Will all participating Institutes have the same number of rounds in COAP?
No, all participating institutes in COAP (Centralized Online Admission Process) won't necessarily have the same number of rounds.
Here's how COAP rounds work:
- COAP conducts a set number of main rounds (typically five) where all institutes offering seats participate.
After each round, candidates can cho
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Not necessary. Depending upon the selection process, some participating Institutes may skip, some offer release window (s) and offers may be released in any of subsequent window (s). Further, some institutes may operate additional round (s). For additional rounds, the procedure followed for offers
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This year, 10,11,719 candidates registered for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, and 797434 candidates appeared for the GATE. The number of qualified students list will be available once statistical report is released.
Yes, COAP is only for M.Tech and PhD admissions at IITs and IISc Bangalore. The portal also updates job offers for some PSUs. Overall, around 23+ IITs participate in GATE COAP counselling every year.
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%.
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