JoSAA 2026 Round 2 Fee Payment and Reporting: Step-by-Step

After JoSAA 2026 Round 2 seat allotment, you must pay the seat acceptance fee online at josaa.nic.in within 24 to 48 hours — missing this window automatically cancels your allotted seat at an IIT, NIT, IIIT, or GFTI.

The fee payment step is non-negotiable; no extension is granted for individual cases. Once payment is complete, you must also select a seat acceptance option — Freeze, Float, or Slide — that decides whether you stay in the upgrade pool for later rounds. Document upload happens in the same activity window, and physical reporting to the allotted institute is required only after the final accepted round, not after every intermediate result.

• Pay the seat acceptance fee at josaa.nic.in within 24–48 hours of Round 2 result publication.
• General / OBC-NCL / EWS students pay Rs. 35,000 for both IIT and NIT/IIIT/GFTI allotments.
• SC / ST students pay Rs. 10,000 (IITs) or Rs. 15,000 (NITs/IIITs/GFTIs); PwD students pay the same reduced fee.
• Selecting Freeze confirms your seat permanently; Float and Slide keep you in the upgrade pool for subsequent rounds.
• Upload all required documents online during the same fee payment window — originals are checked only at physical reporting.

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What Happens After Round 2 Seat Allotment

Once JoSAA 2026 declares Round 2 results on josaa.nic.in, you enter a short activity window — typically 24 to 48 hours — during which you must pay the seat acceptance fee and upload your documents. If you do not complete this within the deadline, the allotment is cancelled and you exit the counselling process.

You also have the option to withdraw if you do not wish to proceed with the allotted seat. Students who withdraw during early rounds may be eligible for a partial fee refund if they had paid in a previous round. JoSAA 2026 is expected to conduct five to six rounds before final reporting begins, based on previous years’ schedules.

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Step-by-Step Fee Payment Process

Follow these steps carefully to complete fee payment and document submission after Round 2 allotment:

1. Go to josaa.nic.in and click on the counselling login link.
2. Log in with your JEE Main Application Number and password. Students allotted an IIT seat use their JEE Advanced Application Number.
3. Click "View Seat Allotment" to see your Round 2 allotted institute, programme, and category.
4. Click "Pay Seat Acceptance Fee" and choose a payment method — net banking, debit card, credit card, or UPI.
5. Complete the transaction and save or print the payment confirmation receipt immediately.
6. Navigate to the "Document Upload" section and upload all required files within the specified size limits.
7. Select your seat acceptance option: Freeze, Float, or Slide (explained in the next section).
8. Submit the form and download your provisional seat allotment letter for records.

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JoSAA 2026 Fee Structure by Category

The seat acceptance fee is paid at the time of each round’s acceptance. A portion is adjusted against your first-semester tuition after final reporting; the seat acceptance component is non-refundable after a specified round. The table below is based on JoSAA 2025 trends — official 2026 figures will be published in the JoSAA 2026 information brochure.

Payment must be made only through the official JoSAA portal. Do not use any third-party platform or agent. Keep the bank transaction ID noted for future reference.

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Freeze, Float, and Slide Options Explained

After fee payment, you must choose one of three seat acceptance options. This choice directly determines whether your seat can be upgraded in subsequent rounds.

If you select Float or Slide and receive a new allotment in Round 3, you must pay the fee again to accept that upgraded seat. If no upgrade is available, your Round 2 seat is automatically retained. Select Freeze only if you are completely satisfied with the Round 2 allotment and do not want to risk a seat swap.

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Online Document Verification

Document upload is part of the same activity window as fee payment. Prepare scanned copies of the following before you begin, as the portal session may time out:

• Class 10 certificate — for date of birth verification
• Class 12 marksheet and passing certificate
• JEE Main 2026 scorecard (all students)
• JEE Advanced 2026 scorecard — only for students allotted an IIT seat
• Category certificate (OBC-NCL / SC / ST / EWS) — must be issued by a competent authority and valid for the current year
• PwD certificate — issued by a government medical board, if applicable
• Passport-size photograph matching the one used during JEE registration

Upload all files in PDF or JPG format within the portal’s file-size limits (usually under 500 KB per document). Original documents are verified in person only at the time of physical reporting to your final allotted institute.

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Physical Reporting to the Allotted Institute

Physical reporting is not required after every round. You visit the institute only once — after the final round in which you accept a seat. At that stage, you carry all original documents to the institute’s admission or reporting centre for verification and enrolment confirmation.

Documents to carry for physical reporting include all originals listed above, along with your JoSAA fee payment receipt, provisional seat allotment letter, and medical fitness certificate (required by most IITs and several NITs). The exact checklist and reporting schedule for each institute is published on josaa.nic.in and on individual institute websites after the final round result.

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Key Dates After Round 2 (Expected for JoSAA 2026)

The dates below are expected based on JoSAA 2025 trends and will be updated when JoSAA publishes the official 2026 schedule at josaa.nic.in.