A consolidated month-by-month calendar of engineering admissions activity across India for the 2026-27 academic year. This is the master timeline; specific dates may vary year to year — always check official portals for confirmed dates.
January 2026 - BITSAT 2026 application form opens (closes early April) - VITEEE 2026 application opens - SRMJEEE 2026 Phase 1 conducted in late January - KEAM 2026 (Kerala) application form opens - IISER, IIST, ISI applications open
February 2026 - KCET 2026 application form opens (closes mid-March) - COMEDK 2026 application form opens (closes mid-April) - JEE Main 2026 January session conducted - AP EAMCET 2026 application opens - WBJEE 2026 application opens
March 2026 - JEE Main 2026 January results announced - KCET 2026 application closes - MHT-CET 2026 (Maharashtra) application opens - TS EAMCET 2026 application opens - BITSAT 2026 application closes (with late fee window)
April 2026 - KCET 2026 exam (typically 2nd or 3rd week) - COMEDK 2026 exam (typically 3rd week) - JEE Main 2026 April session - VITEEE 2026 conducted (Phase 1 + 2) - KEAM 2026 conducted - WBJEE 2026 conducted - AP EAMCET conducted - AICTE approves colleges + intakes for 2026-27 (mid month)
May 2026 - JEE Main 2026 April results - KCET 2026 results released - JEE Advanced 2026 conducted (typically third week — exam by IIT Kanpur in 2026) - BITSAT 2026 conducted (rolling slots) - COMEDK 2026 results released - MHT-CET 2026 conducted
June 2026 - JEE Advanced 2026 results - JoSAA 2026 counselling registration opens - KCET 2026 counselling Round 1 - COMEDK 2026 counselling registration - BITSAT counselling iterations begin - TS EAMCET counselling - AP EAMCET counselling - MHT-CET counselling
July 2026 - JoSAA Round 1 + Round 2 (mid July) - KCET Round 2 + Round 3 - COMEDK Round 1 + Round 2 - Management quota admissions peak month at private colleges - VITEEE counselling - SRMJEEE counselling
August 2026 - JoSAA Round 3 + 4 + 5 - KCET extended/mop-up rounds - Management quota mop-up rounds at private colleges - College orientations begin (last week of August)
September 2026 - College semester 1 begins for most B.Tech programmes - Late admissions / spot rounds for vacant seats at tier-3/4 colleges - AICTE-approved late admissions at colleges with vacant seats
October-November 2026 - Mid-semester exams - Industry visits + first-year orientation continues - Internship preparation for senior B.Tech students
What to Do When Class 12 student (currently in 12th): - January-March: Focus on board exams + JEE Main January attempt - April: Board exam + KCET/COMEDK + JEE Main April session - May: JEE Advanced + result analysis + counselling preparation - June-July: JoSAA + state counselling + management quota visits - August: Final admission + reporting
Aspirant who didn't get desired seat in 2026: - Consider JEE 2027 attempt (one more year of preparation) - Polytechnic + lateral entry into 2nd year B.Tech (alternative route) - Engineering through state-level entrance with management quota at acceptable college - B.Sc + integrated M.Sc/M.Tech route for research-oriented students
Tip Mark your calendar with EXACT exam + result + counselling dates from the official websites. Each year there are minor schedule shifts — relying on last year's dates can cause missed deadlines.