OJEE Seat Matrix 2026: 55,000+ Total Seats, Institute Wise Seats and Course Wise Breakdown

OJEE 2026 (Odisha Joint Entrance Examination) provides admission to over 55,000 seats across B.Tech Lateral Entry, MBA, MCA, M.Tech, B.Pharm Lateral Entry, and other postgraduate programmes offered by 90+ participating institutions in Odisha. The OJEE 2026 seat matrix was released before counselling began in June 2026 and is available at ojee.nic.in; as of July 25, 2026, Rounds 1 and 2 allotments are complete and Round 3 — the final regular allotment round — is scheduled for July 30, 2026. The post-counselling vacancy snapshot showing remaining unfilled seats across all institutes and categories is expected after Round 3 results are declared on July 30, 2026.

• OJEE 2026 total seat intake: approximately 55,000+ seats across B.Tech LE (44,000+), MBA (5,800+), MCA (2,865+), M.Tech (1,064+), B.Pharm LE (400+), M.Pharm (318+), and other programmes.
• 89 colleges participate in B.Tech Lateral Entry counselling — 8 government or government-aided and 81+ self-financed private institutions across Odisha.
• Odisha’s state reservation policy sets ST: 12%, SEBC (OBC equivalent): 11.25%, SC: 8%; a 5% horizontal reservation applies for PwD students; 30% horizontal women’s seats apply in MBA and MCA.
• Round 1 (July 2) and Round 2 (July 15) allotments are complete. Round 3 final allotment is due on July 30, 2026, after which the definitive vacancy snapshot for remaining seats will be published.
• Only students holding a valid Odisha Resident/Nativity certificate are eligible for SC, ST, and SEBC reserved seats — non-Odisha students compete in the open/unreserved (UR) pool only.
• Students allotted in Round 3 must complete seat acceptance and fee payment by approximately August 2, 2026; physical reporting at allotted colleges begins August 3, 2026.

OJEE Seat Intake 2026: Overview

OJEE 2026 manages seat allotment for multiple programme categories through a centralised counselling process run by the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Board. The 2026 seat matrix — listing every participating college, branch, and category-wise seat count — is published at ojee.nic.in and was made available before Round 1 choice filling opened in June 2026.

OJEE 2026 Counselling Schedule

Seats that go unaccepted after each round are carried forward as vacancies to the next round. The final vacancy snapshot — showing which seats remain unfilled across all institutes and categories — will be published after Round 3 concludes on July 30, 2026. Students who participated in Rounds 1 or 2 and were not allotted, or who chose to continue in the process, are eligible for Round 3 allotment.

Institute-Wise OJEE 2026 Seat Intake

The OJEE 2026 seat matrix lists college-wise and branch-wise seat counts for every participating institution. Reviewing institute-wise data before choice filling helps you identify which colleges have seats in your preferred branch and which are likely within your rank range.

OJEE 2026: Government Engineering Colleges — B.Tech Lateral Entry Seats

OJEE 2026: Selected Private Engineering Colleges — B.Tech Lateral Entry Seats

Note: Seat counts are based on OJEE 2025 data and expected to be similar for 2026. The official 2026 seat matrix at ojee.nic.in carries precise, AICTE-approved intake figures for each college; use it to confirm exact numbers for your chosen institutions.

OJEE 2026: MBA Colleges — Top Institutions by Seat Count

OJEE 2026: MCA Colleges — Top Institutions by Seat Count

How Many Seats Are in OJEE 2026?

OJEE 2026 offers approximately 55,000+ seats in total across all programmes managed through the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Board’s centralised counselling. The B.Tech lateral entry programme alone accounts for 44,000+ seats — roughly 80% of all OJEE seats — spread across 89 engineering colleges.

• B.Tech Lateral Entry (44,000+ seats): Diploma and B.Sc. (PCM) holders enter directly into the 2nd year of B.Tech. This is the largest category under OJEE. CSE and ECE have the highest combined intake across participating colleges.
• MBA (5,800+ seats at 86 colleges): Open to graduates from any stream with minimum 50% marks. MBA seats are available at both government university departments and private business schools across Odisha.
• MCA (2,865+ seats at 44 colleges): Available to B.Sc., BCA, and B.Tech graduates. The programme targets students seeking a postgraduate computing qualification.
• M.Tech (1,064+ seats): Offered across specialisations such as Electronics, Computer Science, Structural Engineering, and Power Systems for B.Tech graduates.
• B.Pharm Lateral Entry (400+ seats) and M.Pharm (318+ seats at 5 colleges): For D.Pharm holders seeking 2nd-year B.Pharm entry and B.Pharm graduates seeking postgraduate pharmacy admission respectively.
• M.Arch, M.Plan, M.Sc CS, Integrated MBA, B.CAT: Limited seats at select institutions. Check the official seat matrix for current availability in these programmes.

Government colleges have AICTE-fixed intake that changes infrequently. Private colleges may see intake increases when AICTE approves additional seats. The OJEE Board publishes the final seat matrix after receiving updated approvals from all 90+ participating institutions before each counselling cycle. After Round 3 on July 30, 2026, the Board will release a vacancy snapshot showing exactly how many of these seats remain unfilled.

OJEE 2026 Seat Matrix: Category-Wise Distribution

Category-wise reservation in OJEE 2026 follows Odisha state reservation policy. Only students holding a valid Odisha Resident/Nativity certificate are eligible for SC, ST, and SEBC reserved seats; students from other states compete entirely in the open/unreserved merit pool.

Key points on OJEE 2026 category-wise reservation:

• The SEBC 11.25% quota is Odisha’s state-level OBC equivalent. It differs from the central government’s OBC-NCL category used at central institutions — an Odisha SEBC certificate is required, not a central OBC-NCL certificate.
• PwD reservation is horizontal — 5% is carved from within each vertical category (UR-PwD, SC-PwD, ST-PwD, SEBC-PwD). Students claiming PwD benefit must also declare a vertical category and produce a valid disability certificate during physical reporting.
• The 30% women’s seats in MBA and MCA are applied after the vertical category split, ensuring at least 30% of seats in these programmes go to female students across all categories.
• OCI/PIO students choosing Indian Parity status are included in the Common Rank List but are NOT eligible for SC, ST, or SEBC reserved seats.
• Students must upload valid caste/category certificates during counselling registration and produce originals at physical reporting to retain their reserved-category allotment.

Category-Wise Approximate Seats: B.Tech Lateral Entry (Based on ~44,000 Total Seats)

Note: These are approximate calculations based on applicable reservation percentages. The actual category-wise seat count at each college appears in the official OJEE 2026 seat matrix PDF on ojee.nic.in. After Round 3 (July 30), the vacancy data will show how many seats in each category remained unfilled across participating institutes.

OJEE 2026 Seats for NRI / OCI / Foreign Nationals

Private self-financed colleges participating in OJEE 2026 may offer NRI or Management quota seats above their OJEE-merit intake. NRI quota seats at OJEE-participating private colleges are typically 5–15% of the sanctioned intake and are filled independently by each institution — they are not allotted through the OJEE centralised counselling portal.

OCI and PIO Students Under OJEE 2026

Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) students have two options when registering for OJEE 2026:

• OCI/PIO students must declare their status — Indian Parity or Foreign National — at the time of OJEE registration. This choice cannot be changed after submission.
• Foreign supernumerary seats are available at limited private colleges; the count varies by institution and appears in the college-specific section of the OJEE seat matrix.
• Students in the NRI Management quota pay fees set by individual colleges, which are not regulated by the OJEE Board and are typically higher than regular OJEE merit seats.
• Students seeking NRI or Management quota admissions must contact individual college admission offices directly — the OJEE Board does not process these applications.

How the OJEE 2026 Seat Matrix Affects Cutoff

The OJEE 2026 seat matrix and closing rank (cutoff) are directly linked. Understanding seat counts at your target colleges lets you estimate admission chances — a college or branch with more seats generally has a more relaxed (numerically higher) closing rank.

• High-demand government colleges with limited seats have tight cutoffs: VSSUT Burla and CET Bhubaneswar draw thousands of applicants for their government-college standing. Even with 600–720 lateral entry B.Tech seats each, their CSE closing ranks are far tighter than lesser-demanded private colleges with twice as many CSE seats.
• Larger intake means more students admitted and a higher closing rank: A private college that offers 120 CSE seats allows more students with lower ranks to secure that branch than one with 60 seats — the closing rank rises numerically, benefiting students ranked in the 5,000–10,000 range.
• Category seat count affects per-category closing ranks independently: A government college with limited SC or ST seats in CSE can still have a tight category closing rank despite the reservation — because demand from category students competes within that smaller pool alone.
• Vacancies from Rounds 1 and 2 roll into Round 3: Seats unaccepted by allotted students reappear in Round 3 — often accessible to students with ranks that would not have qualified in earlier rounds. The post-Round 3 vacancy snapshot (expected after July 30) will reveal which colleges and branches had the highest proportion of unfilled seats.
• New colleges or branches in the seat matrix tend to have relaxed first-year cutoffs — with no historical rank data, lower student awareness drives a more relaxed closing rank in Year 1.

You can check round-wise closing ranks for OJEE 2026 on the official portal at ojee.nic.in. Round 1 and Round 2 closing ranks are already available; Round 3 closing ranks will be published on July 30, 2026.

List of Courses and Seats Under OJEE 2026

OJEE 2026 manages admissions to a broad range of undergraduate lateral entry and postgraduate programmes in Odisha. Each programme has its own set of participating colleges and seat counts based on intake approved by AICTE, PCI, UGC, or the State Government, as applicable to the course.

B.Tech Lateral Entry: Branch-Wise Seat Distribution (All OJEE Colleges)

Within B.Tech lateral entry, Computer Science and Electronics together account for the majority of seats. CSE and its modern specialisations (AI & ML, Data Science, Cybersecurity) collectively have the highest intake across all 89 OJEE-participating engineering colleges — reflecting Odisha’s growing IT sector and sustained private college expansion in tech branches.

Note: Branch-wise figures are estimates based on 2025 OJEE seat data. The exact 2026 branch-wise distribution by college appears in the official OJEE 2026 seat matrix PDF at ojee.nic.in.

Disclaimer: The seat matrix data provided here is based on official sources and past year records. Actual seat counts may vary. Always verify with the official exam authority before making decisions.