Do I need to register in COAP if I am applying for a MS programme / 3 year M.Tech program?
To access and take a decision on the most preferred choice out of the offers (if any) made by participating Institute (s), each candidate should register and visit COAP. Without registering at COAP, the candidate will not be able to access the offers on COAP.Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree
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While COAP is mainly for offering M.Tech admissions (2 years), some MS programme / three years MTech programme of some institutes, COAP registration may be required. This will be instructed by the admitting Institute while applying for those programs.
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Yes, candidates with GATE score of 400 to 500 are also eligible for COAP counselling. However, admission and selection chances completely depends on different criteria such as branch selection, competition level, category, etc.
Candidates with a valid GATE scorecard of 2026/2025/2024 are eligible to participate in COAP counselling 2026
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
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