Latest Vacant Seats, Final Counselling Rounds, CSAB, State Counselling & Institute-Level Admission

Updated: September 6, 2026

If you are still looking for B.Tech admission in 2026, the admission cycle has reached its final and most important stage.

Several major counselling processes have already completed their regular rounds, but vacant seats are still available through different routes, including CSAB, institute-level admission, state counselling, supplementary counselling and college-specific vacant-seat processes.

The biggest mistake at this stage is assuming that there is one common "last round" for all engineering colleges in India.

There isn't.

The remaining opportunity depends on the college, state, entrance examination and admission route.

For example:

• JoSAA has completed Round 5 for the NIT+ system and CSAB is handling remaining NIT+/IIIT/GFTI vacancies.
• COMEDK has published its final vacant-seat list after Round 4 decision-making.
• Maharashtra has moved from CAP Round 4 toward institute-level admissions.
• Tamil Nadu has opened its supplementary counselling with 56,530 seats on offer.
• UPTAC Special Round 2 has reached the physical-reporting stage.
• Individual colleges are also publishing their own institutional/vacancy admission notices.

This guide explains where seats are still available and which top engineering colleges students should check immediately.

B.Tech Admission 2026: Latest Situation

Admission RouteLatest 2026 StatusCurrent OpportunityJoSAARound 5 completedCSAB vacancy routeCSABMop-up round expectedNIT/IIIT/GFTI vacant seatsCOMEDKRound 4 completedVacant seats publishedMHT CETCAP Round 4 completedInstitute-level/ACAP seatsKCETRound 3 processVacant-seat opportunitiesTNEASupplementary counselling56,530 seats offeredUPTACSpecial Round 2Physical reporting ongoingPrivate UniversitiesCollege-specificCheck live vacanciesManagement/InstitutionalCollege-specificDepends on approved seats1. IIT Admission 2026: Is There Any Seat Still Available?

For students targeting the IITs, the situation is different from private engineering colleges.

The JoSAA 2026 process has reached Round 5, and the official JoSAA website states that Round 5 seat allocation has been announced. JoSAA manages admissions to IITs and the NIT+ system through the centralized allocation process.

Therefore, students should not advertise or assume that regular IIT seats are still available through management quota.

IITs do not operate conventional "management quota" admissions for B.Tech.

For students who did not secure an IIT seat, the remaining realistic options are primarily:

• Other JoSAA/NIT+ opportunities
• CSAB vacant seats
• State engineering counselling
• Private universities
• Institute-level admissions where permitted

2. NIT, IIIT & GFTI Seats Still Available Through CSAB 2026

This is one of the most important opportunities remaining for JEE Main candidates.

After JoSAA rounds conclude, vacant seats in the NIT+ system can be filled through CSAB Special Rounds. The official CSAB website confirms that vacant NIT+ seats are handled through CSAB Special, and the 2026 portal has also published a tentative seat vacancy document.

CSAB's 2026 participating system covers NITs, IIITs and GFTIs, and the board states that 113 institutes are participating in CSAB 2026.

Important current update

The CSAB website currently states:

"CSAB Mop-Up Round 2026 will be conducted soon."

This means JEE Main candidates should continue checking the official CSAB portal instead of assuming that all NIT/IIIT opportunities have ended.

Colleges students should check through CSAB

Depending on the live vacancy matrix and eligibility, students may encounter opportunities in:

• NITs
• IIITs
• IIEST Shibpur
• GFTIs
• Other participating NIT+ institutions

The exact branch availability can change by category, home state and seat type.

Important: The CSAB vacancy list should be treated as the authoritative source for actual vacancies rather than an old cutoff article.

3. Bangalore Engineering Colleges: Seats Still Available After COMEDK Round 4

This is currently one of the clearest examples of live vacant-seat data.

COMEDK published its Engineering Vacant Seats After Round 4 Decision Making on September 4, 2026.

The official vacancy document contains college-wise and branch-wise final vacant seats.

The following are examples from the latest COMEDK vacancy document.

RV College of Engineering – Bangalore

The latest COMEDK vacancy list shows:

BranchFinal Vacant SeatsAerospace Engineering4Biotechnology1CSE – Data Science4Chemical Engineering2CSE – AI & ML5Computer Science & Engineering2Civil Engineering7Cyber Security1Electronics & Communication8Electrical & Electronics7Electronics & Telecommunication1Industrial Engineering & Management3Mechanical Engineering6

Total listed vacancies: 51.

These are the final vacant seats reported by COMEDK after Round 4 decision-making.

Important

The 2 CSE seats shown above are COMEDK vacancy data. Students should not interpret this as a guaranteed management-quota seat.

4. M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology – MSRIT

The latest COMEDK vacancy document shows vacancies across several MSRIT programmes.

BranchFinal Vacant SeatsAI & Data Science1AI & ML4Aerospace9Biotechnology5Chemical Engineering3CSE – AI & ML6CSE5Civil5Cyber Security5ECE7Electrical & Electronics7Electronics & Instrumentation8Electronics & Telecommunication6Industrial Engineering & Management2Information Science6Medical Electronics7Mechanical8

Total listed vacancies: 89.

This makes MSRIT one of the important colleges to check immediately for students using the COMEDK route.

5. BMS College of Engineering

The latest COMEDK vacancy data shows substantial vacancies across multiple BMSCE branches.

BranchFinal Vacant SeatsAI & Data Science7AI & ML38Biotechnology5Computer Science & Business Systems8CSE – Data Science6Chemical Engineering8CSE69Civil Engineering7ECE27CSE – IoT/Cyber Security5Mechanical Engineering8

Total listed vacancies: 188.

This is one of the most notable current vacancy positions among the colleges appearing in the COMEDK vacancy document.

6. Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering

The latest COMEDK vacancy list shows:

BranchFinal Vacant SeatsCSE – Data Science4Chemical Engineering5CSE11Civil Engineering5Cyber Security7ECE20Electrical & Electronics18Electronics & Telecommunication10CSE – IoT/Cyber Security2Mechanical Engineering10Robotics & AI8

Total listed vacancies: 100.

7. RNS Institute of Technology

The latest COMEDK data shows:

BranchFinal Vacant SeatsCS & Business Systems6CSE – Data Science17CSE – AI & ML11CSE22Civil17Cyber Security4ECE5Electrical & Electronics9Mechanical8VLSI5

Total listed vacancies: 104.

8. Bangalore Institute of Technology – BIT

The latest COMEDK vacancy list shows:

BranchFinal Vacant SeatsAI & ML21CSE – Data Science7CSE10Civil23ECE20Electrical & Electronics13Electronics & Instrumentation7Electronics & Telecommunication9CSE – IoT/Cyber Security2Information Science16Mechanical16Robotics & AI9VLSI8

Total listed vacancies: 161.

9. BMS Institute of Technology & Management

The COMEDK vacancy document also shows:

BranchFinal Vacant SeatsAI & ML18CS & Business Systems9CSE26Civil11ECE14Electrical & Electronics8Mechanical10

Total listed vacancies: 96.

Bangalore: Current Verified COMEDK Vacancies

Selected top colleges

CollegeTotal Listed VacanciesCSE VacanciesRV College of Engineering512MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology895BMS College of Engineering18869Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering10011RNS Institute of Technology10422Bangalore Institute of Technology16110BMS Institute of Technology9626

Source: COMEDK's vacancy list published September 4, 2026.

Very important

These numbers are COMEDK final vacant seats after Round 4 decision-making. They are not a national management-quota seat list, and vacancies can change after admissions/reporting.

10. Maharashtra B.Tech Admission 2026: 22,000+ Seats Moving to Institute-Level Admission

Maharashtra has now reached one of the most important stages of its engineering admission cycle.

The State CET Cell schedule shows:

• CAP Round IV allotment: September 2/3, depending on the programme schedule
• Seat acceptance/reporting: early September
• Institute-level option form: through September 7
• Institute-level/institute quota admission activity: September 7/8 to September 15
• Final admission cutoff: September 15, 2026

Recent reporting on Maharashtra's Round 4 says around 22,010 seats remained vacant after the fourth round and are moving toward institute-level admissions.

Other reports put the Round 4 vacancy matrix at roughly 23,107 seats, depending on the stage/category of the vacancy data being referenced.

What does this mean?

Students should now check:

• Institute-level seats
• ACAP/vacant seats
• Management/institutional quota where applicable
• College-specific vacancy notices

Important deadline

September 15, 2026 is the current Maharashtra cutoff for all types of admissions for AY 2026–27 under the published schedule.

11. PICT Pune: Institute-Level & ACAP Admission Is Live

Pune Institute of Computer Technology has specifically published a 2026 B.Tech admission page covering:

• CAP admission
• Institutional/Management quota
• Vacant seats after CAP
• Institute-level admission
• ACAP admission

The institute's admission portal was updated in September 2026 and provides an application route for Institute Level (Management) Quota & ACAP Vacant Seats After CAP Rounds.

PICT's 2026 sanctioned intake includes:

BranchIntakeComputer Engineering240E&TC Engineering240Information Technology180AI & Data Science60Electronics & Computer Engineering60Total780

The institute states that its institute-level and ACAP process follows the Maharashtra CET Cell schedule and applicable merit rules.

This is a good example of why students should check individual college admission portals, not only general counselling websites.

12. Tamil Nadu: 56,530 Engineering Seats in Supplementary Counselling

Tamil Nadu currently has one of the largest remaining pools of engineering seats.

TNEA 2026 supplementary counselling opened with 56,530 seats available across categories.

The reported breakdown includes:

• 53,668 Academic General seats
• 2,731 Vocational General seats
• 31 Academic Government School seats
• 100 Vocational Government School seats

The supplementary counselling is being conducted after the regular counselling rounds.

The official TNEA supplementary portal confirms that the General Academic, General Vocational and Government Quota seat matrices are available for candidates.

Important

The fact that 56,530 seats are available does not mean 56,530 seats exist in top colleges such as Anna University or PSG.

Many vacancies can be concentrated in less-demanded colleges and branches.

Students should therefore check the college + branch combination rather than relying on the total number.

13. Uttar Pradesh: UPTAC Special Round 2026

UPTAC has moved into its special-round process for vacant engineering seats.

The latest update shows that:

• Special Round 1 has been completed.
• Special Round 2 allotment was released on September 2.
• Physical reporting for Special Round 2 is scheduled through September 7.
• Vacant seats are being filled after the regular counselling rounds.

This route can be relevant for students targeting engineering colleges in Uttar Pradesh, particularly candidates with JEE Main credentials.

14. Karnataka: KCET & COMEDK

Karnataka remains one of the most important destinations for B.Tech students.

COMEDK

COMEDK Round 4 allotment was published on September 1.

The reporting deadline for Round 4 candidates is September 8, 2026, 3 PM. COMEDK has also published the final vacant-seat list after Round 4 decision-making.

KCET

KCET has progressed to its third-round counselling process.

Therefore, students should check both:

• KEA/KCET status
• COMEDK status

before moving to institutional admissions.

15. Which Engineering Branches Still Have Better Availability?

At the end of the admission cycle, availability generally varies significantly by branch.

Highest demand

• Computer Science & Engineering
• AI & ML
• AI & Data Science
• Information Science
• Cyber Security

Often more availability

• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics-related branches
• Chemical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Biotechnology

However, the latest COMEDK data demonstrates that CSE vacancies can still exist even in established Bangalore colleges. For example, the published final vacancy list shows 2 CSE seats at RVCE, 5 at MSRIT, 69 at BMSCE, 11 at DSCE, 22 at RNSIT and 10 at BIT.

16. Can You Still Get CSE in a Top Engineering College?

Yes, but it depends heavily on the admission route.

The current data shows that CSE seats have not disappeared everywhere.

For example:

• RVCE – 2 CSE vacancies listed
• MSRIT – 5
• BMSCE – 69
• DSCE – 11
• RNSIT – 22
• BIT – 10
• BMSIT – 26

But students must verify whether a particular seat can actually be claimed through:

• COMEDK
• State counselling
• Institute-level admission
• Management/institutional quota
• ACAP
• University admission

These are different admission categories.

17. Management Quota vs Vacant Seat: Do Not Confuse Them

This is especially important for SEO and for students.

A vacant seat does not automatically mean a management quota seat.

For example, a COMEDK vacancy list may show a vacant CSE seat, but that seat is part of the relevant COMEDK admission system.

Similarly, Maharashtra institute-level/ACAP seats follow specific rules and merit procedures. PICT, for example, states that institutional and ACAP admissions are conducted according to the applicable CET Cell process and inter-se merit.

Therefore:

Vacant seat ≠ guaranteed direct admission.

18. What Should Students Do Now?

If you still don't have a B.Tech seat, follow this order.

Step 1 – Check your current counselling

Check:

• JoSAA
• CSAB
• COMEDK
• KCET
• MHT CET
• TNEA
• UPTAC
• Other state counselling

Step 2 – Check the latest vacancy matrix

Do not use a vacancy article from June or July.

Use the latest:

College + Branch + Category + Admission Route

combination.

Step 3 – Shortlist 10–20 colleges

Divide them into:

Dream

Top colleges where the vacancy is limited.

Target

Colleges where your rank/score has a realistic chance.

Backup

Colleges with significant branch-wise vacancies.

Step 4 – Check CSE alternatives

If CSE is unavailable, consider:

• CSE AI/ML
• CSE Data Science
• Information Science
• AI & Data Science
• Cyber Security
• Computer Engineering
• ECE

Step 5 – Verify fees

Ask for the complete written fee structure.

Never rely only on an agent's WhatsApp message.

Step 6 – Verify the admission category

Ask:

"Is this seat COMEDK, KCET, CAP, ACAP, institute-level, management, NRI or another category?"

Step 7 – Obtain official admission proof

Before leaving the college, ensure you receive:

• Admission confirmation
• Fee receipt
• Admission number/application number
• Official documents
• Branch confirmation

19. Important Warning About "Guaranteed Admission"

At the end of the admission season, students may see advertisements such as:

"100% guaranteed CSE admission"

"Direct admission in IIT/NIT"

"Management quota in NIT"

"Guaranteed RVCE CSE seat"

Students should be extremely careful.

IITs do not offer conventional management-quota B.Tech admission.

NIT/IIIT/GFTI vacant seats are handled through the applicable centralized systems such as CSAB.

Private and autonomous institutions may have institutional admission routes, but those seats must still comply with applicable regulations.

20. India's Top Engineering Colleges: Where to Check Now

College GroupCurrent Route to CheckIITsJoSAA status; no conventional management quotaNITsCSAB vacant seatsIIITsCSAB vacant seatsGFTIsCSAB vacant seatsRVCECOMEDK/current institutional routeMSRITCOMEDK/current institutional routeBMSCECOMEDK/current institutional routeDSCECOMEDK/current institutional routeRNSITCOMEDK/current institutional routeBIT BangaloreCOMEDK/current institutional routePICT PuneCAP + Institute Level/ACAPCOEPMaharashtra official processVJTIMaharashtra official processVIT PuneMaharashtra CAP/institute processSPIT MumbaiMaharashtra CAP/institute processAnna University ecosystemTNEATop Tamil Nadu private collegesTNEA/eligible institutional routesAKTU/UP collegesUPTAC Special RoundFinal Chance for B.Tech Admission 2026

The phrase "last chance" does not mean every college has closed its admission process.

It means that the admission cycle has entered its final phase, and students need to move quickly.

As of September 6, 2026, the strongest remaining opportunities include:

CSAB

Vacant seats remaining in the NIT+/IIIT/GFTI system, with the CSAB website indicating that a Mop-Up Round will be conducted soon.

COMEDK

Final vacant-seat data has been published after Round 4 decision-making, including vacancies in colleges such as RVCE, MSRIT, BMSCE, DSCE, RNSIT and BIT.

Maharashtra

Institute-level and vacant-seat admissions are moving into the September 7/8–15 window, with September 15 currently the admission cutoff.

Tamil Nadu

TNEA supplementary counselling has opened with 56,530 engineering seats available across categories.

Uttar Pradesh

UPTAC Special Round 2 has reached the reporting stage for vacant seats.

Final Advice for Students

If you are still without a B.Tech seat in 2026, do not wait for a single national "last round."

Your best strategy is:

Check current vacancy → Match your rank/score → Compare branch → Verify admission category → Check fees → Apply immediately → Complete official admission.

For CSE aspirants, don't restrict your search to one college. A seat in CSE/AI/DS/Information Science at a good established college may be a better practical option than waiting indefinitely for one specific institution.

Most importantly, verify every vacancy with the official counselling portal or college before making a payment, because vacancies can change after every allotment, reporting and cancellation cycle.

FAQs

Is B.Tech admission still open in September 2026?

Yes, but the remaining opportunities are highly dependent on the college and admission route. CSAB, COMEDK, state-level institute admissions and supplementary counselling are still relevant in different parts of India.

Can I still get an NIT in 2026?

Potentially. CSAB handles vacant seats remaining in the NIT+ system after JoSAA, and the CSAB website currently indicates a forthcoming Mop-Up Round.

Can I still get CSE in Bangalore?

Yes. The latest COMEDK vacancy document lists CSE vacancies at several Bangalore colleges, including RVCE, MSRIT, BMSCE, DSCE, RNSIT, BIT and BMSIT.

How many seats are available in Maharashtra?

The latest Maharashtra vacancy reporting indicates more than 22,000 seats moving toward the institute-level stage after CAP Round 4, while the published vacancy matrix has been reported at around 23,107 seats depending on the stage of the matrix.

How many engineering seats are available in TNEA supplementary counselling?

TNEA supplementary counselling has 56,530 seats on offer across categories.

Can I get management quota admission after counselling?

At some private/autonomous institutions, institutional or management-category admissions may be available, but the process is college-specific and subject to applicable rules. A vacant seat should not automatically be treated as a management-quota seat.

Is direct admission available in IIT or NIT?

Students should not treat IIT/NIT B.Tech admission as a conventional management-quota process. IIT admissions are through the prescribed centralized route, while remaining NIT+/IIIT/GFTI vacancies are handled through CSAB.