Important Dates
Important Dates for Candidates
Schedule of Main Rounds of offers
Table 1
Actions (Options) available to candidates
| Round No | Time window for candidates to view offers and take a decision |
Accept & Freeze | Retain & Wait | Reject & Wait |
| Round 1 | May 11 (10:00 AM) to May 13 (09:00 AM) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Round 2 | May 17 (10:00 AM) to May 20 (09:00 AM) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Round 3 | May 24 (10:00 AM) to May 27 (09:00 AM) | Yes | Yes / No* | Yes |
| Round 4 | May 31 (10:00 AM) to June 03 (09:00 AM) | Yes | Yes / No* | Yes |
| Round 5 | June 06 (10:00 AM) to June 10 (09:00 AM) | Yes | No | Yes |
- *No “Retain & Wait” available for the 3rd time if candidate selected “Retain & Wait” on the same (same Institute & Same Program) offer twice in two previous rounds
- In Rounds 1 to 4, you may choose among “Accept & Freeze,” “Retain & Wait,” or “Reject,” but “Retain & Wait” cannot be selected more than twice for the same offer.
- “Retain & Wait” must be chosen in each eligible round. If no action is taken in a round, all offers in that round are automatically considered “Rejected.”
- Round 5 is a Decisive Round, where you can only choose between “Accept & Freeze” and “Reject.”
- Please refer to the flowchart link for details on these options, as well as the schedule for additional rounds.
Table 2
Actions (Options) available to candidates
| Round No | Time window for candidates to view offers and take a decision |
Accept & Freeze | Retain & Wait | Reject |
| Round 6 | June 13 (10:00 AM) to June 17 (09:00 AM) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Round 7 | June 20 (10:00 AM) to June 23 (09:00 AM) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Round 8 | June 27 (10:00 AM) to July 01 (09:00 AM) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Round 9 | July 04 (10:00 AM) to July 05 (09:00 AM) | Yes | No | Yes |
| **Round 10 | July 11 (10:00 AM) to July 12 (09:00 AM) | Yes | No | Yes* |
- **For participating IITs that choose to continue beyond Round 9
- Rounds 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are treated as independent Decisive Rounds, where candidates only have “Accept and Freeze” or “Reject” options.
- Please refer to the flowchart in the provided link for more details.