CSAB NIT Vacant Seats 2026 list has been issued online. A total of 15,423 seats are vacant, which will be filled through CSAB counselling, out of which 4,850 seats are vacant across all 31 NITs. It is must for all candidates to carefully analyse the CSAB vacant seats and make a proper list of choice filling with dream, best and safe colleges. Below analysis of CSAB NITs' vacant seat data contains quota-wise distribution, category-wise and institute-wise distribution of CSAB NIT vacant seats. A well-planned choice-filling strategy helps in improving the chances of getting admission into a top engineering college through CSAB counselling. The Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) Special Round offers a good opportunity for students who could not get a seat during JoSAA counselling or are looking for a better branch or institute. Below is the CSAB NIT vacant seats 2026 for all categories and colleges.
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The data shows that more than 15423 engineering seats are available through the CSAB counselling. Out of these, 4,850 seats belong to NITs. The CSAB Special Round will fill vacant seats available in NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. The maximum number of vacant seats are available in GFTIs followed by NITs and IIITs.
Institute Type | CSAB Vacant Seats |
NITs | 4850 |
IIITs | 3628 |
GFTIs | 6945 |
Total | 15423 |
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CSAB NIT 2026 vacant seats are distributed under home-state and outside-state quota. The CSAB NIT vacant seats shows that the maximum number of seats are available under home-state quota. Students should consider both Home State and Outside State options while filling choices. Keeping more choices can improve the chances of getting a seat.
Quota | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | Gender-Neutral | Grand Total |
Outside State | 625 | 1856 | 2481 |
Home State | 519 | 1692 | 2211 |
Goa | 5 | 16 | 21 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 34 | 94 | 128 |
Ladakh | - | 9 | 9 |
NIT Total Seats | 1183 | 3667 | 4850 |
Among Home State seats, the highest vacancies are available in the Open category. Several seats are also available under PwD categories. This gives eligible candidates additional admission opportunities.
Category | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | Gender-Neutral | Grand Total |
OPEN | 220 | 712 | 932 |
OBC-NCL | 89 | 279 | 368 |
ST | 71 | 206 | 277 |
SC | 61 | 159 | 220 |
GEN-EWS | 34 | 112 | 146 |
OPEN (PwD) | 14 | 46 | 60 |
OBC-NCL(PwD) | 13 | 45 | 58 |
ST (PwD) | 5 | 50 | 55 |
SC (PwD) | 5 | 47 | 52 |
GEN-EWS(PwD) | 7 | 36 | 43 |
HS Total | 519 | 1692 | 2211 |
The Outside State quota also has a large number of vacant seats. PwD category seats are also available under the Outside State quota.
Category | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | Gender-Neutral | Grand Total |
OPEN | 337 | 1014 | 1351 |
OBC-NCL | 133 | 310 | 443 |
SC | 69 | 192 | 261 |
GEN-EWS | 37 | 129 | 166 |
ST | 22 | 83 | 105 |
SC (PwD) | 8 | 43 | 51 |
OPEN (PwD) | 8 | 38 | 46 |
OBC-NCL(PwD) | 4 | 27 | 31 |
ST (PwD) | 1 | 14 | 15 |
GEN-EWS(PwD) | 6 | 6 | 12 |
OS Total | 625 | 1856 | 2481 |
Institute Name | HS | OS | JK | LA | GO | Grand Total |
141 | 164 | - | - | - | 305 | |
165 | 129 | - | - | - | 294 | |
154 | 129 | - | - | - | 283 | |
- | 118 | 128 | 9 | - | 255 | |
NIT Raipur | 109 | 133 | - | - | - | 242 |
IIEST Shibpur | 130 | 109 | - | - | - | 239 |
NIT Kurukshetra | 120 | 117 | - | - | - | 237 |
NIT Durgapur | 135 | 84 | - | - | - | 219 |
VNIT Nagpur | 123 | 84 | - | - | - | 207 |
NIT Rourkela | 90 | 98 | - | - | - | 188 |
NIT Karnataka, Surathkal | 106 | 58 | - | - | - | 164 |
69 | 86 | - | - | - | 155 | |
NIT Silchar | 65 | 88 | - | - | - | 153 |
59 | 92 | - | - | - | 151 | |
Maulana Azad NIT Bhopal | 58 | 90 | - | - | - | 148 |
NIT Tiruchirappalli | 81 | 57 | - | - | - | 138 |
NIT Patna | 40 | 93 | - | - | - | 133 |
NIT Hamirpur | 45 | 85 | - | - | - | 130 |
NIT Delhi | 88 | 38 | - | - | - | 126 |
MNNIT Allahabad | 34 | 82 | - | - | - | 116 |
NIT Andhra Pradesh | 33 | 77 | - | - | - | 110 |
NIT Arunachal Pradesh | 55 | 54 | - | - | - | 109 |
NIT Mizoram | 63 | 42 | - | - | - | 105 |
NIT Puducherry | 51 | 53 | - | - | - | 104 |
NIT Manipur | 44 | 60 | - | - | - | 104 |
Malaviya NIT Jaipur | 43 | 54 | - | - | - | 97 |
NIT Nagaland | 28 | 48 | - | - | - | 76 |
NIT Jamshedpur | 21 | 42 | - | - | - | 63 |
NIT Goa | 1 | 36 | - | - | 21 | 58 |
NIT Uttarakhand | 27 | 25 | - | - | - | 52 |
NIT Meghalaya | 19 | 26 | - | - | - | 45 |
NIT Sikkim | 14 | 30 | - | - | - | 44 |
Total Seats | 2211 | 2481 | 128 | 9 | 21 | 4850 |
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