GATE 2026 Counselling: COAP and CCMT Registrations Ongoing, Eligibility, Documents, Process

The GATE counselling is a process that is conducted to offer admission to GATE-qualified students. The counselling is held in rounds depending on GATE seat matrix. Students who have secured equal to or more than GATE cutoff are eligible for the counselling process. 

The GATE exam conducting body (IIT Guwahati) is not responsible for conducting counselling. It is done by two separate portals -

• COAP, also known as Common Offer Acceptance Portal is used for admission to IITs. 
• CCMT, also known as Centralised Counselling for MTech/MArch/MPlan is used to offer admission to NITs, IIITs, and other GFTIs.

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The GATE COAP 2026 dates have been announced. The official website is coap2026.iitr.ac.in. Candidates have to register to generate a COAP ID to participate in the counselling. The COAP 2026 dates are now available. Candidates are advised to go through the website for frequent updates. Also, after the declaration of the result, many IITs like IIT Bombay and IISc Bangalore releases their cutoff, which can be helpful for students to strategise their college choices. 

Download COAP 2026 information brochure

Also read: GATE IIT Bombay Cutoff

The CCMT 2026 counselling dates have been released on its official website. Candidates with valid GATE scores can check their allocated branch and institute at CCMT login 2026. The CCMT dates comprise the registration, choice filling and locking, seat allotment, and reporting. 

Also read:

• CCMT Round 1 Cutoff 2026, check branch-wise cutoff
• CCMT 2026 counselling dates released, check details

The GATE counselling process is done after the result declaration. Respective IIT does not conduct admission counselling. It is done by COAP for IITs and CCMT for NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. The mode of GATE MTech 2026 counselling is online and done in phases. Candidates must meet the eligibility to attend counselling, which are as follows - They must have qualified GATE and required educational qualification with a minimum passing mark of 60%. Relaxation is offered to reserved category students.

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While reporting to allotted college, candidates must keep following documents ready for verification

• Provisional seat allotment letter
• GATE 2026 scorecard
• Valid photo ID proof
• Birth certificate
• All education marksheets (from class 12 to graduation)
• Category certificate (if applicable)
• Provisional certificate or degree certificate
• Passport size photograph
• Seat acceptance proof
• Printout of the registration form
• Migration and transfer certificate
• Self-attested photocopies of all the above documents

COAP portal allows candidates to apply for IITs for MTech programmes. It conducts five main and five additional rounds of counselling for seat allotment.

GATE COAP 2026 Counselling Registration Process

• Visit official website of COAP portal and register using GATE details
• Verify email and mobile number.
• Login and fill details
• Fill and lock choices within deadline
• Wait for allotment results

CCMT counselling offers MTech admission to NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. To participate, candidates need to meet criteria for CCMT GATE counselling 2026. 

Eligibility to participate in CCMT

• Candidates must have a valid GATE score of 2024/2024/2023
• A minimum of 6.5 CGPA or 60% marks for general and OBC 
• For SC/ST/PwD category candidates, minimum qualifying mark is 6.0 CGPA or 55% marks.

CCMT Seat Allotment Process

Candidates have to perform following during CCMT GATE counselling process -

• Freeze: Accept allotted seat and confirm submission

• Float: Keep seat but open for better choices in upcoming rounds

• Slide: Keep seat in same institute but opt for a better specialisation.