GATE Counselling 2026: COAP Registrations from March 27, Scorecard download date
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GATE counselling 2026 dates are out. The counselling will be done by COAP and CCMT. For now, COAP 2026 portal has been launched, and round 1 counselling will begin from May 11 onwards. However, COAP 2026 registrations will begin from March 27. Read below for more.
GATE Counselling 2026: COAP Registrations on March 27, Scorecard download date
GATE 2026 counselling dates for COAP are now available. The COAP 2026 registration will begin from March 27 onwards. Qualified GATE 2026/2025/2024 can access the GATE Common Offer Acceptance Portal. The round 1 counselling will begin on May 11. However, many IITs, including IISc Bangalore, have started their respective online registrations for MTech admission. Candidates can check details below. IIT Roorkee is conducting COAP counselling 2026 and the official website is coap2026.iitr.ac.in.
GATE 2026 Counselling: IIT MTech Admission Process & COAP Registration Date
The GATE result 2026 was released on March 19, and qualified candidates will be able to participate in the counselling process. COAP portal is used for IIT MTech admission. Here’s how one must apply.
Steps to register for COAP 2026
Candidates can check detailed process on how to access COAP portal and apply at respective IITs-
- First, candidates have to visit GATE’s official website and download their scorecard.
- Students can download their scorecard using their enrollment ID and password.
- After downloading, now go to COAP portal and register
- COAP 2026 registration can be done for free, and there is no need to submit any documents.
- Once registration is complete, candidates must visit respective IIT website and apply.
It must be noted that before applying at IITs for MTech for PSU jobs, candidates must register at COAP 2026 first to generate ID.
The COAP GATE 2026 counselling will have 5 main and 5 optional rounds, where candidates have to perform certain activities, such as -
- Accept and freeze
- Retain and wait
- Reject and wait
Round 1 counselling will begin on May 11. Candidates can check complete COAP 2026 counselling dates.
GATE IIT MTech 2026 Registration Dates
| IIT Name |
GATE MTech 2026 registration for COAP counselling |
Last date to apply |
|---|---|---|
| Registrations ongoing |
April 15, 2026 |
|
| IIT Gandhinagar |
March 18, 2026 |
April 15, 2026 (5:00 pm) |
| March 24 |
April 19, 2026 |
|
| IISc Bangalore |
Registrations open |
March 31, 2026 |
| March 28, 2026 |
April 27 |
|
| IIT Hyderabad (July 2026) session |
March 27 |
April 17 (tentative) |
GATE 2026 Scorecard Download Date
The scorecard will be made available on March 27 at candidate login. The result scorecard will be made available for free till May 31. Post that, it can be downloaded by paying a fee of INR 500 till December 31. The official website to download the GATE scorecard 2026 is gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
Also read: GATE 2026 CSE, EE, IN, and ECE category-wise cutoff out, check here
Commonly asked questions
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.
Indian Institute of Technology will release GATE cutoff 2026 soon. The IITG GATE 2026 result has been declared. The conducting body releases the exam result and cutoff for all 30 subjects. The cutoff for GATE 2026 will be available category-wise. Candidates securing the minimum cutoff will be eligible to participate in counselling.
Note: The minimum qualifying cutoff will be different for all subjects.
The GATE counselling is conducted online by CCMT and COAP. Authorities announced 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.
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