JEE Main 2022 Counselling: Important Things to Know 

Once the JEE Main results are declared, the JOSSA or Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JOSAA) India conducts the counselling process. In this process, the students have to register themselves and provide their choices for admission. Then, on the basis of several factors like number of seats available in an institution, merit, category and preferences of the candidates, cut offs for college admissions are released. If a student’s rank matches the cut off of its preferred college, they get admission in that college. Otherwise, they are allotted a college based on their ranks. If you want to know which colleges are participating in the JEE Main 2022, you can check the list of JEE Main 2022 participating institutions and make an informed decision. 

Today we are going to answer some of the common questions asked by students regarding the JEE Main counselling process. 

#1 Do students get their preferred colleges in JEE Main counselling? 

Many students wonder whether they will get the right college or the college of their choice based on their JEE Main rank. This is why we recommend students to check previous year cutoffs of their preferred colleges and if they think that they will be able to get a rank accepted by their dream colleges, they must fill them as their preferences. 

JOSSA has made the process very simple and clear so that every student can have what they want. But, you must not forget that the number of seats in every college are limited and there could be a chance that you might not get admission in your first preference. Therefore, it is advised to fill as many choices as you can in the counselling. 

#2 Which colleges are participating in JEE Main 2022 admissions? 

31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs), 25 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and 28 Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) are amongst the colleges participating in JEE Main 2022. Many private and government institutions other than these types of colleges also consider JEE Main ranks for admission. 

If we talk about NITs, institutions like National Institute of Technology, Agartala, National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh, National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, National Institute of Technology, Delhi

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, National Institute of Technology, Goa, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur etc are participating in the admission process through JEE Main. 

IIITs like Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Ranchi, Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Nagpur, Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Pune, Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhagalpur, Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhopal, Indian Institute of Information Technology Surat, and many more institutes are also participating in the admission process through JEE Main 2022. 

If we talk about other private/government institutes then, Amity University, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, New Delhi, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi and institutions like Lovely Professional University also consider JEE Main ranks while admissions. 

#3 What is the seat allotment process of JOSAA for JEE Main 2022? 

As per the current information that we have, there will be 6 rounds of counselling. However, in the case of certain colleges the seats might fill up after one or two rounds and the counselling would not take place further for those colleges. But, in general, we assume 6 counselling rounds per college. The seat allotment will include three options: 

Freeze, Float and Slide. 

If a candidate is satisfied with the seat allotment and does not want to participate in the counselling rounds further, they can choose the freeze option and lock their seat. 

If a candidate is satisfied with the seat allotment but will still like to consider other institutions during the further rounds of counselling, they can choose the float option. 

If a candidate has accepted the seat that has been allotted to them but they are willing to get admission into a higher preferred course in the same institute, they can choose the slide option. 

#4 What are the different events that will take place in the JOSAA counselling process for JEE Main 2022?

Here is a list of tentative events that will take place in the JOSAA counselling process for JEE Main 2022. It also includes events for JEE Advanced 2022 and admissions in the IITs. 

1. Declaration of JEE Main 2022 AIRs by Joint Apex Board
2. Declaration of JEE Advanced 2022 AIR by Joint Admission Board
3. JoSAA 2022 Registration / Filling of Choices of academic programs in JoSAA participating institutes
4. AAT Results Declared
5. Choice Filling by AAT Qualified candidates
6. Display of Mock Seat Allocation – 1
7. Display of Mock Seat Allocation – 2
8. Registration and Choice Filling for JoSAA 2022 Ends
9. Seat Allocation – Round 1
10. Online reporting: Fee Payment / Document Upload / Response by candidate to query (if required) – Round 1
11. Last day to respond to query – Round 1
12. Display of seats filled/availability status
13. Seat allocation – Round 2
14. Online reporting: Fee Payment / Document Upload / Response by candidate to query (if required) – Round 2
15. Last day to respond to query – Round 2
16. Acceptance / Withdrawal of seat – Round 2
17. Display of seat status of filled / available seats
18. Seat allocation – Round 3
19. Online reporting: Fee Payment / Document Upload / Response by candidate to query (if required) – Round 3
20. Last day to respond to query – Round 3
21. Acceptance / Withdrawal of seat – Round 3
22. Display of seat status of filled / available seats
23. Seat allocation – Round 4
24. Online reporting: Fee Payment / Document Upload / Response by candidate to query (if required) – Round 4
25. Last day to respond to query – Round 4
26. Acceptance / Withdrawal of seat – Round 4
27. Display of seat status of filled / available seats
28. Seat allocation – Round 5
29. Online reporting: Fee Payment / Document Upload / Response by candidate to query (if required) – Round 5
30. Last day to respond to query – Round 5
31. Notification of decision on seat confirmation – Round 5
32. Acceptance / Withdrawal of seat – Round 5 (Last round for seat withdrawal or exit from process)
33. Display of seat status of filled / available seats
34. Seat allocation – Round 6 (Final Round for IITs)
35. Online reporting: Fee Payment / Document Upload / Response by candidate to query (if required) – Round 6 (FINAL ROUND FOR IITs)
36. Last day to respond to query – Round 6
37. Admission Process: Acceptance or Withdrawal of seat by document verification in physical mode at allocated institute (for NIT+ system)

#5 What documents will be required in the counselling and admission process?

You will need the following documents for admission process:

1. JEE Main seat allotment letter issued by JoSAA
2. Three passport size photographs (have to be the same as uploaded during registration)
3. A government-issued photo identity card
4. Proof of fee payment for JEE Main seat acceptance
5. Proof of date of birth
6. JEE Main Admit Card 2022
7. Class 12 Mark sheet
8. JEE Main 2022 Score Card
9. Category certificate (if applicable)

You might require some other documents too. The final list of documents will be released by JOSAA once the counselling schedule is released. 

There were our answers for the frequently asked questions about JOSAA and the admission process using JEE Main scores. You must stay tuned to the askIITians website for latest updates about the JEE Main 2022 cut off and counselling process. Till then, you check out our JEE Main 2022 college predictor to make an informed decision in the counselling process.