CSAB 2025 Special Round: 4302 NITs seats are vacant

CSAB 2025 Special Round: 4302 NITs seats are vacant

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Maniprabha SinghUpdated on 13 Aug 2025, 02:54 PM IST

CSAB 2025 Special Round Vacant Seats: The CSAB 2025 Special rounds vacant seats are available on the official website. Candidates interested in applying for admission through the CSAB 2025 special round must be aware of the vacant seats. This year, a total of 13727 seats are available through special rounds. Out of which 2000+ seats are for Open category candidates. The total seats available through the special round can be checked through the CSAB 2025 seat matrix. Hence, CSAB Special Rounds can be a golden chance to get a seat in a National Institute of Technology (NIT) after JoSAA counselling.

This Story also Contains

  1. Can I Get into NIT Through CSAB 2025 Special Round?
  2. Top 10 NITs with Highest Vacant Seats
  3. Top 10 Branches with Most Vacant Seats in NITs
  4. Category-Wise Vacant Seats in NITs
CSAB 2025 Special Round: 4302 NITs seats are vacant
CSAB 2025 special round: 4302 NITs seats are vacant

Every year, thousands of seats in NITs remain vacant after the JoSAA rounds, and 2025 is no different. In fact, according to the latest CSAB tentative vacancy data, there are 4,302 vacant seats across NITs.

Can I Get into NIT Through CSAB 2025 Special Round?

Yes, many NITs still have vacant seats in the CSAB Special round. The CSAB vacant seats are mostly in less preferred branches or home-state quota.

NIT Agartala has the maximum number of CSAB vacant seats of 331. Last year, the closing rank for the dual degree program in Computational Mathematics at NIT Agartala was 48786 for the Open category. Considering the same, if you have a decent rank in JEE Main, then getting an NIT seat through CSAB is a good option. Here is the list of top NITs that have the vacant seats in CSAB special round.

Top 10 NITs with Highest Vacant Seats

NIT Name

Vacant Seats

NIT Agartala

331

NIT Srinagar

279

NIT Raipur

242

SVNIT Surat

238

NIT Kurukshetra

217

NIT Calicut

177

NIT Rourkela

175

NIT Jalandhar (Dr. B R Ambedkar NIT)

170

NIT Warangal

141

NIT Durgapur

140

Top 10 Branches with Most Vacant Seats in NITs

Branch

Vacant Seats

Mechanical Engineering

618

Electronics & Communication Engineering

437

Computer Science and Engineering

432

Civil Engineering

383

Electrical Engineering

301

Chemical Engineering

268

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

185

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

158

Civil Engineering (alternate program title)

146

Architecture

90

Category-Wise Vacant Seats in NITs

Category

Vacant Seats

OPEN

2,055

OBC-NCL

757

SC

398

ST

339

GEN-EWS

334

OPEN (PwD)

103

SC (PwD)

100

OBC-NCL (PwD)

91

ST (PwD)

75

GEN-EWS (PwD)

50

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How many seats are available in NIT Warangal?
A:

There are 141 seats in NIT Warangal.

Q: Which Branches are available in the CSAB special round?
A:

The available branches are Mechanical Engineering, CSE, Civil Engineering, ECE and more.

Q: Which NITs have vacant seats?
A:

NIT Agartala, NIT Srinagar, Raipur, NIT Warangal, NIT Calicut, and NIT Rourkela.

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