Who is eligible for the CSAB special round counselling 2025?

Shivani

Updated On: July 30, 2025 12:24 PM

If you have participated in the JoSAA counselling, you are eligible to participate in the CSAB special round counselling. Before joining the CSAB special round counselling, you should know the complete CSAB counselling eligibility criteria.
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Who is eligible for the CSAB special round counselling 2025: If you haven't secured a seat in JoSAA counselling or are looking for a better college option post seat allotment, you can participate in the CSAB special round counselling. However, before joining the counselling, you should be aware of who is eligible for CSAB special round counselling 2025. The CSAB will commence the CSAB special round counseling from July 30, 2025 . The vacant seats for the NIT+ system are filled through CSAB special rounds 1 and 2. CSAB also conducts a supernumerary round for admission to UTs like Andaman, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu, Dadra, and Nagar Haveli in the NITs. Other CSAB NEUT rounds are also conducted for allocating seats under North-East states and territories. This article will brief the applicants about eligibility criteria for the CSAB special round counseling 2025.

Also read: All About CSAB 2025 Special Round

Who is eligible for CSAB special round counselling 2025?

Let us have a look at the eligible students for the CSAB special round counselling 2025.

  1. Applicants who have not registered in the JoSAA counseling rounds but are eligible as per the eligibility criteria.
  2. Applicants who have registered in JoSAA but were not granted a seat.
  3. Applicants participating in the JoSAA have been allotted seats. However, the seat is canceled due to non-payment of seat acceptance fees.
  4. Applicants who have participated in JoSAA and have been allotted seats in IIT but have canceled seats post document verification, withdrawn from the allotted seats, or have taken admission therein.
  5. Applicants who participated in JoSAA have been allocated seats in the NIT+ system and have been admitted to the allotted college after paying the seat acceptance fee and partial acceptance fees.
  6. Applicants who have opted for the exit option for JoSAA.
  7. Applicants who have participated in JoSAA 2025 have been allocated seats in the NIT+ system but have withdrawn from the allotted seats.
  8. Applicants who have participated in JoSAA but were allocated seats in the NIT+ system, but the seat got cancelled after document verification. They should not have been allotted seats in any JoSAA rounds.
  9. Applicants who have participated in the JoSAA have been allocated seats in the NIT+ system and have paid the seat acceptance fees and documents have been verified successfully. However the seats have been canceled due to payment not being done.
All the above eligibility criteria can be considered for the CSAB special round counseling 2025. For more such updates for CSAB special round counselling, stay tuned with CollegeDekho.

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FAQs

Does CSAB accept category rank?

Only the candidate’s CRL rank is considered in CSAB allotment. Students category won't be taken into consideration for CSAB seat allotment.

Who is eligible for CSAB counselling in 2025?

As per the eligibility criteria mentioned in the official notification, all the students who are eligible for JoSAA NIT system as per their JEE Main 2025 ranks are eligible for participating in the CSAB 2025 special round counselling.

Can candidates participate in CSAB if they withdraw from JoSAA?

Yes. Students can participate in the CSAB special round if they withdraw their allotted seat from JoSAA.

Is 75% criteria required for CSAB counselling?

Students must have secured at least 75% aggregate marks in the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination. The aggregate marks for SC, ST, and PwD students should be at least 65%. Students must be within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful students in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examination.

Which rank is considered in the CSAB special round?

Students’ rank in the Common Rank List, i.e., CRL rank, will be used in CSAB Special Round. This will not affect the reserved category seats since Category Quota seats are allotted to candidates of that category only. Thus, seat allotment is the same except the fact that CRL ranks are used in the CSAB Counselling.

How many rounds are there in CSAB?

Two special rounds of seat allocation are organized by the Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) to allocate the unfilled seats of the NIT+ System after the 5th JoSAA Round.

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