COAP 2026: IIT Roorkee completed conducting COAP additional round counselling 2026. Round 10 counselling offered has been released. During this phase, candidates can view their offers and take decision accordingly. The last date to submit decision was extended till July 13 (5:00 pm)
Candidates can download their seat allotment letter from COAP portal using their username and password. The official website is coap2026.iitr.ac.in/coap2026/. Through COAP counselling, eligible candidates get admission to IITs and IISc. It is advised to check CCMT dates 2026 to check their allotment result on time. Candidates with valid GATE scorecard (2026/2025/2024) can participate in the counselling process. For more details, candidates can check the page below.
- What is GATE COAP?
- COAP 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
- COAP 2026 Highlights
- COAP 2026 Features and Eligibility Criteria
- GATE COAP 2026 Dates
- COAP Registration Process 2026
- How to get seat allotment through COAP 2026?
- Admission Process via COAP 2026
- Offer Rounds by IITs in COAP 2026
- Flowcharts Explaining COAP Process for Main Rounds and Additional Rounds
- What After Accepting Offer at COAP?
- GATE COAP Participating IITs
What is GATE COAP?
COAP stands for Common Offer Acceptance Portal. It is designed to offer admission to MTech and other programmes in IITs and IISc. In addition, COAP also provide PSU jobs through GATE scores. Every year, different IITs participate in the COAP counselling process on rotational basis.
This year, IIT Roorkee is conducting GATE 2026 counselling.
List of participating institutes for COAP 2026
As per the updates, around 23+ institutes participate in GATE 2026 COAP counselling. The list of participating institutes can be checked below -
| IISc Bangalore |
IIT Bhilai |
IIT Bhubaneswar |
| IIT Delhi |
IIT Dharwad |
IIT Gandhinagar |
| IIT Goa |
IIT Guwahati |
IIT Hyderabad |
| IIT Indore |
IIT Dhanbad (ISM) |
IIT Jammu |
| IIT Jodhpur |
IIT Kanpur |
IIT Kharagpur |
| IIT Madras |
IIT Mandi |
IIT Palakkad |
| IIT Patna |
IIT Roorkee |
IIT Ropar |
| IIT Tirupati |
Commonly asked questions
IIT Roorkee is conducting COAP 2026 counselling. There are a total of 10 rounds of counselling, where GATE- qualified candidates have to perform the following actions -
Accept and freeze
Retain and wait
Reject and wait
Yes, COAP portal for GATE 2026 counselling has been launched. COAP registrations are closed. In addition, the counselling dates (round-wise) have been released and are currently ongoing.
COAP 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of COAP 2026 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 11 Jul ' 26 - 13 Jul ' 26 | COAP 2026 Round 10 additional rounds for college allotment offers |
| 03 Jul ' 26 - 06 Jul ' 26 | COAP 2026 Round 9 additional rounds for college allotment offers |
| 27 Jun ' 26 - 01 Jul ' 26 | COAP 2026 Round 8 additional rounds for college allotment offers |
COAP 2026 Highlights
Candidates can check GATE 2026 COAP counselling highlights below -
| Particulars |
Details |
|---|---|
| Name of the Admission process |
Common Offer Acceptance Portal / GATE counselling |
| Popularly known as |
COAP |
| Conducting Body |
IIT Roorkee |
| Level of counselling |
Postgraduate Level |
| Counselling mode |
Online |
| Eligible scores |
2026/2025/2024 |
| Registration cum counselling fee |
No fees |
| Participating Colleges |
|
| Official website |
https://coap2026.iitr.ac.in/coap2026/ |
| Downloads |
COAP 2026 Information Brochure |
Commonly asked questions
Yes, COAP is only for M.Tech and PhD admissions at IITs and IISc Bangalore. The portal also updates job offers for some PSUs. Overall, around 23+ IITs participate in GATE COAP counselling every year.
This year, 10,11,719 candidates registered for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, and 797434 candidates appeared for the GATE. The number of qualified students list will be available once statistical report is released.
COAP 2026 Features and Eligibility Criteria
Interested candidates can check the features for COAP 2026 eligibility below. Applicants can also check the eligibility criteria details listed below.
COAP Portal Features
- COAP is also called as the Common Offer Acceptance Portal, where all the participating institutes and organisations will upload their offer in the same window.
- COAP registration is mandatory to access the admission and job offers. Registration at the respective IITs official website is compulsory.
- Candidates must note that, COAP is not an application portal. It is a common window for students for choice filling, locking and performing other activities. Candidates had to apply for each phase seprately. The seat allotment will be notified to students personally on the porta. They can login and accept and reject their allocation to IITs.
- The GATE IIT MTech online registration details can be checked below.
- Each institute and PSU will follow selection process according to norms and guidelines issued by the Common Offer Acceptance Portal.
- Candidates can register at COAP for free. Also, it is mandatory to provide the COAP registration number while applying for MTech admission or PSU.
Also read:
| CCMT 2026 Round 1 cutoff | GATE reservation criteria |
| CCMT Round 2 Cutoff 2026 | CCMT 2026 Round 3 cutoff |
COAP 2026 Eligibility Criteria
To participate in COAP 2026 counselling, it is important to meet criteria, which can be checked below -
- Nationality must be Indian
- Candidates must have valid GATE score (GATE 2026/2025/2024 scorecard). Only qualified candidates are eligible for GATE counselling
IIT Guwahati issued GATE scorecard. Qualified candidates can download their result scorecard at GOAPS portal using their enrollment ID and password.
Important Note
- Candidates can check their result at GATE login using their credentials.
- Students with more than one scorecard must submit the scorecard with a better rank.
- Candidates are advised to go through all information and guidelines carefully.
MTech Admission Process through GATE Scores: For IIT Graduates
Students who have graduated from any IIT with a Btech degree with a CGPA of 8.0 or above can apply directly at the respective institutes for MTech admission. No registration is required for such applicants.
Read here: Admission to IITs without GATE scores
Commonly asked questions
The seat acceptance fee is INR 20000 usually. Candidates must pay the acceptance fee to confirm their seat for admission to IITs and IISc.
CGPA is different for each category. For General/EWS and OBC-NCL category, the required CGPA is 6.5 on a 10-point scale, which is 60%. While, for SC/ST and PwD, required CGPA is 6.0 on a 10-point scale, which is 55%.
GATE COAP 2026 Dates
The GATE COAP counselling 2026 is divided into two main rounds - main and optional. For each round, candidates are allowed to make specific decisions, based on their preference-
- accept and freeze
- retain and wait
- and reject and wait.
Students who qualified GATE exam are eligible for counselling. COAP 2026 round-wise counselling dates are now available. Participating in counselling is mandatory. First the applicant has to complete COAP registration 2026 and then wait for the round results. The COAP 2026 dates for registration and counselling are now available.
| Round No |
Time window for candidates to view offers and take a decision |
Accept & Freeze |
Retain & Wait |
Reject & Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 |
May 11 (10:00 AM) to May 13 (09:00 AM) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Round 2 |
May 17 (10:00 AM) to May 20 (09:00 AM) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Round 3 |
May 24 (10:00 AM) to May 27 (09:00 AM) |
Yes |
Yes / No |
Yes |
| Round 4 |
May 31 (10:00 AM) to June 03 (09:00 AM) |
Yes |
Yes / No |
Yes |
| Round 5 |
June 05 (10:00 AM) to June 10 (09:00 AM) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
COAP 2026 Optional Round Schedule Released
| Round No |
Time window for candidates to view offers and take a decision |
Accept & Freeze |
Retain & Wait |
Reject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round - 6 |
June 13 (10:00 AM) to June 17 (09:00 AM) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Round - 7 |
June 20 (10:00 AM) to June 23 (09:00 AM) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Round - 8 |
June 27 (10:00 AM) to July 01 (09:00 AM) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Round - 9 |
July 03 (10:00 AM) to July 05 (09:00 AM) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Round - 10 |
July 08 (10:00 AM) to July 10 (09:00 AM) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Commonly asked questions
Candidates can check GATE expected safe marks for IIT M.Tech admission below -
Branch | Cutoff range |
Computer Science (CSE) | 65 - 75 marks |
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA) | 60 - 70 marks |
Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) | 70 - 80 marks |
Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 36 - 45 marks |
Electrical Engineering (EE) | 35- 40 marks |
Civil Engineering (CE) | 35 - 40 marks |
GATE normalisation process is done to provide fairness to all applicants who are appearing for examination. It is because GATE is conducted in multiple sessions. In such case, raw marks are converted into normalised marks using the formula.
COAP Registration Process 2026
GATE qualified candidates who want to take admission to IITs and IISc must register at COAP portal. The registration process of COAP 2026 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: 2026, 2025, and 2024
- Through COAP, candidates can also apply for PSU jobs
- The allotment offers will be uploaded in the candidate login portal. Candidates are advised to keep their details ready.
- The 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.
- Candidates must note that there is no correction facility, therefore students must enter their details carefully.
- In addition, keep GATE admit card safe till COAP seat allotment and counselling process.
Also check:
Commonly asked questions
Candidates with a valid GATE scorecard of 2026/2025/2024 are eligible to participate in COAP counselling 2026
Yes, candidates with GATE score of 400 to 500 are also eligible for COAP counselling. However, admission and selection chances completely depends on different criteria such as branch selection, competition level, category, etc.
How to get seat allotment through COAP 2026?
Candidates can take a look at the COAP 2026 round-wise activities below -
| Round |
Accept and Freeze |
Retain and Wait |
Reject and Wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Round 2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Round 3 |
Yes |
Yes/No |
Yes |
| Round 4 |
Yes |
Yes/No |
Yes |
| Round 5 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
COAP Choice filling and seat allotment process
Candidates can check the detailed GATE 2026 COAP counselling details below -
Offer uploading and selection
- First, the participating institutes and PSUs will upload their offer details on COAP portal with specific timeline.
- Registered candidates will have to view and perform any of the following activity mentioned on the table above.
Decision Round
In each main round, candidate have to decide one option out of three to confirm their decision. Let’s understand in detail -
| Options |
What do they mean? |
Action to be taken |
|---|---|---|
| Accept and Freeze |
Candidates can select this option if they are confirm with their decision. Selecting this option is opting out from other rounds or upgradation |
After selecting “Accept” option in COAP 2026, candidates must click on submit to confirm. After that, visit the respective institute’s website complete the rest of the selection process. |
| Retain and Wait |
In this case, a candidate can select the current offer, while still seeking for the further possible upgrades in subsequent rounds. If there is any higher preference order, then candidates can release the previous offer and opt for new one. |
Candidates can choose “retain and wait” for the same offer (same institute and same programme). Candidates must submit their option to confirm. |
| Reject and Wait |
Candidates can choose this option, if they don’t want to accept any current offer, but still wish for high preferences in future rounds. |
The same offer that you accept in this round will not appear in the subsequent offers. After selecting, submit to confirm |
Commonly asked questions
In GATE, normalisation process generally makes a gap of 4 to 7 marks (approximately) between actual and normalised scores. However, if difficulty level of paper was high then the marks might increase. On other hand, for easier paper, marks may reduce offering fairness across sessions.
GATE 2026 CSE cutoff (category-wise) can be checked here -
General | OBC-NCL EWS | SC/ST and PwD |
30 | 27 | 20 |
The cutoff is the minimum mark that is required for all candidates to qualify for the exam. IIT Guwahati announced GATE result 2026 on March 19.
Admission Process via COAP 2026
GATE COAP admission process is conducted online. As of now, registration process is ongoing. The detailed process of how COAP IIT admission takes place can be checked below -
- First, qualified candidates have to register separately by visiting respetive IIT website (official).
- Then, register at COAP portal and submit their scorecard and other details to validate themselves for counselling.
- COAP counselling is done in several rounds (as per the scores)
- Students have to check updates regularly for seat allotment notifications on their dashboard.
- After every 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 option.
- Keep visiting the website for latest updates, and complete stages to confirm your admission
- 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. |
Commonly asked questions
Many new IITs do accept low GATE scores for M.Tech admission. Some old IITs also accept low GATE score, depending on category and other factors. Here are some IITs that accept low GATE scores for admission.
IIT Bhubaneswar
IIT Mandi
IIT Bhilai
IIT Ropar
IIT Jodhpur
These IITs mainly accept GATE scores starting from 330 to 400 (General Category), mainly in Round 4 or 5 of COAP counselling.
A GATE score of 700 to 800 is mainly required for M.Tech admission at IIT (especially for top IITs). However, the score also depends on the IIT popularity, branch popularity, and other factors. For new IITs, a GATE score of 500 to 600 is mainly required.
It is advised to check the past year's GATE cutoff trends before opting for counselling and admission.
Offer Rounds by IITs in COAP 2026
Commonly asked questions
Based on previous year's cutoff trends and experts analysis, here is an expected GATE score range required for M.Tech admission -
| GATE Score Range | MTech options |
|---|---|
| 300 to 400 | MTech in any state government college. Also, aspirants can apply for other exams. |
| GATE Score 500 to 600 | The maximum chances of getting into a state government college. Few new NITs options (specific branches or category) |
| 600 to 700 score in GATE | Top NITs (in-demand branches) and few new IITs |
| GATE score 700 to 800 | Top NITs, IITs, and IISc, High chances for PSU recruitment |
| GATE score 800 to 900 | MTech or MSc in Top IITs (core branches), top PSUs recruitment like ISRO, BARC, and DRDO |
| GATE score 900+ | Top IITs, NITs, IISc, and PSU recruitment. Aspirants can also opt for research work. |
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
Flowcharts Explaining COAP Process for Main Rounds and Additional Rounds
What After Accepting Offer at COAP?
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 weeks ago
IIT Bombay COAP cutoff 2026 for the General AI category ranged from 325 to 650 in the first round. As per this range, General AI category need to score at least 325 to be considered eligible for admission. Refer to the list below to know the round 1 cutoff range for other categories under the All In
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The score required by the SC All India category for admission to the MTech course should be at least 116, according to the last round. Students can check the table below to know the cutoff rank for different Engineering branches for the SC AI category.
| Course | Last Round Cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| M.Tech. in Petroleum Engineering | 116 |
| M.Tech. in Material Science and Technology | 197 |
| M.Tech. in Pharmaceutical Science and Engineering | 209 |
| M.Tech. in Fuel Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering | 215 |
| M.Tech. in Metallurgical Engineering | 232 |
| M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering | 254 |
| M.Tech. in Mining of Critical Minerals | 277 |
| M.Tech. in Earthquake Science and Engineering | 282 |
| M.Tech. in Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology | 282 |
| M.Tech. in Mineral Engineering | 286 |
| M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering with Spl in Manufacturing Engineering | 290 |
| M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering with Spl in Thermal Engineering | 312 |
| M.Tech. in Environmental Science and Engineering | 319 |
| M.Tech. in Intelligent Control and Instrumentation | 323 |
| M.Tech. in Water Resources Engineering | 330 |
| M.Tech. in Electronics Engineering (Optical Communication & Integrated Photonics) (OC) | 334 |
| M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (Machine Design) | 340 |
| M.Tech. in Structural Engineering | 346 |
| M.Tech. in Radio Frequency and Microwave Engineering | 350 |
| M.Tech. in Geotechnical Engineering | 350 |
| M.Tech. in Transportation Engineering | 353 |
| M.Tech. in Industrial Engineering and Management | 361 |
| M.Tech. in Geomatics | 362 |
| M.Tech. in Power System Engineering | 384 |
| M.Tech. in Power Electronics and Electrical Drives | 384 |
| M.Tech. in Electronics Engineering (Communication & Signal Processing) (SP) | 439 |
| M.Tech. in Data Analytics | 449 |
| M.Tech. in Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design) | 455 |
| M.Tech. in Mining Engineering | 466 |
| M.tech. in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science | 530 |
| M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering | 542 |
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Answered 2 weeks ago
IIT Dhanbad COAP cutoff 2026 has been released for the last round of admission to the M.Tech course and its branches. For the General AI category, the last round scores varied from 197 to 714. As per this range, M.Tech CSE was the most competitive course for admission, with the score of 714. Student
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Answered 2 months ago
The IIT Dhanbad GATE COAP cutoff 2026 ranged from 456 to 762 for the General AI category in the first round. Hence, students need at least 456 to be considered for admission.
The cutoff was released for the various other AI quota categories for the first round. Students can check the table below to k
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