GATE COAP 2024: Round 2 counseling closes Tomorrow!!

COAP round 2 started on May 20, 2024, & will continue till tomorrow May 22, 2024. GATE COAP 2024 will conduct counseling for postgraduate admissions and PSU job offers in 2 types of counseling rounds. COAP 2024 Main rounds will be conducted from May 15 to June 10, 2024, in 5 rounds. The next 5 COAP counseling rounds will be additional. Candidates can read here all the required information:

COAP 2024 Main counseling rounds for admission to M.Tech, M.E & M.Arch courses in IITs are ongoing. COAP 2024 counseling Round 2 began yesterday May 20, 2024, in the morning at 10:00 AM. COAP Round 2 will close tomorrow 22 May 2024, in the morning at 9:00 AM. Candidates with valid GATE 2024 Scorecard can participate in counseling rounds. The first round of counseling was conducted between 15 May to 17 May 2024.  

• Candidates can participate in Round 2 counseling via COAP 2024 Portal. Log in using COAP 2024 Portal credentials generated during the login process. 
•  IITs & PSUs will offer GATE-qualified candidates the best possible seats/Job offers in the present vacant seat scenario. Candidates may accept, retain, or reject the offer based on their preferences.  

Candidates can read here all-important details of COAP 2024 counseling process including choice selection, choice locking, and counseling round dates: 

COAP 2024 Counseling: How to check offer status? 

Candidates can check the offer status, during scheduled dates for counseling rounds, by logging in to the COAP 2024 Portal using your login ID and password, sent to you by email/SMS after your registration at COAP. COAP 2024 registered candidates can select any one of the options available for admission offers provided in the particular counseling round. 

GATE COAP 2024: Main Rounds Counseling Dates 

COAP 2024 will be conducted in five main & five additional rounds. COAP 2024 Main round counseling will be conducted from 13 May 2024 to 10 June 2024 in five different rounds. Candidates can select any one option out of three available choices namely Accept & Freeze, Retain & Wait, and Reject & Wait  But Round 5 is a Decisive round, therefore the candidates will have only 'Accept and Freeze' and 'Reject' options to select. Candidates can check the COAP Main round counseling dates here: 

Round No.	Available options
	Time window for candidates to view offers and make a decision	Accept & Freeze	Retain & wait	Reject & wait
Round 1	May 13 (10:00 AM) to May 15 (09:00 AM)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Round 2	May 20 (10:00 AM) to May 22 (09:00 AM)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Round 3	May 27 (10:00 AM) to May 29 (09:00 AM)	Yes	Yes/No*	Yes
Round 4	June 02 (10:00 AM) to June 04 (09:00 AM)	Yes	Yes/No*	Yes
Round 5	June 08 (10:00 AM) to June 10 (09:00 AM)	Yes	No	Yes

GATE COAP 2024: Additional Rounds Counseling Dates 

Candidates must understand that these additional rounds will be decisive in nature, So the candidates will have only 'Accept and Freeze' and 'Reject' options in additional rounds 6,  7, 8, 9 & 10. Candidates must bear this fact in mind that if they select reject & wait then they will not get the same offer in upcoming COAP 2024 counseling rounds. Candidates can check here the tentative schedule of COAP 2024 Additional rounds: 

Round No.	Available options
	Time window for candidates to view offers and make a decision	Accept & Freeze	Retain & wait	Reject & wait
Round 6	June 15 (10:00 AM) to June 17 (09:00 AM)	Yes	No	Yes
Round 7	June 21 (10:00 AM) to June 23 (09:00 AM)	Yes	No	Yes
Round 8	June 27 (10:00 AM) to June 29 (09:00 AM)	Yes	No	Yes
Round 9	July 03 (10:00 AM) to July 05 (09:00 AM)	Yes	No	Yes
Round 10	July 09 (10:00 AM) to July 11 (09:00 AM)	Yes	No	Yes*

GATE COAP 2024: Offer Selection & Seat Allocation 

Candidates can view the offers made to them on the COAP portal during the counseling round period. Candidates can see details of each offer and evaluate them based on their preferences, such as program specialization, career growth, etc. Candidates get three options to choose from for an offer. Candidates will have a combination of new & existing offers if he/she has selected Retain & Wait or Accept & Freeze option in COAP Round 1, however, candidates will not have existing offers if he/she has selected either reject & wait. Candidates can read the details of choice selection below:

Accept and Freeze: 

•  if a candidate selects 'Accept & Freeze' it means he/she is willing to accept one of the available offers and does not want to be considered for upgrading to higher preferences. 
• Candidates selecting this option will not be considered in the subsequent rounds of admission. 

Retain and Wait: 

•  if a candidate selects 'Retain & Wait' it means he/she is willing to accept one of the available offers, however, he/she wants to be considered for upgrading to higher preferences. 
•  Candidates selecting this option will not be considered for the other rejected offers in the current round. 
• Candidates can choose “Retain and Wait” on the same offer (same institute and same program) only twice. 

Reject and Wait:  

•  if a candidate selects 'Reject & Wait' it means he/she is not willing to accept the available offer, and he/she wants to be considered for upgrading to higher preferences. 
• Candidates must be aware that the same offer will not appear in the subsequent rounds as they have rejected this offer. 

Candidates can refer to below given flow chart for more clarity about the COAP 2024 offer selection & counseling process:

Candidates should know that some participating Institutes may skip, some offer release window(s), and offers may be released in any subsequent window(s). Further, some institutes may operate additional rounds, participating Institutes don't need to have the same number of rounds as COAP 2024. 

What if a candidate does not take a decision during the counseling round?

If a candidate does not access the COAP or does not take a decision during a particular round of offers, then all offers made during that round will be considered as 'Reject' by the candidate. Nevertheless, in case, if the candidate has given higher preferences, then the candidate will be considered for the higher preferences in the subsequent round(s) of offers.

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