COAP

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%.

The seat acceptance fee is INR 20000 usually. Candidates must pay the acceptance fee to confirm their seat for admission to IITs and IISc.

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.

Yes, it is mandatory to register at COAP. To apply, candidates need to check their eligibility and register at respective IITs and COAP portal. The counselling will be held in rounds. Candidates will have to perform choice filling, locking, document  verification process, etc. 

The GATE COAP counselling registration is done online. It not an application form portal, but an admission portal where candidates will be able to choose their preferred institutes based on GATE scores. 

COAP stands for Common Offer Acceptance Portal. It is portal that allows candidates to select offer given by the IITs and PSUs for M.Tech admission and jobs. Every year, different IITs conduct COAP counselling on a rotation basis. Candidates with valid GATE score can apply. 

IIT Guwahati will conduct COAP 2026 counselling. The counselling is done to offer admission to IITs, IISc, and PSU jobs.

COAP also called as Common Offer Acceptance Portal is a platform used for GATE qualified candidates to exercise their college acceptance choices for admission to MTech/Ph/ME programmes. The COAP is a counselling platform used by participating IITs, IISc, and PSU for job recruitments.

It is one platform to perform all counselling activities starting from candidate registration to choice filling, locking, seat allotment and reporting to the allotted institute.

Yes, COAP registration is mandatory for IIT Madras admissions done on the basis of GATE exam. The institute accepts GATE + COAP for both M.Tech and MA admissions. Any student choosing to register via GATE score at the institute must register on COAP portal as well.