OJEE Counselling 2026: Seat Allotment, Seat Matrix, Choice Filling, Choice Locking

OJEE Counselling 2026 - The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Board has released the OJEE 2026 counselling schedule on its official website. The exam conducting authorities conduct the OJEE counselling process after the declaration of OJEE 2026 result. The registration and choice filling process for OJEE 2026 counselling begins at 5:00 PM on June 18, 2026.  A total of three rounds of counselling will be conducted. The first Mock Seat Allotment, based on the choices filled by candidates up to 5:00 PM on June 24, 2026, will be displayed on June 27, 2026.  To confirm the alloted seats, candidates are required to upload the relevant documents and pay the part-admission fee online. Newly allotted candidates will be able to download their allotment letters only after completing the fee payment and document verification process.

After each round of counselling, a seat allotment list is released. Candidates who are allotted seats have to accept the seat, pay the seat acceptance fee, and report to the allotted college. The board also releases the OJEE Cut off 2026 for each round after counselling is completed.

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OJEE Counselling Dates 2026 (Download)

OJEE Counselling 2026 is conducted for all those candidates who have been allotted a rank. Candidates who have been allotted a rank and are included in the OJEE merit list will be called for the counselling session. OJEE counselling 2026 is conducted in online mode by participating institutes. After the conclusion of the counselling round, the participating colleges offer the seat allotment letter to selected candidates.

The OJEE seat allotment result 2026 is released on the official website. Candidates are allotted seats based on the marks scored by them in the entrance examination and the final merit list. After the seat allotment is done, selected candidates are required to accept the seat by paying a seat acceptance fee. Further, students who have been allotted a seat are required to report to the allotted college and pay the admission fee to confirm their seat. Students failing to confirm their seat after accepting it will not be allowed to participate in further counselling rounds. 

OJEE counselling 2026 is open to candidates who have a valid JEE Main score. The counselling for both JEE Main and OJEE qualified candidates is conducted separately. Students must be aware that preference will be given to candidates with the JEE Main score.

OJEE Counselling 2026 Schedule

OJEE Counselling 2026 Date

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OJEE Counselling 2026 - Rules and Guidelines

• Candidates with valid OJEE, JEE Main, CAT, MAT, XAT, GATE, GPAT marks/rank card are eligible to apply for OJEE Counselling 2026.
• Students must note that the mere possession of the rank card does not guarantee admission to their preferred course. Seat is allotted based on the rank obtained by the candidate and availability of seats.
• Reserved category candidates must be the native of Odisha to get special benefits. They must have RESIDENT NATIVITY CERTIFICATE.
• JEE Main 2026 rank holders can participate in the counselling process for courses like B. Tech, B. Plan, B. Arch, B. Pharma, Int. M.Sc and B.CAT (For Cinematography / Sound Recording and Design).
• For other courses, candidates must have an OJEE rank card which can be downloaded from the official website.

OJEE Counselling Registration 2026

The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Board (OJEEB) began the OJEE 2026 counselling registration process on June 18, 2026, through its official website, ojee.nic.in. Candidates who have qualified in the OJEE 2026 examination are eligible to register for the counselling process. Students should note that the entire counselling process is conducted online. The registration link is available on the official website.

OJEE Counselling Process 

The OJEE 2026 counselling process is divided into five steps: Registration, Option Filling/Option Locking, Seat Allotment Result, Document Verification, and Seat Acceptance. Interested candidates can check the detailed step-by-step counselling process below:

Registration:

• After the declaration of the OJEE result, candidates who qualify the exam have to register for the counselling round.
• The OJEE counselling application form can be accessed from the official website of OJEE.
• Fill in details like roll number, date of birth, category, and gender
• Fill in details like course selected, marks, rank, and upload required documents
• Also select the entrance exam qualified such as OJEE, JEE Main, CAT, XAT, CMAT, etc.
• Pay a counselling fee of INR 450 for successful registration. Candidates will receive a password on their registered email address.

Choice Filling & Choice Locking

• Once the registration is done successfully, candidates can fill in choices and lock them. 
• In the second step, students must choose their course and specialization from the list of OJEE participating institutes.
• After filling out their choices, candidates must lock them. The choices cannot be modified once they are locked.

Seat Allotment 

• The counselling body releases the seat allotment list for all participating colleges after the conclusion of the registration and choice filling/locking process.
• The seat allotment list is released based on the choices filled by candidates and a merit list/rank list.
• If candidates are satisfied with the seat allotment, they have to secure their seat by paying a seat acceptance fee. If they are not satisfied with the seat allotment, they can wait for the next seat allotment list.

Document Verification

• The fourth step is to go for the document verification process.
• The scanned copy of the original documents must be uploaded by the candidates on the counselling portal.
• Once done with uploading the required documents, a final seat allotment list will be released containing the name of the candidate, allotted college, course, and reporting date and time.

Final Admission

• Once the final seat is allotted to the candidate, they have to confirm their admission.
• The admission is confirmed by reporting to the allotted college on a given date and time.
• Candidates have to pay a full or partial admission after the final seat allotment result.
• If any candidate withdraws after the final seat allotment, then they will be barred from participating in further seat allotment rounds.

OJEE Counselling Fee 2026

During the OJEE Counseling registration process, students must pay a registration fee of INR 450. Once seats are allotted, candidates need to pay the seat acceptance fee. Allotted candidates must then choose the freeze or float option, make the payment (online only) for the part admission fee-cum-seat acceptance fee (INR 5,000 for SC, ST, and PWD candidates, and INR 10,000 for General candidates), and upload the required documents by logging in through their own ID.

OJEE Seat Matrix 2026

The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Board (OJEEB) releases the OJEE seat intake for participating colleges on its official website. The OJEE seat matrix 2026 is released category-wise and course-wise for each participating institute. The seat intake is released after the conclusion of the OJEE counselling 2026.

For the year 2022, OJEE seat matrix for B.Tech program was 4140 for government engineering colleges. The college-wise OJEE seat intake for B.Tech program is tabulated below:

Documents Required for OJEE Counselling

At the time of the counselling process, students have to upload/carry certain documents for verification purpose. Interested candidates can check the list of important documents below: