The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) has officially released the list of JoSAA 2026 Participating Institutes for admissions into India’s premier engineering institutions. Students who qualified in JEE Main 2026 and JEE Advanced 2026 are actively searching for JoSAA Participating Colleges 2026, IIT Admission 2026, NIT Admission 2026, IIIT Admission 2026, GFTI Colleges List, JoSAA Seat Matrix 2026, JoSAA Counselling 2026, IIT Seat Allocation, NIT Cutoff 2026, JoSAA Choice Filling, Top Engineering Colleges through JEE Main, and JoSAA College Predictor.
For the academic session 2026-27, a total of 138 institutes are participating in the JoSAA counselling process, including 23 IITs, 31 NITs, 26 IIITs, IIEST Shibpur, and 57 Other Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs). Through a centralized counselling process, JoSAA allocates seats based on candidates’ JEE Main and JEE Advanced ranks, category, seat availability, and preferred choices filled during counselling.
With more than 57,000 engineering seats available across participating institutes, JoSAA remains the single largest admission platform for engineering aspirants in India. Candidates can use the official JoSAA portal to register, fill choices, participate in seat allotment rounds, and secure admission into some of the country’s most prestigious technical institutions.
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JoSAA 2026 Participating Institutes Overview:
Particulars
Details
Counselling Authority
Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA)
Academic Session
2026-27
Total Participating Institutes
138
Total IITs
23
Total NITs
32
Total IIITs
26
IIEST Shibpur
1
Other GFTIs
56
Admission Through
JEE Main 2026 & JEE Advanced 2026
Approximate Seats Available
57,000+
Official Website
josaa.nic.in
Counselling Mode
Online
Seat Allocation Basis
Rank, Category, Seat Availability & Choices
IITs Participating in JoSAA 2026 (23):
S.No
IIT
1
IIT (BHU) Varanasi
2
IIT Bhubaneswar
3
IIT Bombay
4
IIT Delhi
5
IIT Gandhinagar
6
IIT Guwahati
7
IIT Hyderabad
8
IIT Indore
9
IIT Jodhpur
10
IIT Kanpur
11
IIT Kharagpur
12
IIT Madras
13
IIT Mandi
14
IIT Palakkad
15
IIT Patna
16
IIT Roorkee
17
IIT Ropar
18
IIT Tirupati
19
IIT Bhilai
20
IIT Goa
21
IIT Jammu
22
IIT Dharwad
23
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
NIT+ System Institutes Participating in JoSAA 2026 (32)
S.No
Institute
1
NIT Agartala
2
NIT Allahabad
3
NIT Andhra Pradesh
4
NIT Arunachal Pradesh
5
NIT Bhopal
6
NIT Calicut
7
NIT Delhi
8
NIT Durgapur
9
NIT Goa
10
NIT Hamirpur
11
NIT Jalandhar
12
NIT Jamshedpur
13
NIT Kurukshetra
14
NIT Manipur
15
NIT Meghalaya
16
NIT Mizoram
17
NIT Nagaland
18
NIT Patna
19
NIT Puducherry
20
NIT Raipur
21
NIT Rourkela
22
NIT Sikkim
23
NIT Silchar
24
NIT Srinagar
25
NIT Surathkal
26
NIT Tiruchirappalli
27
NIT Uttarakhand
28
NIT Warangal
29
NIT Yupia
30
SVNIT Surat
31
VNIT Nagpur
32
IIEST Shibpur
IIITs Participating in JoSAA 2026 (26)
S.No
IIIT
1
ABV-IIITM Gwalior
2
IIIT Kota
3
IIIT Guwahati
4
IIIT Kalyani
5
IIIT Sonepat
6
IIIT Una
7
IIIT Sri City
8
IIIT Vadodara
9
IIIT Allahabad
10
IIITDM Kancheepuram
11
IIITDM Jabalpur
12
IIIT Manipur
13
IIIT Tiruchirappalli
14
IIIT Lucknow
15
IIIT Dharwad
16
IIIT Kurnool
17
IIIT Kottayam
18
IIIT Ranchi
19
IIIT Nagpur
20
IIIT Pune
21
IIIT Bhagalpur
22
IIIT Bhopal
23
IIIT Surat
24
IIIT Agartala
25
IIIT Raichur
26
IIIT Bhubaneswar
GFTIs Participating in JoSAA 2026 (56):
S.No
GFTI Name
1
Assam University, Silchar
2
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
3
Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar
4
Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi
5
Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Management, Ahmedabad
6
Institute of Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur
7
J.K. Institute of Applied Physics & Technology, University of Allahabad
8
National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Aurangabad
9
National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi
10
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh
11
School of Engineering, Tezpur University
12
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
13
School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi
14
School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada
15
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology
16
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
17
University of Hyderabad
18
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
19
International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar
20
Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar
21
Pondicherry Engineering College
22
Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering and Technology, Malda
23
Central University of Rajasthan
24
Central University of Jharkhand
25
Central University of Haryana
26
Central University of Jammu
27
Central University of Karnataka
28
Central University of Punjab
29
Central University of South Bihar
30
North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli