COAP

The GATE opening and closing rank during the counselling determines the following -

• The GATE opening rank determines the highest rank of the candidates required to get admission to a particular programme and category during the counselling. 
• On the other hand, the GATE closing rank is determined as the lowest rank in GATE for the candidate to be admitted to a specific programme and category during the counselling. 

To know more about the GATE counselling 2025, read here - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-counselling

To be eligible for the GATE 2025 COAP/CCMT counselling, candidates must fit the following criteria -

• Candidates must have a valid GATE score (2025/2024/2023)
• A bachelor's degree from a recognised institute. 
• A minimum qualifying percentage of 60% in the relevant discipline. 
• A relaxation of 5% is applicable for the reserved category candidates. 

To know the GATE 2025 counselling process in details, read here - https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/gate-exam-counselling

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. 

Yes, GATE 2023 is valid for GATE COAP 2025. To participate in the GATE COAP 2025 counselling, candidates need to register. The registration mode is online and is entirely free. However, candidates must keep their COAP registration number safe, as it has been made mandatory by the participating institutes in their M.Tech application portals.

Candidates who have qualified in GATE and wish to take admissions to M.Tech programmes in IITs must apply at COAP, as it is a common portal to offer admission to M.Tech in various participating institutes. Here are some important information to know about the GATE COAP 2025 -

• The IISc is conducting GATE COAP 2025. 

• Candidates must apply separately to the respective institutes for M.Tech admission

• Each participating institute will adhere to its respective selection procedure following its established norms and guidelines.

• Each candidate must register at COAP to review and select their preferred offer from the participating institutes.

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.

IISc Bangalore has revised the COAP counselling dates. Candidates can check the revised GATE COAP 2025 Counselling Schedule below -

 Yes, IISc (the conducting body) has published the GATE COAP 2025 dates on the website-gate.iisc.ac.in. Registrations for GATE COAP will start from May 13, onwards. The counselling process will be conducted in different rounds, where candidates have to perform various options, such as accept and freeze, retain and wait, and reject and wait.

The official website for GATE COAP admission counselling is - gate.iisc.ac.in/coap2025. COAP stands for the Common Offers Acceptance Portal  for admission into an M.Tech. Programme in the participating academic institutes. COAP is not a portal for applying for M.Tech Admission. 

Candidates must apply separately to each institute for M.Tech admission. The GATE COAP dates have been announced on the official website - gate.iisc.ac.in. Registrations for GATE COAP Round 1 registrations will begin from May 13, 2025 (10:00 am) onwards.