Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) has announced the joint schedule of orientation and class start in all 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for the 2025-26 batch. This announcement has been made following completion of seat allocation rounds and now attention shifts to welcoming freshers. The whole schedule is posted on the JoSAA official website, josaa.nic.in, such as important dates of reporting, registration, orientation, and date of commencement of classes.

Every IIT has framed its own schedule of inducting the newly admitted batch of undergraduate students. Orientation courses are meant to become acquainted with respective campuses, educational facilities, and student welfare facilities for the students and parents, too. All these initiatives make integration into highly competitive and dynamic learning environment which IITs are famous for, easier to accomplish.

Students of IIT Bombay must report on or before July 20. Their orientation course would be from July 21 to July 26, and classes would start from July 28. IIT Delhi has also fixed July 21 as the date of reporting. Their orientation course would start from July 22 to July 30, and their classes would start from July 31.

IIT Madras will conduct document verification on July 24 and 25 and a two-day orientation on July 26 and 27. The academic session of IIT Madras is also going to start from July 31. The students will reach IIT Kanpur on July 21, and the orientation will be conducted from July 22 to July 30. The classes will start from July 31.

IIT Roorkee has already fixed July 25 for registration and July 26 for orientation. Soon after that, classes in the institute will commence on July 28. IIT Kharagpur has fixed July 22 and 23 for reporting the students. Their induction program will take place from July 25 to July 28, and classes will start from July 29.

One of the more thorough onboarding processes is being done by IIT Gandhinagar, where a foundation program has been scheduled from July 21 to August 15. Classes will officially start on August 18. IIT Tirupati also has orientation scheduled to start from July 28, and classes will start on August 4. Likewise, IIT Indore will organize life skills sessions from July 26 to August 3 and then classes are scheduled to start on August 4. Student reporting at IIT Hyderabad will be on July 23, and classes will start on July 28.

Although the above institutions have released the detailed calendars already, others like IIT BHU, IIT Guwahati, IIT Jammu, and IIT Mandi have already completed or are completing orientations and reporting. The respective opening date of classes in these institutions remains yet to be released officially. The students who have been offered these institutions are instructed to check their respective official websites.

Documentarily, every newly admitted student has to furnish the prescribed original documents at the time of admission and registration. These include the seat allotment letter from JoSAA and the seat acceptance letter, which are compulsorily required for finalizing their admission. Apart from this, students have to provide Class X and Class XII mark sheets, and a birth certificate in case of necessity.

Candidates belonging to backward classes like SC, ST, OBC-NCL, or EWS are required to produce category certificates issued by the concerned authority. Candidates with Disabilities (PwD) are required to produce a medical certificate signed by a government-approved medical board. An Aadhaar card is also compulsory for identification purposes. Moreover, students seeking concession of fees or financial assistance are required to produce an income certificate. Foreigners who are interested in getting admitted to IITs will have to come with a genuine Passport, Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card, or Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card for verification.

All the students are also requested to continue visiting the official pages of their IITs for any later notifications regarding the registration process, academic schedule, orientation timelines, or any changes in the list of documents. The IITs also release additional information or documents around the time of orientation to guide the new students about campus and academic life.

2025 is a benchmark year for thousands of students joining the IIT ecosystem—a voyage full of promises and challenges. With preparations in full gear, the institutes are working to provide a hassle-free and meaningful induction experience to all.