CSAB Special Round for NITs, IIITs and GFTIs 2026 - Registration, Seat Allotment, Process

CSAB Special Round (NITs, IIITs and GFTIs 2026) - Important Dates

CSAB Special Round 2026 - An Overview

CSAB 2026 Special Round Cutoff

The authority will announce the CSAB special round 1 and 2 cutoff on the official website. The Cutoff indicated the minimum and maximum ranks for candidates to gain admission through the CSAB Special round 2026. The round 1 and 2 CSAB special round cutoff will be updated below. Candidates can check the previous years' CSAB cutoff.

CSAB Special Round (NITs, IIITs and GFTIs 2026) - Eligibility for Participation

Candidates who wish to appear in the CSAB special round 2026 for NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs must fulfil the eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria of the CSAB special round 2026 include the following conditions.

• Candidates must have qualified JEE Main with a valid rank to be eligible for the CSAB special round.

• Candidates who are not allotted any seat in JoSAA or who did not appear in JoSAA 2026 counselling can participate in the CSAB special round (NITs, IIITs and GFTIs).

• Those who have been allotted any seat in NITs, IIITs or GFTIs through JoSAA and chosen for participation in the CSAB 2026 special round during reporting to the allotted institute can participate in the special round counselling

• Students who chose not to participate in the CSAB special round during reporting after JoSAA counselling are not eligible to take part in the CSAB special round 2026 counselling for NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.

CSAB Special Round 2026 Participation Process

Candidates can check the detailed step-by-step procedure for participating in the CSAB special round for NITs, IIITs and GFTIs 2026.

1st Step: Registration for CSAB Special Round 2026:

• First, the candidates must register for the counselling process in online mode for participation. Students must register using the application number and password of their JEE Main 2026.

• 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 documents needed by the candidates to participate in the counselling process are:

• 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 required 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 2026 as the information once submitted can not be modified at a later stage.

2nd Step: Payment of Counselling Participation Fees:

• Candidates have to pay the counselling participation fees to participate in the CSAB special round for NITs, IIITs and GFTIs 2026.

• They need to pay the required fees online through credit/debit card or internet banking. Students who participate in the CSAB special round after participating in JoSAA also have to pay the counselling fees again.

• The details of fees payable are given below based on previous years fees.

CSAB Special Round 2026 Counselling Fees

3rd Step: Online Choice Filling and Locking of Choices:

• Candidates have to fill in their choices of colleges after the payment of counselling participation fees.

• They have to fill in the choices from the list of colleges available to them as per their rank and category.

• Students must note that they must enter fresh choices for the CSAB special round for NITs, IIITs and GFTIs 2026 as the choices entered during JoSAA will not be considered.

• Candidates need to lock their choices before the last date of choice locking. The detailed process for filling choices and locking is as follows,

• Students will be able to see a list of all colleges as per their rank and category.

• Candidates will also see the tentative seat matrix with the number of seats available in all the colleges visible to them.

• They have to enter fresh choices for the colleges in which admission is sought.

• Choices must be filled in the order of preference.

• Candidates need to fill as many choices as available to them to increase their possibilities of seat allotment.

• Students must lock their choices before the last date of choice locking, failing which their filled choices will be automatically locked.

4th Step: Announcement of CSAB 2026 Seat Allotment Result (Special Round):

The counselling authority will announce the seat allotment results of the CSAB special round for NITs, IIITs and GFTIs 2026 online on August 9, 2026. Students have to log in to their candidate portal to check the status of the CSAB special round seat allotment result. Students who will be allotted a seat will be required to exercise one option from the choices given below,

• Freeze: The candidate accepts the allotted seat.

• Slide: Students accept the seat with the option of accepting a higher preference within the same institute allotted in the next round. In case the higher preferred choice is not allotted in the next round, he/she will continue with the currently accepted academic program.

• Float: Candidates accept the seat with the option of accepting a higher preference in the next round from any institute. In case the higher preferred choice is not allotted in the next round, he/she will continue with the currently accepted academic program.

• Surrender & Participate in the Next Round: The candidate rejects the allotted seat and wishes to participate in the next round of counselling. They will be considered for choices above the allotted choices of round one. Those candidates will not have any option of taking the choice allotted in round one.

• Surrender & not Participate in Next Round: Candidate rejects the allotted seat and does not wish to participate in the next round of counselling. Those candidates will not have any option of taking the choice allotted in round one.

Students will not be permitted a seat in round one can select the option of not exercising the option for round two counselling. They will exit the counselling process of the CSAB special round for NITs, IIITs and GFTIs 2026.

5th Step: Payment of Seat Acceptance Fees:

• Candidates who will be allotted a seat in the special round have to pay the seat acceptance fees in online mode to confirm admission.

• The fees have to be paid in online mode through credit/debit card or internet banking. The details of fees payable are given below

6th Step: Online Reporting to the Allotted Institute:

• Candidates who select the option of “Freeze”, “Slide” or “Float” after round one seat allotment result and have paid the seat acceptance fees, their uploaded documents will be verified online by the allotted institute.

• Such candidates have to regularly check their status in the candidate portal by logging. Candidates who select the option of “Freeze” will have to report to the allotted institute once they confirm their admission after document verification.

• Candidates who select the option of “Slide” or “Float” will not be required to report to the allotted institute at this stage.

What is after the Round Two Seat Allotment Result

• Candidates who will be allotted a seat after round two-seat allotment results will have the option of either rejecting or accepting the seat, as the CSAB special round for NITs, IIITs and GFTIs 2026 will have only two rounds of counselling.

• Those who will be allotted a seat need to pay the seat acceptance fees and check for admission confirmation by the institute.

• They have to report to the allotted institute for completing the admission process and appearing the classes.

• The fees paid as counselling participation fees will be adjusted in the tuition fees after deducting Rs.1500 as a counselling charge.

Reporting to the Allotted Institute

• Students will have to report to the allotted institute after their seat is confirmed by the college/institute in which seat is allotted.

• The confirmation of admission will be displayed in the online portal of the candidate which they have to check by the login.

• They need to download their seat allotment letter and report to the allotted college/institute within the stipulated due dates failing which their admission will get cancelled.

• Candidates need to carry all the educational qualifications documents and other documents as specified in their seat allotment letter while reporting to the allotted institute.

CSAB Special Round Counselling 2026 - Instructions to Candidates

Students who will be participating in the CSAB special round for NITs, IIITs and GFTIs 2026 are advised to adhere to the following points

• Candidates should ensure their eligibility criteria before registering themselves for the counselling process and payment of the counselling fees.

• Students must register within the specified due dates to participate in the counselling

• They must upload all the required documents while filling out the application form for CSAB special round counselling 2026.

• Candidates should choose the choices as per their preference and lock them before the closing date of choice locking.

• They have to pay the seat acceptance fees after that, and they will be allotted a seat to confirm the seat.