JEE Advanced 2021: Counseling and seat allotment process - Check important dates and documents

JEE Advanced 2021 counseling and seat allotment for admission to various IIT and NIIT institutes will soon be conducted by JoSSA (joint seat allocation authority), the authority responsible for the counseling and seat allotment of JEE Advanced 2021. It will be conducted as a centralized process.

JoSSA will conduct three main processes for registration, filling and locking choices. Those candidates who become successful in qualifying for JEE Advanced 2021 have to make sure of the eligibility criteria and need to register themselves for the JEE Advanced counseling and seat allotment.

The seats are allotted to students on the basis of the All-India Rank acquired by them in the qualifying exam. The counseling process will take place in six rounds. There are a total of approximately 16000 seats in 23 IITs for JEE advanced 2021 candidates.

JEE Advanced 2021 eligibility criteria

All the candidates need to fulfill the eligibility criteria and requirements to participate in the seat allotment process of JEE Advanced 2021. Some of them are:

• Candidates must have cleared and acquired at least 75% aggregate marks in class 12 or equivalent examination. However, candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwD categories should have secured 65% marks or more.
• Candidates must have secured qualified rank in the JEE advanced 2021 exam.
• Candidates belonging to the category-wise top 20 percentile in their respective board examination of 12 standard will also be eligible for the counseling and seat allotment process.

JEE Advanced 2021 process of counseling and seat allotment

A qualified candidate of JEE Advanced 2021 will be required to register for JEE Advanced counseling and seat allotment. An important thing about JoSSA seat allotment process which is to be noted by the candidates is that only eligible candidates will be able to participate in the process of allotment of seats.

Procedure for JEE Advanced 2021 counseling and seat allocation – Steps to follow

The below-mentioned steps can be followed by the candidates to complete the process for JEE Advanced counseling and seat allocation.

Step 1: Registration

The first step that should be followed by the candidates for JEE Advanced 2021 counseling and seat allocation process is registration. Candidates will have to enter JEE Main roll number and JEE Advanced password as login credentials and reconfirm all the filled details.

Step 2: Filling and locking of choice

After the registration, candidates will have to select the college of their choice along with the courses they wish to take. After selecting the college, they need to lock their choice.  

Step 3: Allotment of seats

 JoSSA will conduct a mock allotment to make the candidates aware of their probable allotment as per their current choices. The JoSSA authorities will allot the seat according to the merit, preferred choices, category and availability of seats.

After each mock allotment, the candidates will have to choose their options from freeze, slide and float.

Step 4: Reporting at centers

After the allotment of seats is done, candidates will have to download their allotment letter after payment of seat acceptance fees. After that, candidates will have to carry all the required documents (refer to the list below) at their respective verification centers to complete the process.  

JEE Advanced 2021 counseling: list of document verification

The list of the following documents in original along with their attested photocopies has to be produced at the reporting center for verification purposes.

• Seat allotment letter
• Original admit card of JEE Advanced 2021
• Proof of DOB: class 10 /HSB/birth certificate/any other certificate as proof of date of birth
• Two photographs of passport size
• Photo identity card
• Proof of DD paid towards registration fees of seat acceptance which would be adjusted later in the tuition fees at the time of admission.
• Category certificate (OBC/SC/ST/PWD), issued by the competent authority
• Duly filled medical examination report
• In case of foreign nationals: attested photocopy of the page in the passport containing name, photo and nationality.

Participating colleges in JEE Advanced 2021 counseling

The number of colleges participating in JEE Advanced 2021 counseling and seat allocation process is 23 IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology) out of a total of 110 institutes at JoSSA. The number of seats for which candidates will be fighting would be 16053 seats.

To get a seat in the desired college, a candidate needs to acquire a good all India- rank. As this is the only way to get admission into the college of their choice.