# JU begins decentralised counselling for 148 vacant seats 2026-10-15T22:06:39+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Jadavpur University has started decentralised counselling and spot admission from 15 October to fill 148 vacant undergraduate engineering seats out of a total 1,190. The process is based on general merit ranks. Students can apply online and pay the fee until 23 October. The provisional valid applicant list and discrepancy list will be published on 24 October, with a grievance window open until 6 pm on 25 October. The final applicant list will be released on 26 October. Document verification and spot admission will take place from 28 October to 31 October at the TEQIP Building. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The 148 unfilled seats represent about 12.4% of the total engineering intake, a notable gap that JU is now trying to close through a late-cycle decentralised process. Students who missed earlier rounds now have a second window, but the compressed timeline, application closes in a week, grievances settled in a day, and admission completed by month-end, puts pressure on candidates to act fast. The outcome will show whether a merit-based spot admission can absorb all remaining seats before the academic session begins. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Straight factual announcement of JU's admission process This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Jadavpur University, Kolkata, UG engineering admissions Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ju-begins-decentralised-counselling-for-148-vacant-seats/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ju-begins-decentralised-counselling-for-148-vacant-seats/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/