When will the COAP main round start?
The first round took place from May 13 to May 15, 2024; the second round took place from May 20-22, 2024; the third round took place from May 27-29, 2024; and the seventh round will take place from June 21-23, 2024, as per the COAP Round Wise Schedule 2024.
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COAP main offer rounds will start in May 17, 2025. IITs and PSUs provide their offers to the candidates in rounds. There are around 5 main rounds of offers and 7 additional rounds of offers. The candidates can participate in each of these rounds and practice the choices of offers from their COAP das
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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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