Odisha Joint Entrance Examination & State B.Tech Counselling • Conducted by Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Committee
Two Separate Calendars — the OJEE Written Exam and the JEE-Main-Based B.Tech Counselling Process
Because OJEE serves two distinct purposes, it effectively runs on two separate calendars that candidates should not confuse: the OJEE written exam calendar (relevant for lateral entry, PG, and pharmacy aspirants) and the B.Tech counselling calendar (relevant for regular first-year engineering aspirants using their JEE Main score).
| Stage | Typical Window |
|---|---|
| Official Notification & Application Opens | Late January |
| Application Closes | Mid-to-late March |
| Admit Card Release | Late April |
| OJEE Written Exam (CBT) | Early-to-mid May, across multiple days for different programme categories |
| Result Declaration | Late May to early June |
| Special/Repeat OJEE (for absentees or vacant seats) | Mid-July |
| Stage | Typical Window |
|---|---|
| Registration & Choice Filling Opens | Mid-June (after JEE Main Session 2 results) |
| Mock Seat Allotment Display | Late June |
| Choice Locking Deadline | Late June |
| Round 1 Seat Allotment | Early July |
| Round 2 Seat Allotment | Mid-July |
| Round 3 / Special Round (vacant seats, late JEE Main registrants) | Late July |
| Spot / Special OJEE Counselling | August |
Since the OJEE written exam (May) and B.Tech counselling registration (June onward) fall in adjacent months, candidates targeting Lateral Entry B.Tech alongside a friend or sibling targeting regular first-year B.Tech via JEE Main should not assume they follow the same process or timeline — each track has its own distinct registration portal section, eligibility, and deadlines within the broader OJEE ecosystem.
The B.Tech counselling calendar is tightly coupled to the national JEE Main Session 2 result date, since Odisha's Round 1 cannot begin until that score is available. Any national-level delay in JEE Main's result declaration pushes the entire OJEE B.Tech counselling calendar back correspondingly. The OJEE written exam's own calendar, by contrast, is independent of JEE Main and has remained comparatively stable around the April-May window across recent years.
No, they are separate. The OJEE written exam (for lateral entry, PG, and pharmacy programmes) is typically held in May, while B.Tech counselling based on JEE Main scores begins in mid-June after JEE Main results are declared.
Typically in mid-June, shortly after JEE Main Session 2 results are declared, since Round 1 allotment depends on the JEE Main rank.
Yes, a Special OJEE round is typically conducted in July for candidates who missed the regular written exam or to fill vacant lateral-entry/PG seats, distinct from the B.Tech counselling's own special/spot rounds in July-August.
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