COAP 2025 Dates: (Soon), Check Registration Process, Main and Additional Offer Rounds Schedule Here
Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) 2025 ( COAP )
Exam On - 15 Feb '25 - 16 Feb '25
COAP 2025 Dates: The COAP 2025 dates will be available soon on the official website for the GATE-qualified candidates. Candidates can check the Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) 2025 schedule on this page. Candidates with valid scores for the academic year 2025/2024/2023 are eligible to register for COAP 2025. Candidates must note that COAP is not an application portal for MTech admission for any participating IITs. Candidates should apply separately to the respective IITs for MTech admission / PSU for the job based on their schedule. COAP is the admission portal where the IITs / PSUs upload their offers based on their selection criteria. Check here all the important dates for COAP 2025.
Q: When will the COAP registration start?
COAP registration will start soon after the announcement of the GATE results 2025. Candidates with valid GATE scores for year 2025/2024/2023 can register for COAP 2025. Candidates must note that COAP is not an application portal for M.Tech admission for any participating institute. Candidates should apply separately to the respective IITs for M.Tech admission / PSU for the job based on their schedule.
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Q: When will the COAP main round start?
COAP main offer rounds will start in May 13, 2024. 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 dashboard.
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- COAP 2025 Registration Date
- COAP 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
- COAP 2025 Main Rounds
- COAP 2025 Additional Rounds
COAP 2025 Registration Date
The schedule for GATE COAP 2025 registration will be available soon on the official website. Before applying to any institute/PSU, candidates must register for COAP, as providing the COAP registration number is mandatory to apply to any participating institute for their MTech programs. The COAP registration process is as follows:
The candidates have to provide various personal and GATE-related details while registering for the COAP. Along with the GATE paper and their “Date of Birth”, candidates have to provide the following details at the time of COAP registration:
- GATE Registration Number
- GATE Paper Code
- GATE Score
- Date of Birth
After validating the basic information, candidates must provide a working email address and mobile phone number. The details provided must be correct as they will receive login ID, password, instructions and all further communication related to GATE COAP 2025 registrations.
Commonly asked questions
Q: Will all participating Institutes have the same number of rounds in COAP?
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 will be described on the respective institute's website.
Upvote Q: I have three valid GATE scorecards of GATE 2024 / 2023 / 2022 for the same paper. Which score card shall I use in COAP?
It is advisable to register with information related to the the highest GATE Score. During registration, you will also provide valid GATE score details of remaining years between 2022 and 2024. You will register only once but registration details will include all other GATE scores of the last two/one years.
Upvote Q: Do I need to register in COAP if I am applying for a MS programme / 3 year M.Tech program?
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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Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of COAP 2025 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
15 Feb '25 - 16 Feb '25 | GATE 2024 exam date |
May '25 | COAP 2025 Main Round 1 of offers TENTATIVE |
May '25 | COAP 2025 Main Round 2 of offers TENTATIVE |
May '25 | COAP 2025 Main Round 3 of offers TENTATIVE |
Jun '25 | COAP 2025 Main Round 4 of offers TENTATIVE |
Jun '25 | COAP 2025 Main Round 5 of offers TENTATIVE |
Jun '25 | COAP 2025 Round 6 additional rounds of offers TENTATIVE |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
01 Feb '25 - 02 Feb '25 | GATE 2025 exam date |
Mar '24 | COAP 2025 registration starts |
COAP 2025 Main Rounds
IITs and PSUs provide their offers to the candidates in rounds. There will be around 5 main rounds of offers and 5 additional rounds of offers. The candidates can participate in each of these rounds and practice the choices of offers from their COAP dashboard. The round-wise options available for the candidates in COAP are as follows:
Main rounds in COAP
| Round No |
Options available to candidates |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accept & Freeze |
Retain & Wait |
Reject & Wait |
|
| 1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 3 |
Yes |
Yes/ No* |
Yes |
| 4 |
Yes |
Yes/ No* |
Yes |
| 5 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
*No, if you have already used Retain & Wait on the same offer twice. The same offer refers to the program “XYZ” of a particular Institute “ABC”.
COAP 2025 Additional Rounds
Additional Rounds 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are independent rounds and each one is treated like a Decisive Round. That is, the candidates will have only 'Accept and Freeze' and 'Reject' options in these rounds. The rounds will depend on the availability of the seats during thee counselling rounds.
| Round No |
Options available to candidates |
|
|---|---|---|
| Accept & Freeze |
Reject & Wait |
|
| 6 |
Yes |
Yes |
| 7 |
Yes |
Yes |
| 8 |
Yes |
Yes |
| 9 |
Yes |
Yes |
| **10 |
Yes |
Yes |
| 11 |
Yes |
Yes |
| 12 |
Yes |
Yes* |
**Only for those institutes that would like to continue beyond Round 9. *Only if there are no more additional rounds.
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