GATE COAP 2025: Registration Process, Seat Allotment, MTech Cutoff, etc.

Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) 2025 ( COAP )

UPASANA PRADHAN
Updated on Jan 20, 2026 11:24 IST

By UPASANA PRADHAN, Assistant Manager- Editorial

All COAP 2025 activities are over. The counselling was conducted by IISc Benagaluru. The COAP counselling was conducted to offer MTech admission in IITs and IISc. Only candidates in GATE exam were eligible for the COAP 2025 counselling. The mode of counselling was online and was held in five main and seven additional rounds.

Each round of COAP counselling had registration, choice filling, and seat allotment process. Interested students had to fill COAP application form to participate in the counselling round. The final selection in the admission counselling was made on GATE scores, followed by acadmeic performance and interview/document verification process. Read below to know more about GATE COAP counselling 2025 below. 

Features of COAP:

  • COAP stands for Common Offer Acceptace Portal
  • It is an online portal for MTech admission, where students had to accept or reject allotted offers
  • Each candidate had to apply separately at the respective IITs for MTech admission.

However, to participate in the COAP GATE counselling, candidates must fulfill eligibility, which are: the nationality of the applicant must be Indian, and must have a valid GATE score (2025/2024/2023)

Table of contents
  • What is GATE COAP?
  • COAP 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
  • COAP 2025 Highlights
  • GATE COAP 2025 Dates
  • COAP 2025 Registration Process
  • GATE COAP 2025 Eligibility Criteria
  • Admission Process via COAP 2025
  • Offer Rounds by IITs in COAP
  • COAP 2025 Options for Offers
  • Flowcharts Explaining COAP 2025 Process for Main Rounds and Additional Rounds
  • What After Accepting Offer at COAP?
  • GATE COAP Participating IITs
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What is GATE COAP?

COAP full form is the Common Offer Acceptance Portal, initiated in 2017. Candidates with valid GATE scores are required to register at COAP to access the offers by IITs for MTech or job offers from the PSUs. COAP provides the platform for the candidates to practice the choices of offers by the IITs/PSUs and allows the candidates to make informed choices.

Every year, the GATE organizing institute of the preceding year acts as the coordinating institute for COAP. The IITs that participate in COAP are IISc Bangalore, IIT Bhilai, IIT Bhubaneshwar, IIT BHU, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Dharwad, IIT Goa, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, IIT Jammu, IIT Jodhpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Mandi, IIT Palakkad, IIT Patna, IIT Roorkee, IIT Ropar, IIT Gandhinagar and IIT Tirupati.

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Q:   What does COAP stand for?
A: 

COAP stands for Common Offer Acceptance Portal, which was initiated in 2017 to provide a common platform for registered candidates seeking admission to the M.Tech programme in participating institutes, such as IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, etc.. To participate in the COAP counselling, candidates must register. 

Q:   Which is the coordinating institute of GATE COAP 2025?
A: 

IISc is the coordinating institute for GOAP 2025, and the participating institutions are- IISc Bengaluru, IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Bhilai, IIT BHU, IIT Bombay, IIT Dharwad, IIT Dharwad, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Goa, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Indore, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, IIT Jammu, IIT Jodhpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Mandi, IIT Palakkad, IIT Patna, IIT Roorkee, IIT Ropar, and IIT Tirupati. Read more about GATE 2025 COAP counselling here - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/coap-counselling

COAP 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of COAP 2025 exam

DatesPast Exam Dates
09 Jul ' 25 - 10 Jul ' 25

COAP 2025 Round 10 additional rounds for college allotment offers

04 Jul ' 25 - 05 Jul ' 25

COAP 2025 Round 9 additional rounds for college allotment offers

29 Jun ' 25 - 30 Jun ' 25

COAP 2025 Round 8 additional rounds for college allotment offers

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COAP 2025 Highlights

Candidates can check below some important highlights of COAP:

Particulars

Details

Name of the Admission process

Common Offer Acceptance Portal / GATE counselling

Popularly known as

COAP

Conducting Body

Every year, the GATE organizing institute of the preceding year acts as the coordinating institute for COAP. COAP 2025 was conducted by IISc Bengaluru and COAP 2024 was held by IIT Kanpur

Level of counselling

Postgraduate Level

Counselling mode

Online

Eligible scores

2025/2024/2023

Registration cum counselling fee

No fees

Participating Colleges

  1. IISc Bangalore
  2. IIT Bhilai
  3. IIT Bhubaneswar
  4. IIT BHU
  5. IIT Bombay
  6. IIT Delhi
  7. IIT Dharwad
  8. IIT Goa
  9. IIT Guwahati
  10. IIT Hyderabad
  11. IIT Indore
  12. IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
  13. IIT Jammu
  14. IIT Jodhpur
  15. IIT Kanpur
  16. IIT Kharagpur
  17. IIT Madras
  18. IIT Mandi
  19. IIT Palakkad
  20. IIT Patna
  21. IIT Roorkee
  22. IIT Ropar
  23. IIT Gandhinagar
  24. IIT Tirupati

Official website

https://gate.iisc.ac.in/coap2025/

Downloads

Information brochure

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GATE COAP 2025 Dates

IISc has released the GATE COAP counselling dates on its official website. Candidates can find the GATE COAP 2025 counselling schedule (round-wise) REVISED below -

Round No Time window for candidates to view 
offers and take a decision 
Accept & Freeze Retain & Wait Reject & Wait
Round 1 May 17 (10:00 AM) to May 20 (09:00 AM) Yes Yes Yes
Round 2 May 23 (10:00 AM) to May 25 (09:00 AM) Yes Yes Yes
Round 3 May 29 (10:00 AM) to June 01 (09:00 AM) Yes Yes/No Yes
Round 4 June 05 (10:00 AM) to June 07 (09:00 AM) Yes Yes/No Yes
Round 5 June 11 (10:00 AM) to June 13 (09:00 AM) Yes No Yes
Round 6 June 17 (10:00 AM) to June 19 (09:00 AM) - additional Yes No Yes
Round 7 June 23 (10:00 AM) to June 25 (09:00 AM)- additional Yes No  Yes
Round 8 June 29 (10:00 AM) to June 30 (09:00 AM) - additional Yes No Yes
Round 9 July 04 (10:00 AM) to July 05 (09:00 AM)-additional Yes No Yes
Round 10 July 09 (10:00 AM) to July 10 (06:00 PM)- additional Yes No Yes
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Q:   What is the mode of the GATE COAP counselling registration?
A: 

The mode of the GATE COAP 2025 counselling is online. Candidates must note that the COAP 2025 is not an application portal. It is an admission portal where candidates must choose their preferred institutes- IITs for the M.Tech and research programme.

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COAP 2025 Registration Process

Candidates who have qualified in the GATE exam and want to get admission at IITs must register at COAP. The registration process can be checked below -

  • First, candidates must provide following details: GATE registration number, highest score at Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, date of birth, e-mail address, and mobile number.
  • Eligible GATE scores include: 2025, 2024, and 2023
  • Through COAP 2025 registration, candidates can also apply for PSU job offers through participating institutes. 
  • GATE COAP registration is successful only when the credentials are sent to the candidate's registered email ID and password. The email ID will have the URL along with login ID and SMS will contain the password.
  • While filling COAP application form, students have to enter all their valid GATE scores and enter required details. 
  • Students must note that the authorities do not provide any correction facility. Therefore, ensure that all information (provided) is correct.
  • In addition, keep GATE 2026 admit card safe till COAP seat allotment and counselling process.

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Q:   Is mandatory to register at COAP?
A: 

Yes, the participating institutes will look for the COAP registration number on their M.Tech applications portal during admissions. Candidates who have applied for the admission to M.Tech in any of the participating institutes, will receive admission offers only via COAP. 

To access and take decision on the most preferred choice out of the offers (if any) made by participating institutes, each candidate should register and visit COAP. Without registering at COAP, the candidate will not be able to access the offers on COAP. 

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GATE COAP 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates registering for COAP must go through eligibility conditions carefully. Details can be checked below -

  • Candidates must hold Indian nationality.
  • Must have a valid GATE scorecard.
  • Candidates with more than one scorecard, must provide the one whith better rank.
  • Each discipline has different eligibility, candidates must go through it carefully.

Candidates who meet the COAP eligibility must register to participate in counselling process. 

COAP Counselling Eligibility for IIT Graduate/Graduate Student

Students graduation or graduated from IITs with a valid GATE scorecard (2025, 2024, or 2023) must register at COAP portal.

On the other hand, for students graduating or gradduated from IIT with a BTech degree and CGPA 8.0 or higher can apply directly at the respective institutes for MTech admission. No COAP registration is required. 

Read here: Admission to IITs without GATE 2025 scores

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Admission Process via COAP 2025

The admission process via COAP is done in the following way -

  • Register online according to the dates mentioned. Only candidates who have registered can get admissions to IITs
  • Candidates must apply separately to the respective IITs for MTech admission. During the registration phase, candidates have to enter their COAP registration number
  • The COAP counselling process is done in different rounds. Applicants can check the updates regarding the activity and seat allotment on their dashboard
  • After each round, candidates have to make a decision - accept and freeze or retain and wait or reject all the above and wait and confirm it by clicking OK
  • Keep visiting the website for the latest updates, and complete the stages to confirm your admission
  • The additional rounds in COAP are done to fill leftover seats

What is a decisive round in COAP?

Decisive round in COAP is also called as final main round. Only two options are available under this: "accept and freeze" and "reject"

"Accept and Freeze" If a candidate is willing to accept one of the offer then they can select this option. After choosing "accept and freeze" candidates must follow subsequent admission or joining procedure within deadline.
"Reject" Choose this option if you are not willing to accept any of current offer. All offers available in this round will be considered as rejected. 
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Offer Rounds by IITs in COAP

COAP admission through IIT must are done in several rounds depending on seat availability. The Common Offer Acceptance Portal include 5 main rounds and 5 additional rounds. Rounds 6, 7,8,9, and 10 are treated as independent decisive, where students will only have two options to consider - "Accept and Freeze" and "Reject."

Main rounds in COAP

Round No

Options available to candidates

Accept & Freeze

Retain & Wait

Reject & Wait

1

Yes

Yes

Yes

2

Yes

Yes

Yes

3

Yes

Yes/ No

Yes

4

Yes

Yes/ No

Yes

5

Yes

No

Yes

Additional rounds in COAP

Round No

Options available to candidates

Accept & Freeze

Reject & Wait

6

Yes

Yes

7

Yes

Yes

8

Yes

Yes

9

Yes

Yes

10

Yes

Yes

11

Yes

Yes

12

Yes

Yes

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Q:   What are the options available when I receive an offer of joining/admission in COAP?
A: 

After receiving the admission offer letter from GATE COAP, counselling candidates will have three options available to perform, which can be checked below-

  • Accept and freeze
  • Retain and wait and 
  • Reject all and wait
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COAP 2025 Options for Offers

COAP counselling offers following decision options -

Accept and freeze:

  • Candidate can select this option to accept one of the given offers and exit.
  • After selecting click on submit and visit the respective institute admission portal or PSU portal to follow rest of process.

Retain and Wait:

  • Provisionally accept while waiting for other possible upgrades to higher preferences in subsequent rounds.
  • If a higher preference offer is made, then applicant can release the current offer.
  • Candidate can also choose "retain and wait" for same offer.
  • Click submit to confirm your decision

Reject all and wait:

  • Applicant can select this option if they do not wish accept any current offer.
  • The offer candidate has selected will not appear in subsequent round.

If a candidate is happy with the seat allotment in COAP counselling then, he/she can confirm and proceed for document verification.

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Flowcharts Explaining COAP 2025 Process for Main Rounds and Additional Rounds

 

COAP 2020 All round of offers excluding decisive rounds

Candidates can check the flow chart for decisive rounds below:

COAP 2020 decisive round of offers
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What After Accepting Offer at COAP?

Candidates who are satisfied with their seat allotment must download their COAP seat acceptance or offer letter from portal. Then, applicants must report allotted institute to complete further admission process. Final selection depends on document verification process and admission fee payment within deadline. Candidates are advised to keep all their documents ready for counselling process.

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GATE COAP Participating IITs

 

Name of Institute

NIRF Ranking 2024

NIRF Ranking 2023

IIT Madras

1

1

IIT Delhi

2

2

IIT Bombay

3

3

IIT Kanpur

4

4

IIT Roorkee

6

5

IIT Kharagpur

5

6

IIT Guwahati

7

7

IIT Hyderabad

8

8

IIT BHU

10

15

IIT ISM Dhanbad

15

17

IIT Indore

16

14

IIT Ropar

22

22

IIT Mandi

31

33

IIT Gandhinagar

18

18

IIT Jodhpur

28

30

IIT Patna

34

41

IIT Bhubaneshwar

54

27

IIT Tirupati

61

59

IIT Palakkad

64

69

IIT Jammu

62

67

IIT Dharwad

Not in top 100

93

IIT Bhilai

73

81

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Answered 6 days ago

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.

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Pallavi Karan

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Answered 2 weeks ago

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 compe

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 2 weeks ago

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

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Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 4 weeks ago

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.

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Indrani Uniyal

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 4 weeks ago

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

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Piyush Shukla

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 4 weeks ago

Candidates who have qualified GATE exam will be eligible for GATE COAP counselling. The counselling offer admission to IITs. The admission counselling registration is online and is done in multiple rounds depending on seat availability.

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Abhay Choudhury

Contributor-Level 7

Answered a month ago

GATE 2026 COAP counselling dates will be released in June/July after the announcement of results. Students who want to take admission in IITs must register through COAP for counselling.

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Taru Shukla

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