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This year, even after six rounds of JoSAA counselling, 23 B.Tech seats remained vacant in IITs, the country’s leading technical institutes. After the completion of six rounds of the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) counseling process, 17,340 candidates have been allotted seats in 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), including 3,422 women candidates. A total of 17,385 seats were available for admission to IITs. 45 of these seats are vacant which has happened for the first time in 5 years.
As per last five years data, the number of seats allotted at the end of JoSAA counseling has always been more than the number of seats available at the beginning of the counseling process. Last year 16,598 seats were available but 16,635 seats were allotted. 16,232 seats were available at the beginning of the admission process in 2021 while a total of 16,296 seats were allotted after the sixth round of admission. According to a news published in Indian Express, Professor Bishnupad Mandal, who is involved in the organization of JEE Advanced 2023, said, “The number of seats allotted is usually more than the number of seats originally available. This is because in case of a tie for some seats, additional seats are created during the admission round. “That doesn’t mean there aren’t any vacancies.”
Some course branches of IITs are very popular. A large number of candidates apply in this. In case of tie in admission, additional seats are created. Due to this, the allotted seats in some IITs are shown to be more than the originally available seats. At the same time, vacancies can be seen in special branches in some IITs.
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An IIT Delhi professor, requesting anonymity, said, “Such vacancies never appear in certain branches of IITs, as the total allocation usually exceeds the available seats. “But the stark difference in available and allotted seats this year shows whether students find non-IIT options more attractive post-pandemic.” Another professor from IIT Bombay said, “Students also opt out of JOSAE if they realize that they are unlikely to get admission in their preferred course or IIT. That is why they turn to non-IIT institutes.”
IIT Bombay became the first choice
Meritorious students with top 100 ranks in JEE Advanced mostly choose IIT Bombay. IIT Delhi became his second choice. 46 meritorious students who ranked in the top 50 got admission in IIT Bombay. Also like 67 meritorious students in top 100. Second rank 22 meritorious students have got admission in IIT Delhi and eight meritorious students have got admission in IIT Madras, which became the third choice. The report analyzes meritorious selection including top 1000 rankers.