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See whether you get Home State, Other State or All India quota at NITs, IITs, NEET UG and state CET counselling.
This explainer tells you which admission quota you compete under — Home State, Other State, State Quota or All India — once you pick the counselling system, your state and the institute's state. It encodes the published rules: NIT seats split 50:50 Home State vs Other State on the state where you passed Class 12 (JoSAA business rules), IITs run a single All India list with no state quota, and NEET UG government seats split 15% All India Quota vs 85% State Quota on domicile. It is for JEE and NEET aspirants planning their choice filling.
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Encodes the JoSAA 50:50 NIT split, the IIT no-quota rule and the NEET 15/85 split as published.
Uses Class 12 state for NITs but domicile for NEET and state CETs — the distinction most people miss.
Shows home and open pool shares across all four systems side by side.
50% of the seats in every NIT are reserved for candidates whose Class 12 (qualifying exam) was passed in that NIT's mapped state; the other 50% form the Other State pool. Under JoSAA rules the deciding factor is where you passed Class 12, not your domicile certificate.
No. All IIT seats are filled from the single All India JEE Advanced merit list — a candidate from any state competes equally for any IIT. State quotas exist only at NITs (50%) and in some GFTIs, not at IITs or most IIITs.
In government medical and dental colleges, 15% of seats form the All India Quota counselled by MCC and open to candidates of every state, while the remaining 85% are State Quota seats counselled by the state and normally requiring that state's domicile. A candidate can contest both — AIQ anywhere plus the State Quota of their own domicile state.
It depends on the system: for NIT home-state quota, the state where you passed Class 12 counts, so studying outside can shift your home NIT. For NEET State Quota and most state CETs, domicile (or long-term residence/schooling as defined by the state) is what matters. Check the eligibility clause of the specific brochure before assuming either.