JoSAA 2026: Application Form, Exam Dates, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

JoSAA 2026 5th Round Seat Allotment Result has been Released on 17th July 2026. Revised Category-wise Top-20 percentile cut-off marks has been Released on 18th July 2026. Registration & Choice Filling has been started on 10th June 2026 (tentatively). JoSAA is known as the Joint Seat Allocation Authority that is an agency that was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). The JoSAA exam was established to manage and held admission to 92 institutes that are administered by the Indian Government.

Through this Applicants can get into IITs, NITs, Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIT), and GFTI (Government-funded Technical Institutes). The deserving candidate will be provided admission, so Applicants ought to score good marks within the test. Below in this article, we have provided information regarding the JoSAA test like Application Form, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Dates, Admit Cards, Exam Pattern, and Syllabus Etc.

JOSAA 2026 Notification: Application Releasing Soon

JoSAA 2026 Important Dates:

Below we have provided the important dates for JoSAA Test. All Applicants ought to understand that the entrance exam necessary times:

Events	Date
Joint Apex Board declares JEE (Main) 2026 Ranks	To Be Announced
Announcement of JEE (Advanced) 2026 Result	To Be Announced
Candidate registration/choice filling for academic programs under JoSAA	To Be Announced
Display of Mock Seat Allocation-1 based on the choices filled in by candidates	To Be Announced
Display of Mock Seat Allocation-2 based on the choices filled in by candidates	To Be Announced
Candidate registration and choice filling for academic programs under JoSAA 2026 ENDS (Auto/System Locking of Choices)	To Be Announced
Reconciliation of data, verification, and validation of allocated seats	To Be Announced
Seat Allocation (Round 1)	To Be Announced
By 25th June 2026: Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to queries (if required) (Round 1)	To Be Announced
Last date for fee payment (Round 1)	To Be Announced
Resolution of Fee Payment Issues for Candidates who have made Payment Attempts before the payment deadline	To Be Announced
Last day to respond to a query (Round 1)	To Be Announced
Seat Allocation (Round 2)	To Be Announced
By 2nd July 2026: Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 2)	To Be Announced
Last date for fee payment (Round 2)	To Be Announced
Resolution of Fee Payment Issues for Candidates who have made Payment Attempts before the payment deadline	To Be Announced
Last day to respond to queries (Round 2)	To Be Announced
By 3rd July 2026: Initiation of Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 2)	To Be Announced
Seat Allocation (Round 3)	To Be Announced
By 8th July 2026: Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 3)	To Be Announced
Last date for fee payment (Round 3)	To Be Announced
Resolution of Fee Payment Issues, if any / Last day to respond to queries (Round 3)	To Be Announced
By 9th July 2026: Initiation of Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 3)	To Be Announced
Seat Allocation (Round 4)	To Be Announced
By 15th July 2026: Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 4)	To Be Announced
Last date for fee payment (Round 4)	To Be Announced
Resolution of Fee Payment Issues, if any / Last day to respond to queries (Round 4)	To Be Announced
By 16th July 2026: Initiation of Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 4)	To Be Announced
Seat Allocation (Round 5) FINAL ROUND of seat allocation for IITs	To Be Announced
By 22nd July 2026: Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 5)	To Be Announced
Last date for fee payment (Round 5)	To Be Announced
Resolution of Fee Payment Issues, if any / Last day to respond to queries (Round 5) FINAL ROUND of seat allocation for IITs	To Be Announced
For NIT+ System only: Initiation of Withdrawal of seat (Round 5) and Withdrawal Query Response.	To Be Announced
For NIT+ System only: Online payment of Partial Admission Fee (PAF). Visit the CSAB2024 website for further details on Institute reporting, the admission process, and special rounds	To Be Announced

The JoSSA 2026 application form will be released by online mode.
Applicants ought to fill and submit the application before the due date if Applicants file after the date it’ll not be accepted.
The online registration can be offered on the official website by June and also the last date to submit is finished.
After registration Applicants are sent login password and id proof. Applicants ought to use the password for JEE (Advanced) or JEE (Mains).
Applicants seem in JEE (Mains) is eligible to register for seat allocation in the NIT+ system, and additionally, those who are qualify JEE (Advanced) are eligible to register for seat allocation altogether participating Institutes.
Applicants ought to pay the application fees through the state bank of India e-Challan.

JoSAA Eligibility Criteria 2026:

Applicants who are eligible can apply for the exam. Check the criteria whether you qualify or not.
Check criteria for admission to NITs, IITs, ISM, etc. on the official web site.
To apply candidate ought to Qualifying Examination of JEE (Adv.) for IITs, JEE (Mains) Paper I (Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Technology) for NITs, IIITs & GFTIs, and JEE (Mains) Paper-II (Bachelor of architecture / B. Plan.) NITs, IIITs &GFTIs.

JoSAA Exam Pattern 2026:

The exam pattern for JoSAA is the same as JEE Main. Applicants should check regarding the JoSAA test number of queries, subjects covered, marking scheme, etc. As JoSAA is conducted in 2 totally different papers. Below are given details concerning the article so check it properly.

For Paper-1:
The exam mode for paper one is offline (PBT) similar to online (CBT). Applicants will opt for any one of the ways in which as per their suitability.
The paper-1 will consist of Physics, Chemistry, and arithmetic
30 queries are asked from every subject with a complete of ninety queries comprising of 360 marks.
The time length is three hours.
Applicants are given +4 marks for every correct answer.
In case of an incorrect answer, one mark is subtracted.

For Paper-2:
The exam mode for this paper is offline (PBT)
30 queries are asked in arithmetic (Part-1), fifty items in aptitude test (Part-2), and 2 issues in drawing comprising of total of 390 marks.
The arithmetic and ability test section can contain objective sort queries. The drawing test is subjective.
The time length is three hours.
Applicants are given +4 marks for every correct answer.
In case of an incorrect answer, one mark is subtracted.

Papers	Subjects	Maximum Marks	Number of Questions
Paper-1	Physics	120 marks	30 Questions
	Chemistry	120 marks	30 Questions
	Mathematics	120 marks	30 Questions
Paper-2	Mathematics	120 marks	30 Questions
	Aptitude Test	200 marks	50 Questions
	Drawing	70 marks	2 Questions

How to Prepare for JoSAA Exam 2026:

Get some beneficial preparation tips for scoring well in JOSAA examination:
Make a correct study timetable.
Exam pattern plays a significant role in exam preparation. understand the syllabus and exam pattern.
Applicants also can go through the past year’s question papers to understand concerning the difficulty level of the exam.
Practice mock tests to understand your weak areas.
Time Management critical. Set your timetable so you’ll be able to quickly decide your study hours. Divide some time well among school, tuition, coaching classes, exercise, entertainment, etc.
Do not take the stress and keep yourself healthy.

JoSSA Syllabus 2026:

Below we have provided the exam pattern and syllabus of JoSAA which are according to JEE Main or JEE Advanced examination
The program provides the details concerning topics and chapters which will ask in the JoSAA paper-1 and paper-2 examination.
JoSAA syllabus for paper-1 contains chapters from physics, Chemistry and arithmetic taught in an eleventh and twelfth standard of CBSE, ICSE, and other boards.
For Paper-2 syllabus comprising of arithmetic, ability test, and drawing.

JoSAA Admit card 2026:

Admit card will be provided one week before the examination.
All Applicants ought to download the admit cards from the official portal through online mode.
And ought to enter password and ID proof details that were sent to Applicants.
Admit cards could be an obligatory document that ought to be kept safe until the examination gets over.

JoSAA Result 2026:

The Result is offered after a couple of weeks of the exam.
Applicants should keep print copies of it for further use within the admission method.
Applicants will download the results from the official portal through online mode.
Enter your password and ID proof to access on the web site page.
After the results declare a merit list is prepared according to the candidate’s score marks in the test.

JoSAA Counselling 2026:

Applicants after registering themselves in JoSAA Applicants can fill their choice of institute and course in step with their preference.
After the filing of the choices, 2 rounds of mock allotment are declared to give all Applicants an idea concerning their probability distribution based on their current selected choices.

JoSAA Contact Number/Helpline Number:

For any query related to IITs admission, please contact

Organizing Chairman
JEE (Advanced) 2021
IIT Kharagpur,
Kharagpur – 721302
Phone No: +91-3222-282101/102/103
Email : helpjeeadv2021[at]iitkgp[dot]ac[dot]in

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For any query related to NITs, IIEST Shibpur, IIITs and Other-GFTIs admission, Please Contact

Coordinator, CSAB-2021
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
JLN Marg, Jaipur-302017, Rajasthan, India
Website: https://csab.nic.in
Email ID: csab2021help[at]mnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Contact Number: 0141 2715087, 0141 2715088 (Timing: 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM) [Monday to Saturday]