2026 NEUT page expected JuneSchedule TBD
Eligible candidates from 8 NE states and 5 UTs can apply for cross-state AICTE seats. Verify your domicile eligibility before registrationNote: Based on CSAB-NEUT 2025 framework. The 2026 brochure will appear on csab.nic.in/csab-neut.CSAB-NEUT (North East and Union Territories) is a special counselling that allocates AICTE-approved seats in institutions outside the home state, for candidates from states or UTs that have limited or no engineering and architecture programs locally. About 3,000 seats are filled annually across courses (B.Arch is a small share).
Important dates
- Upcoming: CSAB Special closesLate August 2026 (TBD)
- Upcoming: CSAB-NEUT registrationAugust or September 2026 (TBD)
- Upcoming: NEUT allotment roundsSeptember 2026 (TBD)
At a glance
- Total CSAB-NEUT seats
- ~3,000 across courses
- Eligible NE states
- 8 (Arunachal, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura)
- Eligible UTs
- 5 (A&N, DNH&DD, Lakshadweep, Ladakh)
- Entrance
- JEE Main Paper 2
- Course type
- AICTE-approved B.Arch + B.Tech
Eligibility
- Domicile and Class 12 boardYou must hold a domicile certificate from one of the 8 eligible NE states or 5 UTs AND have appeared for Class 12 from a board institution in that state or UT.
- JEE Main Paper 2 scoreA valid JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 B.Arch rank is required. NATA alone is not used in CSAB-NEUT.
- Cross-state seatCSAB-NEUT seats are at AICTE-approved institutions OUTSIDE your home state. The intent is to give NE and UT candidates access to programs not available locally.
Frequently asked questions
Candidates with domicile in any of the 8 Northeast states (Arunachal, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura) or 5 Union Territories (A&N, DNH&DD, Lakshadweep, Ladakh) who have completed Class 12 from a board institution in that state or UT.
CSAB-NEUT allocates seats at AICTE-approved institutions outside your home state. The seat list varies each year based on availability.
Yes. CSAB Special fills NIT-system vacancies for all India candidates. CSAB-NEUT is a domicile-restricted process for NE and UT candidates only. They run separately.
No. JEE Main Paper 2 score is sufficient. NEUT does not allocate IIT seats.
B.Arch is a small share of the ~3,000 NEUT seats overall. The exact B.Arch count varies year to year and is published in the official 2026 brochure.
Information curated from official sources. Always verify against csab.nic.in before applying.