental Institute of Science & Technology | Bhopal | Pvt. | 65000 |
| Indira Gandhi Government Engineering College, | Sagar | Govt. | 30000 |
| Inst. Of Engg. And Tech. DAVV | Indore | Govt. | 58700 |
| Shri Govindram Se Ksaria Institute of Technology and Science | Indore | Pvt. | 43600 |
Top Private and Government colleges in Uttarakhand:
| COLLEGE NAME | PLACE | STATUS | FEE |
| College of Technology. | Pantnagar | Govt. | 70000 |
| G.B pant engineering college | Garhwal pauri | Govt. | 40165 |
| THDC Institute of Hydropower Eng. and Technology | Tehri | Govt. | |
| Gurukul Kangri university | Haridwar | Govt. | |
| Kumon Engineering College | Dwarahat | Govt. | 43000 |
| College of Engineering(COER) | Roorkee | Pvt. | 123700 |
| Birla Institute Of Applied Science | Bhimtal | Pvt. | 115000 |
Top Private and Government colleges in Maharashtra:
| COLLEGE NAME | PLACE | STATUS |
| Maharastra Institute Of Technology | Pune | Pvt. |
| Maharastra Institute Of Technology 2nd | Pune | Pvt. |
| Maharastra Institute Of Technology | Alindi | Pvt. |
| Pune Institute of Computer Technology | Pune | Pvt. |
| bharti vidya bhavans pune girls | pune | Pvt. |
| Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan’s Sardar Patel Institute Of Tech. | Andheri,Mumbai | Pvt. |
| K.J Somaiya College Of Eng. | Vidyavihar,Mumbai | Pvt. |
| Sinahagad Institute Of Technology | vadgaon3 | Pvt. |
| Sinahagad Institute Of Technology | vadgaon 2 | Pvt. |
| Sinahagad Institute Of Technology | vadgaon 1 | Pvt. |
| Yeshwantarao Chavan College Of Engineering | wandogri,nagpur | Govt. |
| BRAC T’s Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology | Bibwewadi 2 | |
| BRAC T’s Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology | Bibwewadi | Pvt. |
| GH Raisoni College Of Eng. | Nagpur | Pvt. |
| Priyadarshani College Of Engineering | Nagpur | Govt. |
| Dr. DY Patil Pratishthan’s DY Patil College Of Engineering | Pimpri | |
| Dr. DY Patil Pratishthan’s DY Patil College Of Engineering | Akrudi,Pune 2 | |
| Dr. DY Patil Pratishthan’s DY Patil College Of Engineering | Akrudi,Pune | Pvt. |
| Institute of Chemical Technology | mumbai | |
| Shri Ramdeobaba College Of Engineering And Management | Nagpur | Pvt. |
Other top Private and Government colleges across India:
| COLLEGE NAME | PLACE | STATUS | FEE |
| Jaypee Institute of Information Technology | Noida | Pvt. | 160000 |
| Amity university | Noida | Pvt. | 108000 |
| Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering | Mumbai | Pvt. | |
| University of Petroleum and Energy Studies | Dehradun | Pvt. | |
| Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University | Gandhinagar | ||
| Nirma University | Gandhinagar | ||
| North cap Gurgaon | gurgaon | ||
| Galgotia University | Gr Noida | 128953 |
| Admission in Government Colleges through JEE Mains | Fee Structure
(Approx. Fig.) |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kanchipuram, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | INR 65400 |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh | INR 85000 |
| Indian Institute of Information &Technology, Ranchi, Jharkhand | INR 67000 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Jhalwa, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh | INR 60500 |
| Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information& Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh | INR 52500 |
| Indian Institute of Information &Technology, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh | INR 80750 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Vadodara, Gujarat | INR 66000 |
| Indian Institute of Information &Technology, Guwahati, Assam | INR 75050 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Sonepat Haryana | INR 73900 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Una, Himachal Pradesh | INR 56800 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Kota Rajasthan | INR 75000 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli | INR 95000 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Kalyani, West Bengal | INR 51095 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Manipur | INR 48600 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Lucknow | INR 76500 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Dharwad | INR 59375 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, | INR 78000 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Surat | INR 78000 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra | INR 85000 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Bihar | INR 67500 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Kottayam, Kerala | INR 65000 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | INR 90000 |
| Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Pune, Maharashtra | INR 90000 |
List of NIT’s Accepting JEE Main Score:
| S. No. | Name Of The College |
| 1. | National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli |
| 2. | National Institute of Technology Warangal |
| 3. | National Institute of Technology Calicut |
| 4. | National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal |
| 5. | National Institute of Technology Rourkela |
| 6. | National Institute of Technology Durgapur |
| 7. | National Institute of Technology Hamirpur |
| 8. | National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra |
| 9. | National Institute of Technology Raipur |
| 10. | National Institute of Technology Silchar |
| 11. | National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi |
| 12. | National Institute of Technology Agartala |
| 13. | National Institute of Technology Delhi |
| 14. | National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur |
| 15. | National Institute of Technology Goa |
| 16. | National Institute of Technology Manipur |
| 17. | National Institute of Technology Meghalaya |
| 18. | National Institute of Technology Patna |
| 19. | National Institute of Technology Puducherry Karaikal |
| 20. | National Institute of Technology Sikkim |
| 21. | National Institute of Technology Srinagar |
| 22. | Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad |
| 23. | Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar |
| 24. | Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat |
List of GFTI’s colleges with fee:
| S.No. | Name of Institute | Location | Fee |
| 1 | Assam University | Silchar | |
| 2 | Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra | Ranchi | 2.26 L |
| 3 | Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya | Haridwar | 83375 |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Carpet Technology | Bhadohi | 81275 |
| 5 | Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management | Ahmedabad | 1.35 |
| 6 | Institute of Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya | Bilaspur | 20943 |
| 7 | J.K Institute of Applied Physics and Technology | Allahabad | 1.40 L |
| 8 | National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology | Aurangabad | 39750 |
| 9 | National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology | Hatia, Ranchi | 65300 |
| 10 | Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology | Longowal | 57500 |
| 11 | School of Engineering & Technology, Mizoram University | Aizawl | 22000 |
| 12 | School of Engineering, Tezpur University, Napaam | Tezpur | 66306 |
| 13 | School of Planning & Architecture | Bhopal | 38000 |
| 14 | School of Planning & Architecture | New Delhi | 54300 |
| 15 | School of Planning & Architecture | Vijayawada | 72000 |
| 16 | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University | Katra, J & K | 1.2 L |
| 17 | Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology | Thanjavur | 1.1 L |
| 18 | School of Engineering & Technology,Bengal Engineering and Science Universit | shibpur | 1.25 L |
| 19 | University of Hyderabad | Hyderabad | |
| 20 | International Institute of Information Technology | Naya Raipur | 62450 |
| 21 | Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University | Srinagar | 26000 |
| 22 | International Institute of Information Technology | Bhubaneswar |
FAQ’s on JEE Main Counselling 2021 :
Question: Who conducts JEE Main Counselling 2021 Counselling?
Answer: CSAB is Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) has been formed to take
admissions of the students in 31 NITs, IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs and 30 GFTIs (NIT+ System). CSAB counselling is basically done for the supernumerary seats in NIT’s and various AICTE approved colleges of North East and Union Territories (NEUT) on the basic criteria of qualifying JEE Main. The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) is the authorized body that comes under the Central Government of India for taking admission in B. Tech courses IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs based on JEE Main and JEE Advanced ranks. JoSSA is the counselling authority for the qualified candidates in the month of July. There are generally 6 – 7 rounds as per the availability of seats.
Question: What is the official website of JEE MAIN?
Answer: The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) official website is josaa.nic.in
Question: What is the JoSAA Counselling 2021 fee?
Ans. The JoSAA counselling fee is mentioned below:
| Category | Fee |
| SC, ST, GENPwD, GENEWSPwD, OBCNCLPwD, SCPwD or STPwD | Rs. 15000 |
| Others |