COAP

Yes, it is mandatory to register at COAP. To apply, candidates need to check their eligibility and register at respective IITs and COAP portal. The counselling will be held in rounds. Candidates will have to perform choice filling, locking, document  verification process, etc. 

The GATE COAP counselling registration is done online. It not an application form portal, but an admission portal where candidates will be able to choose their preferred institutes based on GATE scores. 

COAP stands for Common Offer Acceptance Portal. It is portal that allows candidates to select offer given by the IITs and PSUs for M.Tech admission and jobs. Every year, different IITs conduct COAP counselling on a rotation basis. Candidates with valid GATE score can apply. 

IIT Guwahati will conduct COAP 2026 counselling. The counselling is done to offer admission to IITs, IISc, and PSU jobs.

COAP also called as Common Offer Acceptance Portal is a platform used for GATE qualified candidates to exercise their college acceptance choices for admission to MTech/Ph/ME programmes. The COAP is a counselling platform used by participating IITs, IISc, and PSU for job recruitments.

It is one platform to perform all counselling activities starting from candidate registration to choice filling, locking, seat allotment and reporting to the allotted institute.

Yes, COAP registration is mandatory for IIT Madras admissions done on the basis of GATE exam. The institute accepts GATE + COAP for both M.Tech and MA admissions. Any student choosing to register via GATE score at the institute must register on COAP portal as well.

The IIIT Bangalore M.Tech Cutoff 2025 has been released for admission for all categories under the All India quota. The closing cutoff in the last round for 2025 was 668 for the General AI category candidates. Whereas, in 2024, the closing cutoff in the last round was 570, indicating  that the competition has increased for the General AI category candidates from 2024 to 2025. 

The IIIT Bangalore GATE COAP Cutoff 2025 has been released for admission to the M.Tech course specialisations for all categories under the All India quota. For the General AI category candidates, the last round cutoff score ranged from 555 to 668, wherein M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering was the most sought-after course, followed by MTech. in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, with the last round cutoff score being 668 and 611, respectively. 

Please note that the cutoff for each category and round will vary accordingly. 

Candidates can check their offer status using their login ID and password obtained during COAP registration. GATE COAP offers will be displayed on given date and time only, where students have to confirm their choices.

The COAP counselling is done online only. For registrations, students need to keep the following details ready-

• GATE application details
• Scores secured in GATE exam
• Mobile number and email address