JEE Counselling Fee Structure 2026

The JEE Counselling fee structure 2026 covers various stages. It is mandatory to pay the fee through the prescribed mode within the deadline to participate in the further admission process. The JoSAA counselling 2026 comprises various steps, including registration, choice filling, seat allocation, fee payment, and online reporting. However, candidates are not required to pay any fee for JoSAA registration and choice filling. They are required to pay the seat acceptance fee to continue with the JoSAA process until the end to secure a seat in IITs or NIT+ System. The documents uploaded will not be verified unless they pay the seat acceptance fee. 

Similarly, candidates who are provisionally allocated a seat in NIT+System are required to pay the Partial Admission Fee (PAF) in addition to the Seat Acceptance Fees from their JoSAA portal. Failing to pay the partial admission fee will be treated as a rejection of the offered/allocated seat. At the time of reporting at the admitting institute, candidates must complete all the admission formalities, including payment of Institute fees, admission confirmation and begin the academic session. Read ahead to know the JEE Counselling Fee Structure across all the categories for reference purposes.

JEE Counselling Fee Structure 2026- Detailed Fee Structure

The JEE counselling fee structure differs category-wise. Candidates must check the fees prescribed for their category and make the payment within the deadline to avoid disqualification. The JEE Counselling fee payment can be made through Debit card/UPI/ Credit card /Net Banking /E-Challan/CSC. Applicants should be aware of the JoSAA counselling fee structure to avoid any last-minute surprises. Below we have shared the JEE counselling fee structure for every stage to guide candidates in the right direction.

JEE Counselling Fee Structure: JEE Registration and Filling in of the Choices

The filling in of choices on the JoSAA online portal is free of cost. Applicants are not required to pay any fee for JoSAA registration and choice filling.

JEE Counselling Fee Structure: Seat Allotment

A candidate who has been allocated a seat needs to accept the seat and select any one of the options ‘Freeze’, ‘Slide’ or ‘Float’. They will have to upload all the required documents, pay the seat acceptance fee, and respond to any queries raised by the verifying officer. The uploaded documents will not be verified unless the aspirant pays the seat acceptance fee. Admission fee differs across the Institutes/categories and is different from the seat acceptance fee. At the time of seat acceptance, candidates have to pay the seat acceptance fee only in the round in which the seat is allotted for the first time or through the pre-payment option. Failing to pay the fees will be considered as a rejection of the allocated seat by the candidate.

The seat acceptance fees can be paid using a debit card/UPI/Credit card /Net Banking/E-Challan/CSC. The seat acceptance fee will be adjusted against the admission fee, excluding JoSAA processing charges of Rs. 5000. Below is the category-wise JEE Counselling Fee structure in terms of seat acceptance fees:

Category	JEE Counselling Fee Structure
SC, ST, GEN-PwD, GEN-EWS-PwD, OBC-NCL-PwD, SC-PwD or ST-PwD	Rs. 15,000
All other candidates (the fee includes Rs. 5,000 JoSAA processing charges)	Rs. 30,000

Note: Candidate must ensure that the payment of the seat acceptance fee is completed and updated in the JoSAA portal within the timeline. The seat acceptance fee is not refundable. But if a candidate later validly withdraws from the seat allocation process, then the seat acceptance fee paid will be refunded after deducting the JoSAA withdrawal processing charges of Rs. 7000. 

JEE Counselling Fee Structure: Partial Admission Fee (For NIT+ System only)

Aspirants who are provisionally allocated a seat (allocated in any round of JoSAA and which has not been cancelled or withdrawn) in NIT+System need to pay the Partial Admission Fee (PAF) in addition to the Seat Acceptance Fees from their JoSAA portal. Failing to pay the partial admission fee will be considered as a rejection of the offered/allocated seat in the NIT+ system. So, candidates are advised to make the payment within the deadline. The partial admission fee is not refundable and will be adjusted against the Institute admission fee. Here is the category-wise JEE Counselling fee structure in terms of partial admission fees:

Category	JEE Counselling Fee Structure
SC, ST, GEN-PwD, GEN-EWS-PwD, OBC-NCL-PwD, SC-PwD or ST-PwD	Rs. 20,000
All Other Candidates	Rs. 45,000

Reporting at the Admitting Institute

Candidates will have to report at the admitting institute to complete all the admission formalities, such as payment of Institute fees, admission confirmation and begin the academic session. At the time of reporting, all the certificates will be re-verified by the admitting Institute. Failing to meet the requirements as per the prescribed norms will result in cancellation of admission.

How to Pay JEE Counselling Fees?

Candidates can pay the JEE counselling fees online at the official website, i.e. josaa.nic.in. Here is the step-by-step guide to make the payment of JoSAA counselling fees:

• Go to the official JoSAA website.
• Log in with your JEE Main/JEE Advanced credentials.
• Find the fee payment page and click on it.
• Select fee type (seat acceptance fee, PAF, etc) from the given options.
• Select the prescribed payment option to finish your transaction..
• Once the payment is made, take the printout of the confirmation receipt for future reference.

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