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Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) - SPECIAL VACANT SEATS FILLING ROUNDS for NITs, IIITs and other GFTIs (Except IITs) 2019 Notification Released

Notification Date: 2019-07-23
Last Updated on: 2019-08-13

SPECIAL VACANT SEATS FILLING ROUNDS, hereafter called SPECIAL ROUNDS, will be conducted only for NITs, IIITs and other GFTIs (Except IITs) after completion of all the JoSAA Rounds.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • All candidates who were eligible for JoSAA as per JEE (Main) 2019 Ranks will be eligible for participating in the SPECIAL ROUNDS as per JoSAA 2019 / CSAB 2019 rules.
    • Candidates who have not registered in JoSAA till now but are eligible as per their JEE(Main) 2019 Ranks will also be eligible for participating in the Special Rounds for NITs/IIITs/ other GFTIs (except IITs) as per JoSAA 2019/ CSAB 2019 rules
    • Candidates who have participated in JoSAA and got allotted a seat will also be eligible for participating in the Special Rounds for NITs/IIITs/ other GFTIs (except IITs).
    • Candidates who have participated in JoSAA but did not get any seat will also be eligible for participating in the Special Rounds for NITs/IIITs/ other GFTIs (except IITs).
    • Candidates who have participated in JoSAA and got seat in IIT will also be eligible for participating in the Special Rounds for NITs/IIITs/ other GFTIs (except IITs).
  • . If a candidate fails to register for the Special Rounds during 25th - 27th July, 2019, he/ she will not be entertained in any of the Special Rounds.
  • Candidates, who have OPTED "Not to Participate in Special Round" at the time of REPORTING at the Allotted Institute during 19th to 23rd July, 2019, are NOT ELIGIBLE to Register in Special Round.

Mode of Application: Online

Application Fee:

Sl. No Type of Candidate Fee for GEN/ GEN EWS/ OBC NCL Fee for SC/ ST/ PwD
1 Candidate who:-
  • Didn't Register on JoSAA portal (OR)
  • Registered in JoSAA portal but didn't get a seat (OR)
  • Allotted a seat by JoSAA but didn't pay Seat acceptance Fee.
Rs 36,500/- Rs 16,500/-
2 Candidate whose last seat allotted till 7th JoSAA round was in IIT Rs 36,500/- Rs 16,500/-
3 Candidate whose last (till 7th round) seat allotted in JoSAA rounds was in NIT/ IIIT/ Other GFTI, paid Seat Acceptance Fee and REPORTED. i.e. he/ she wishes to participate in Special Round retaining the currently allotted seat of JoSAA. Rs 36,500/- Rs 16,500/-
4 Candidate who got a seat allotted in NITs/ IIITs/ GFTIs in SC/ ST category in JoSAA rounds; paid Seat Acceptance Fee of Rs 15,000/- BUT [the seat was cancelled OR withdrawn OR the candidate did not report at RC/AI] AND
  • Candidate's category was converted to GEN at RC. (OR)
  • The candidate changed his/ her category to GEN during Special Round Registration.
Rs 21,500/- Not applicable
5 Candidate who got a seat allotted in NITs/ IIITs/ GFTIs in GEN-PwD/ GEN-EWS-PWD/ OBC-NCL-PWD category in JoSAA rounds; paid Seat Acceptance Fee of Rs 15,000/- BUT [seat was cancelled OR withdrawn OR the candidate did not report at RC/AI] AND
  • Candidate's category was converted to GEN/ GEN-EWS/ OBC-NCL at RC. (OR)
  • The candidate changed his/her category to GEN/ GEN-EWS/ OBC-NCL during Special Round Registration.
Rs 21,500/- Not applicable
6 SC/ ST candidate who got a seat allotted in NITs/ IIITs/GFTIs in JoSAA rounds; Paid Seat Acceptance Fee of Rs 15,000/-; Reported at AI successfully BUT
  • Candidate's category was converted to GEN at RC. (OR)
  • The candidate changes his/ her category to GEN during Special Round Registration.
Rs 56,500/- Not applicable
7 GEN-PwD/ GEN-EWS-PWD/ OBC-NCL-PWD candidate who got a seat allotted in NITs/ IIITs/GFTIs in JoSAA rounds; Paid Seat Acceptance Fee of Rs 15,000/-; Reported at AI successfully BUT
  • Candidate's category was converted to GEN/ GEN-EWS/ OBC-NCL at RC. (OR)
  • The candidate changes his/her category to GEN/ GEN-EWS/ OBC-NCL during Special Round Registration.
Rs 56,500/- Not applicable
8 SC-PwD/ ST-PWD candidate who got a seat allotted in NITs/ IIITs/ GFTIs in JoSAA rounds; Paid Seat Acceptance Fee of Rs 15,000/-; BUT [seat was cancelled OR withdrawn OR the candidate did not report at AI] AND
  • Candidate's category was converted to SC / ST at RC. (OR)
  • The candidate changes his/her category to SC/ ST during Special Round Registration.
Not Applicable Rs. 1500/-
9 Candidate who got a seat allotted in NITs/ IIITs/ GFTIs in JoSAA rounds and paid the Seat Acceptance Fee but didn't REPORT at RC/ AI OR Seat got CANCELLED at RC/ AI or WITHDREW/ SURRENDERED the allotted seat. Seat Acceptance Fee paid by such candidates to JoSAA will be adjusted in the Special Round Participation Fee. Rs. 1500/- Rs. 1500/-

Note: Participation fee mentioned in the above table is inclusive of Rs. 1500/- processing fee

Mode of Payment:

The candidates are required to pay the Special Round Participation Fee using SBI MOPS.

Payment of Special Round Seat Acceptance Fee:

Sl. No Type of Candidate Fee for GEN/ GEN EWS/ OBC NCL Fee for SC/ ST/ PwD
1 A Candidate who has been allotted a seat first time in Special Round and wants to accept the seat. Rs. 35,000/- Rs. 15,000/-
2 A Candidate who has got admitted at Allotted Institute (NITs/IIITs/GFTIs) through JoSAA rounds and has been allotted a seat in Special Round-I, wants to accept the seat. (Such candidates have already deposited seat acceptance fee). Nil Nil

Note: All candidates who have been allotted a seat, after fulfilling payment requirement as per above table, are required to ensure Successful Online Reporting for Document Verification to confirm their seat, otherwise the seat will be cancelled

For Online Application: Click Here

Important Dates:

Events Time (IST) Date
Display of Vacancies after JoSAA rounds 17:00 24th July 2019
Registration, Payment of Participation Fee and Choice Filling STARTS 10:00 25th July 2019
Registration, Payment of Participation Fee and Choice Filling ENDS 17:00 27th July 2019
Display of Seat Allotment Result - Special Round-I 17:00 28th July 2019
Exercising options following the outcome of Special Round-I (ONLINE)
  • Seat Acceptance (FREEZE/ SLIDE/ FLOAT) & Institute Reporting (OR)
  • Surrender Allotted Seat and Participating in Next Round (OR)
  • Surrender Allotted Seat and NOT Participating in Next Round (OR)
  • Not allotted any seat at the end of special round-I, and NOT WIILING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPECIAL ROUND - II
10:00 to 17.00 29th July 2019 to 31st July 2019
Display of Seat Allotment Result - Special Round-II 17:00 01st August 2019
Reporting at Allotted Institute (In-Person) 10:00 to 17:00 02nd August 2019 to 05th August 2019

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