CSAB (NEUT) Info-Process
CSAB (NEUT) Counselling
Background:
Government of India has an ongoing scheme of reservation of few seats in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy courses conducted at degree level Technical Institutions across the country, for students belonging to 08 North East States (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura) and 04 Union Territories (Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep) which do not have engineering colleges/polytechnics or have lack of facilities for education in specific field of technical education and for certain categories including foreign students. In order to have maximum possible participation of eligible students with utmost transparency, the Ministry of Education (erstwhile Ministry of Human Resource Development, MHRD) has taken a decision of conducting seat allotment on such seats through a Centralized Seat Allotment Board for North Eastern States and Union Territories (CSAB-NEUT). Since 2021, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh has joined as participating Institute for admitting students in different courses from the different north eastern states of the country in addition to DTEs of States/UTs. CSAB NEUT will make allotment of seats to candidates on the basis of their CRL in JEE Main B.E./B.Tech. Paper for the first year of Engineering/Technology B.E./B.Tech. programs and B.Arch. Paper for Architecture B.Arch. programs.
- Candidates must have passed the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination in the year 2022 or 2023 or 2024 and must fulfil the academic criteria
- The candidate should have secured at least 45% marks in the 12th class examination, conducted by the respective Boards.
- For SC/ST/PwD candidates, relaxation of five percent of marks obtained in the qualifying examination for admission shall be considered, the marks scored in the following five subjects will be considered for calculating the aggregate marks and the qualifying marks for fulfilling criterion:(i) Physics, (ii) Chemistry, (iii) Mathematics, (iv) a language (if the candidate has taken more than one language, then the language with the higher marks will be considered), and (v) any subject other than the above four (the subject with the higher marks will be considered)].
- Candidates must have passed the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination in the year 2022 or 2023 or 2024 and must fulfil the academic criteria
- Candidates should have passed 10+2 examination with at least 50% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and at least 50% marks in aggregate of 10+2 level examination or passed 10+3 Diploma Examination with Mathematics as compulsory subject with at least 50% marks in aggregate (Council of Architecture, Gazette of India, Part III – Sec 4, 11th August 2020).
- Qualifying in National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is mandatory for entry in the five-year Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch) course. However, Centrally Funded Institutions of India that admit students through JEE paper 2 are exempted from NATA in 2024.
- For SC/ST/PwD candidates, relaxation of five percent of marks obtained in the qualifying examination for admission shall be considered, the marks scored in the following five subjects will be considered for calculating the aggregate marks and the qualifying marks for fulfilling criterion:(i) Physics, (ii) Chemistry, (iii) Mathematics, (iv) a language (if the candidate has taken more than one language, then the language with the higher marks will be considered), and (v) any subject other than the above four (the subject with the higher marks will be considered)].
- Candidates must have passed the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination in the year 2022 or 2023 or 2024 and must fulfil the academic criteria
- Allotment is to be done on the basis of aggregate percentage of class XII, and the candidates must have passed class XII with Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects along with one of the following subjects: Mathematics, Biology, Biotechnology, and Computer.
Qualifying Examinations
- The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized central /state Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi; etc.
- The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by a Central or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities
- Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a Board or University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.
- Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
- Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
- Any Public School, Board or University examination in India or in a foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the AIU.
- H.S.C. vocational examination.
- A Diploma recognized by the All-India Council for Technical Education or a State Board of Technical Education of at least 3 years duration.
- In case the Class XII examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination earlier.
CSAB (NEUT) Counselling step by step process
After online document verification by respective DTEs of States/UTs/NERIST, eligible candidates will be able to fill their choices of preference in online mode using CSAB Portal. All choices (available seat information) relating to institutes, disciplines (Engineering/Technology and Architecture), branches (e.g., Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, etc.) will be displayed. Candidates should check from the websites of the respective Institutes if there are any special restrictions or special criteria, and should fill only those choices for which they are eligible. Candidates can, and should, fill in maximum numbers of choices in the order of their preference from the list of available seat choices. For Pharmacy, separate choice filling has to be done by logging into the portal specific for Pharmacy candidates
Note: In some institutes seats for Mining may not be for female and PwD candidates. Even if these seats are visible in the choice matrix, female and PwD candidates should not fill them as their choice. Additionally, some colleges are exclusively Girls’ College. In case these seats are filled by male candidates and allotment to them is made on those seats, CSAB NEUT-2023 shall not be responsible in any manner for any consequences including denial of admission by the college despite issuance of allotment letter. Some Institutes may offer five-year programs. B. Arch. Program is of five-year duration)
During this step, the choices submitted by the candidates will be processed centrally and seats will be allotted in the order of merit as per JEE Main CRL (for Engineering/Architecture) or % marks of class-XII (for Pharmacy) and on the basis of the locked choices. The seat allotment result will be displayed on CSAB Portal. After the declaration of First Round of seat allotment, candidate has to pay the seat allotment/acceptance fee (SAF) of an amount of Rs 4,000/- (Rupees four thousand only) in favour of CSAB-2024 using Net Banking / Debit card / Credit card or State Bank of India e-challan
After fee payment, all the candidates are required to exercise one of the following three options to indicate their willingness:
- Float option-if they wish to be considered in the next round for all of their higher preference choices across institutes
- Slide option-if they wish to be considered in the next round for their higher preference choices only within the institute allotted to them.
- Freeze option-if they are satisfied with the currently allotted seat and not participate in further round
If a candidate opted Freeze, then, his/her allotment will be automatically communicated to the respective DTEs of States/UTs/NERIST for their approval. The respective DTEs of States/UTs/NERIST, after online verification of candidate’s eligibility of admission will approve the allotted seat to the candidates in the scheduled duration. After approval of the respective DTEs of States/UTs/NERIST, candidates will be able to download and print Provisional Admission Letter. Candidate should report to the allotted Institute for admission as per schedule along with the PAL and other necessary documents in original.
If candidates opted Float or Slide then, he/she has to wait for 2nd and final round of seat allotment.
Second round of seat allotment will be made against vacant seats available after the first round of allotment and online reporting i.e., number of candidates not reported after first round OR not paid seat acceptance fee and not submitted willingness. Seats thus falling vacant (vacant seats) will be considered for allotment in the second round of allotment, which involves sliding of allotted seats to higher choices (if opted by the candidates) and allotting seats to other candidates on the seats becoming vacant due to sliding, as per their choices, merit and as per the business rules of the respective States/UTs/NERIST. However, only those candidates are considered in second round who are already registered before the first round (i.e., no fresh registrations are allowed in the second round).
Only the fresh allotment of seat during second round are required to pay the SAF of Rs. 4,000/- online failing which their seat allotment shall stand cancelled. The respective DTEs of States/UTs/NERIST, after online verification of candidate’s eligibility of admission, approve the allotted seat to the candidates in the scheduled duration. After approval of the respective DTEs of States/UTs/NERIST, candidates will be able to download and print Provisional Admission Letter (PAL). Candidate should report to the allotted Institute for admission as per schedule along with provisional admission letter and other necessary documents in original.
The candidates who selected option float or slide during first round will finally be allotted seats (either an upgraded choice OR already allotted seat after first round) after the declaration of the second round of seat allotment. After approval of the respective DTEs of States/UTs/NERIST, candidates will be able to download and print Provisional Admission Letter (PAL). Candidate should report to the allotted Institute for admission as per schedule along with provisional admission letter and other necessary documents in original
Seat withdrawal
Those candidates, who have a seat allotted to them either from the first round or from the second round, can withdraw their seat in the stipulated time frame after the second round if they want so, through the CSAB Portal. Such candidates will be re-funded Rs.3000/- out of Rs. 4000/-. This refund will be made by CSAB 2024 after the counselling process is over. Such candidates will forfeit their claim on the allotted seat. They may still participate in the spot round (if any) conducted by the respective DTE/NERIST.
The allotment in spot round will be done by respective DTEs/NERIST as per their approved business rules, available in the Brochure at CSAB Portal under CSAB NEUT section. The conversions (de-reservation) of seats from one category to another (if permitted in the Business Rules) will be done as per the prescribed norms during the Spot round only (if seats remain vacant after 2nd round). Candidates are advised to get in touch with respective DTEs of States/UTs/NERIST for dates of spot round.
The spot round is an offline process and no online registration is required by the candidates. They have to report to the DTE/RC as per the schedule to be notified by respective DTEs of States/UTs/NERIST along with all necessary documents (original and self-attested photocopy) mentioned in the Brochure and as asked by DTE.
All eligible candidates, whether they registered or not (i.e., new candidates) for CSAB NEUT 1st round, whether any seat allotted or not from 1st/2nd Round, whether reported online or not, can participate in the spot round (although it is not mandatory for students who have been allotted a seat in round 1 or 2 to participate in spot round). However, those candidates who have a confirmed seat allotment under CSAB NEUT 2024, with admission letter issued by respective DTEs of States/UTs/NERIST from 1st/2nd Rounds, cannot participate in Spot Round unless they withdraw their currently allotted seat (Withdrawal must be done in the dedicated time frame as mentioned in the information brochure) through the CSAB Portal under NEUT section). Once the currently allotted seat is withdrawn / surrendered, the claim of the candidate on the withdrawn seat will be lost, irrespective of whether a seat is subsequently allotted in the Spot round or not.
List of Documents to be uploaded and for physical verification
- Printout of Provisional Admission Letter (PAL).
- Undertaking by the candidate (if applicable).
- Any photo ID proof
- Admit Card of JEE Main2024 (Not applicable for Pharmacy)
- NTA Score card of JEE Main 2024 (Not applicable for Pharmacy)
- Class X (High School) Board Certificate as proof of date of birth
- Certificate and Marks sheet of qualifying examination.
- Certificate of category / subcategory / caste /sub-caste as applicable, issued by the competent authority
- Certificate for Persons with Disabilities (PwD), if applicable. (Certificate should be issued from a duly constituted Medical Board. The certificate should stand valid up to December 31, 2024. Certificate not issued by a medical board &/or getting expired before 31.12.2024 shall not be accepted)
- Proof of place of examination centre in case of final qualifying examination is from the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) formerly known as National Open School (NOS)
- Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC)/Domicile, if applicable (Required for NERIST)
- Medical Certificate
- Declaration/Undertaking from the Candidate
- Undertaking by the Parents/Guardian
- Special Benefit claim certificate (if applicable)
- Any other documents as desired by the respective DTEs of States/UTs/NERIST
Note: If the original certificates are not in Hindi/English, duly certified Hindi/English version translation of such certificates will be required at the time of physical document verification at the Allotted Institute.
