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JoSAA Counselling 2026 First Mock Allotment Released: The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) announced the findings of the first mock seat assignment on June 8 at 2 p.m. Candidates who enrolled and locked up their preferences by June 7 at 8 p.m. can view their preliminary allotment via the official JoSAA portal. This comes ahead of the round one final allotment results, scheduled to be released on June 13.
JoSAA administers joint seat distribution for admissions to 138 institutes for the academic year 2026-27, including 23 IITs, IISc Bengaluru, 31 NITs, IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs, and 56 additional government-funded technical institutes (GFTIs).
Seat allotment for IITs is based on JEE Advanced 2026 ranks, while NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs use JEE Main 2026 ranks. Candidates can revise their choices before the final deadline if they fail to lock their choices, the system will automatically finalise their last saved preference order.
How to check?
Step 1: Visit the official website at josaa.nic.in
Step 2: Click on the “Mock Seat Allocation 1” link available on the homepage
Step 3: Log in using your JEE Main 2026 application number, password, and security pin to view their provisional allotment
Step 4: Select preferred institutes and academic programmes from the list. Candidates can structure choices in order of preference
Step 5: Review the chosen options carefully and rearrange them to maximise admission chances according to preferences
Step 6: Lock the selected choices
Step 7: A new window will open, displaying the confirmation page
Step 8: Download and save for future use
JoSAA 2026: Important dates
| Events | Dates |
| Display of Mock Seat Allocation-1 based on the choices filled in by candidate as of June 7, 2026 | June 8, 2026 |
| Display of Mock Seat Allocation-2 based on the choices filled in by candidates as of June 09, 2026 | June 10, 2026 |
| Locking of choices | June 10, 2026 |
| 1. Candidate registration and choice filling for academic programs under JoSAA 2026 ends | June 11, 2026 |
| 2. Pre-payment of the JoSAA seat acceptance fee & pre-upload of documents end | June 11, 2026 |
| Reconciliation of data, verification, and validation by the JoSAA | June 12, 2026 |
| Round 1 seat allocation | June 13, 2026 |
The mock allotment is preliminary, allowing candidates to assess their projected seat based on current preferences and rank prior to the final assignment. A second simulated allotment will take place on June 10. Registration and choice filling will be open until June 11.
Source: IE
