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    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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