Aspiring to join IITs, NITs, IIITs and other government-funded institutes in India after JEE 2015? This article provides information on how to get admission to these institutes through the registration process via the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSSA) website. Details of the eligibility requirements and schedule of dates of the seat allocation process are provided in this article.
Those who secured a rank in JEE (Main) 2015 and those who qualified through JEE (Advanced) 2015 can now aspire to gain entry into IITs, NITs, IIITs and other government-funded institutes (GFTIs) through the registration process set up through the common portal of JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority).
JoSAA has been set up by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India with the aim to manage & regulate the joint seat allocation for admissions to 87 institutes for the academic year 2015-2016. Thus, admission to all the academic programs offered by these institutes will be made through a single process. It is important to note that those candidates who do not register within the specified time will be unable to seek admission for this academic year.
JoSSA process: How it works
There are in all 4 rounds of seat allocation. There will be no spot round at all. You will get just one single opportunity for online registration & choice-filling for all the academic programs under NITs, IIITs, other GFTIs, IITs and ISM.
The first 3 rounds will involve all the participating Institutes, namely NITs, IIITs, other GFTIs, IITs and ISM.
The fourth round will be only for NIT + System along with preparatory course for IIT + System. On completion of the first round of counselling, you will have 3 options of freeze, float and slide. Out of these, if you select the freeze option selected is freeze, then you will not be considered for the next round of counselling. However, if you select the float or slide option, then you will be considered for the further round of counselling.
In case you are allocated a seat in NIT + System, you must report at the Reporting Centre for NIT + System. If you are allocated a seat in IIT + System, then you should report at the Reporting Centres of IIT + System.
In the subsequent round, if you are allocated a seat in IITs+ System, having been allocate in NIT + System in the previous round, then you must report at the IIT + Reporting Centres or vice versa. Similarly, in the subsequent round, if you are allocated a seat in the NIITs + System, having been allocated in IIT + System in the previous round, then you must report at the NIIT + Reporting Centre. If you do not report at the reporting centre in this round, then you will lose both the seats.
Qualifying exams and corresponding admitting institutes
Through JEE (Advanced) 2015, admitting institutes are IITs and ISM .
Through JEE (Main) 2015 Paper-1 (B.E. / B.Tech.), admitting institutes are NITs, IIITs and Other-GFTIs.
Through JEE (Main) 2015 Paper-2 (B.Arch. / B. Planning), admitting institutes are NITs, IIITs and Other-GFTIs.
It is important to note that if you qualify in the above mentioned exams, it does not guarantee you admission in any of the institutes. Each Institute / academic program will have its own individual eligibility requirements and you would need to fulfil those criteria to obtain admission.
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Eligibility criteria for JoSSA
If you fulfil one or more of the following criteria, then you are eligible for participation in the joint seat allocation process:
You have qualified in JEE (Advanced) 2015 for academic programs [excluding the preparatory courses] at IITs and ISM and also fulfil the criteria of "Performance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination" [refer Annexure 3 of the business rules].
You have qualified in JEE (Advanced) 2015 for preparatory courses at IITs and ISM and also fulfil the criteria of "Performance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination" [refer Annexure 3 of the business rules].
You have secured a rank in JEE (Main) 2015 Paper-1 (B.E./B.Tech.) and have also obtained 45% aggregate marks in the Class XII (or equivalent) examination [for general category candidates] or 40% [for OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PwD category candidates]. Marks obtained in the following 5 subjects will be considered for calculating the aggregate marks: (i) Maths, (ii) Physics, (iii) any one language, (iv) any one of Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology or technical vocational subject and (v) any other fifth subject.
You have secured a rank in JEE (Main) 2015 Paper-2 (B.Arch./B. Planning) and also had Mathematics as one of the subjects in Class XII (or equivalent) exam with 50% aggregate marks [this applies to all categories of candidates] in total 5 subjects including Mathematics. [refer Annexure 4 of the business rules].
How to apply for JoSSA 2015
First and foremost you need to read the complete pdf document of Business Rules of JoSSA at: http://www.jeeadv.iitb.ac.in/sites/default/files/JoSAA_BRules_with_forms-04-06-2015.pdf Note especially these annexures & formats of various documents:
Annexure 3 which mentions performance criteria in Class XII (or equivalent) exam (applicable for those seeking admission to IITs and ISM).
Annexure 4 which mentions performance criteria in Class XII and equivalent exams.
Annexure 7 which provides the form for document verification for the 2015 Joint Seat Allocation process.
Annexure 8 which provides the format for the medical report that needs to be issued by a Registered Medical Practitioner.
Format for SC/ST Certificate.
Format for OBC-NCL Certificate.
Form of medical certificate for persons with disabilities (PwD).
Proforma of education scholarship- entitlement card for children of Armed Forces personnel killed/disabled/missing in wars/CI Operations.
Format of medical certificate to be produced by dyslexic candidates.
Refer: Business rules in English and Hindi: http://www.jeeadv.iitb.ac.in/sites/default/files/Bilingual-JoSAA_BRules_with_forms-v1.1-12-06-2015.pdf
After reading the business rules pdf document, register online and fill up the choices between 25th June 2015, 10a.m. to 29th June 2015, 23:59hrs.
As per the schedule, go through the rounds of acceptance of seat allocation process and report to the reporting centre.
List of reporting centres for admissions to IITs
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay: Powai, Mumbai-400076, Maharashtra.
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi: Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110 016
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati: Guwahati - 781039, Assam
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur: Kalyanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh-208016
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur: Kharagpur – 721302
Indian Institute of Technology Madras: IIT Madras P.O., Chennai-600036
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee: Roorkee-247667 Uttarakhand
List of reporting centres for admission to NITs, IIITs and other GFTIs
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management Gwalior.
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi.
School of Engineering, Tezpur University, Napaam, Tezpur.
School of Planning & Architecture: Vijayawada.
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, Jammu & Kashmir.
Veermata Jijabi Technological Institute Mumbai.
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, District Howrah.
Important dates of admission schedule for JoSSA
This is the revised admission schedule of JoSSA as the marks for the JEE (Mains) paper 1 and 2 were unavailable, as also there were delays in announcing Class 12 results by some of the State Boards.
29th June 2015 (10a.m.) to 3rd July 2015 (23:59hrs.): Online Registration & Choice filling
2nd July 2015 (10am. To 4p.m.): Display of mock seat allocation
5th July 2015 (10a.m.): 1st Round Seat Allocation
6th July 2015 (10a.m.) to 10th July 2015 (5p.m.): Acceptance of seat (1st round)
7th July 2015 (10a.m.): Display of seat filled / availability status
11th July 2015 (5p.m.): 2nd Round Seat Allocation
12th July 2015 (10a.m.) to 15th July 2015 (5p.m.): Acceptance of seat (2nd round)
12th July 2015 (10a.m.) 2015: Display of seat filled / availability status.
16th July 2015 (5p.m.) 2015: Seat allocation (3rd round)
17th July 2015 (10a.m.) to 20th July 2015 (5p.m.): Acceptance of seat (3rd round)
21st July 2015 (5p.m.) 2015: Seat Allocation, Round 4 (NITs, IIITs and Other - GFTIs ) + Preparatory course (IITs and ISM)
22nd July 2015 (10a.m.) to 26th July 2015 (5p.m.): Seat acceptance Round 4.
27th July 2015 onwards: Beginning of academic sessions at NITs and preparatory course at IITs & ISM
Contact information for queries related to admissions to IITs and ISMs
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076 Ph: 022 - 25769093 Email: jee.office@iitb.ac.in
Contact information for queries related to admissions to NITs, IIITs and Other-GFTIs
National Institute of Technology Patna Ashok Rajpath, Patna, Bihar-800 005 Ph: 0612 - 3225726 // Fax No. : 0612 - 2370845 Email: csab2015.enquiry@nitp.ac.in
Important links
Official website: Website: www.josaa.nic.in
Business rules in English and Hindi: http://www.jeeadv.iitb.ac.in/sites/default/files/Bilingual-JoSAA_BRules_with_forms-v1.1-12-06-2015.pdf
List of participating institutes: http://josaa.nic.in/seatinfo/root/InstituteView.aspx
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How many options can be filled in JoSAA seat allocation? I think there will be more than 200 options as on needs to check for IIT, NIT, IIIT and GFTIs. I visited official websites http://josaa2015.in/ and http://jointseatallocationauthority.in/. Got the information that I can fill as many choices as I want. Is this True? If it's true then I have some more questions:
1. How to register for JoSSA?
2. It is essential to register or I will be directly registered through JEE Main 2015.
3. How to take admission in NITs?