for the first time in further rounds of seat allocation (if any), then the

documents and the eligibility criteria of such candidates will be verified

AGAIN by the IITs. In such cases, candidate is advised to login on the
online JoSAA portal to check if any query(ies) has(ve) been raised.
Candidate is required to respond online against the queries raised within the
last date/time specified for the given round [see Annexure 3 for the timeline].
The candidate would be notified on the JoSAA portal of the decision
regarding the provisional seat confirmation after successful verification of
the uploaded documents and meeting eligibility conditions and confirmation
of the payment status for seat acceptance fee.

Similarly, if a candidate, who accepts a seat in IITs by “Online Reporting” in

a particular round of seat allocation, is subsequently allocated a seat in the
NIT+System for the first time in further rounds of seat allocation (if any)
then the documents and the eligibility criteria of such candidates will be
verified AGAIN by the NIT+ System. In such cases, candidate is advised
to login on the online JoSAA portal to check if any query(ies) has(ve) been
raised. Candidate is required to respond online against the queries raised
within the last date/time specified for the given round [see Annexure 3 for
the timeline]. The candidate would be notified on the JoSAA portal of the
decision regarding provisional seat confirmation after successful verification
of the uploaded documents and meeting the eligibility conditions and
confirmation of the payment status for seat acceptance fee.

It is the responsibility of the Candidate to regularly check the online portal

and respond online against the queries raised within the last date/time
specified for the given round [see Annexure 3 for the timeline]. Failure to
meaningfully and successfully respond to the query(ies) raised within
the stipulated timeline, will be treated as rejection of the allocated seat
and would lead to seat cancellation and the candidate will be excluded
from the JoSAA 2025 process. Thus, the candidate will forfeit the eligibility

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for admissions to any of the institutes through JoSAA 2025. No further/extra
seat acceptance fee has to be paid in case of second verification.

Seat allocation in an IIT in subsequent round(s) (if any) automatically

replaces the earlier accepted seat in the NIT+System, and the candidate now
proceeds with the newly allocated seat. Similarly, Seat allocation in
NIT+System in subsequent round(s) (if any) automatically replaces the
earlier accepted seat in an IIT, and the candidate now proceeds with the
newly allocated seat. Thus, in the above situation, the candidate is NOT
required to cancel the earlier seat; doing so would be treated as a
rejection of the seat and the candidate would be excluded from the
JoSAA 2025 process. Candidates are strongly advised to make use of the
Grievance / Query redressal mechanism in case of any doubt; once a seat
is cancelled by the candidate or replaced by a newly allotted seat (see
Section XX), it cannot be undone or reversed.

No independent re-verification is required for candidates who are allocated

seats ONLY in IITs in ALL rounds of seat allocation. Similarly, no re-
verification is required for candidates who are allocated seats ONLY in NIT+
System in ALL rounds of seat allocation.

B. Physical verification for PwD Candidates (only for IITs)

All JEE (Advanced) 2025 qualified PwD candidates, who do NOT possess a
valid UDID card indicating disability, seeking to get a seat in IITs through
JoSAA, are required to visit any of the IITs for physical verification along
with a copy of the PwD certificate(s).

The JEE (Advanced) 2025 qualified PwD candidates with a valid UDID card
indicating disability are NOT required to report physically for verification.
However, even if the candidates have UDID card indicating disability,
they will be required to appear for physical verification if online
verification of UDID card fails.
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XX. FREEZE, FLOAT, AND SLIDE OPTIONS
48. At the time of accepting the seat online, a candidate has to opt for any one of
the options i.e. ‘Freeze’, ‘Float’ or ‘Slide’ for the choice of academic
program for subsequent round(s), if any, of joint seat allocation. Accepting
the allocated seat by choosing any one of these options, is mandatory in
order to continue in the JoSAA process.
In case the candidate has been allocated seat as per the candidate’s first
choice, the candidate will not be given any of the above options other than
Freeze. In such a situation, the candidate may either accept, and Freeze the
offered seat, or may reject the offered seat. Not choosing Freeze option in
this case will be considered as rejection of the offered seat and the
candidate will not be considered for seat allocation in the further rounds
(if any).
In case the candidate has been allocated a seat which is NOT the candidate’s
first choice and the candidate wants to be considered for a higher choice in
his/her list of choices, in subsequent rounds, the candidate MUST accept the
allotted seat by choosing one of the available options (i.e. Float or Slide), in
order to continue in further rounds (if any) of the JoSAA process. Not
choosing any of the options in this case will be considered as rejection of
the offered seat and the candidate will not be considered for seat
allocation in the further rounds (if any).

(A) Freeze:
Choosing the option “Freeze” means that the candidate accepts the offered
seat and indicates that the candidate is content with the allocated academic
program and that the candidate does not want to participate in further
rounds of seat allocation while retaining the same seat. Such candidates
will NOT be considered in subsequent rounds of JoSAA 2025 (if any). Their
chosen seat shall remain allocated to them and shall be provisionally

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 confirmed, subject to successful completion of the steps mentioned in
Section XVIII above.

(B) Float:
Choosing the option “Float” means that the candidate accepts the offered
seat and indicates that, if admission to an academic program of higher
preference in any Institute is offered in subsequent rounds of seat allocation,
the candidate will accept it. Else, the candidate will continue with the
currently accepted academic program. Such candidates will be considered in
subsequent rounds of JoSAA 2025 (if any).
(C) Slide:
Choosing the option “Slide” means that the candidate accepts the offered
seat and indicates that, if admission to an academic program of higher
preference is offered within the same Institute in subsequent rounds of seat
allocation, the candidate will accept it. Such candidates will be considered in
subsequent rounds of JoSAA 2025 (if any).

For candidates who choose the float or slide option, allocation of a seat
in an academic program of the candidate’s higher preference would
automatically result in the replacement of the seat accepted by the candidate
in the earlier round. Such candidates are only required to accept or reject the
academic program of higher preference offered as a result of the float or
slide option. In case such candidate rejects or cancels the seat of higher
preference, offered as a result of float or slide, then the candidate would no
longer be entitled to any seat and would not be permitted to participate any
further in JoSAA 2025.

(Candidates are thus advised to fill in their list of choices carefully and
exercise the options of Freeze, Float and Slide even more carefully).

49. Slide and float options will be available to only those candidates who are
NOT offered admission to their first choice in their choice-list.

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 50. Slide and float options are NOT available in the last round of JoSAA 2025.
51. A candidate can change from float to slide/freeze and slide to freeze in the
online portal during all rounds of Seat Allocation EXCEPT the last round.
52. If a candidate opts Freeze against a seat, the option cannot be changed in the
subsequent rounds under any circumstances. Communication on this matter
shall NOT be entertained.
53. During the seat allotment period of a particular round of seat allocation, if
there is a change in the credentials of a candidate due to failure in producing
valid certificate of category GEN-EWS/OBC-NCL/PwD/DS/OCI/PIO or
state code of eligibility or declaration of gender and the allotted seat gets
cancelled, then the candidate will be considered for seat allocation in
subsequent round(s) (if any) as per the updated credentials. In such cases,
the candidate must report again online for accepting the freshly allocated
seat, if any.
(For IITs Only): If a foreign tag candidate fails to produce a valid proof of
foreign nationality (i.e. foreign passport or citizenship certificate) any
seat allocated to them will be cancelled. However, if they have a valid 10+2
or equivalent passing certificate from India or from abroad, such candidates
will be considered for seat allocation in the subsequent round(s) under GEN
category of seat allocation (if any) for IITs based on updated credentials,
provided they meet the eligibility conditions applicable to Indian
candidates, including satisfying the JEE (Main) 2025 cut-off marks for
qualifying for JEE (Advanced) 2025 in GEN category. Such a candidate
MUST submit a proof of Indian Nationality failing which the candidate will
be out of the seat allocation process for IITs.

XXI.REPORTING AT THE ADMITTING INSTITUTE

54. [For IITs] At the conclusion of joint seat allocation and seat acceptance,
candidates will have to report at the admitting institute, complete all the
admission formalities of the Institute including payment of Institute fees, get

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