Submissions made beyond the deadline or via offline or alternative channels will not be entertained.

As per the official notification, candidates intending to withdraw or surrender their allotted seats must carry out the procedure strictly through the online system at the designated nodal centre. The facility for seat surrender will be active until 5:00 PM on February 4, 2026. Requests submitted after this cutoff time or through any method other than the prescribed online process will not be accepted under any circumstances.

The counselling authority has explicitly clarified that candidates are required to be physically presentat the respective nodal centre to complete the seat surrender process. The surrender will be deemed valid only after the candidate completes all mandatory verification checks and procedural formalities at the nodal centre.

Candidates who fail to adhere to the stipulated timeline or do not follow the prescribed procedure risk losing the chance to surrender their seat.