Chandigarh, August 3: Haryana Education Minister Sh. Mahipal Dhanda said the State Government is fully committed to the bright future and convenience of students. In line with this commitment, the Department of Higher Education has revised the schedule of the centralised online admission process for first-year undergraduate courses for the academic session 2026–27 and extended the deadlines to ensure that no eligible student is deprived of higher education.

 

Education Minister Mahipal Dhanda said that a total of 1,47,413 registrations were received during the online registration process from May 7 to July 12, 2026, the highest-ever number recorded in the history of the centralised admission process. This figure reflects the continued and unwavering trust of Haryana’s youth in the State’s higher education institutions.

 

He said that, accepting the requests of students and colleges, the last date for depositing admission fees under the first phase of counselling has been extended to August 4, 2026.

 

The second merit list (final) will be released on August 4, 2026. Selected candidates will be able to deposit their fees from August 4 to 7, 2026.

 

Physical Counselling: The first round of physical counselling at the college level for filling the remaining vacant seats will be conducted on August 8, 2026.

 

He said that the admission portal will be reopened on August 9, 2026, for students who could not apply for admission due to any reason or wish to make corrections to their application forms.

 

From August 10 to 16, 2026, physical counselling for vacant seats will be conducted with a late fee of only Rs. 100.

 

From August 17 to 23, 2026, the admission process will continue with a one-time late fee of Rs. 100 plus an additional late fee of Rs. 100 per day.

 

The Education Minister has issued strict directions to all government, aided and self-financing colleges to widely publicise the revised schedule at their respective levels so that students in rural and remote areas are also made aware of it. He directed officials to ensure that the entire admission process is completed in a transparent, time-bound and smooth manner.

 

Sh. Dhanda appealed to all applicants to complete their admission-related formalities within the stipulated time to avoid any inconvenience.

 

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(Release ID: 3727)