11279 seats being offered in the IITs in 2018, an increase of 291 over last year

In 2018, a total of 11279 seats are being offered in the IITs, an increase of 291 seats from 2017, IIT Kanpur, the organising IIT for this year's JEE (Advanced) said in a statement on Wednesday.

The website of Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) 2018 (josaa.nic.in) was launched today. The results of the JEE ( Advanced) are scheduled to be declared on Sunday, June 10.

As in earlier years, supernumerary seats will be created to accommodate foreign candidates along with defence services (DS) candidates (with a restriction of maximum 2 DS candidates per IIT) who qualify in JEE (Advanced) 2018.

This year (2018), 800 supernumerary seats have been created specifically for female candidates in the IITs in order to improve the gender balance in IITs and as per directives of the MHRD, Government of India. As per provisions, total supernumerary seats created cannot exceed 10% of the total seats being offered in the IITs.

The JoSAA 2018 schedule was also released. Registration and choice filling will begin on June 15. Seat allotment will be completed in seven rounds.


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