JoSAA 2026 Registration (Begins): Last Date, Choice Filling & Complete Process Guide

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) has started the JoSAA 2026 registration and choice filling today, June 2, 2026. You'll find the registration link on the official website, josaa.nic.in. To stay in the running for admission, eligible candidates need to finish their registration and choice filling before the last date.

👉 Direct Link - JoSAA 2026 Registration

Both JEE Main and JEE Advanced qualified candidates can register for JoSAA 2026 counselling. To complete your registration and choice filling, just log in with your JEE Main application number and password. Admission to IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs happens through JoSAA 2026.

Read on to learn everything you need to know about the JoSAA 2026 registration and choice filling.

Registration is necessary for participating in counselling. There are some specific steps that need to be followed while participating in the counseling. These include registration, choice filling and locking, seat allotment, and reporting at your allotted institution.

Documents are needed to be kept ready beforehand. Seat allotment takes place based on ranks secured in JEE Main/ JEE Advanced.

JoSAA Registration and Choice Filling 2026 - Highlights

The responsibility of seat allocation rests on JoSAA, which is done for seats available in IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. The seats are allocated according to the ranks obtained by students in JEE Main or JEE Advanced. In case of qualification in JEE Main 2026, candidates can get admission into NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.

While qualifying in JEE Advanced means admission into IITs. It is very important to fulfill the eligibility requirements since otherwise, no seat will be allotted.

JoSAA Registration and Choice Filling 2026 - Important Dates

The authority has released the JoSAA 2026 counselling dates on the official website, josaa.nic.in. You can check all the key dates in the table below.

JoSAA Registration and Choice Filling 2026 - Procedure

If you want to take part in the counselling, you'll need to complete the JoSAA 2026 registration and choice filling online. JEE Main candidates log in with their JEE Main registration number and Main password. JEE Advanced 2026 qualified candidates log in with their Main registration number and Advanced password. Here's how the process works.

JoSAA Registration – To register, use the JoSAA Candidate portal of the year 2026. Login to the portal using the Application number for JEE Main and your Main/Advanced password. Your details will be automatically fetched from the JEE Main database. After verifying your data, proceed. As a final step, change your password. Please complete the procedure well before the last date for completing your registration.

JoSAA Choice Filling - After logging into the portal successfully and finishing the registration process, you will now have to choose your institute of interest. Choose the college and the course you wish to pursue. Remember that it is only the choices filled that affect seat allotment. It's better if you make as many choices as possible depending upon your ranking. Do this well before the last date for filling your choices.

JoSAA Choice Locking – The final task left for you would be to lock your choices made. In case you do not lock your choices before the end date provided by the authority, your choices will be automatically locked after closing of the choice locking window.

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