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Content Curator updated | Updated On - Apr 6, 2023

CSAB NEUT Counselling 2023- CSAB has started CSAB NEUT Counselling 2023 for admission to engineering and architecture at the participating colleges. CSAB NEUT Counselling starts after the declaration of JEE Main Result for all the sessions. Candidates allotted seats under CSAB NEUT Seat Allotment 2023 can check their result online at csab.nic.in and pay the seat acceptance fee (SAF) of INR 3000 (subject to change). Check JEE Main Counselling 2023

  • CSAB NEUT offers seats to candidates belonging to Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.
  • CSAB offers admission to IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs for the seats remaining after the completion of JoSAA Counseling.  
Direct link for CSAB NEUT 2023 Counselling Seat Allotmen (Soon) CSAB NEUT 2023 Official Website (Soon)

What is CSAB NEUT? 

CSAB NEUT or Central Seat Allocation Board for North Eastern States & Union Territories is conducted for engineering/ technology/ architecture seats in 8 North East States and 4 Union Territories. CSAB NEUT uses the AIR released by NTA after JEE Main 2023 for seat allocation. Candidates must note that these seats are other than those offered through CSAB 2023.

CSAB NEUT Dates

CSAB NEUT Counselling 2023 Date and Time

CSAB NEUT Counselling 2023 schedule has been released for admission to seats not covered under JoSAA and CSAB and some seats at NERIST, Itanagar. Candidates can check the complete schedule in the table below-

Events Date and Time
Registration and Document Uploading To be announced
Document Verification To be announced
Choice Filling To be announced
Reconciliation of data, verification and validation of allocated seats by authorities To be announced
CSAB NEUT Seat Allotment for Round 1 To be announced
Online Reporting and Payment of Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF) To be announced
Reconciliation of data, verification and validation of allocated seats by authorities To be announced
CSAB NEUT Seat Allotment for Round 2 To be announced
Online Reporting and Payment of Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF) To be announced
Seat Withdrawal To be announced
Reporting at Allotted Institute for Admission To be announced
CSAB NEUT Spot Round (if any) To be announced
Reporting Center to Report Admission Data to CSAB To be announced
  • At the time of online reporting candidates are required to pay INR 3000 as seat acceptance fee (SAF) online. 
  • Candidates must exercise their willingness options, i.e., to Float/ Slide/ Freeze.
  • Candidates who exercise Freeze as their option can download their Provisional Admission letter (PAL) and complete the final admission at the allotted institute.

Instructions for CSAB NEUT Counselling 2023

Candidates can follow any one of the options mentioned below based on the outcome of CSAB NEUT Special Round-I;

A)

  • Seat Acceptance (FREEZE/SLIDE/FLOAT) and Reporting at the Institute (OR)
  • Surrender Seat Allotted and taking part in Next Round (OR)
  • Surrender Seat Allotted and not Participating in Next Round (OR)
  • Not allotted any seat at the completion of special round-I, and not wish to participate in the Special Round–I

B) 

  • Online reporting: Acceptance of Seat, along with Fee payment
  • Uploading Documents for Verification / Response by the candidate to query (if required)

CSAB NEUT Eligibility Criteria

CSAB NEUT Counselling 2023- Eligibility Criteria

The academic qualification and eligibility for JEE Main are also mandatory for the candidates registering for CSAB NEUT Counselling 2023.

The minimum requirement that a candidate should attain are:-

  • Students are desirous to pursue B.E/B. Tech course should have passed class 12th with Physics and Mathematics as major subjects with one of the Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/Technical Vocational Subject and should have obtained at least 75% marks in class 12. (65% in case of SC/ST Category).
  • For B. Arch, students should have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as core subjects in class 12 and scored 75% aggregate marks. Also, the candidates appearing for B.Arch can be asked about their NATA score so they should inquire the institution whether they demand any such additional qualification or not.
  • For B. Planning, Mathematics is a compulsory subject in class 12 and a score of minimum 75% marks in class 12.

Equivalent Qualification Recognised By CSAB

Candidates appearing for CSAB NEUT Counselling must have completed 10+2 or equivalent qualifications recognized as per CSAB. The qualifications considered equivalent to 10+2 by CSAB is listed below.

  • Candidates should have passed an intermediate or 2-year pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board/University.
  • Final Examination of a 2-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
  • Senior secondary examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with at least 5 subjects.
  • Any Public School/Board/University examination in India or any foreign country is recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities(AIU).

Check JosAA Counselling 2023


CSAB NEUT Registration

CSAB NEUT Counselling 2023- Registration

CSAB NEUT Counselling 2023 registration will be completed in 2 rounds and a Spot Counselling Round. Candidates have to follow the mentioned pre-allotment steps-

  • Register on the official website of CSAB.
  • Click on the link for CSAB NEUT 2023 Counselling. 
  • Enter details such as Gender, State of domicile Category, PwD status, Special Benefit Claim for Nagaland, and the Aggregate percentage in class 12 or equivalent marks. 
  • Arrange the order and preference of your choices for courses and institutes. If you fail to submit your choices then the last filled choices will be considered to be final after the last date.
  • A registered candidate who fails to provide choices in the first round will not be considered for the second round of counselling.
  • Submit the Choices. In case, candidates are found guilty of any misconduct, he/she will be rejected from the CSAB NEUT 2023 Counselling.

Stage-1 Online Registration

Online Registration- First make sure you fulfill the eligibility on the basis of All India Ranks then register on the official website csab.nic.in. For Pharmacy courses, you have to register on a separate link displayed on the official website.

For online registration-

  1. New Candidate Registration- Visit the official website, click on Register online, Enter your JEE Main Application number, Password, and Captcha code created while applying for JEE Main 2023 exam, and sign in.
  2. Already Registered- Enter your JEE Main Application number and password and log in.

Stage-2 Verification of Domicile and Category Certificates

Verification of Score Card, Admit Card, Domicile Documents all the supporting documents and Photo ID for verification purposes. Final registration of candidates is done following the Verification.

Stage-3 Online Choice filling, Saving, and Locking

Here you have to submit your choice of branches and institutions in decreasing order of your preference.

  • As per your eligibility, the number of seats available and disciplines offered a list will be displayed.
  • Enter as many as the number of choices you can enter in accordance with your preference.
  • You can reorder your choices, edit earlier filled choices or add new choices as many times as you like before locking in your final choices.
Note: It is important to note that if you fail to submit your choices in the prescribed time your previously filled choices will be considered final. Engineering & Architecture students and Pharmacy course students have to separately fill their choices by clicking on the appropriate link.

For B.E./B.Tech, B.Arch, and B.Plan students- 

  • The combined choice filling will be done for all of the courses and only 1 seat will be allotted as per the preference list of the student based on his choice and merit list.
  • A student can get a seat of higher preference in the second round of seat allocation if there are remaining seats. They are also required to deposit the security fee at once.
  • Candidates have to register only once, fill a single list of choices for the courses and are advised to fill as many choices as they can be based on their priority.
  • This will increase their chances of getting a seat of higher preference. Performance in Paper-1, Paper-2, and Paper 3 in JEE Main 2023 will be taken into account.
  • Seat Allotment will be strictly on the basis of merit list published by JEE Main and preference filled by the candidates.

For Pharmacy Students-

For pharmacy students, the registration and choice filling will be a combined process, visit the official website and,

  • Registration- Click on Apply; Here you have to enter your particulars viz your full name, Father’s Name, Mother’s Name, Date of Birth, Complete Mailing address, Gender, State of domicile, category, PWD and percentage aggregate in class 12th.
  • Uploading Documents- Upload scanned copy of documents in support of state domicile, Category (if Applicable), PwD status and DOB certificates.
  • Choice Filling- Enter your choice as per your performance from the list provided. Fill in as many choices as you can as this will increase your chances of availing the vacant seat. Note that you will be able to see only those institutions in which your domicile state is applicable
    • Allotment of the seats will be done on the basis of class 12th percentage of the candidates.
    • Locking the choices for Engineering, Architecture, and Planning.
    • For locking up your choices enter your password, confirm your locking and click on LOCK Button.
    • Note that Saving a choice is not equal to locking a choice, For example, a choice that has been saved but not locked can be modified later. However, a choice saved and locked cannot be modified later on.

If you forget to lock your choices then your last saved choice will be considered as final. Take a print out of your locked choices along with the terms and conditions and sign it. You have to produce this document at the reporting time at your designated center.

Stage-4 Seat Allotment

  • In this step, the choice filled by the candidate during stage 2 will be processed centrally and seat will be allotted in the order of merit as per JEE Main AIR and on the basis of candidate’s preferred choices.
  • The result will be published on the official website of CSAB.
  • Students who will be allotted seats will have to go to their Home State CSAB NEUT Reporting centers with a demand draft drawn in favor of ‘NIT Tiruchirapalli CSAB 20 personally.

For online seat allotment, a policy will be followed according to which seat allotment will be done in 2 rounds:-

  1. In First round, the seat will be allotted to the candidate and the result will be displayed on the website which will include the name of the institute and branch.
  2. In Second Round, seats will be allocated against the available seats at the end of the first list. No fresh choice filling will be allowed in the second round, so it is advised to fill/modify the choices in the first round itself.

Note:- For SC/ST/Reserved Category students first seats will be allotted on the basis of Open seats in term of AIR but if they do not get a seat under open category then they will be considered for seats under the reserved category.

Stage-5 Reporting at the Designated Center

Candidates have to report at the designated center in person with documents and demand draft of security deposits. Candidates who will be allotted seats will have to submit an amount of INR 3000 in form of demand draft drawn in favor of CSAB NEUT conducting authority. This amount will be considered as refundable security and will be returned to students who will not join the designated college. Entire fee of the college has to be submitted directly to the institution.

Stage-6 Reporting at the Institutions

After the declaration of the list of seats allotted in the first round, candidates who are satisfied with their designated institution and do not wish to attend the 2nd round of seat allotment should go to their allotted college as per the admission schedule of the allotted college.

However, the candidates who wish to attend 2nd round have to wait for the release of 2nd list of seat allotment, after that they also have to go to the allotted institution in person as per their admission schedule. Candidates who will go for the second round of seat allotment, their first seat allotment letter will get rejected eventually. 

Also Check  CSAB SFTI 


CSAB NEUT Documents required

CSAB NEUT 2023 Documents Required

Candidates must carry the following documents in original and a set of photocopies at the time of reporting:

  • CSAB NEUT Allotment Letter
  • 5 Passport size photographs
  • JEE Main 2023 Admit Card
  • JEE Main 2023 Scorecard
  • Photo ID Proof
  • Class X Marksheet
  • Class XII Marksheet
  • Demand draft/NEFT Receipt in favour of the alloted college for the fee
  • Migration Certificate
  • School/College leaving certificate

CSAB NEUT Reservation

CSAB NEUT Counselling 2023- Reservation

Allocation of seats will be coordinated by CSAB NEUT 2023 on behalf of Ministry of Human Resource Development. Reservation of seats is decided as per the policy of the respective state/UT, at the MHRD specified Institutes. Candidates can check the state-wise category for CSAB NEUT Counselling to check their eligibility as well as the category code they should apply under.

States Under CSAB NEUT 2023 Reservation Scheme

Certain Seats in IITs/ISM/NITs/IIITs/GFTIs are reserved in the participating colleges of JEE Main 2023 and JEE Advanced 2023 for the candidates belonging to North East Region and Union Territories. A separate counselling wing namely, CSAB NEUT Counselling is responsible for counselling of such candidates.

Candidates belonging to the following States and Union Territories are eligible for Reservation under JEE CSAB NEUT 2023 Counselling. List of States considered for Reservation under CSAT NEUT is mentioned below:

List of States Under CSAB-NEUT
Arunachal Pradesh Sikkim
Assam Tripura
Meghalaya Nagaland
Mizoram Manipur
List of Union Territories Under CSAB-NEUT
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Lakshadweep Daman and Diu

It is important to note that these seats are offered separately from the Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB).


CSAB NEUT Counselling 2023- Payment and Refund of Fees

  • As the Seat allotment procedure in CSAB NEUT counseling will be done in 2 rounds, separate lists of seats allotted will be displayed- one after the completion of the first round and the other after the second round. Candidates must register and fill their choices as per their preference for the first round.
  • After that, based on the candidate’s choice and performance in JEE Main (for Engineering, Architecture, and Planning) and class 12th (for Pharmacy), a centralized list will be displayed.
  • Note that the registration and choice filled by the candidates in the first round will be applicable to the second round. Candidates do not need to register for it separately.
  • After the declaration of the first list, candidates who are satisfied with the allotted seat and don’t want to go for the second round will have to go to the allotted college in person as per their admission schedule along with the documents required for verification.
  • They must also submit a security deposit of INR 2000 in form of demand draft drawn in favor of CSAB NEUT conducting body. However, this fee is refundable and will be refunded if you do not join the allotted institution.

CSAB NEUT Cut off


CSAB NEUT Counselling 2023 Seat Matrix

The seat matrix of CSAB NEUT Counselling 2023 is yet to be released. Candidates can refer to the previous year’s seat matrix for their understanding.


CSAB Dates

CSAB Special Counselling 2023

CSAB will conduct special round counselling for JoSAA NIT+ Admissions 2023 for vacant seats at NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs left after JoSAA Counselling 2023. CSAB Special Counselling 2023 registration and choice filling have started. Candidates can complete CSAB Special Counselling 2023 registration till October 28 (5 PM). The first round of allotment results for CSAB Special is going to be released on October 30 (5 PM)

CSAB Special Counselling 2023 Date and Time

Events Dates
Display of Vacancies after JoSAA Rounds To be announced
Registration, Payment of Special Round Enrollment Fee & Choice Filling, Physical Verification of PwD candidates Starts To be announced
Registration and Payment of Special Round Enrollment Fee Ends To be announced
Choice Filling and Physical Verification of PwD candidates Ends To be announced
Display of CSAB Special Round 1 Seat Allotment To be announced
Exercising Willingness (Freeze/ Slide/ Float/ Surrender/ Withdraw/ Exit), Online Reporting To be announced
Last Day to respond to queries of Document verifying officer To be announced
Display of CSAB Special Round 2 Seat Allotment  To be announced
Online Reporting To be announced
Last Day to respond to queries of Document verifying officer To be announced
Physical Reporting at Allotted Institutes and Balance Fee Payment To be announced

CSAB Special Rounds Cutoff

CSAB Special Round Cutoff – Previous Year

Rounds CSAB Special Rounds - Opening and Closing Ranks
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Frequently Asked Questions

CSAB NEUT Counselling 2023 FAQs

Ques. Will my choices filled in JoSAA be carried forward or I will have to fill choices again in Special Round?

Ans. Special Round is a process conducted by CSAB 2023 only for NIT + System and is separate from JoSAA, hence a candidate will have to register again and will be required to fill-in choices again from the seat matrix of NIT + System Institutes.

Ques. Can I participate again in joint seat allocation in the next round once I reject/withdraw the allocated seat?

Ans. No. You cannot participate anymore in seat allocation for the academic year 2023-23 for 7 JoSAA rounds. However, you can participate in the Special Vacant Seat Filling Round conducted by CSAB only for NIT + System institutes.

Ques. Will there be any other round after seven JoSAA Rounds?

Ans. There will be one Special Vacant Seats Filling round after regular JoSAA rounds only for NIT + Institutes. Details of this special round will be available on the website csab.nic.in

Ques. How JoSSA different from CSAB?

Ans. JoSSA is different from CSAB in terms of its counselling sessions. When JoSSA concludes its admission process for seat filling in IITs, NITs, and other Engineering Colleges then CSAB conducts some special rounds of interviews to fill the vacant seats in those institutes.

Ques. Will CSAB 2023 Conduct spot counselling rounds?

Ans. Yes, there are chances of conducting spot counselling rounds if there are seats left after all the seven rounds of counselling.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.

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