CSAB 2025 counselling dates out for special, supernumerary rounds through JEE Mains
Vagisha Kaushik | May 29, 2025 | 01:24 PM IST | 3 mins read
JEE Main 2025: CSAB special round counselling registration will start from July 30 while supernumerary round will commence from August 24.
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Try NowThe Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) has announced the counselling dates for the supernumerary round and special rounds for admission to BTech programmes at the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), and other participating institutes through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2025 ranks.
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CSAB 2025 supernumerary round counselling is held for admission to the supernumerary seats at NIT Calicut, NIT Durgapur, and Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) Surat for eligible candidates belonging to the union territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
On the other hand, CSAB 2025 special round will be conducted for vacant seats remaining after JoSAA counselling 2025 for the NIT+ system. Three rounds of counselling will be held this year.
CSAB 2025 Supernumerary Round: Eligibility criteria
The eligibility criteria for the CSAB 2025 supernumerary round counselling are as follows:
- All candidates who were eligible for Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) 2025 or CSAB-2025 special rounds, based on their JEE Main 2025 ranks and whose state code of eligibility is one of the UTs, and who do not hold a valid allocated seat in the NIT+ system after all rounds of JoSAA, CSAB, will be eligible to participate.
- Candidates who have already been allocated seats in the NIT+ system during the seven rounds of seat allocation and have not surrendered, withdrawn, or had their last allocated seat cancelled, are not eligible to participate.
- Candidates who are occupying a seat through DASA-2025 will not be allowed to participate.
CSAB 2025 Supernumerary Round: Sanctioned seats
The actual seats available for the CSAB 2025 Supernumerary Round will be updated later.
|
Union Territory |
NIT |
Sanctioned seats |
|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
SVNIT Surat |
10 |
|
Daman and Diu |
SVNIT Surat |
23 |
|
Lakshadweep |
NIT Calicut |
33 |
|
Andaman and Nicobar |
NIT Durgapur |
47 |
CSAB 2025 Counselling 2025: Supernumerary round schedule
The complete schedule for the CSAB 2025 supernumerary round counselling is given below.
|
Event |
Date |
|
Registration, choice filling, and online verification of PwD candidates |
August 24, 2025 (5 pm) to August 26, 2025 (5 pm) |
|
Display of seat allotment result – Supernumerary Round |
August 27, 2025 at 1 pm |
|
Document upload and Supernumerary Seat Acceptance Fee (SSAF) payment, and online verification of PwD candidates |
August 27, 2025 ( 1 pm) to August 28, 2025 ( 5 pm) |
|
Last day to respond to queries |
August 29, 2025 (5 pm) |
|
Physical reporting at allotted institutes by candidates confirming seats through the CSAB 2024 Supernumerary Round |
August 27, 2025 to August 30, 2025 |
CSAB 2025 special round counselling schedule
Here’re the CSAB counselling 2025 dates for special round:
|
Activity |
Start Date & Time (IST) |
End Date & Time (IST) |
|
Online Request for Category Restoration |
July 24, 2025, 10 am |
July 25, 2025, 5 pm |
|
Last Day to Respond to Category Restoration Queries |
— |
July 26, 2025, 12 noon |
|
Display of Vacancies After JoSAA Rounds |
July 30, 2025, 10 am |
— |
|
Registration, SREF Payment & Choice Filling |
July 30, 2025, 10 am |
August 3, 2025, 5 pm |
|
Mock Seat Allocation Display (based on choices as on August 2, 17:00 hrs) |
August 3, 2025, 1 am |
— |
|
Resolution of Payment Issues (SREF) |
— |
August 4, 2025, 5 pm |
|
Choice Filling & Locking (Auto-lock) |
— |
August 7, 2025, 8 pm |
|
Data Reconciliation for Eligible Candidates |
— |
August 8, 2025, 5 pm |
Round I
|
Seat Allotment Result Display |
August 9, 2025, 5 pm |
— |
|
Willingness Submission, Online Reporting, IAF-II Payment, Document Upload |
August 9, 2025, 5 pm |
August 12, 2025, 5 pm |
|
Last Day to Respond to DV Officer Queries |
— |
August 13, 2025, 5 pm |
|
Resolution of IAF-II Payment Issues (Round I) |
— |
August 13, 2025, 5 pm |
Round II
|
Seat Allotment Result Display |
August 14, 2025, 5 pm |
|
|
Willingness Submission, Online Reporting, IAF-II Payment, Document Upload |
August 14, 2025, 5 pm |
August 16, 2025, 5 pm |
|
Last Day to Respond to DV Officer Queries |
— |
August 17, 2025, 5 pm |
|
Resolution of IAF-II Payment Issues (Round II) |
— |
August 18, 2025, 5 pm |
Round III
|
Seat Allotment Result Display |
August 19, 2025, 5 pm |
— |
|
Online Reporting, IAF-II Payment, Document Upload |
August 19, 2025, 5 pm |
August 21, 2025, 5 pm |
|
Last Day to Respond to DV Officer Queries |
— |
August 22, 2025, 5 pm |
|
Resolution of IAF-II Payment Issues (Round III) |
— |
August 22, 2025, 5 pm |
Physical Reporting (PI Reporting)
|
Event |
Start Date |
End Date |
|
Physical Reporting at Allotted Institutes & Balance Fee Payment |
August 20, 2025 |
August 23, 2025 |
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