CCMN 2020 for NIT M.Sc. Admissions: Counselling & Application Process, Important Dates and Eligibility Criteria

Studying in a prestigious college is a dream for many students and IITs & NITs are surely their first choice. As the competition is rising every year, not all the students who qualify the exam can grab a seat in IITs. The CCMN acts as a gateway to various NITs and CFTIs for such students.

Have a  look at the important details for the admission process for session 2020.

CCMN 2020: Overview, Important Dates & Eligibility Criteria

The CCMN (Centralized Counselling for M.Sc./ M.Sc. Tech admissions to NITs and CFTIs) will start conducting the counselling process for the candidates who will qualify IIT JAM 2020 examination for admission in M.Sc. programmes of 20 NITs and 2 CFTIs.

Check the table below for an overview of the CCMN 2020 Process.

Commonly known as	CCMN (Centralised Counselling for M.Sc./ M.Sc. (tech) admissions to NITs and CFTIs)
Programmes offered	M. Sc./M. Sc. (Tech)
Mode of Application	Online
Number of Institutes	22 (20 NITs and 2 CFTIs)
Number of seats	1779
Counselling participation fee (SC/ ST)	Rs.7500
Counselling participation fee (OBC/ General)	Rs.10,000
Counselling confirmation fee	Rs.5,000

CCMN Important Dates 2020

Events	Dates
CCMN application form release	Fourth week of April
Application fee payment (Rs. 2000) starts	Fourth week of April
Choice filling starts	Last week of April
Last date of application form submission	Fourth week of May
Last date for Application fee payment	Fourth week of May
Last date of choice filling	Last week of May
Re-upload of defective documents	First week of June
Seat allotment for Round 1	First week of June
Counselling participation fee payment	Second week of June
Seat allotment for Round 2	Third week of June
Counselling participating fee payment	Third - Fourth week of June
Surrender of the seat for the first  & second round CPF paid candidates	Last week of June - First week of July
Freeze or float option for 2nd Round	Third - Fourth week of June
Seat allotment for Round 3	Second week of July
Counselling Confirmation Fee (CCF) Payment for Round 1  and Round 2 CPF paid candidates	Second week of July
Counselling Participation Fee (CPF) & Counselling Confirmation Fee (CCF)  Payment for Round 3 candidates	Second week of July
Upgradation Round – Allotment Results	Third week of July
NSR vacancy declaration	Third week of July
Download Provisional Admission Letter (PAL)	Third to Last week of July
Availability of Online Application for NSR Registration	Third week of July
Payment of NSR Registration Fee, Counselling Participation Fee (CPF) and Counselling Confirmation Fee (CCF)	Third - Fourth week of July
Last date of online application submission and uploading documents of NSR	Third week of July
NSR Choice Filling start date	Third week of July
Last date of NSR choice filling	Fourth week of July
NSR Allotment Result	Fourth week of July
Download NSR Provisional Admission Letter (PAL)	Fourth week of July

CCMN Eligibility Criteria

A candidate must fulfil the eligibility criteria to participate in the counselling process. The guidelines of eligibility for CCMN 2020 are mentioned below-

• Candidates must have secured 60 % minimum (General) and 55 % minimum (SC/ST/PwD) marks in the qualifying degree examination. 
• Candidates belonging to the reserved category (SC/ST/PwD) category must have their valid certificates in hand while attending CCMN 2020.
• Candidates from reserved category will get an age relaxation of maximum five years.
• The eligibility criteria will be specific for different subjects. Candidates must remember to check the eligibility for the subject of their choice

You can also check the NITs Admission Eligibility Criteria to know the complete college list with the eligibility criteria for courses and the total number of seats in MSc courses for NITs.

CCMN 2020 Application Process

Once a candidate finds himself/herself eligible for the counselling process, they can start the application process by following these steps-

• The application form of CCMN 2020 will be available in online mode from the fourth week of April 2020.
• While filling the application form candidates must make sure to fill out correctly the choices and institution based on which the counselling procedures are conducted.
• All the documents mentioned must be uploaded without any fail.
• Candidates should pay the application fee of Rs 2000/- as their application will not be considered until the payment procedure is completed.

CCMN Choice Filling Process 2020

To complete the registration, one must complete the choice filling process of CCMN 2020. These are some of the main points to remember while filling the choices –

• While filling the choice filling candidates are provided with the eligible choices as per the data entered by the candidates during the registration process.
• Candidate must make sure to give the maximum number of choices in his/her own order of preference.
• The choices can be rearranged at any time before locking the same.
•  A candidate is not allowed to proceed for payment and further registration process if ‘no’ choices are available for the data provided at the time of registration.
• The allotment is done as per the choice filled by the candidate. So, candidates must make sure they put the choices accordingly.
• If candidates do not lock their choices by the last date for choice locking, the last saved choices will be automatically locked. Candidates are advised to lock their choices themselves.

Counselling Procedure for CCMN 2020

After completion of the application process and release of the cuff off marks based on the scores of the candidates who will appear for JAM 2020, the CCMN will start the rounds of counselling for seat allotment in NITs and CFTIs.

There will be three rounds of counselling and after that, a national spot round will be conducted where candidates who have surrendered their seats or haven't paid counselling participation or confirmation fee will be considered eligible for NSR round of CCMN 2020 Counselling. Those candidates who have not registered themselves for CCMN 2020 can also participate in the National spot round of CCMN.

Hope this article helps you have an idea about the overall counselling process.

ALL THE BEST!!