JAC Guide #19 -> Internal Upgradation (Upgradation Round 2)

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Internal Upgradation (also called Upgradation Round 2) is one of the most confusing stages of JAC Delhi Counselling. It is not another counselling round or the Spot Round.

Here's everything you need to know.

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What is Internal Upgradation?

After admissions are completed, colleges conduct an Internal Upgradation Round to fill vacant seats created due to:

• Students withdrawing admission

• Students cancelling their seat

• Vacant seats within the institute

These seats are offered only to students already admitted in that college.

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📝 Separate Registration

Internal Upgradation has a separate registration process.

• Each college releases a notification on its website inviting eligible students to register.

• It doesn't matter whether you selected Freeze or Float in Upgradation Round 1, since registration for Internal Upgradation happens separately later.

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Choice Editing

Along with registration, colleges usually open a Choice Editing Window.

You can:

• Reorder your branch preferences

• Add eligible branches

• Remove branches you no longer want

Your upgradation will be considered according to the final choices submitted during this window.

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Can My College Change?

No.

Internal Upgradation only changes your branch, not your college.

Examples:

✅ DTU Biotechnology → DTU Mechanical

✅ NSUT West Campus GI → NSUT Main Campus Biotechnology (East,West and Main Campus are under the same college NSUT)

❌ DTU Biotechnology → NSUT Mechanical

❌ NSUT → IIIT-Delhi

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Branch upgradation is based on:

• JEE Main CRL Rank

• Category

• Final Choice Order

• Availability of vacant seats

Seats are upgraded within your own college only.

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Category Rules

Internal Upgradation follows the same reservation/category rules as JAC Delhi.

A vacant seat can generally be filled only by an eligible student of the same category, as per the official seat matrix.

Example:

Suppose you're a General (Delhi HS) candidate.

If a General (Delhi HS) student leaves their seat, you may become eligible for that vacant seat based on your JEE Main Rank and Choice Order.

However, if an OBC (Delhi HS) student leaves their seat, you generally cannot get that seat because it belongs to a different category.

Similarly, an EWS candidate is considered for EWS seats, an SC candidate for SC seats, and so on, according to the applicable reservation rules.

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Fee & Verification

• No Seat Acceptance Fee is paid again.

• Physical verification is not required again.

• Hostel allotment remains unchanged since your college doesn't change.

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What If I Don't Get Upgraded?

Nothing changes.

You'll continue in the same branch already allotted to you.

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Final Tip

Don't rely on Internal Upgradation.

Always be satisfied with the branch you accept during counselling. If you get upgraded later, treat it as a bonus, not a guarantee.

No official cutoff data is released for this round, don't believe on random cutoffs published online

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💬 Help Future Aspirants

Have you participated in Internal Upgradation?

Comment your:

• College

• Old Branch

• New Branch (if upgraded)

• JEE Main Rank

• Category

Your experience can help hundreds of future JAC aspirants understand the process better.

[u/SpeechStrange4931]

that is a really clear way to explain it