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The National Council of Hotel Management and Catering Technology has notified the NCHMCT JEE counselling dates and counselling guidelines on its official website - nchmcounselling.nic.in. The registration for NCHMCT JEE 2026 counselling will be open from June 1 to June 4, 2026. The first NCHM JEE 2026 seat allotment will be published on June 6, 2026. Along with the counselling schedule, the authorities have released important guidelines for the counselling process, which candidates must follow to secure admission. In this article, get the complete dates for the NCHMCT JEE counsellign and other relevant details.
There are a total of 8621 seats on offer across 80 institutes in the NCHM counselling process. Through the NCHMCT JEE entrance exam, candidates will be admitted into the 3-year BSc Hospitality and Hotel Administration programme in collaboration with JNU, which is the degree-awarding university. The NCHM JEE 2026 result was declared on May 22, 2026. NTA had earlier conducted NCHM JEE 2026 on April 25, 2026.
The NCHM JEE counselling process will start on June 1, 2026. The table below provides the complete dates for NCHM JEE counselling 2026.
Event | Dates |
Declaration of result | May 22, 2026 |
New Candidate Registration by depositing a non-refundable fee of Rs. 2,000/- & Choice filling for 1st round of Counselling. | June 1 to 4, 2026 |
Processing of Seat Allotment | June 5, 2026 |
1st round seat allotment result | June 6, 2026 |
Document uploading, Choice of willingness (Floating/Freezing), Payment of Seat Acceptance Fees SAF (Rs.20,000/-) and verification by the document verification centre. Online Seat withdrawal can be done from 7th June 2026 to 9th June 2026 (Optional). | June 7-9, 2026 |
Processing for Vacancy Calculation | June 10, 2026 |
Declaration of vacancy after the 1st round | June 11, 2026 |
Re-registration and Payment of Fees of Rs.20,000/- and choice filling for the final round | June 12-14, 2026 |
Processing of Seat Allotment | June 15, 2026 |
Final round seat allotment | June 16, 2026 |
Document uploading and verification by the document verification centre | June 17-19, 2026 |
Physical reporting at the allotted Institute | June 20 to July 24, 2026 |
Processing for Hostel Allotment | July 15, 2026 |
Hostel Allotment | July 16, 2026 |
Start of academic program | July 27, 2026 |
Given below are the important guidelines for the NCHMCT JEE counselling 2026 process -
Candidates must register on the counselling portal –.nchmcounselling.nic.in and pay a non-refundable registration fee of ₹2,000 along with submitting their campus preferences
There will be two rounds of NCHM JEE counsellng
The seat allotment will be done based on the candidate’s ranks and choices given by them.
The allotted candidates are required to pay a confirmation fee of Rs 20000 to confirm their seat acceptance and complete document verification. Failure to do so will lead to cancellation of the allotted seat, and they can participate in subsequent rounds.
All qualified candidates are required to submit a Medical Fitness Certificate issued by a Registered Medical certifying their capability to perform all the practical tasks included in the programme.
Candidates who opt for the “freeze” option for the allotted seat in the first round cannot participate in subsequent rounds
Candidates who did not get allotted their first campus choice can choose the float option to upgrade to a higher-choice campus in a subsequent round.
If a candidate confirms a seat allotted in the first round of counselling but withdraws the seat later within the stipulated date, both the allotted seat and the counselling registration will be cancelled. However, such a candidate can participate in the second (final) round of counselling. The seat acceptance of Rs. 20,000/-, if already deposited, will be adjusted in the subsequent round
No request for inter-institute transfer or migration will be entertained after the allotment of the seat
If a candidate is allotted a seat and later is found ineligible, the allotment will be cancelled, and the seat acceptance fee will be refunded
If a candidate is allotted a seat and is found to be eligible but later withdraws from the allotment process, the seat acceptance fee will not be refunded.
NCHM has published the NCHMCT counselling 2026 schedule and important guidelines for the NCHMCT JEE 2026 counselling, which will take place in two rounds. The guidelines pertain to the counselling fee, allotment procedure and refund rules.
On Question asked by student community
Hi Srija
Yes, we have the previous year's question papers for you to practice for the NCHMCT JEE exam . Click on the link below to access and download the question papers.
Hi Ritesh
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Hello,
The
NCHM JEE 2026 registration
is expected to
start in the second week of December 2025
.
The application form will be available online.
The last date to apply will likely be
February or March 2026
.
The exact dates will be announced in the official notification.
Hope it
Hello John,
With an AIR of 586 in NCHM-JEE, you have a reasonable chance of getting into IHM Pusa, especially if the past cutoffs were around 200-400. Your rank is competitive, and while IHM Pusa is one of the top institutes, there might still be a possibility of admission depending
Dear
According to the information in the NCHM-JEE Exam , you are not required to attempt all questions . The exam consists of 200 questions , and you can attempt as many questions as you like within the given time limit of 3 hours . There is no limit on
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