COAP 2026: IIT Dhanbad MTech Admission through GATE Released, Registrations from March 24
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IIT Dhanbad COAP 2026 registration dates for MTech can be checked here. COAP 2026 counselling dates are now available, and with that IIT Dhanbad will begin MTech registration through GATE. IIT Dhanbad will begin online registration for COAP 2026 GATE counselling from March 24. Read below to know more about IIT Dhanbad MTech 2026 admission.
COAP 2026 IIT Dhanbad GATE MTech admission dates out
IIT Dhanbad GATE 2026 MTech admission will begin from March 24, 2026. The mode of registration is done online. The COAP counselling 2026 dates have been released, and the round 1 registration will start from May 11. IIT Guwahati has officially announced GATE 2026 result on March 19. Candidates can check their result at GOAPS using their enrollment ID and password. IIT Guwahati is yet to release cutoff marks along GATE 2026 topper’s list (branch-wise) soon at gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
IIT Dhanbad GATE COAP 2026 MTech Registration Dates Out
IIT Dhanbad (Indian School of Mines) has released MTech COAP 2026 admission dates. Candidates can check IIT Dhanbad COAP counselling 2026 dates below -
| Events |
Dates |
|---|---|
| Online application form availability and submission dates |
March 24 to April 19 |
| Opening of COAP portal for registration |
March 24 (tentative) |
| Round 1 registration starts from May 11, COAP counselling 2026 schedule released for all rounds. |
|
| Reporting to institute |
July 21 |
| Commencement of session |
July 27, 2026 |
The dates for online written test and interview for sponsored students will be announced shortly. The admission portal will remain active till July 21, 2026. Candidates are advised to the official website - https://admissions.iitism.ac.in/mtech/index.php/admission.
NOTE: Candidates are advised to register at COAP 2026 first before applying at IIT Dhanbad MTech 2026 programmes. In addition, students can select more than one programme and select up to 10 preferences. The registration fee for each programme is INR 600 (for GATE/IIT Graduates) for UR/EWS/OBC, and INR 300 for SC/ST and PwD categories.
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COAP 2026 IIT Dhanbad Seat Matrix OUT
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For now, there are no updates regarding how many candidates have registered and appeared for GATE 2026 exam. IIT Guwahati will release candidate's stats on its official website along with minimum qualifying cutoff marks and results. Meanwhile here is the stats last 5 years of number of candidates registered and appeared in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering -
Year |
Registered candidates |
Appeared candidates |
2025 |
936019 |
747319 |
2024 |
826239 |
653292 |
2023 |
670,000 |
517,000 |
2022 |
8 Lakhs |
7,11,542 |
2021 |
10 Lakhs |
8 Lakhs |
GATE counselling 2026 will be conducted by COAP and CCMT, which will be done by respective IITs and IISc on rotational basis.
- Through COAP, students will be offered admission to IITs
- Through CCMT, students will be offered admission to NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.
The GATE counselling is conducted online by CCMT and COAP. Authorities will announce GATE results 2026 on March 19. Qualified candidates can participate in counselling. COAP is done IIT and IISc admission and CCMT for NITs and other institutions.
IIT Dhanbad has released the seat matrix for GATE 2026 counselling (category-wise). A total of 798 seats have been reserved through the GATE 2026 admission. Candidates can check below -
GATE COAP Counselling 2026 seat matrix
Also read:
- 40 marks in GATE 2026 CSE, how to get into IITs via COAP counselling, career options
- GATE 2026 CSE, EE, ECE, and IN category-wise cutoff released, check here
- GATE result 2026 released: what's next, how to download scorecard
GATE 2026 Scorecard Release Date
IIT Guwahati will issue GATE scorecard 2026 from March 27. Candidates must download their scorecard to register for COAP 2026 counselling. The result scorecard is available for free download till May 31. Post that, candidates can download by paying a fee of INR 500 till December 31.
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