The JEE Main 2018 Counselling schedule has been announced by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). According to the schedule released by JoSAA the counselling registration for the JEE Main and JEE Advanced qualified candidates will commence from June 15, 2018. The counselling will be conducted in 7 rounds through which the seats will be allocated for 97 participating Institutes including IITs, NITs, IIITs, NSITs and other CFTIs.
JEE Main 2018 Counselling Schedule:
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Important Events |
Dates |
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Registration and Choice Filling Procedure Starts |
June 15, 2018 (10:00 AM) |
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Registration and Choice Filling Procedure Starts for AAT Candidates |
June 18, 2018 |
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Mock Seat Allocation Round-1 |
June 19, 2018 (10:00 AM) |
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Mock Seat Allocation Round-2 |
June 24, 2018 (10:00 AM) |
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Registration and Choice Filling Procedure Ends |
June 25, 2018 (5:00 PM) |
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Reconciliation of Data, Seat Allocation, Verification and Validation |
June 26, 2018 |
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Seat Allocation Round-1 |
June 27, 2018 (10:00 AM) |
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Document Verification Round-1 |
From June 28, 2018 to July 2, 2018 (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM) |
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Display of Seats Filled |
July 3, 2018 (10:00 AM) |
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Seat Allocation Round-2 |
July 3, 2018 (5:00 PM) |
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Document Verification Round-2 |
From July 4, 2018 to July 5, 2018 (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM) |
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Display of Seats Filled |
July 6, 2018 (10:00 AM) |
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Seat Allocation Round-3 |
July 6, 2018 (5:00 PM) |
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Document Verification Round-3 |
From July 7, 2018 to July 8, 2018 (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM) |
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Display of Seats Filled |
July 9, 2018 (10:00 AM) |
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Seat Allocation Round-4 |
July 9, 2018 (5:00 PM) |
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Document Verification Round-4 |
From July 10, 2018 to July 11, 2018 (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM) |
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Display of Seats Filled |
July 12, 2018 (10:00 AM) |
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Seat Allocation Round-5 |
July 12, 2018 (5:00 PM) |
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Document Verification Round-5 |
From July 13, 2018 to July 14, 2018 (10 AM to 5:00 PM) |
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Display of Seats Filled |
July 15, 2018 (10:00 AM) |
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Seat Allocation Round-6 |
July 15, 2018 (5:00 PM) |
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Document Verification Round-6 |
From July 16, 2018 to July 27, 2018 (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM) |
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Display of Seats Filled |
July 18, 2018 (10:00 AM) |
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Seat Allocation Round-7 |
July 18, 2018 (1:00 PM) |
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Document Verification Round-7 |
July 19, 2018 (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM) |
The Counselling and Seat Allotment Procedure will be conducted Online. The Counselling Procedure will commence with Online Registrations followed by Online Choice Filling and Locking of the Choices. The seats will be allotted on the basis of Availability of Seats and Rank obtained by the candidate.
Step by Step Counselling Procedure:
Step 1: Registration:
- Visit the official website of JoSAA
- Provide your JEE Main 2018 Roll Number and Password and Click on the Login Button
- Read all the instructions carefully and select the ‘I Agree' Button
- Online Registration Form will appear on the screen
- Provide the Details carefully and select the Declaration button
- Submit the Registration form by clicking ‘Submit' button
- Re-check the provided details carefully
- Select the ‘Confirm Registration' button
Step 2: Choice Filling & Locking:
- Click on ‘Choice Available' button
- Select Institute Type, Institute Name and Academic Programme
- Click on ‘Choice Filling and Locking' button
- Select Colleges and Courses. The candidates are advised to fill the maximum possible choices. The candidate must provide choices in decreasing order of their preference.
- ‘Save' the options mentioned
- The candidates must ‘Lock' the preference by clicking ‘Lock Choice'. The candidates must check the choices before locking as once the choices will be locked cannot be changed later.
- The Choice Locking option will be available after each round of counselling
Seat Allotment Procedure:
- Seats will be allotted according to the Reservation Norms, Choices Filled and Number of seats available
- The Candidates will receive an e-mail or SMS regarding the seat allotment
- The candidate must download the seat allotment letter
Payment of Fees and Seat Acceptance:
- The candidate must pay the acceptance fees to confirm the allotment
- The acceptance fees can be paid either through SBI Net banking or E-Challan
- Get the documents verified at any reporting centre
- The candidate will be provided with provisional admission letter after the completion of process
Reporting to Allocated Institute:
- After the fee acceptance, the candidate is required to report the allotted institute along with the original documents
- NIT, IIIT, IIEST and GFTI Colleges candidate must report at the reporting centres of these institutes whereas IIT candidates must report at IITs reporting centre only
Reservation Criteria:
According to the notification of the Government of India, the candidates belonging to the reserved category will be provided with the seats for reserved them. The Reserved Category includes following:
- Other Backward Classes-Non Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL)
- Scheduled Castes (SC)
- Scheduled Tribe (ST)
- Persons with Disability (PwD)
The candidates seeking admission in the State Engineering Institutes must check the reservation rules of that State before applying.
Documents Required for JEE Main 2018 Counselling:
- Three recent Passport size photographs of the candidate
- JEE Main Admit Card
- JEE Main Score card
- Provisional Seat Allotment letter
- Proof of Acceptance fee payment
- ID Proof
- Date of Birth Proof
- Class 12th marksheet
- Medical centificate
- Category certificate for the candidates of Reserved Category
- Undertaking by the candidate
There were speculations that the JEE Main Counselling will be conducted by CSAB from the academic year 2018. However, JoSAA has released the counselling schedule and JEE Main Counselling will be conducted by JoSAA for the current year. It is expected that in the upcoming years, National Testing Agency (NTA) may conduct the JEE Main examination.