JEE Advanced Counselling 2018 By JoSAA – Dates, Procedure, Eligibility and FAQs

JEE Advanced Counselling: The JEE Advanced 2018 exam was conducted on May 20, 2018. Around 1.6 lakhs out of the 2.2 lakh candidates selected appeared for the exam. The JEE Advanced Result 2018 was declared on June 10, 2018.
JoSAA will start the registration process for the counseling and seat allotment for JEE Advanced 2018 from June 15 on wards. It is to be noted that JEE Advanced counseling and seat allotment 2018 will be conducted in seven consecutive rounds. All the candidates who have successfully qualified in the JEE Advanced examination can participate in the counselling process.

JEE Advanced Counselling 2018

Prior to the JoSAA 2018 Registration and Choice Filling, it is mandatory for the candidates to fulfill the JoSAA Eligibility Criteria for JEE Advanced Counselling 2018.

JEE Advanced Counselling | Eligibility Criteria

1. Candidates should have successfully qualified the JEE Advanced 2018.
2. Candidates should have scored a minimum aggregate of 75% marks in the 12^th standard qualifying exam. Candidates belonging to the SC, ST, and PwD categories should have secured a minimum aggregate of 65%.

JEE Advanced Counselling | Eligibility Criteria (Preparatory Courses at IITs):

1. Candidates should have secured the required JEE Advanced 2018 cutoff.
2. Admissions to preparatory courses will be open only for the candidates belonging to the SC, ST, and PwD categories. The candidates will have to score a minimum aggregate of 65% in the 12^th standard qualifying exam.

Check the JEE Advanced 2018 Cutoff here

JEE Advanced Counselling 2018 | Important Dates

Particulars	Tentative Dates
Registration & Choice Fill-In Process	2nd Week of June 2018
Mock Allotment Round 1 for candidates who have filled their choices	3rd Week of June 2018
Mock Allotment Round 2 for candidates who have filled their choices	3rd Week of June 2018
First Round of Seat Allotment	Last Week of June 2018
Seat Allotment Acceptance and reporting to help-centre	Last Week of June 2018
Second Round of Seat Allotment	1st Week of July 2018
Seat Allotment Acceptance and reporting to help-centre	1st Week of July 2018
Third Round of Seat Allotment	1st Week – 2nd Week of July 2018
Seat Allotment Acceptance and reporting to help-centre	2nd Week of July 2018
Fourth Round of Seat Allotment	2nd Week of July 2018

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JEE Advanced Counselling and Seat Allotment Procedure

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) 2018 has been set up by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) to manage and regulate the joint seat allocation for admissions to 97 institutes for the academic year 2018-19. This includes 23 IITs, 31 NITs, 23 IIITs and 20 Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes (Other-GFTIs). Admission to all the academic programs offered by these institutes will be made through a single platform. Students clearing the cut off marks will be eligible and they will have to follow the following 5 steps for counselling and seat allotment procedure:

JEE Advanced Counselling | Step 1: Registration

Candidates need to go on the official website and register themselves using their IIT enrolment number and password. The registration is compulsory and free of cost.

JEE Advanced Counselling | Step 2: Choice Filling

Candidates will be asked to select the colleges through which they want to complete their graduation. The colleges should be selected in the order of priority and preference. The most preferred college should be selected first and the least preferred option should be the last one on the list.

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JEE Advanced Counselling | Step 3: Provisional Offer Letter & Confirmation Process

Once the student has given their choices, JOSAA will allot the candidate a college depending on his ranks.

JEE Advanced Counselling | Step 4: Document Verification

The following documents would be required for JEE Advanced Counselling verification when the student goes for physical verification:

1. JEE Advanced Provisional Seat Allocation Letter
2. JEE Advanced Rank Card
3. 10th & 12th Marksheet
4. JEE Advanced Counselling Form
5. 2 Passport Size Photos
6. JEE Advanced 2018 Admit Card
7. Category Certificate, if any
8. Medical Fitness Certificate
9. Personal representation at the institute: Student will have to report in the allotted institute. If a student wants to switch a college on account of a vacancy in another college, he will have to go and present himself again in the new college.

JEE Advanced Counselling 2018 FAQs

JoSAA 2018 Counselling FAQs

JEE Advanced Counselling | DOs and DON’Ts

JEE Advanced Counselling | The Dos

1. Follow your passion. If you are really good at a subject, pursue it no matter which college you get. Remember, there are many non-IITians who have achieved success in their lives by pursuing their interest.
2. Predict your college. Use Embibe‘s college predictor to predict your rank, college, and branch. 
3. Be open towards other options than IIT. If you are interested in basic sciences and astronomy, do consider options like IISC, IISER, IIST and so on.
4. Be aware of the infrastructure of the new IITs. Some of the new IITs do not have adequate facilities. Students are advised to think twice before opting for them.
5. Think about what you want to do in future. Based on your interests, decide whether you should opt for a 4-year course or a 5-year course.

JEE Advanced Counselling | The Don’ts

1. Do not run after average salary of the department. Contrary to popular beliefs, average salary does not ensure what the package can be.
2. Do not run after the brand name and in the process sacrifice your passion. If you are passionate about a certain branch and if you work hard enough, you will definitely succeed irrespective of whether you are an IITian or not.
3. Do not go after placement records of your college. Again placement records do not throw any light on your probability of getting a job as they are partially and selectively portrayed.
4. Do not bank completely on Department Change after the first year. Every IIT has brilliant students who are looking forward to changing their branch by achieving a certain cutoff CGPA. To get your department changed, you will have to compete with the best brains of the country which is not easy. Moreover, the studying habits of more than 99% students change tremendously. So don’t consider yourself too exceptional to achieve a great target like department change into top branches like CSE.

Watch this space for more information and updates regarding JEE Advanced 2018.

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