New Seats in 2026
How JoSAA seats changed from 2025 to 2026 across IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. An increase is shown only where official 2025 figures are published — never estimated.
Total seats 2026
65,446
all IITs, NITs, IIITs & GFTIs
New seats vs 2025
+2,936
across All IITs, All NITs & All IIITs
Growth
+5.6%
All IITs, All NITs & All IIITs
By institute type
All IITs
18,826
2025: 18,160 · ▲ +666 (+3.7%)
All NITs
25,217
2025: 24,525 · ▲ +692 (+2.8%)
All IIITs
11,518
2025: 9,940 · ▲ +1,578 (+15.9%)
All GFTIs
9,885
2025: n/a · —
By category
| Category | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | — | 26,895 | — |
| EWS | — | 6,481 | — |
| OBC-NCL | — | 17,025 | — |
| SC | — | 9,732 | — |
| ST | — | 5,313 | — |
2025 category figures are the published type×category totals; where a split isn't published the change shows “—”.
| Institute | Type | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIT Mesra | GFTI | — | 1,465 | — |
| Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar | GFTI | — | 612 | — |
| Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi | GFTI | — | 36 | — |
| Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Manage | GFTI | — | 192 | — |
| School of Studies of Engineering and Technology, Guru Ghasid | GFTI | — | 690 | — |
| J.K. Institute of Applied Physics & Technology, Department o | GFTI | — | 86 | — |
| National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology | GFTI | — | 240 | — |
| National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Ran | GFTI | — | 293 | — |
| Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology | GFTI | — | 655 | — |
| Mizoram University, Aizawl | GFTI | — | 96 | — |
| School of Engineering, Tezpur University, Napaam, Tezpur | GFTI | — | 165 | — |
| School of Planning & Architecture, Bhopal | GFTI | — | 132 | — |
| School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi | GFTI | — | 175 | — |
| School of Planning & Architecture: Vijayawada | GFTI | — | 132 | — |
| Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, Jammu & Kashmir | GFTI | — | 380 | — |
| University of Hyderabad | GFTI | — | 120 | — |
| Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh | GFTI | — | 926 | — |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi | GFTI | — | 126 | — |
| International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubanesw | GFTI | — | 223 | — |
| Central institute of Technology Kokrajar, Assam | GFTI | — | 24 | — |
| Puducherry Technological University, Puducherry | GFTI | — | 116 | — |
| Ghani Khan Choudhary Institute of Engineering and Technology | GFTI | — | 201 | — |
| Central University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan | GFTI | — | 90 | — |
| National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and M | GFTI | — | 90 | — |
| Indian Institute of Handloom Technology(IIHT), Varanasi | GFTI | — | 33 | — |
| Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanada Technical University, Bhilai ( | GFTI | — | 150 | — |
| Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai: Indian Oil Odisha | GFTI | — | 22 | — |
| North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong | GFTI | — | 80 | — |
| Central University of Jammu | GFTI | — | 300 | — |
| Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dr. H. S. Gour Univ | GFTI | — | 360 | — |
| Central University of Haryana | GFTI | — | 210 | — |
| Birla Institute of Technology, Deoghar Off-Campus | GFTI | — | 206 | — |
| Birla Institute of Technology, Patna Off-Campus | GFTI | — | 261 | — |
| Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Salem | GFTI | — | 30 | — |
| Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Vadodara | GFTI | — | 397 | — |
| CU Jharkhand | GFTI | — | 84 | — |
| Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, Fursatganj, Ameth | GFTI | — | 180 | — |
| Islamic University of Science and Technology Kashmir | GFTI | — | 43 | — |
| Shri G. S. Institute of Technology and Science Indore | GFTI | — | 43 | — |
| Assam University Silchar | GFTI | — | 86 | — |
| IIIT Naya Raipur | GFTI | — | 119 | — |
| NERIST | GFTI | — | 16 | — |
2026 counts are from the JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix; 2025 institute totals are from published official figures. Where no 2025 total is published, or where the two sources differ only slightly (no confirmed increase), the change is shown as “—” rather than an unverified decrease.
By course
2026 seats per branch. Official 2025 course-level figures aren't published, so the year-on-year change isn't shown here.
| Branch | 2026 seats |
|---|---|
| Computer Science | 13,074 |
| Electronics & Communication | 9,095 |
| Mechanical | 7,001 |
| Civil | 5,403 |
| Electrical | 5,090 |
| AI / Data Science | 4,250 |
| Chemical | 3,382 |
| Metallurgy & Materials | 2,397 |
| Mathematics & Computing | 2,137 |
| Information Technology | 1,534 |
| Architecture & Planning | 1,211 |
| Industrial / Production | 1,205 |
| Engineering Physics | 885 |
| Biotechnology | 882 |
| VLSI / Microelectronics | 845 |
| Chemistry | 763 |
| Mining | 717 |
| Instrumentation | 634 |
| Aerospace | 612 |
| Agriculture & Food | 579 |
| Engineering / Computational Science | 504 |
| Physics | 427 |
| Textile & Fashion Technology | 314 |
| Geology / Earth Sciences | 306 |
| Mechatronics | 286 |
| Mathematics | 281 |
| Energy | 257 |
| Biomedical | 254 |
| Economics | 214 |
| Ocean & Naval Architecture | 153 |
| Design | 144 |
| Ceramic | 128 |
| Environmental | 126 |
| Other | 101 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 90 |
| Pharmaceutical Engineering | 75 |
| General Engineering | 30 |
| Printing & Packaging | 30 |
| Quantum Science & Engineering | 30 |
2026 from the JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix; 2025 from official published figures (source per row). Indicative — verify on the official portal. An increase is shown only where 2025 data exists for that exact slice.