The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) has announced the orientation and class commencement dates for all twenty-three Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
According to the announced schedule, in all of the IITs, class commencement and orientation will follow a three-stage process, including reporting and physical registration of new students, orientation for candidates and parents, in some cases, commencement of classes. Here’s the complete schedule for the IITs.
JoSAA 2025: IIT-specific class commencement dates, orientation schedule
| Name of IIT | Registration of new students, orientation | Commencement of classes |
| IIT Bhilai | Registration: 23 July 2025 Orientation: 23–27 July 2025 | 28 July 2025 |
| IIT BHU | Hostel reporting: 22–24 July 2025 Physical registration: 24 July 2025 | To be notified |
| IIT Bhubaneswar | Reporting: 26–29 July 2025 Registration: 30 July 2025 Orientation: 31 July 2025 | 1 August 2025 |
| IIT Bombay | Arrival: 20 July 2025 Orientation: 21–26 July 2025 | 28 July 2025 |
| IIT Delhi | Reporting: 21 July 2025 Orientation: 22–30 July 2025 | 31 July 2025 |
| IIT Dharwad | Document verification: 29–30 July 2025 Orientation: 30 July–3 August 2025 | 4 August 2025 |
| IIT Gandhinagar | Registration: 20 July 2025 Foundation Programme: 21 July–15 August 2025 | 18 August 2025 |
