Hello justin, the admission in institute are based on jee exam rank for admissions in IIST. The registrations are done first then admissions are based on jee rank. Here is the link which will assist you to know the process of this year :-
https://www.google.com/amp/s/engineering.careers360.com/articles/iist-btech-admission/amp
Hope it helps!!!!
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