GATE Counselling

The COAP counselling is done online only. For registrations, students need to keep the following details ready-

• GATE application details
• Scores secured in GATE exam
• Mobile number and email address

GATE CCMT counselling is expected to start in June/July. Students who have qualified in GATE exam 2026 and want to take admission in NITs and other engineering colleges must register and participate in CCMT. The dates will be updated here for each round.

Based on the previous year's trends, the GATE 2026 expected cutoff for computer Science and engineering can be checked below- 

• For General category it might go around 30 to 31.0

However, the GATE cutoff varies every year, depending on the difficulty level, number of applicants appearing for the exam, etc. 

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.

GATE counselling is done by CCMT and COAP to offer admission to MTech and research programmes. The mode of counselling is online. Stages of GATE counselling are as follows -

• Candidate registration
• Choice filling
• Choice locking and fee payment
• Seat acceptance and downloading the seat allotment letter
• Reporting to the allotted institute for document verification

The GATE counselling process starts after the announcement of results. The GATE counselling is conducted by COAP and CCMT. The COAP (Common Offer Acceptance Portal) is the counselling portal that offers admission to IITs. While CCMT (Centralised Counselling for MTech/M.Arch/M.Plan) is the counselling portal that offers admission to NITs, IIITs, and other GFTIs. The GATE CCMT/COAP counselling usually starts in the second or third week of May. 

GATE CCMT Counselling 2025 has been started and it is expected to be conducted till six rounds of seat allotment results by School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal. Further GATE CCMT Spot Round can also be conducted for Private Unaided Engineering Colleges.

The chances of geting a good seat in the top engineering colleges in the CCMT spot round counselling depends on various factors, such as your GATE scores and how they alling with your desired course/programme. In the spot round, all the participating colleges submit the number of vacant seats in the respective courses. Candidates need to register and submit their choices during the process. 

GATE CCMT Counselling 2025 has been started and it is expected to be conducted till six rounds of seat allotment resutls by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management Gwalior. Further GATE CCMT Spot Round can also be conducted for Private Unaided Engineering Colleges.

The COAP registration is completly free. Candidates can register for COAP using their GATE scores without paying in fees. The mode of the registration is online and must be completed within the specific deadline. The GATE COAP Round 1 counselling starts from May 17. Candidates can check the schedule below -