CSAB Counselling 2023: Special round begins from August, Check schedule, key changes here

The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela is scheduled to start the registration process for the Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) on 19 June for admissions to 31 NITs, Indian Institute of Engineering, Science, and Technology (IIEST), 26 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), 3 School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) and 36 GFTI (Government funded technical institutes) through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2023.

NIT Rourkela will begin the CSAB special round after the completion of the Joint Seat Allocation System (JoSAA) counselling 2023. Meanwhile, the CSAB-Supernumerary rounds will also be conducted for admission to supernumerary seats for Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli in selected NITs.

CSAB Counselling 2023 schedule

2 August
Registration and choice-filling for CSAB special rounds starts

6 August
Registration and choice filling for CSAB special rounds ends

7 August
Display of seat allocation for special round 1

7 August to 9 August
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11 August
Display of seat allocation for special round 2

11 August to 14 August
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CSAB Counselling 2023: Important changes

• Candidates must have at least 75 percent marks in Class 12 or be in the top 20 percentile. For SC, ST, and PwD students, the qualifying marks would be 65% in Class 12.
• Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) candidates are eligible to apply for counselling under the general category.
• Candidates having less than 40% disability but having difficulty in writing and having availed the services of a scribe or extra time during the exam will also be required to do the physical verification at the verification center.
• Candidates whose category got changed during JoSAA counselling 2023 rounds will be allowed to restore their birth category by producing a valid certificate during the registration phase of CSAB special round 2023.
• NIT Rourkela has developed an online interface wherein candidates can apply for the restoration of their birth category by uploading a valid category certificate.