CSAB Counselling 2025 - UT Seat Allotment (Out), Registration, Cutoff, Fees, Eligibility

CSAB Counselling 2025 - UT Seat Allotment (Out), Registration, Cutoff, Fees, Eligibility

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Team Careers360Updated on 28 Aug 2025, 03:52 PM IST

CSAB Counselling 2025 - The Central Seat Allocation Board has announced the CSAB UT 2025 supplementary seat allotment on August 27, 2025. The authority has activated the CSAB 2025 UT seat allotment link on the official website, csab.nic.in. To download the seat allotment, candidates will need their application number and password. The CSAB 2025 counselling will conduct seat allocation through three channels - Special, NEUT and Supernumerary. This year, the authority has also clubbed DASA with CSAB special rounds. The complete CSAB 2025 counselling schedule is available on this page.

CSAB Counselling 2025 - UT Seat Allotment (Out), Registration, Cutoff, Fees, Eligibility
CSAB Counselling

The CSAB is conducting three special rounds of CSAB counselling to allocate the vacant seats of the NIT+system based on JEE Mains. CSAB 2025 is conducted for those candidates who have missed the JoSAA counselling. Hence, they can participate in CSAB to get admission to NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Candidates can check the complete details for the CSAB counselling 2025 on this page.

CSAB 2025 Counselling

The Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) conducts the CSAB counselling to fill vacant seats of the NIT+system through three additional CSAB special rounds. A separate CSAB supernumerary round is conducted for admission to supernumerary seats for Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli in selected NITs (NIT Durgapur, NIT Calicut and SVNIT Surat). In addition, CSAB NEUT rounds are also conducted for seat allocation to candidates of North-East states and Union Territories. Candidates must note that the CSAB counselling 2025 will begin after the completion of all rounds of JoSAA 2025. Moreover, the counselling of CSAB 2025 is based on the JEE Mains 2025 ranks.

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CSAB Counselling 2025 Dates

The Central Seat Allocation Board has released the CSAB counselling schedule on the official website, csab.nic.in. The authority released the CSAB counselling date for the special rounds, NEUT and UT online. Candidates can check the CSAB counselling 2025 dates from the tables below.

CSAB 2025 Special Round Counselling Dates

Events

Dates

Display of vacancies after JoSAA 2025 rounds

July 30, 2025

Registration, Payment of fee and filling of choices

July 30 to August 4, 2025 August 6, 2025

Mock seat allotment 2025August 3, 2025

Choice filling ends

August 8, 2025

Round 1 - seat allotment

August 9, 2025

Document uploading, acceptance, and surrendering of allotted seats

August 9 to 12, 2025

last date to exercise surrender / withdraw / exit options

To be notified

Last day to respond to a query (Special Round 1)

August 13, 2025

Round 2 - seat allotment

August 13, 2025

Seat Acceptance Fee payment /Document upload / Response by candidate to query (if required) and online reporting

August 14 to 16, 2025

Last day to respond to query (Special Round II)

August 17, 2025

Round 3 - seat allotment

August 19, 2025

Seat Acceptance Fee payment /Document upload / Response by candidate to query (if required) and online reporting

August 19 to 21, 2025

Last day to respond to query (Special Round III)

August 22, 2025

Reporting of allotted candidates at the institute

August 20 to 23, 2025 (tentative)

CSAB NEUT 2025 Counselling Dates

Event

Dates

Online provisional Registration and uploading of documents/response by the candidate to query (if required). [Engg. & Arch.]

June 23 to 30, 2025

Checking of documents including domicile and category certificates by the DTEs of respective North Eastern States/UTs/NERIST, response by the candidate to query (if required), Finalization of registration [Engg. & Arch.]

June 24 to July 4, 2025

Filling Up the Choices Starts [Engg. & Arch.](Candidates will be permitted to fill in choices only after successful registration and document verification)

June 24 to July 9, 2025

Reconciliation of data, verification, and validation of allocated seats (by NIC, CSAB, DTEs of states/UTs/NERIST)

July 10 to 14, 2025

First Round of CSAB NEUT 2025 Seat Allotment

July 15, 2025

July 16, 2025

Online reporting: Online payment of counselling and seat allotment/acceptance fee of Rs. 3,000/- and exercising options (Float/Slide/Freeze) by the candidates who have been allotted seats against the first Round of allotment. (Candidates exercising the Freeze option can download the Allotment Letter and Provisional Admission Letter and proceed for final admission at the allotted Institute as per schedule)

July 16 to 21, 2025

Reconciliation of data, verification and validation of allocated seats (by NIC, CSAB, DTEs of states/UTs/NERIST)

July 22 to 27, 2025

Second Round of CSAB NEUT Seat Allotment

July 28, 2025

Online reporting: Online payment of seat acceptance fee of Rs. 3,000/- by the candidates who have been allotted seats against the 2nd Round of allotment. (Candidates can download the Allotment Letter and Provisional Admission Letter and proceed for final admission at the allotted Institute as per schedule)

July 29 to August 1, 2025

Seat Withdrawal

August 2 to 4, 2025

Reporting at the Admitting Institute

July 23 to August 6, 2025

Spot Round (if any) to be Declared by the States/UTs/NERIST

August 6 to 11, 2025

Participating Institute to report admission data to CSAB

July 16 to August 16, 2025

CSAB UT 2025 Counselling Dates

Events

Dates

Registration and choice filling

August 24 to 26, 2025

Result of seat allotment

August 27, 2025

Document upload and Supernumerary Seat Acceptance Fee (SSAF) payment, and ⋆Online Verification of PwD Candidates

August 27 to 28, 2025
Resolution of SSAF Payment Issues for Candidates who have made SSAF Payment Attempts before the payment deadline. Last day to respond to queriesAugust 29, 2025

Reporting at the allotted institute

August 27 to 30, 2025

CSAB Counselling Eligibility Criteria

The authority has published the eligibility criteria for CSAB counselling online in the information brochure. Candidates who satisfy the CSAB eligibility criteria can participate in the CSAB counselling 2025. All candidates who are eligible in JoSAA for the NIT+ System as per JEE Main 2025 will be eligible for the CSAB special round. The CSAB eligibility conditions as per the previous year are as mentioned below:

  • Those who did not register in JoSAA 2025 rounds but are eligible as per the eligibility criteria.

  • Candidates who have participated in JoSAA but have not been allotted any seat.

  • Students who participated in JoSAA 2025 and have been allotted seats but cancelled due to non-payment of the seat acceptance fee.

  • Candidates who have exercised the exit option during JoSAA 2025 counselling.

  • Those candidates who have participated in JoSAA and have been allotted seats in any IIT or NIT+system and later their seats have been cancelled after document verification or they have withdrawn from their allotted seats or they have taken admission therein.

  • Those who participated in JoSAA and have been allotted seats in NIT+ System and have already secured admission at the allotted institute by paying the Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF) and Partial Admission Fee (PAF).

  • Candidates who have participated in JoSAA 2025 have been allotted seats in the NIT+ system and later they have withdrawn from their allotted seats.

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CSAB Counselling Process

Candidates can check the CSAB 2025 counselling process below. The CSAB counselling 2025 comprises various steps such as:

  1. Online Registration: Candidates who fulfil the CSAB eligibility criteria have to complete the CSAB registration process online. Students must register using the JEE Main 2025 application number and password. Interested candidates have to complete the online registration for CSAB counselling before the last date. Candidates have to upload their educational qualifications and category documents, wherever applicable. The details of the applicant will be taken from the JEE Main application form and they have to upload the scanned images of documents only. The list of documents required are:

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  • Certificate of Class 10

  • Marksheet of Class 12

  • Category certificate - Gen-EWS, OBC NCL, SC & ST candidates

  • PwD certificate, if applicable in the prescribed format from a competent authority

  • NRI candidates need to upload a scanned image of their Passport.

  • OCI/PIO candidates need to upload the OCI/PIO card.

  • Candidates will be needed to provide their bank account details and marks out of 500 in their 12th class exam.

Students have to take utmost care while filling in the information in the CSAB special round registration 2025 as the information once submitted can not be modified at later stages.

  1. Payment of CSAB counselling fee: After registration, all the candidates are required to pay the Special Round Enrolment Fee using Net Banking/Debit card/Credit card or State Bank of India e-challan.

CSAB Special Round 2025 Counselling Fees

Fee Category

General/GEN-EWS/OBC

SC/ST/PwD

CSAB Special Round Enrolment Fee (SREF)

Rs. 40,000

Rs.19,000

non-refundable Special Round Processing Fee (SRPF)

Rs. 5000Rs. 5000

Candidates whose categories were changed during Online Document Verification in JoSAA 2025

Rs. 15,000

Rs. 15,000

  1. Online Choice Filling and Locking: After the completion of the fee payment, all the candidates are required to fill in their fresh choices. The previously filled Choices during JoSAA 2025 rounds will not be considered for allotment in CSAB 2025 special rounds. Candidates are advised to carefully fill in their choices and submit them before the due date. Applicants who do not lock their choices will not be considered for the seat allotment process. Candidates must download and take a printout of their locked choices.

  2. CSAB Seat Allotment: The authority announced the CSAB 2025 seat allotment online on the official website. Candidates can check their allotment status by logging into the candidate portal using their login credentials. The seat allotment for the vacant seats will be based on the JEE Mains 2025 ranks. Candidates who are allotted a seat have to exercise one of the following options:

    1. Freeze - When the candidate is satisfied with the allotted seat and does not wish to participate in further rounds of counselling.

    2. Float - When the candidate is satisfied with the seat but would like to be considered for other institutes during the future rounds of seat allocation.

    3. Slide - When the candidate has accepted the seat allotted but is also open for admission into a higher preferred course in the same institute.

5. Physical Reporting at the Allotted Institute: After completion of CSAB Special rounds 1 and 2, candidates who have confirmed allotted seats will have to report physically to the allotted institute for admission. Such candidates will have to complete all the admission modalities/formalities and pay the balance institute fee (as applicable), failing which their allotment may be cancelled and no refund will be admissible.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is CSAB counselling?
A:

The Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) conducts three special rounds of CSAB counselling to allocate the vacant seats of the NIT+system after the JoSAA counselling based on JEE Mains.

Q: When will CSAB counselling 2025 start?
A:

The authority had started the CSAB 2025 counselling registration for special rounds on July 30, 2025.

Q: How many rounds are there in CSAB counselling?
A:

The authority conducts three special rounds of CSAB counselling for allocation of seats.

Q: How to apply for CSAB counselling?
A:

To apply for CSAB counselling 2025, candidates have to visit the official website csab.nic.in.

Q: Who is eligible for CSAB counselling?
A:

The candidates who have participated in JoSAA 2025 and are willing to upgrade their seats or fresh candidates who meet the eligibility criteria can apply for CSAB counselling 2025.

Q: Can I get seat in NIT through CSAB?
A:

Yes, candidates can get a seat in NITs and other GFTIs through CSAB counselling.

Q: What is CSAB NEUT counselling?
A:

Candidates belonging to the North Eastern State/UTs can apply for admission to the Engineering/Architecture institutes based on JEE Mains through CSAB NEUT.

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