JoSAA Counselling Participating Institutes - Dates, Eligibility, Schedule

JoSAA Counselling Participating Institutes represent some of the most prestigious institutions in India for engineering, technology, and related fields. Through JoSAA, you gain access to a vast network of colleges offering top-notch education and promising career prospects. These institutes can be broadly categorized as IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology), NITs (National Institutes of Technology), IIITs (Indian Institutes of Information Technology), and Other-GFTIs (Other Government Funded Technical Institutes).

JoSAA Counselling Participating Institutes cater to diverse academic interests within engineering and technology. IITs are premier institutions renowned for their rigorous academics, world-class research, and strong alumni network. NITs offer a well-rounded education with a focus on practical applications of engineering principles. IIITs specialize in Information Technology and related fields, preparing students for the ever-evolving tech landscape. Other GFTIs encompass a wide range of institutions with specialized programs in various technical domains.

Selecting the right institute is crucial for your academic journey. Consider factors like location, programs offered, course curriculum, faculty expertise, infrastructure, and placement opportunities. Utilize resources like the JoSAA website and individual institute websites to explore details, compare options, and make informed decisions. Remember, the information provided here is a starting point. Always refer to the official JoSAA website and the websites of your shortlisted institutes for the most up-to-date and comprehensive details.

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Types for the Participating Institutes

Institute Type	Description
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)	Premier institutions offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs in engineering, sciences, humanities, and management. Renowned for their rigorous academics, world-class research facilities, and strong alumni network.
National Institutes of Technology (NITs)	Reputed institutions focused on engineering and technology education. Offer undergraduate and postgraduate programs with a strong emphasis on practical applications and industry relevance.
Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)	Focus on Information Technology and related fields like computer science, electronics and communication engineering, and information security. Offer undergraduate and postgraduate programs to equip students for the evolving tech landscape.
Other Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs)	A broad category encompassing various government-funded technical institutes offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs in diverse engineering and technology specializations. Examples include Indian Institutes of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM), Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs), and National Institutes of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTRs).

Finding the Right JoSAA Institute: Matching Your Aspirations with the Perfect Fit

Choosing the right institute through JoSAA is an important step that shapes your academic journey. Here’s how to navigate the options and find the institute that best aligns with your goals:

Factors to Consider:
- Location: Do you prefer a bustling urban environment or a quieter setting? Consider factors like proximity to home, access to internships, and overall cost of living.
- Programs Offered: Research the specific programs each institute offers and their alignment with your academic interests. IITs and NITs offer a broad range of engineering programs, while IIITs specialize in IT fields. Other GFTIs might have unique programs in specific technical areas.
- Fees and Scholarships: Compare tuition fees, hostel charges, and other expenses across institutes. Explore scholarship opportunities offered by the institutes and external organizations to ease the financial burden.
- Faculty Expertise: Research the faculty’s qualifications and areas of specialization. Strong faculty can enhance your learning experience and guide your academic development.
- Infrastructure and Facilities: Consider the availability of labs, libraries, computing facilities, sports complexes, and other resources that support your learning and extracurricular interests.
- Placement Opportunities: Research the institute’s track record in placing graduates. Strong industry connections and a robust placement cell can significantly benefit your career prospects.
- Alumni Network: A strong alumni network can provide valuable mentorship opportunities, career guidance, and access to professional connections.
Resources for Exploring Institutes:
- JoSAA Website: The official JoSAA website provides a list of participating institutes and their programs. You can filter and search based on various criteria to shortlist options.
- Institute Websites: Each participating institute has its own website with detailed information about programs, faculty, infrastructure, placement statistics, student life, and admission procedures. Visit the websites of shortlisted institutes for comprehensive information.

List of the JoSAA Institute Participating Colleges in India

List of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)

S.No	Name of Institutes (IITs)	Seats	Location	Average Fees
1	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh	248	Gwalior	₹120,000
2	Indian Institute of Information Technology Kota, Rajasthan	180	Kota	₹100,000
3	Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati, Assam	200	Guwahati	₹95,000
4	Indian Institute of Information Technology Kalayani, West Bengal	130	Kolkata	₹85,000
5	Indian Institute of Information Technology Kilohrad, Sonepat, Haryana	90	Sonepat	₹75,000
6	Indian Institute of Information Technology Una, Himachal Pradesh	160	Una	₹90,000
7	Indian Institute of Information Technology Sri City, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh	270	Chittoor	₹110,000
8	Indian Institute of Information Technology Vadodara, Gujarat	200	Vadodara	₹105,000
9	Indian Institute of Information Technology, Jhalwa, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh	300	Allahabad	₹125,000
10	Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu	420	Kanchipuram	₹140,000
11	Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh	300	Jabalpur	₹130,000
12	Indian Institute of Information Technology Manipur	100	Manipur	₹80,000
13	Indian Institute of Information Technology Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli	60	Tiruchirapalli	₹70,000
14	Indian Institute of Information Technology Lucknow	75	Lucknow	₹85,000
15	Indian Institute of Information Technology Dharwad	180	Dharwad	₹90,000
16	Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh	120	Kurnool	₹85,000
17	Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam, Kerala	90	Kottayam	₹75,000
18	Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Ranchi	120	Ranchi	₹80,000
19	Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Nagpur	210	Nagpur	₹100,000
20	Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Pune	120	Pune	₹95,000
21	Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhagalpur	150	Bhagalpur	₹90,000
22	Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhopal	180	Bhopal	₹95,000
23	Indian Institute of Information Technology Surat	120	Surat	₹85,000
24	Indian Institute of Information Technology, Agartala	38	Agartala	₹65,000
25	Indian Institute of Information Technology, Raichur, Karnataka	30	Raichur	₹60,000

National Institutes of Technology (NITs)

S.No	Name of the Institute (NITs)	Seats	Location	Average Fees
1	Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar	786	Jalandhar, Punjab	₹70,000 – ₹90,000
2	Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur	710	Jaipur, Rajasthan	₹70,000 – ₹85,000
3	Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal	937	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	₹65,000 – ₹80,000
4	Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad	811	Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh	₹60,000 – ₹75,000
5	National Institute of Technology, Agartala	867	Agartala, Tripura	₹55,000 – ₹65,000
6	National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh	480	Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh	₹60,000 – ₹70,000
7	National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh	184	Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh	₹55,000 – ₹60,000
8	National Institute of Technology, Calicut	937	Calicut, Kerala	₹75,000 – ₹90,000
9	National Institute of Technology, Delhi	180	New Delhi	₹90,000 – ₹1,05,000
10	National Institute of Technology, Durgapur	725	Durgapur, West Bengal	₹65,000 – ₹75,000
11	National Institute of Technology, Goa	150	Farmagudi, Goa	₹80,000 – ₹95,000
12	National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur	714	Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh	₹65,000 – ₹75,000
13	National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur	565	Jamshedpur, Jharkhand	₹65,000 – ₹75,000
14	National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra	832	Kurukshetra, Haryana	₹65,000 – ₹75,000
15	National Institute of Technology, Manipur	180	Imphal, Manipur	₹55,000 – ₹65,000
16	National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya	150	Shillong, Meghalaya	₹55,000 – ₹60,000
17	National Institute of Technology, Mizoram	135	Aizawl, Mizoram	₹55,000 – ₹60,000
18	National Institute of Technology, Nagaland	155	Dimapur, Nagaland	₹55,000 – ₹60,000
19	National Institute of Technology, Patna	638	Patna, Bihar	₹60,000 – ₹70,000
20	National Institute of Technology, Puducherry	235	Karaikal, Puducherry	₹65,000 – ₹75,000
21	National Institute of Technology, Raipur	955	Raipur, Chhattisgarh	₹60,000 – ₹70,000
22	National Institute of Technology, Rourkela	850	Rourkela, Odisha	₹65,000 – ₹75,000
23	National Institute of Technology, Sikkim	200	Ravangla, Sikkim	₹60,000 – ₹70,000
24	National Institute of Technology, Silchar	660	Silchar, Assam	₹60,000 – ₹70,000
25	National Institute of Technology, Srinagar	632	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir	₹60,000 – ₹70,000
26	National Institute of Technology, Surathkal	740	Surathkal, Karnataka	₹70,000 – ₹85,000
27	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	814	Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu	₹70,000 – ₹80,000
28	National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand	150	Srinagar, Uttarakhand	₹65,000 – ₹75,000
29	National Institute of Technology, Warangal	800	Warangal, Telangana	₹65,000 – ₹75,000
30	Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat	873	Surat, Gujarat	₹70,000 – ₹85,000
31	Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	922	Nagpur, Maharashtra	₹70,000 – ₹85,000

Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs)

Sr. No.	Name of the Institute (GFTIs)	Seats	Location	Average Fees (INR)
1	Assam University	168	Silchar, Assam	55,000 – 65,000
2	Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi	1029	Ranchi, Jharkhand	70,000 – 85,000
3	Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar	460	Haridwar, Uttarakhand	50,000 – 60,000
4	Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi	335	Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh	55,000 – 65,000
5	Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Management-Ahmedabad	1146	Ahmedabad, Gujarat	65,000 – 75,000
6	Institute of Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur	500	Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh	60,000 – 70,000
7	J.K. Institute of Applied Physics & Technology, Allahabad	112	Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh	60,000 – 70,000
8	National Institute of Foundry & Forge Technology, Ranchi	210	Ranchi, Jharkhand	60,000 – 70,000
9	Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology	311	Longowal, Punjab	65,000 – 75,000
10	Mizoram University, Aizawl	102	Aizawl, Mizoram	55,000 – 60,000
11	School of Engineering, Tezpur University	145	Tezpur, Assam	60,000 – 70,000
12	School of Planning & Architecture, Bhopal	132	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	65,000 – 75,000
13	School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi	175	New Delhi	80,000 – 90,000
14	School of Planning & Architecture: Vijayawada	132	Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh	65,000 – 75,000
15	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra	195	Katra, Jammu and Kashmir	60,000 – 70,000
16	HNB Garhwal University Srinagar	95	Srinagar, Uttarakhand	55,000 – 65,000
17	International Institute of Information Technology, Naya Raipur	63	Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh	65,000 – 75,000
18	University of Hyderabad	301	Hyderabad, Telangana	70,000 – 80,000
19	Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh	703	Chandigarh	65,000 – 75,000
20	Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi	126	New Delhi	70,000 – 80,000
21	International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar	165	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	65,000 – 75,000
22	Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar	202	Kokrajhar, Assam	60,000 – 70,000
23	Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry	318	Puducherry	60,000 – 70,000
24	Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering and Technology, Malda	95	Malda, West Bengal	55,000 – 65,000
25	Central University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan	90	Ajmer, Rajasthan	60,000 – 70,000
26	National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Sonepat	180	Sonepat, Haryana	65,000 – 75,000
27	Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur	90	Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu	60,000 – 70,000
28	North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli	162	Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh	60,000 – 70,000
29	Indian Institute of Handloom Technology(IIHT), Varanasi	33	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh	55,000 – 65,000
30	Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekananda Technical University (CSVTU), Bhilai	90	Bhilai, Chhattisgarh	60,000 – 70,000
31	Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai: Indian Oil Odisha Campus, Bhubaneswar	66	Bhubaneswar, Odisha	70,000 – 80,000
32	North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong	80	Shillong, Meghalaya	55,000 – 65,000

State wise Participating Engineering Colleges in India

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How many institutes participate in JoSAA counselling?

The exact number of institutes participating in JoSAA counselling can vary slightly each year. However, it typically includes around 23 IITs, 31 NITs, 1 IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs, and 33 Other GFTIs.

2. Can I get admission to private colleges through JoSAA counselling?

No, JoSAA counselling is specifically for admissions to government-funded technical institutes. If you’re interested in private colleges, you’ll need to explore their individual admission procedures.

3. What are some of the specializations offered by Other GFTIs?

Other GFTIs encompass a wide range of specializations. Some examples include:

Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (offered by IIITDMs)
Science Education and Research (offered by IISERs)
Technical Teacher Training and Research (offered by NITTTRs)
Maritime Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Textile Engineering

4. How can I compare the placement records of different institutes?

Most JoSAA participating institutes publish their placement statistics on their websites. These reports typically include details like the percentage of students placed, average salary packages offered, and top recruiters. You can compare these statistics to get a sense of each institute’s placement performance.

5. What if I'm interested in a specific program but it's not offered by my preferred institute?

Carefully research programs offered by various institutes. You might find a program closely aligned with your interests at a different institute within the JoSAA options. Consider attending institute open houses or virtual information sessions (if offered) to learn more about specific programs and ask questions directly.

6. Is there a deadline to shortlist my preferred institutes?

While there’s no strict deadline for shortlisting institutes, it’s crucial to finalize your choices before the JoSAA choice filling window opens. This allows you to prioritize your preferences effectively during the counselling process.

7. What happens if an institute I listed closes down or undergoes a name change?

JoSAA strives to maintain an updated list of participating institutes. In rare cases, if an institute undergoes a significant change, JoSAA will issue official notifications through their website and communication channels