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Joint Counselling for admissions to IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs under Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) may worsen the number of unfilled seats at the premier Engineering colleges as the new process does not allow candidates to withdraw admissions despite they dump JoSAA for better opportunities elsewhere.
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Candidates can calculate the JEE Advanced 2025 probable scores using the marking scheme. The section-wise JEE Advanced 2025 marking scheme is as follows.
Section | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Marking Scheme |
1 | 4 | 12 |
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2 | 3 | 12 |
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3 | 6 | 24 |
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4 | 4 | 12 |
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Section | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Marking Scheme |
1 | 4 | 12 | +3 if ONLY the correct option is chosen, 0 if unanswered, -1 in all other cases |
2 | 3 | 12 |
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3 | 6 | 24 |
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4 | 4 | 12 |
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Joint Counselling is being conducted for the first time by Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) 2015 for nearly 34,000 seats across 18 IITs, 31 NITs, 18 IIITs and 18 GFTIs. Under current scheme, there is no provision of surrendering a seat in case a candidate gets a better opportunity outside JoSAA. A seat once blocked will remain blocked and would not be allotted to other candidates despite the original claimant wishing to withdraw admission.
Thus, once a candidate accepts a seat allocated to him under JoSAA 2015, he is under no circumstances allowed to surrender the seat despite finally taking admission at any other institution. Such candidate are also bound to lose seat acceptance fee which is Rs 45,000 for GEN, OBC-NCL and Foreign nationals, and Rs.20,000 for other reserved categories.
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This effectively means that after a candidate deposit Rs 45000 and accept the seat under JoSAA, the seat will be booked in its name and will go vacant in the academic year 2015-16 in case the candidates goes for admission elsewhere.
The JoSAA brochure reads, “There is no option to withdraw from seat allocation or to surrender an allocated seat other than by rejecting the seat.” Also, if a candidate rejects the allocated seat, it automatically gets out of any further admission rounds under JoSAA.
How exactly seats may go unfilled?
Careers360 presents how the absence of ‘seat withdrawal or surrender’ scheme under JoSAA will result in unfilled seats at IITs, NITs IIITs and GFTIs. We explain below the process and the loophole:
As per JoSAA business rules, candidates, who do reject the allotted seats are automatically out of the seat allocation process. It clearly mentions “Candidates, who reject allocated seat, cannot participate any more in Joint Seat Allocation for the ensuing academic year 2015-16.”
Thus there is no option to participate in next rounds without accepting the seat. But once a candidate accepts the seat to participate in the next rounds but finally wish to withdraw, he/she has no option but to lose the seat acceptance fee. Also, there is no mechanism to notify this to JoSAA authority so that they can allot the seat to next candidate in queue.
We present here, different cases and the expected outcome in different scenarios below:
| Seat Allocation | Fee Submission | Reporting at Institute | Final Status |
Case 1 | Yes | No | No | Considered to have rejected the admission offer/ Out of further rounds under JoSAA |
Case 2 | Yes | Yes | No | Considered to have rejected the admission offer/ Out of further rounds under JoSAA/ Gets refund of seat acceptance fee |
Case 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Considered to have accepted admission offer/ No option to surrender seat/ In case a candidate opts for a better option outside JoSAA, the seat acceptance fee is not refunded and seat goes unfilled for the academic session 2015-16 |
Thus, there is a good possibility of seats being vacant this year. Read below to know how:
Imagine you have paid the seat acceptance fee, but you get an offer from a better institute (other than JoSAA participating institutes) the next day. If you want to take admission in that better institute, you obviously like to communicate this to JoSAA so that your seat can be allotted to other candidates. But unfortunately, there is not any formal way to do so. Thus, your seat will remain booked in your accepted institute for the current academic session and remain unfilled if you don’t report for the classes.
Ultimately, the concerned institute will find out about the vacant seat only when you do not register or report for classes as per the prescribed schedule.
In the past, if you would inform the concerned authority regarding your decision to withdraw, then that allotted seat was made available to others in the subsequent round. Moreover, the seat allocation conducting authority used to provide complete refund (counselling fee chargeable).
Is JoSAA addressing the ‘vacant seat’ issue?
Till 2014, hundreds of seats would go vacant due to separate counselling and seat allocation procedures at IITs and NITs. It was one of the major reasons for introducing the joint counselling process and it was expected that there will be a significant reduction in the number of unfilled seats at IITs, NITs, IIITs and other GFTIs.
Careers360 had also run a campaign for Joint Counselling process for IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTI in April 2015.
Though Joint Counselling process under JoSAA restricts candidates to block seats separately at NITs and IITs, an absence of ‘seat withdrawal or surrender’ facility raises serious concern towards effort to minimize the number of seats remaining vacant at NITs, IIITs and GFTIs every year.
Dheeraj Sanghi, who has been the Dean of Academic Affairs at IIT Kanpur and an expert of JEE counselling, also opines, “Don't count on joint counseling solving the problem of vacant seats. In fact, this may worsen the problem.”
How it was better earlier?
Earlier, IITs and NITs would facilitate candidates in withdrawing admission and, in fact, NIT would also offer a spot round opportunity for such candidates. For instance, if we take the case of NIT admissions, for which the seat allocation procedure was conducted by CSAB, the candidates were given the option to withdraw at any stage, after being provisionally admitted to an institute and such candidates were considered for seat allocation in spot round.
But this year, there is no spot round. Therefore, if a student withdraws, he will be out of the seat allocation procedure and cannot participate again.
Candidates were also given the option of surrendering their seat if not satisfied. In such cases, the candidates had the option of surrendering their presently allotted seats during reporting and remain under consideration for next round of seat allotment.
In current scheme, there is no option to withdraw an accepted seat. Moreover, seat acceptance fee, once paid, is not refundable except when the candidate does not report in person at a reporting center.
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Hello there,
Yes, the person can still get admission in an IIT if they meet the JEE Advanced eligibility criteria and score well enough in the exam.
Key points:
Intermediate (Class 12) passing status:
Clearing Maths 1B in advanced supplementary means they passed the subject, so the academic eligibility is met.
JEE Advanced marks:
Scoring 400+ in JEE Advanced is a good score and can help secure admission depending on the branch and category.
Other eligibility criteria: The candidate must also satisfy age limit, number of attempts, and other rules set by IITs.
So, if all criteria are met and the rank is good, admission to an IIT is possible despite the initial failure in Maths 1B.
I hope this answer helps you. If you have more queries, feel free to share your questions with us, and we will be happy to assist you.
Thank you, and I wish you all the best in your bright future.
Hello Aspirant,
If you get admitted into the B.S. program at IIT Madras this year and this year happens to be your first JEE Advanced attempt, then yes, you will remain eligible to take JEE Advanced again next year if you satisfy the other eligibility norms laid down by the conducting authorities of the exam. The important thing is that the candidate gets two chances at JEE Advanced at the most, and these chances have to come within two successive years from the year when they first appeared for the test. Since you are trying for the first time, you have one chance remaining for the next year.
But once you are admitted into an IIT undergraduate course, you cannot sit for JEE Advanced again to get into the same course. But if you are interested in a different course or a double degree (such as B.Tech + M.Tech), you may want to look up the particular rules from the JEE Advanced official website or the IITs.
Hey! If you're choosing between Aakash and Vedantu for JEE Advanced, Aakash is often considered the better option overall—especially for its strong track record, experienced faculty, and structured approach. Their regular test series, doubt-clearing sessions, and detailed study material give a solid foundation for both JEE Main and Advanced. If you’re okay with a more rigid schedule and possibly higher fees, Aakash gives excellent results year after year. That said, Vedantu is still great for flexible learning at home. But for serious JEE Advanced prep, Aakash usually stands out as the stronger choice.
HELLO,
If you are a General category student with PwD (Persons with Disabilities) status and you want to get into Computer Science (CSE) at IIT Madras you will usually need a rank around 4 in the PwD category.
To get that kind of rank, you should aim for at least 95 marks or more in JEE Advanced. The exact marks needed can change each year depending on how difficult the paper is and how other students perform.
Since CSE at IIT Madras is one of the top choices even in the PwD category the competition is still tough though not as high as in the general category.
To appear for JEE Advanced , candidates must meet certain eligibility criteria regarding their 12th board exam . Specifically, the criteria for the number of attempts in JEE Advanced are based on the year of passing the 12th exam .
Here’s the relevant information:
First Attempt :
A candidate must have passed their 12th exam (or equivalent) in the year of appearing for JEE Advanced or the previous year.
For example, if you are appearing for JEE Advanced 2025 , you must have cleared your 12th exam in 2024 or 2025 .
Maximum Attempts :
A candidate can appear for JEE Advanced a maximum of 2 times in consecutive years.
This means if you have already appeared for JEE Advanced in the previous year , you can attempt it once more the following year.
If you clear your 12th exam in 2025 , you will be eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2025 and JEE Advanced 2026 (if you meet other eligibility criteria).
If you miss JEE Advanced 2025 , you can still appear in 2026 as long as it’s within your 2-year window after passing the 12th exam.
Your 12th board exam marks (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics) will be considered for determining eligibility and ranking in JEE Main .
JEE Advanced eligibility depends on your JEE Main rank and meeting the cutoffs as well as other criteria like age, nationality, and more.
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