How many Colleges Under JoSAA - IIT, NIT, IIIT, GFTI List with Seats

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) manages the admission process for engineering colleges across India that accept JEE Main and JEE Advanced scores. Every year, lakhs of students participate in JoSAA counselling to secure admission into top engineering institutes like IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.

🔹 Total Number of Colleges Under JoSAA 2025

In the year 2025, JoSAA includes a total of 121 participating institutes across India. These are categorized as:

Type of Institute	Number of Colleges
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)	23
National Institutes of Technology (NITs)	32
Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)	26
Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs)	40
Total	121

🔹 JoSAA 2025 Seat Matrix (Approximate)

The total number of seats under JoSAA 2025 varies each year depending on institute capacity and category reservation. Below is the approximate seat distribution based on previous year’s data:

Institute Type	Total Seats (Approx.)
IITs	17,385
NITs	23,500
IIITs	8,200
GFTIs	6,000
Total	~55,000+

🔹 Admission Through JoSAA Counselling 2025

Admission to these institutes is conducted through JoSAA Counselling, which is held after the declaration of JEE Main and JEE Advanced results. The counselling process includes multiple rounds based on seat availability.

Step-by-Step JoSAA Counselling Process 2025:

Step 1: Candidate Registration on the official JoSAA website (josaa.nic.in)
Step 2: Choice Filling and Locking of Preferred Institutes
Step 3: Seat Allotment Result Declaration (Round-wise)
Step 4: Payment of Seat Acceptance Fee
Step 5: Document Verification at Reporting Centre
Step 6: Final Admission at Allotted Institute

🔹 List of Institutes Under JoSAA 2025

✅ Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) – 23

IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Guwahati, IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Indore, IIT Mandi, IIT Ropar, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Jodhpur, IIT Patna, IIT Varanasi (BHU), IIT Tirupati, IIT Palakkad, IIT Goa, IIT Jammu, IIT Bhilai, IIT Dharwad, IIT ISM Dhanbad

✅ National Institutes of Technology (NITs) – 32

All NITs including NIT Trichy, NIT Surathkal, NIT Warangal, NIT Allahabad (MNNIT), NIT Calicut, NIT Jaipur, NIT Rourkela, NIT Kurukshetra, NIT Durgapur, NIT Delhi, NIT Patna, NIT Raipur, NIT Meghalaya, NIT Nagaland, NIT Arunachal Pradesh, NIT Agartala, NIT Hamirpur, NIT Jalandhar, NIT Srinagar, NIT Silchar, etc.

✅ Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) – 26

IIIT Allahabad, IIIT Gwalior, IIIT Pune, IIIT Kota, IIIT Kottayam, IIIT Una, IIIT Nagpur, IIIT Lucknow, IIIT Dharwad, IIIT Ranchi, IIIT Bhagalpur, IIIT Manipur, IIIT Sonepat, IIIT Kalyani, IIIT Sri City, IIIT Vadodara, etc.

✅ Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) – 40

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra; Assam University, Silchar; Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya; Sant Longowal Institute; PEC Chandigarh; Mizoram University; J.K. Institute Allahabad; School of Engineering, Tezpur University; and others.

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