JoSAA 2025 Seat Distribution for Program Sections

Ritoprasad Kundu

Updated On: May 16, 2025 04:21 PM | JEE Main

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JoSAA 2025 Seat Distribution for Program Sections

JoSAA 2025 Seat Distribution for Program Sections: The total intake of candidates for all academic programs offered by the participating institutions is distributed among different program sections. The JoSAA seat distribution for program sections include Open, General EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, General EWS PwD, Open PwD, OBC NCL PwD, ST PwD and lastly SC PwD. Candidates can check this article to have a detailed idea about the JoSAA 2025 Seat Distribution for Program Sections here.

Latest Updates: The JEE Advanced 2025 exam is scheduled to be conducted on May 18, 2025, and the JEE Main exam result was released for Paper 1 on April 17, 2025. However, the result for Paper 2 has not been released yet and is expected by the last week of May 2025. After the release of the JEE Advanced results, the counselling process will begin by the JoSAA. The article below includes details of JoSAA counselling 2025 important dates, registration process, Josaa counselling fees 2025, reporting centres, etc.

Also Read: JoSAA Counselling 2025

JoSAA 2025 Distribution of Seats

The total distribution of seats for the participating colleges of any academic program is distributed into different program sections. The Distribution of Seats for Program Sections JoSAA 2025 include Open, General EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, General EWS PwD, Open PwD, OBC NCL PwD, ST PwD and lastly SC PwD category candidates.

JoSAA 2025 Category Tags of Students

The various categories of candidates who are eligible for different program sections are mentioned in the below table.

Program Sections

Category Tags of Qualified Candidates

Open

General

General EWS

OBC NCL

SC

ST

General PwD

General EWS PwD

OBC NCL PwD

SC PwD

ST PwD

General EWS

General EWS

General EWS PwD

OBC NCL

OBC NCL

OBC NCL PwD

SC

SC

SC PwD

ST

ST

ST PwD

Open PwD

General PwD

General EWS PwD

OBC NCL PwD

SC PwD

ST PwD

General EWS PwD

General EWS PwD

OBC NCL PwD

OBC NCL PwD

SC PwD

SC PwD

ST PwD

ST PwD

Also Read: JoSAA 2025 Categorisation of Candidates

JoSAA 2025 Distribution of Program Seats in NIT+System

Candidates must take note of the distribution of program seats in NIT+System.

  • Apart from the previously mentioned distribution of programme seats according to candidate categories, there is also a distribution of seats into Home State quota and Other States quota for academic programmes provided by NITs, IIEST Shibpur, and PEC Chandigarh. The "Home State quota" is only available to applicants whose Home State or UT matches the state or UT where the institute is located, as defined by the State Code of Eligibility. Every State and Union Territory is included in the "Other States Quota," with the exception of the Home State (or Home Union Territory).
  • The following states' candidates are included in the Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering and Technology Malda's Home State Quota: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, and Tripura. Candidates with West Bengal as their state code of eligibility are not given seats at Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering and Technology Malda through JoSAA/CSAB. Candidates from states other than Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tripura, and West Bengal are eligible to apply for its Other States Quota.
  • Home State quotas and All India quotas are used to allocate seats for academic programmes offered by Assam University, Silchar, Birla Institute of Technology, and Puducherry Technological University, Puducherry.

Also Read: JoSAA 2025 Rank Lists

Distribution of Seats for NIT Goa

For NIT Goa, there are 50% Home State seats, which will be allocated as follows:

  • For candidates from Goa, 80% of the Home Seats are reserved
  • Rest 20% of the Home Seats is shared by candidates belonging to Union Territories like Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep and Daman & Diu.

Distribution of Seats for NIT Srinagar

50% of the seats at NIT Srinagar (J&K) are Home State seats, and they will be allocated as follows:

  • For candidates from Jammu and Kashmir, 90% of the Home Seats are reserved
  • Rest 10% of the Home Seats are reserved for eligible candidates from the Union Territory of Ladakh.

Distribution of Seats for States and UT Without an NIT

As indicated below, Home State Quota will be taken into account in the NITs for states and union territories that do not have one.

Union Territories

Name of the NIT

Andaman and Nicobar Island

NIT Puducherry

Lakshadweep

NIT Goa

Daman and Diu

NIT Goa

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

NIT Goa

Ladakh

NIT Srinagar

Chandigarh

NIT Delhi

Distribution of Supernumerary Seats

The following NITs will contain supernumerary seats for the Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, and Lakshadweep.

Name of the Union Territory

Name of the NIT

Andaman and Nicobar Island

NIT Durgapur

Lakshadweep

NIT Calicut

Daman and Diu

SVNIT Surat

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

SVNIT Surat

Candidates can take note of this article to know about the JoSAA 2025 Seat Distribution for Program Sections.

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FAQs

What after JoSAA round 5 seat allotment 2025?

After the declaration of JoSAA round 5 result 2025, applicants have to complete the online reporting from the login window. Candidates also need to upload the required documents for admission confirmation.

Who is eligible for the CSAB counselling?

Candidates should have qualified 10+2 or equivalent exams with at least 45% aggregate marks. SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PwD category candidates should have obtained at least 40% aggregate marks to be eligible for CSAB counselling.

What are the 3 options in the JoSAA counselling process?

There are three options provided by JoSAA during the counselling and documents verification. Once candidates filled the choices and are allocated a seat in any round of JOSAA, candidates have to go for document verification . Freeze,Float and slide are the three options available in the JoSAA counselling process.

Does IIIT participate in CSAB?

Yes, IIITs do participate in the CSAB special rounds. Indian nationals, including those living abroad, are eligible for the seat allocation through CSAB for admission into NITs, IIEST, IIITs, SPAs, and Other-GFTIs, provided they have valid JEE Main scores.

Will candidates get a refund in the JoSAA counselling?

The entire amount of fees deposited by the candidate at the Institute will be refunded (other than JoSAA seat acceptance fee) after deducting ₹1000/- as processing charges. 

 

How much percentile is required for admission into NIT?

General Category candidates need to score a minimum of 95+ percentile score in the JEE Main exam to get admission into NITs. For the reserved category candidates, 80+ percentile score is enough to get admission into NITs.

 

What if no seat is alloted in round 1 of JoSAA counselling?

If candidates are not allotted a seat in the first round of the JoSAA counselling, candidates are not required to reapply or submit a separate application form for the second round of the JoSAA counselling. Once candidates have registered for JoSAA, their application remains valid for all the subsequent rounds of counselling.

Can I apply for the JoSAA counseling with a 60 percentile?

To be eligible for JoSAA counselling, the candidates must secure 75% in Class 12 or must be in the top 20 percentile. For SC, ST, and PwD candidates, the qualifying percentage is 65%. (For admission into IITs).

 

 

How many seats are allotted in the JoSAA Counselling process?

According to the JoSAA 2024 seat matrix, the total number of seats in IITs are 17740 while the total number of seats in the NITs and IIITs are 24229 and 8546 respectively. Candidates who are seeking admission via JoSAA 2024 counselling process should have proper knowledge about the category-wise JoSAA seat matrix.

 

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