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Counselling rounds after JEE and NEET
A rank does not give you a seat by itself. Seats are filled in counselling: you register, fill choices in order, and in each round you are allotted the highest choice your rank reaches. Each body below runs its own rounds and rules. Every date and fee on these pages is from the body's own documents, read on 22 Oct 2026.
National counselling
JoSAA
IITs and IISc (by JEE Advanced rank) and NITs, IIITs and other government-funded institutes, together called NIT+ (by JEE Main rank).
2026 rounds, options and fees →
CSAB
NITs, IIITs and other NIT+ institutes only, after JoSAA ends, for seats still vacant. By JEE Main rank. IITs are not part of CSAB.
2026 rounds, options and fees →
MCC NEET UG
15% All India Quota seats in government medical and dental colleges, plus deemed universities, central universities, AIIMS, JIPMER, AFMC, ESIC and B.Sc Nursing. By NEET UG rank. State-quota seats are filled by each state.
2026 rounds, options and fees →
NEET UG state counselling (MBBS / BDS)
One guide per state, from that state's own 2026 documents, each with a closing-rank predictor:
State counselling portals
Each state fills its own engineering seats. Official portals, opened on 22 Oct 2026:
- Karnataka: KCET (Karnataka Examinations Authority) ↗ (cetonline.karnataka.gov.in)2026 counselling notices: Round 1 schedule dated 20 Jun 2026, Round 2 from 7 Aug 2026, Round 3 final allotment 7 Sep 2026.
- Karnataka (private): COMEDK UGET ↗ (comedk.org)UGET 2026 counselling notified 29 May 2026, with the Counselling Process Document 2026 and round-wise cut-offs.
- Maharashtra: MHT CET CAP (State CET Cell) ↗ (fe2026.mahacet.org)CAP Rounds I to IV and an additional round were held; the site says 2026-27 admissions are closed.
- Telangana: TG EAPCET counselling ↗ (tgeapcet.nic.in)Official counselling portal; the 2026 detailed notification is on the TG EAPCET site.
- West Bengal: WBJEE counselling (WBJEEB) ↗ (wbjeeb.nic.in)Counselling notification June 2026; three central rounds, then rounds run by institutes from September 2026.
Not confirmed yet: Andhra Pradesh (AP EAPCET): the official site showed only 2025 dates when Shishya checked on 22 Oct 2026.
Which seat to lock: how to think about it
How should I order my choices?
Put them in the order you truly prefer, your first preference at the top. The allotment gives you the highest choice your rank reaches, so a choice you would happily take should never sit below one you would not. Do not leave out a dream choice because last year's closing rank looks out of reach; it costs nothing to list it above the safer ones.
When is Freeze right?
When the seat you got is the one you want most, or when you want certainty and would not move for any higher choice. After Freeze nothing changes.
When is Float right?
When you would take any higher choice on your list, at any institute. Remember that a higher seat, once allotted, replaces the current one: you cannot go back.
When is Slide right?
When you like this institute and want only a better branch there, not a move to another institute.
Does the predictor tell me what I will get?
No. A predictor compares your rank with last year's official closing ranks. Closing ranks move every year with seats and candidates, so treat a match as a guide, not a seat.
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