JoSAA 2026: First mock seat allotment released today on josaa.nic.in

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jun 8, 2026 03:23 PM IST

Candidates have to confirm their choices by June 10, 2026 (Image generated by AI)

JoSAA Counselling 2026 First Mock Allotment Released: The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) released the results of the first mock seat allotment today, June 8, at 2 pm. Candidates who registered and locked their choices by June 7, 8 pm can view their tentative allotment through the official JoSAA portal. This comes ahead of the round one final allotment results, scheduled to be released on June 13.

JoSAA manages joint seat allocation for admissions to 138 institutes, including 23 IITs, IISc Bengaluru, 31 NITs, IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs, and 56 other government-funded technical institutes (GFTIs) for the academic year 2026–27.

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

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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 provisional and gives candidates an opportunity to review their expected seat based on current preferences and rank before the final allotment. A second mock allotment will follow on June 10. Registration and choice filling will remain open until June 11.