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CSAB Vacant Seats 2026 Special Rounds is now released today through the official website at csab.nic.in. The CSAB Special Round is being conducted for admissions to the vacant seats at NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs after the completion of the JoSAA Counselling 2026 Round 5.The authorities have released the CSAB Special Round Counselling 2026 dates for candidates to follow accordingly and prepare for the admission process. Candidates shall register, exercise choice filling & locking, seat allotment, and seat acceptance process as well as fee payment online. 

CSAB Special Round Counselling 2026 commenced on July 28, and the data on vacant seats was released by the admission authority. Surprisingly, the number of vacant seats has been higher than in the last 3 years. This year, 15,423 seats are vacant in NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. While the number of seats in NITs and IIITs is low, GFTIs have the maximum vacant seats. Among GFTIs, BIT Mesra has 678 vacant seats, followed by 493 in the School of Studies in Engineering & Technology, GGV Bilaspur; 489 in Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar; 477 in Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology (SLIET); and 352 in IIIT Senapati, Manipur. 114 institutes are participating in the special round counselling.

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CSAB Vacant Seats 2026 for Special Round

The CSAB Special Round 2026 offers one of the biggest opportunities for JEE Main aspirants to secure admission in prestigious NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs after the completion of JoSAA counselling. According to the latest official vacancy data, more than 15,000 seats are available for the CSAB Special Rounds, making it the highest number of vacant seats in recent years. Around 5,200+ seats are vacant in National Institutes of Technology (NITs), 3,800+ seats in Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and over 6,400 seats in Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs).

This represents a significant increase compared to 13,727 vacant seats in 2025 and 12,758 vacant seats in 2024, highlighting the growing admission opportunities for students with a wide range of JEE Main ranks. Candidates must complete their choice filling by 3 August, while the Tentative (Mock) Seat Allotment will be published on 31 July, allowing them to review and modify their preferences before the final allotment. Students are advised to carefully analyze the institute-wise vacant seat matrix, previous year cutoff trends, branch availability, and expected closing ranks to maximize their chances of securing admission through the CSAB Counselling 2026.

Institute2026 Vacant Seats2025 Vacant Seats2024 Vacant SeatsChange (2026 vs 2025)
National Institutes of Technology (NITs)5,200+4,5804,611▲ 620+
Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)3,800+3,0872,447▲ 713+
Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs)6,400+6,0605,700▲ 340+
Overall Vacant Seats15,400+13,72712,758▲ 1,673+

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The CSAB Special Round 2026 schedule has been officially released for candidates participating through DASA (UG) and CSAB Special Rounds. The counselling process includes multiple stages such as category restoration requests, registration, fee payment, choice filling, mock allotment, seat allotment results, online reporting, document verification, and physical reporting at allotted institutes.

Candidates must carefully follow each deadline to avoid disqualification from the admission process. The counselling process starts with category restoration requests from 22 July 2026 , Online Registration will begin from 28th July 2026 and continues through physical reporting until 18 August 2026. Students participating in the CSAB Special Rounds should regularly check the official portal for updates regarding document verification queries, seat acceptance formalities, and institute reporting schedules. Missing important deadlines such as registration closure, choice locking, online reporting, or fee payment may result in cancellation of the allotted seat.

EventImportant Dates & Time (IST)
Online Request for Category Restoration Starts22 July 2026, 10:00 AM
Online Request for Category Restoration Ends23 July 2026, 5:00 PM
Last Date to Respond to Category Restoration Queries24 July 2026, 12:00 PM
Display of Vacancies after JoSAA Rounds28 July 2026, 10:00 AM
Registration, DASA/CSAB Fee Payment & Choice Filling Begins28 July 2026, 10:00 AM
DASA Document Upload Starts28 July 2026, 10:00 AM
Mock Seat Allotment Result Display31 July 2026, 10:00 AM
Registration, Fee Payment & DASA Document Upload Ends03 August 2026, 10:00 AM
Resolution of Payment Issues04 August 2026, 5:00 PM
DASA Last Date to Respond to Verification Queries04 August 2026, 9:00 PM
DASA Last Date to Pay Balance DEF (if applicable)04 August 2026, 9:00 PM
Choice Filling & Auto/System Choice Locking Ends05 August 2026, 2:00 PM
Data Reconciliation for Eligible Candidates05 August 2026, 5:00 PM
Round 1 Seat Allotment Result06 August 2026, 5:00 PM
Exercise Willingness (Freeze/Float/Slide/Surrender/Withdraw/Exit) & Online Reporting for Round 106 August 2026 to 10 August 2026 (Till 5:00 PM)
Last Date to Respond to Document Verification Queries (Round 1)11 August 2026, 5:00 PM
Resolution of IAF-II Payment Issues (Round 1)11 August 2026, 5:00 PM
Round 2 Seat Allotment Result12 August 2026, 5:00 PM
Online Reporting, Fee Payment & Document Upload (Round 2)12 August 2026 to 14 August 2026 (Till 5:00 PM)
Last Date to Respond to Document Verification Queries (Round 2)17 August 2026, 5:00 PM
Resolution of IAF-II Payment Issues (Round 2)17 August 2026, 5:00 PM
Physical Reporting at Allotted Institutes13 August 2026 to 18 August 2026
Balance Fee Payment at Allotted InstituteDuring Physical Reporting Period

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CSAB Vacant Seats 2024 Institute-Wise

The PDF link to download the CSAB 2024 vacant seat details will be updated here as and when CSAB releases the same. Meanwhile, the candidates go through the live blog on this page for the expected cutoff details.

Name of the InstituteTotal No. of Vacant Seats Available
NIT4611
IIIT2447
GFTI5700

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CSAB Vacant Seats 2023 Institute-Wise

The institute-wise total number of vacant seats through CSAB counselling 2023 ha been added below, candidates can check the NIT, IIIT and GFTI total seats available 

Name of the InstituteTotal No. of Vacant Seats Available
NIT4406
IIIT2094
GFTI4649

CSAB Vacant Seats 2023 Round 1 for NITs

Below candidte can check the CSAB Vacant Seat round 1 2023 for different NITs:

Name of the InstituteCSAB 2023 Vacant Seats
NIT Jalandhar227 Vacant Seats
MNIT Jaipur93 Vacant Seats
MANIT Bhopal 174 Vacant Seats
MNNIT Allahabad76 Vacant Seats
NIT Agartala305 Vacant Seats
NIT Calicut180 Vacant Seats
NIT Delhi128 Vacant Seats
NIT Durgapur172 Vacant Seats
NIT Goa72 Vacant Seats
NIT Hamirpur151 Vacant Seats
NIT Surathkal142 Vacant Seats
NIT Meghalaya45 Vacant Seats
NIT Nagaland97 Vacant Seats
NIT Patna108 Vacant Seats
NIT Puducherry96 Vacant Seats
NIT Raipur207 Vacant Seats
NIT Sikkim72 Vacant Seats
NIT Arunachal Pradesh72 Vacant Seats
NIT Jamshedpur70 Vacant Seats
NIT Kurukshetra163 Vacant Seats
NIT Manipur94 Vacant Seats
NIT Mizoram117 Vacant Seats
NIT Rourkela208 Vacant Seats
NIT Silchar110 Vacant Seats
NIT Srinagar302 Vacant Seats
NIT Trichy109 Vacant Seats
NIT Uttarakhand54 Vacant Seats
NIT Warangal122 Vacant Seats
NIT Surat361 Vacant Seats
VNIT Nagpur173 Vacant Seats
NIT Andhra Pradesh106 Vacant Seats
Total 4406 Vacant Seats
IIEST, Shibpur135 Vacant Seats
NIT + IIEST Total 4541 Vacant Seats

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CSAB Vacant Seats 2023 Round 1 for IIITS

Below candidate can check the total number of seats available in different IIITs:

Name of IIITTotal Number of Vacant Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kota70 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Guwahati59 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Kalyani, West Bengal75 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Kilohrad, Sonepat, Haryana55 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Una, Himachal Pradesh49 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Sri City, Chittoor78 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT), Vadodara, Gujrat35 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad44 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram102 Seats
Pt. Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacture Jabalpur”91 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology Manipur219 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology Tiruchirappalli63 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology Lucknow55 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Dharwad127 Seats
“Indian Institute of Information Technology Design & Manufacturing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh”86 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Kottayam95 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Ranchi59 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Nagpur190 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Pune73 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhagalpur124 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhopal91 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology Surat49 Seats
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Agartala20 Seats
Indian institute of information technology, Raichur, Karnataka57 Seats
“Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara International Campus Diu (IIITVICD)”48 Seats

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CSAB Vacant Seats 2023 Round 1 for GFTIs

The below candidate can check the Round 1 vacant seat for the different GFTIs:

College NameVacancy Seats
Assam University, Silchar120
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi452
Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar440
Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi30
Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research, and Management, Ahmedabad113
Institute of Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur, (C.G.)343
J.K. Institute of Applied Physics & Technology, Department of Electronics & Communication, University of Allahabad- Allahabad72
National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Aurangabad, Maharashtra47
National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Ranchi172
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology189
Mizoram University, Aizawl78
School of Engineering, Tezpur University, Napaam, Tezpur76
School of Planning & Architecture, Bhopal31
School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi22
School of Planning & Architecture: Vijayawada32
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, Jammu & Kashmir163
International Institute of Information Technology, Naya Raipur13
University of Hyderabad8
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh187
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi34
International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar78
Central institute of Technology Kokrajar, Assam15
Puducherry Technological University, Puducherry207
Ghani Khan Choudhary Institute of Engineering and Technology, Malda, West Bengal157
Central University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan67
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli164
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship andManagement, Thanjavur60
North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli-791109 (Itanagar),Arunachal Pradesh14
Indian Institute of Handloom Technology(IIHT), Varanasi32
Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanada Technical University, Bhilai (CSVTU Bhilai)61
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai: Indian Oil Odisha Campus, Bhubaneswar43
North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong5
Central University of Jammu164
Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dr. H. S. Gour University. Sagar (A Central University)305
Central University of Haryana77
Birla Institute of Technology, Deoghar Off-Campus241
Birla Institute of Technology, Patna Off-Campus227
Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Salem29

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CSAB Participation Fee

Type of CandidateGEN/ GEN-EWS/ OBC-NCLSC/ ST/ PwD
Candidate who didn’t register on JoSAA portal₹44,000₹24,000
Candidate who registered on JoSAA portal but didn’t get a seat₹44,000₹24,000
Candidate who was allotted a seat by JoSAA but didn’t pay Seat Acceptance Fee₹44,000₹24,000
Candidate who has opted for Exit Option₹44,000₹24,000
Candidate whose last (6th round) seat allotted under JoSAA counselling was in IIT₹44,000₹24,000
Candidate who have secured admission in allotted Institute after JoSAA Rounds in NIT+System and paid the Partial Admission Fee₹8,000₹8,000
Candidate whose last Allotted Seat was in NIT+System but later withdrawn₹11,000₹11,000
Candidate whose last Allotted Seat was in NIT+System but seat was Cancelled after Document verification in JoSAA Rounds and have not been allotted any seat in any of the subsequent JoSAA rounds₹8,000₹8,000
Candidate got a seat allotted in NIT+System in JoSAA rounds and paid the seat acceptance fee and Seat got cancelled due to non-payment of partial admission fee₹11,000₹11,000

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Fee Adjustment Rules

  • Out of the Special Round Enrollment Fee, ₹4,000 is the Processing Fee which is non-refundable and non-adjustable in the fee of the allotted Institute.
  • Special Round Enrollment Fee (after deduction of ₹4,000) and Seat Acceptance Fee paid by the candidates will be adjusted in the Institute Fee.
  • For candidates who have deposited the Fee in any of the IITs, if allotted a seat in the Special Round, the fee deposited during JoSAA rounds will NOT be adjusted in the fee of the newly allotted Institute in Special Round. Such candidates will have to claim their fee from IITs as per the refund policy of IITs.
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Refund Policy

  • If a candidate opts to withdraw the seat allotted in NIT+System in JoSAA rounds and does not participate in Special Rounds counseling, his/her Seat Acceptance Fee will be refunded back after deducting Rs. 7,000.
  • If no seat is allotted to a candidate (who is NOT already holding any seat) in the Special Rounds, his/her Participation Fee will be refunded back after deducting the processing fee of Rs. 4,000.
  • If no seat is allotted to the candidate (who is NOT already holding any seat) in the Special Round-I and the candidate withdraws from Special Round-II, his/her Participation Fee will be refunded after deducting the processing fee of Rs. 4,000.
  • If a candidate gets a seat allotted in Special Round-I and his/her seat gets cancelled (due to reasons specified here), his/her Participation Fee and Seat Acceptance Fee (if paid) will be refunded back after deducting Rs. 7,000.
  • If a candidate gets a seat allotted in Special Round-I (or retains the seat secured in JoSAA rounds) and opts for “Surrender”, and does not get a seat in Special Round-II, his/her Participation Fee and Seat Acceptance Fee (if paid) will be refunded back after deducting Rs. 7,000.
  • If a candidate gets a seat allotted in Special Round-I (or retains the seat secured in JoSAA rounds) and opts for “Withdraw”, his/her Participation Fee and Seat Acceptance Fee (if paid) will be refunded back after deducting Rs. 7,000.
  • If a candidate gets a seat allotted in Special Round-I and his/her seat gets cancelled due to ineligibility or in-appropriate document noticed during document verification, his/her Participation Fee and Seat Acceptance Fee (if paid) will be refunded back after deducting Rs. 7,000.
  • If a seat is allotted up to Special Round-II (i.e. seat allotted in JoSAA/Special Round-I and retained for next round OR seat allotted afresh in Special Round-II), his/her Participation Fee and Seat Acceptance Fee (if paid) will not be refunded whether the candidate joins the allotted Institute or not. The fee of such candidates will be transferred to the Allotted Institute.
  • If a candidate has been allotted a seat in Special Round-II and his/her seat cancelled due to ineligibility or in-appropriate document, his/her participation fee and Seat Acceptance Fee (if paid) will not be refunded.

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CSAB Vacant Seats 2022 for Special Round Counselling PDF

The PDF of CSAB vacant seats 2022 for special round counselling will be updated here as and when the official authority releases the same. 

Candidates who have registered or not registered for the previous JoSAA counselling 2022 are eligible for registrations for the CSAB Special Round 2022. Until the vacant seats are released, candidates may refer to the previous year’s opening and closing ranks for reference.The registration process began on October 26, along with the registration fee payment window. Candidates may register before the last date to participate in the process, October 28, 2022. The choice filling and locking window will open on October 29, 2022. As per the choices filled by the candidates, the Seat Allotment will be released on October 30, 2022. The online seat acceptance process will also begin from October 30, 2022, to November 1, 2022. 

CSAB Vacant Seats 2022 NIT: Institution-wise

Candidates may take a look at the number of vacant seats for all the NITs: 

Name of the NITsCSAB Vacant Seats 2022 NITTotal Courses Offered
NIT Jalandhar24110
MNIT Jaipur978
MANIT Bhopal18310
NIT Delhi1455
NIT Agartala22615
NIT Calicut22211
MNNIT Allahabad978
NIT Durgapur12211
NIT Nagaland685
NIT Hamirpur15012
NIT Karnataka14511
NIT Meghalaya375
NIT Goa575
NIT Patna11514
NIT Puducherry725
NIT Raipur20312

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CSAB Vacant Seats 2022 IIIT: Institution-wise

Here are the college-wise seat vacancy and courses available: 

Name of the IIITsCSAB Vacant Seats 2022 IIITTotal Courses Offered
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management Gwalior303
Indian Institute of Information Technology Manipur2194
Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati572
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Kalyani, West Bengal532
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Kilohrad, Sonepat, Haryana 512
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad 534
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Sri City, Chittoor642
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT), Vadodara, Gujarat 442
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Una, Himachal Pradesh 413
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram875
Pt. Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacture Jabalpur544
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)Kota, Rajasthan332
Indian Institute of Information Technology Tiruchirappalli612
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Dharwad1093
Indian Institute of Information Technology Design & Manufacturing Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh764
Indian Institute of Information Technology Lucknow514

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CSAB Vacant Seats 2022 GFTI: Institution-wise

Refer to the table below for details on all the GFTIs seat vacancy for the special rounds:

Name of the GFTICSAB Vacant Seats 2022 GFTITotal Courses Offered
Assam University, Silchar1373
Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi48015
Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar4584
Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi301
Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Management, Ahmedabad914

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