JoSAA 2020 – 6th Round Seat Allotment Result (Out), Registration, Choice Filling, Cut off

JoSAA 2020 – JoSAA 2020 6th Round Seat Allotment result has released at josaa.nic.in. Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), conducts this centralized counseling, called JoSAA. While IIT offers admission on the basis of the JEE Advanced score, the NIT / IIT / GIFT grant admission on the basis of JEE Main. Candidates first need to register and do the choice filling as per their preference, next the seat allotment is done and at last, these candidates are called for document verification and fee payment. Scroll below to check out the important dates, eligibility criteria, steps for registration, and seat allotment process for JoSAA 2020.

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JoSAA 2020

The Central Seat Allocation Board frames all policies for seat allocation. First of all, candidates are partitioned on the basis of nationality and absence of disability. Thereafter, category is assigned to each candidate for seat allocation purpose. Shown below are the important dates for JoSAA 2020.

JosAA 2020	Dates
Declaration of JEE MAIN Result	11 Sep 2020
Declaration of JEE Advanced Result	5 Oct 2020
Registration and Choice filling	6 Oct 2020
Display of Mock Seat Allocation-1	12 Oct 2020
Display of Mock Seat Allocation-2	14 Oct 2020
Last date of Registration and Choice filling	15 Oct 2020
Reconciliation of data, Seat Allocation, verification and validation	16 Oct 2020
Seat Allocation (Round 1)	17 Oct 2020
Online reporting: fee payment / document upload / response by candidate to query for Round 1	17 – 19 Oct 2020
Last day to respond to query (Round 1)	20 Oct 2020
Seat Allocation (Round 2)	21 Oct 2020
Online reporting: fee payment / document upload / response by candidate to query for Round	22 – 23 Oct 2020
Last day to respond to query (Round 2)	24 Oct 2020
Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 2)	22 – 24 Oct 2020
Seat Allocation (Round 3)	26 Oct 2020
Online reporting: fee payment / document upload / response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 3)	27 -28 Oct 2020
Last day to respond to query (Round 3)	29 Oct 2020
Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 3)	27 – 29 Oct 2020
Seat Allocation (Round 4)	30 Oct 2020
Online reporting: fee payment / document upload / response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 4)	31 Oct – 1 Nov 2020
Last day to respond to query (Round 4)	2 Nov 2020
Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process (Round 4)	31 Oct – 2 Nov 2020
Seat Allocation (Round 5)	3 Nov 2020
Online reporting: fee payment / document upload / response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 5)	4 – 5 Nov 2020
Last day to respond to query (Round 5) and Notification of the decision on seat confirmation for Round 5	6 Nov 2020
Withdrawal of seat / Exit from seat allocation process. LAST ROUND FOR SEAT WITHDRAWAL / EXIT OPTION (Round 5)	4 – 6 Nov 2020
Seat Allocation (Round 6: FINAL ROUND for IITs)	7 Nov 2020
Online reporting: fee payment / document upload / response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 6) (For IITs only: Reporting may also be done at admitting IIT). FINAL ROUND for IITs	8 Nov 2020
Last day to respond to query (Round 6) (FINAL ROUND for IITs)	9 Nov 2020
Admission Process: Document verification for acceptance of seat or withdrawal of seat by physical mode at Admitting/Allotted Institutes ONLY (Round 6) (For NIT+ system). In case, the situation does not permit the physical presence of candidate at admitting Institute the above process will be done online	9 – 13 Nov 2020

• Click here to download JoSAA 2020 schedule.
• Click here to check list of participating institutes

JoSAA 2020 Allotment of Seat

The candidates are allotted seats as per their ranks in the qualifying exam. The first choice is usually given to the candidates if all the conditions are satisfied. Or else the next preferred choice is allotted. This process is continued unless a seat is allotted to the candidates.

There are 6 rounds of seat allotment in JoSAA 2020.

After each seat allocation round, vacant seats are displayed. The subsequent seat allocation is based on the availability of the vacant seats, preference of the candidates and the ranks of the candidates.

JoSAA 2020 Registration

To be able to participate in JoSAA 2020 counseling, the candidates have to register online. Once the registration is done, candidates can move to the choice filling process. The steps to register are as follows:

How to register for JoSAA 2020?

Step 1: First, go to the official website.

Step 2: Then, click on the candidate registration and choice filling button.

Step 3: Next, fill in the relevant details like:

• Gender
• State Code
• Eligibility
• Nationality
• Contact Details.

Step 4: Thereafter, login with JEE Main / JEE Advanced application number and password to start filling their choices to start choice filling.

JoSAA 2020 Eligibility Criteria

The official body has prescribed the following eligibility criteria to participate in the JoSAA 2020 counselling. It is as follows.

Criterion 1:

• The candidate should have qualified JEE (Advanced) 2020 for academic programs excluding the preparatory courses at IIT.
• They should have passed Class 12 or equivalent as per the norms set by JoSAA

Criterion 2:

• The candidate should have qualified in JEE (Advanced) 2020 for preparatory courses at IITs.
• They should have passed Class 12 or equivalent as per the norms set by JoSAA

Criterion 3:

• The candidate should have secured a rank in JEE (Main) 2020 Paper-1 for B.E./B.Tech programs at NITs, IIEST, IIITs and Other-GFTIs.
• They must have passed Class 12 with PCM subjects with any of these vocational subjects i.e Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/Technical.

Criterion 4:

• The candidate should have secured a rank in JEE (Main) 2020 Paper-2 for B.Arch./ B. Planning programs at NITs, IIEST, IIITs and Other-GFTIs
• They must have passed Class 12 with Mathematics as a subject.

State Code of Eligibility for JoSAA 2020 Counselling:

Candidates are also assigned a state code of eligibility for purpose of allocating seats for NITs, IIEST, and Other-GFTIs.

This code simply means the state of code from where the student has done Class 12.
This code does not depend on the nativity of the candidate.
If a student has done Class 12 from outside India, the code is decided based on the permanent address of the candidate.

Qualifying Exam for JoSAA 2020

IITs, NITs, IIEST, IIITs (Triple-I-Ts), and Other-GFTIs participate in JoSAA counselling to intake admissions. These institutes take admission based on the scores of the below-given qualifying exams:

Qualifying Examination	Admitting Institutes
JEE (Advanced) 2020	IITs
JEE (Main) 2020 B.E./B.Tech.	NITs, IIEST, IIITs (Triple-I-Ts) and Other-GFTIs
JEE (Main) 2020 B.Arch.	NITs, IIEST, IIITs (Triple-I-Ts) and Other-GFTIs
JEE (Main) 2020 B.Planning	NITs, IIEST, IIITs (Triple-I-Ts) and Other-GFTIs

Overview of JoSAA 2020 Counselling process

The counselling process JoSAA 2002 has the following steps:

Step 1: Register for the counselling.

Step 2: Login and gill in the choices of institutes and branches in order of preference.

Step 3: Check the allotment of seat.

Step 4: Freeze, float or slide the allotted seat.

Step 5: Participate in online reporting for fee payment and document verification process. Complete the process to finalise the admission.

JoSAA 2020 Choice Filling

What is choice filling in JoSAA 2020: Choice filling in JoSAA 2020 means filling up of course and institute names in decreasing order of preference for admission. The candidates have to fill in the choices of course and the institutes.

Process of choice filling: Registered candidates need to do the choice filling of programmes as per their preference at josaa.nic.in. The candidates have to range the name of the institutes and the branches offered in this step. Candidates should note that there is no fee for filling the choices. All choices are to be filled in the specified deadline. The choices once locked cannot be changed.

Tip: The candidates must prepare for choice filling before doing the actual choice filling. Make a list which institutes and which branch of the institute is preferable. This list must be as per the preferences and cutoff.

JoSAA 2020 Mock Round

Candidates are given an idea of the allotment they might get as per the preference they have submitted during the mock rounds. They can get an insight into the seat allotment of first-round by doing so. The main aim of the JoSAA mock round is to show candidates that they need to fill their choices correctly in order of priority.

If after the mock allotment candidates want to change their choices, they can. However, the final choices must be locked before the last date.

JoSAA 2020 Seat Acceptance

For acceptance of seats, candidates can practice the below given choices:

Freeze: The candidates who have been allotted the seats, have to accept the seats. If they are happy with the allotted seat then they have to Freeze their choice.

Float: If a candidate is not happy with the allotted course and institute, then they can use the float option. Using this option they can select other institutes and the same branch. If this choice is taken, then the old allotted seat is put on hold until the candidate gets a new allotment in the upcoming round. If a candidate does not get their preferred choice, then they can go back to the initially allotted option.

Slide: If a candidate wants a better seat in the same institute, then they can use the slide option. The candidates have to wait for the next round for allotment of seat.

Note: The Slide and Float options are not available in the last round.

Accepting a seat: To accept the seats allotted to the candidates finally, they need to pay the fee, upload the required documents, and get them verified. They also have to download the “Provisional Seat Allocation Letter” and an e-challan for remittance of seat acceptance fee from josaa.nic.in.

How much is seat acceptance fee?

Category	Fee
SC, ST, GEN-PwD GENEWS-PwD, OBC-NCL-PwD, SC-PwD or ST-PwD	Rs. 15000
Other Candidates	Rs. 35000

• Mode of Remittance: Candidates should either use the JoSAA portal, E-challan of SBI, SBI Net Banking
  or use SBI debit card facility
• Refunds: If the candidate has paid the fee but does not report at the reporting center, then the fee is refunded after deducting Rs.1500.

JoSAA 2020 Online Reporting

Due to COVID-19 this year the reporting shall be online. After the seats are accepted candidates have to upload the documents needed. Once the documents and fee are submitted, candidates are granted admission. Under normal conditions, candidates had to report for offline counselling at their nearest assigned reporting center.

JoSAA 2020 Withdrawal of Seat

Candidates who have already accepted their JoSAA allotted seats can also opt for withdrawal by reporting to their reporting centre. This can only be done up till the Round 6 of allotment. Candidates who opt for withdrawal are not eligible for further rounds and their fee is refunded after a deduction of Rs.1500.

How to withdraw?

• Go to the official website i.e JoSAA portal.
• Now, fill the bank account details to which the seat acceptance fee shall be refunded
• Next, upload the image of cancelled cheque.
• Now, download the withdrawal request letter.
• Next, both candidate and parent need to sign this letter at the reporting centre.

Change of Class 12 Marks after JoSSA 2020 Counselling

In case, there is rectification or revaluation in Class 12 marks of the candidate then the following regulations are kept in mind.

• If candidate becomes ineligible because of less marks in Class 12, then the admission is cancelled.
• If candidate becomes eligible because of revision of Class 12 marks, then such a candidate has to approach a reporting centre with the revised marks sheet / transcript
• If the seat is not available, a supernumerary seat is created for the eligible candidate.

Mismatch in Documents during JoSSA 2020 Counselling

If the candidate is not able to produce a valid document in favor of the category chosen, then the category is changed for purpose of seat allocation.

JoSAA 2020 Participating Institutes

the candidates can check below the list of participating institutes for JoSAA 2020:

• All 23 IITs
• All the 31 NITs
• The 25 IIITs
• Other CFTIs

Click here to check the list of JoSSA 2020 participating institutes

Official website: josaa.nic.in

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