JoSAA Counselling 2024: Round 5 Seat Allotment, Process, Documents Required, Cutoff

JoSAA Counselling 2024 - The Joint Seat Allocation Authority has released the seat allotment list for round 5 on July 17, 2024, on the official website - josaa.nic.in. Candidates who are allocated seats have the option to either accept the allotted seat, participate in further rounds for better options, or withdraw from the counselling process. The fourth round of JoSAA counselling will be conducted between July 17 and July 22, 2024. Candidates can download the complete JoSAA schedule from the link provided below. JoSAA Round 5 opening and closing ranks have been released on the official website.

JoSAA 2024 Schedule - Download

JoSAA counselling streamlines the admission process for candidates willing to take admission in engineering programs through the JEE exam. The Joint Seat Allocation Authority provides a single online platform for seat allocation across various participating institutes. Through JoSAA counselling 2024, candidates can choose their preferences for programs and colleges based on their JEE Main and JEE Advanced ranks. 

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In BE/ BTech programs offered by IITs, admissions through JoSAA are conducted on the basis of JEE Advanced rank. Meanwhile, in case of NITs, IIEST, IIITs and other GFTIs, admissions are conducted on the basis of JEE Main rank secured by the candidate. Students can take a look at the eligibility criteria for admission to various participating institutes in the table below.

What is JoSAA?

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA)  conducts a centralised counselling process for candidates who have qualified in the JEE Main and JEE Advanced examinations. 

JoSAA was established by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to manage and oversee the seat allocation process for admissions into various UG engineering programs at participating institutes, including Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and other Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) across India.

JoSAA Counselling Round 5 Result Date 2024

Below are the JoSAA Round 5 result dates: 

How to Check JoSAA Round 5 Result 2024?

Registered candidates can check the JoSAA Round 5 seat allotment result using their JEE Main application number and password:

JoSAA Round 5 Seat Allotment 2024 - What after seat allocation?

The JoSAA Opening and Closing ranks have been released by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). Candidates who have been allotted seats can check the counselling cutoff for NITs, IITs, and IIITs.

JoSAA Round 5 Cutoff 2024

Candidates now can download the Round 5 cutoff PDF for NITs, IITs, and IIITs released by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority for open category from the table given below:

JoSAA Round 4 Cutoff 2024 PDF Download

Aspirants who participated in the 4th round of JoSAA Counselling can check the opening and closing ranks for IITs, NITs, and IIITs in the table given below: 

JoSAA Round 3 Cutoff 2024 PDF Download

Check JoSAA Counselling Cutoff for Round 3 in the table given below:

JoSAA Counselling Round 2 Cutoff 2024 PDF: Institute-wise

Candidates can download the JoSAA Cutoff for IITs, NITs, and IIITs from the link given below:

JoSAA Counselling Cutoff PDF - Round 1 Opening and Closing Ranks

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority has released the JoSAA Round 1 opening and closing ranks for NITs, IIITs, and IITs. Candidates can download the JoSAA Counselling cutoff PDF to check the closing ranks for all courses of participating institutes:

JoSAA Seat Matrix 2024

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority has released the JoSAA seat matrix 2024 on josaa.nic.in. A total of 59,917 are available in IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Candidates can check the institute-wise seat distribution in the table below.

The complete JoSAA seat matrix can be accessed by candidates from the link given below.

JoSAA Seat Matrix 2024 - Check here

JoSAA Counselling 2024 Schedule

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority has released the official schedule for JoSAA counselling 2024. The counselling schedule, including registration dates, choice filling, mock allocation, seat allocation rounds, and document verification, is announced on the official JoSAA website. Candidates can check the JoSAA counselling 2024 dates in the table given below.

JoSAA 2024 Eligibility Criteria 

To participate in JoSAA counselling 2024, candidates must fulfil the following eligibility criteria:

JoSAA 2024 Counselling Procedure

The JoSAA 2024 counselling process involves the following stages:

• Registration: Candidates need to register on the JoSAA website using their JEE Main or JEE Advanced roll number and password.
• Choice Filling and Locking: Registered candidates must fill in their preferred choices of institutes and programs in order of preference. It is important for candidates to carefully consider the available options and lock their choices before the specified deadline.
• Seat Allocation: JoSAA conducts multiple rounds of seat allocation based on the choices opted by the candidates, category of the candidate, and merit secured in the JEE exam. Seat allocation results are published on the JoSAA website after each round.
• Acceptance of Seat and Reporting: Candidates who are allocated seats are required to either accept the allotted seat, participate in further rounds for better options, or withdraw from the counselling process. Those who accept their seats must report to the designated institutes for document verification and admission formalities.

Documents Required for NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs

Candidates must carry all the necessary documents in original and photocopy format as per the instructions provided by JoSAA. Candidates need to submit the following documents for registration/online reporting during JoSAA counselling 2024:

• Class X Mark Sheet/Certificate, Aadhar Card (for Date of Birth)
• Class XII Mark Sheet and Certificate (Qualifying Examination)
• Certificate of category (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/GEN-EWS), if applicable
• PwD certificate, if applicable
• Crossed Bank Cheque copy / Image of Passbook with bank account details
• Medical Certificate in specified format
• OCI certificate/ PIO card, if applicable
• Passport/Citizenship certificate, if applicable
• Admit card of JEE (Main) 2024

JoSAA 2024 Registration and Choice Filling

To register for JoSAA 2024, candidates can follow the steps outlined below.

• Visit the official website, josaa.nic.in.
• Click on the ‘JoSAA 2024 Registration’ link.
• Candidates are required to login through JEE Main/Advanced Application number and password.
• Candidates will be redirected to a new window displaying the details of the candidate as filled during the JEE Main/Advanced application process.
• Review the details carefully and click on ‘Submit’.
• Candidates must then fill in their preferred choices of academic programmes as well as institutes.
• Filling-in of choices on the online portal is free of cost, that is, candidates are not required to pay any fee.
• It is important for candidates to lock their choices on/before the last day of choice filling. If candidates do not lock their choices, last saved choices will be locked automatically upon reaching the deadline for choice filling.

JoSAA Mock Allotment 2024

The JoSAA mock allotment is conducted to help candidates make informed decisions about their choices before the actual seat allocation rounds begin. It allows them to evaluate and adjust their preferences if needed, based on the mock allotment results and their personal preferences regarding colleges, courses, and branches.

JoSAA Seat Allotment 2024

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) conducts the seat allotment process on the basis of ranks secured in JEE Main or JEE Advanced exam. The seat JoSAA allotment process consists of a total of six rounds. During each round, candidates are allocated seats based on their choices of institutes and programs, their category, and the merit rank secured in JEE exam.

After each round of seat allotment, candidates are informed about the allocated seats through the JoSAA website. If a candidate wishes to accept the allocated seat, he/she must opt for any one of the options ‘Freeze’, ‘Slide’ or ‘Float’ for the choice of academic program.

The seat allotment process continues until all the available seats are filled or until the counselling process concludes. JoSAA also conducts special rounds of seat allotment to fill any remaining vacancies after the regular rounds are completed.

Candidates are required to report to the allotted institute for document verification after accepting the allocated seat. Candidates must carefully follow the instructions provided by JoSAA and complete the admission process within the specified deadlines.

JoSAA Counselling 2024 Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF)

Candidates who are allocated seats are required to pay the seat acceptance fee to complete the JoSAA process and avail the seat in IITs or NIT+ System. The documents uploaded by the candidate will not be verified unless he/she pays the seat acceptance fee. Admission fee varies across the institutes/category of candidates and is different from the seat acceptance fee. 

Candidates can take a look at the JoSAA Counselling 2024 Seat Acceptance Fee in the table given below.

JoSAA 2024 Colleges

JoSAA 2024 will be conducted for admissions to 118 institutes. Candidates can take a look at the number of participating colleges in the table below.

JoSAA Counselling 2024 - Top Engineering Colleges

Candidates can check out the links given below to know top engineering colleges: 

JoSAA Counselling 2024 - Category wise Top-20 percentile cut-off marks 

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority has released the category-wsie top 20 percentile cutoff marks (Out of 500) for each board. The same can be downloaded by candidates from the link given  below:

JoSAA Previous Year Opening and Closing Ranks

Candidates can access the previous year JoSAA opening and closing ranks for Round 1 in the table provided below. 

JoSAA Counselling 2024 - Minimum Qualifying Marks to participate in Counselling Process

IIT Madras has released the JEE Advanced Cutoff 2024 for students who appeared in the examination. The category-wise cutoff is given in the table below:

JoSAA Open House Schedule

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) has released the schedule for IIT Open House. The open house is conducted for students who qualified the JEE Advanced exam 2024. It is conducted online where students get the chance to interact with IITs professors, dean, and current students. Aspirants may find the IIT-wise Open House schedule in the table below: