Is JoSAA counselling free? If not, how much does a candidate have to pay for it?
While the JoSAA counselling is free of charge, the only fee that the candidates have to pay is for the seat confirmation, once taken admission, the fee is added to the semester fees of the candidate.
The charges for seat confirmation for general category is INR 35,000 . While that for SC, Gen-PwD, S
It costs nothing to complete the options on the web portal. To secure a seat at an IIT or NIT, the candidates must pay the seat acceptance fee before completing the JoSAA procedure all the way through. Until the candidate pays the seat acceptance fee, the documents they have uploaded will not be con
The filling-in of choices on the online portal is free of cost. The candidate must pay the seat acceptance fee before continuing with the JoSAA process till the end to avail the seat in an IIT or NIT. The documents uploaded by the candidate will not be verified unless the candidate pays the seat acc
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Think of JoSAA as a matching service. After your JEE Advanced results, you'll log into the JoSAA portal and rank your preferred branches at IIT Dharwad. The system then looks at your All India Rank (AIR) and your choices to offer you the best possible seat. Once a seat is offered, you'll pay the fee
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