JoSAA 2026 Counselling Round 3 LIVE: Seat Allotment, Cutoff, Opening and Closing Ranks for IITs, NITs, IIITs, GFTIs

JoSAA 2026 Round 3 Seat Allotment Result Released

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) released the Round 3 seat allotment result for 2026 on July 6, at 5:00 PM IST, on the official website, josaa.nic.in. This is the third of five counselling rounds being conducted for admission to IITs, NITs, IIITs, and other Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) for the 2026-27 academic session. Candidates who registered and completed choice filling can log in with their JEE Main or JEE Advanced 2026 application number and password to check their allotted institute, programme, category, quota, and the rank used for the allotment.

JoSAA does not send individual SMS or email alerts regarding seat allotment, so candidates must check their status directly on the official portal. Along with the seat allotment result, the institute-wise, category-wise, and quota-wise opening and closing ranks for Round 3 have also been published on josaa.admissions.nic.in.

JoSAA 2026 Round 3: Key Details at a Glance

JoSAA 2026 Counselling Round-Wise Schedule So Far

How to Check JoSAA 2026 Round 3 Seat Allotment Result

• Step 1: Visit the official JoSAA website at josaa.nic.in
• Step 2: Go to the Examinations or e-Services section and click on the 'Seat Allotment Result' link for Round 3
• Step 3: Log in using your JEE Main 2026 application number and password, or your JEE Advanced 2026 registration number and password
• Step 4: View your allotted institute, programme, category, quota, and the rank considered for allotment
• Step 5: Download and save the provisional seat allotment letter along with the Opening Rank-Closing Rank (OR-CR) PDF for Round 3 for future reference

What to Do After JoSAA 2026 Round 3 Allotment

Every candidate allotted a seat in Round 3 must complete the online reporting process by July 8, 2026, which includes paying the Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF), confirming the seat, uploading required documents, and completing verification. Missing these steps within the given deadline leads to automatic cancellation of the allotted seat, with no reinstatement possible. Candidates must also choose a willingness option after allotment, based on whether they wish to continue in the counselling process for further rounds.

• Freeze: Candidates accept the current seat and exit the counselling process; this is a final decision for the ongoing cycle.
• Float: Candidates accept the current seat but remain eligible for a better seat in Rounds 4 and 5; this option costs nothing extra and is generally considered the safer choice.
• Slide: Candidates retain their current institute but remain open to a different programme within the same institute in later rounds.
• Withdraw: Candidates can withdraw their admission during the specified withdrawal window; a withdrawal processing charge of Rs. 7,000 is deducted before the seat acceptance fee is refunded, and withdrawn candidates are excluded from all subsequent rounds.

The withdrawal option, wherever applicable, is available from July 7 to July 8, 2026, between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM IST. Candidates who do not receive a seat allotment in Round 3 remain automatically in the pool for Rounds 4 and 5 without needing to take any additional action or re-register.

JoSAA 2026 Round 3 Cutoff: Opening and Closing Ranks

Along with the Round 3 seat allotment result, JoSAA has published the opening and closing ranks for all participating institutes, categories, and quotas on josaa.admissions.nic.in. The opening and closing ranks for Round 3 typically show visible relaxation for NIT and IIIT seats compared to earlier rounds, as many candidates confirm their IIT allotments and free up seats they had provisionally held at other institutes. The cutoff for each round depends on factors such as the total number of applicants, seat availability, candidates' choice-filling preferences, category-wise reservations, and the overall difficulty level of JEE Main and JEE Advanced 2026.

Candidates should note that opening and closing ranks for the Open category represent the Common Rank List (CRL), while those for EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, and ST seats represent the respective category ranks, and ranks for PwD seats represent PwD ranks within their respective categories. A rank suffixed with 'P' indicates that it belongs to the Preparatory Rank List.

JoSAA 2026: Institutes and Seats Covered

JoSAA conducts counselling for admission to 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), IISc Bengaluru, 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs), IIEST Shibpur, 26 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and 56 other Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs), taking the total number of participating institutes to 138. For the 2026-27 academic session, a total of 64,219 engineering seats are available for BTech admissions through JoSAA, along with 3,104 supernumerary seats reserved specifically for female candidates. Among all participating institutions, the NITs collectively offer the largest share of seats, with 25,162 seats available across the NIT system.

Official Links for JoSAA 2026 Updates

• JoSAA Official Website: josaa.nic.in
• JoSAA Seat Allotment and Opening-Closing Rank Portal: josaa.admissions.nic.in
• JoSAA IIT/IISc Admission Query Email: josaa@iitr.ac.in (JoSAA IIT Roorkee Team)
• CSAB / NIT+ System Admission Query Email: info.csab2026@iiests.ac.in

JoSAA has clarified that responses to queries, along with supporting documents, must be submitted only through the official portal and not by email. Candidates are also advised to install the 'Sandes' app to receive counselling-related messages and updates. Aspirants preparing for the remaining rounds can use the Engineering College Predictor to plan their choices for Round 4 and Round 5, and refer to the list of top private engineering colleges in India while finalising their preferences.