COAP 2024: IIT Kanpur has started with the registration process for COAP 2024, on the official website along with releasing the information brochure for COAP 2024. There will be five main rounds and five additional rounds. The main rounds have started and will be concluded on June 10. The first round commenced on May 13 and ended on May 15. The second round started on 20th May and will be concluded on 22 May. The additional rounds will commence from June 11. Candidates can refer to this article and page for a complete schedule of the GATE COAP rounds and the way forward.
The full form of COAP is Common Offer Acceptance Portal, which is a GATE Counselling process for admissions to various participating IITs. With the GATE Scores, the candidates can access admission or job offers by registering at COAP from all participating institutes where they applied for MTech Jobs or admissions. Candidates from the years 2022-2024 can register on the portal. However, it must be noted that the candidates who registered on COAP in the year 2022 and 2023, will not be applicable. They will have to register again on the portal.
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Candidates must note that COAP is not an application portal for admission to MTech in participating institutes. For admission, candidates should apply separately to the institute. COAP is just the portal where IITs and PSUs upload their offers based on the selection criteria. However, before applying for admission to MTech courses in GATE participating institutes, candidates must register on COAP as it is mandatory to provide the COAP Registration Number while applying to the respective IIT.
COAP Registration Portal - Direct Link
What is GATE COAP 2024?
GATE 2024 COAP is a portal that can be used by the candidates to see the seat allocation and results from the participating IITs and IISc Bangalore for admission into PG engineering programs. Candidates can enroll in GATE COAP counselling in 2024 if they have a valid GATE score from 2022, 2024, or 2024. Candidates will need to register and list the programs and institutions they wish to apply to at the time of counselling. The GATE exam dates in 2024 were February 4, 5, 11, and 12, 2024. The first round of GATE COAP 2024 allotment results will be released soon. Candidates who received seats in the COAP round 1 allocation will have a set amount of time to accept them.
- The centralized admissions process for PG engineering programs at all participating IITs and IISC Institutes is called the GATE COAP 2024.
- Candidates must be aware that after enrolling for the GATE Common Offer Acceptance Portal 2024, they must also submit an application to the institute for which admission is required.
- Candidates should register themselves online at GATE COAP 2024 in order to be considered for admission to the member institutes of COAP.
- Seats in the M. Tech program won't be filled through COAP at this time.
- COAP is a platform that all registered candidates can use to see which IIT has offered the specific candidate a spot in a course.
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GATE COAP 2024: Important Dates
Candidates who have qualified for GATE can view the main round schedule below:
Round No | Time window for candidates to view | 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 |
NOTE:
- * No, if you've already used Retain & Wait on the same offer twice. The same offer is for the program "XYZ" of a specific Institute "ABC."
- Rounds 1-4 will include the options to (i) accept and freeze, (ii) retain and wait, and (iii) reject and wait.
- Round 5 will be a Decisive Round, so candidates will only have the 'Accept and Freeze' and 'Reject' options to choose from.
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GATE COAP 2024: Counselling Dates for Additional Rounds
Round No | Time window for candidates to view | Accept & Freeze | Retain & Wait | Reject |
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* |
NOTE:
- Candidates may be required to participate in spot rounds that are either online or offline, and they may be institute-specific.
- Depending on the vacancy status and admission date, the participating institutes may conduct a few additional rounds.
- Additional Rounds are separate rounds that are treated as if they were Decisive Rounds. In these rounds, candidates will have only the 'Accept and Freeze' and 'Reject' options.
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GATE COAP 2024 Eligibility Criteria
Every applicant should meet a number of criteria and standards in order to be considered for admission. Candidates whose applications do not match the eligibility requirements are likely to have them rejected. Before applying, candidates are urged to review the GATE COAP 2024 qualifying requirements.
Gate COAP 2024 Eligibility Criteria List
- To apply for COAP, candidates must have a valid GATE score from 2021, 2022, or 2024.
- Candidates who have more than one legitimate GATE score must enter the highest score when registering, but additional information is also needed.
- If you received a GATE score of 2024 on more than one paper, you must explain all of your scores.
- Candidates must meet the requirements for eligibility set forth by the institution to which they are applying.
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GATE COAP 2024 Registration
Candidates who are willing to seek admission should register on the GATE COAP 2024 site. Candidates can use the complete instructions for filling out the GATE COAP 2024 application form as a guide.
- Registration at COAP
- Candidates must go to the official COAP 2024 website.
- They must select "Register Now" from the menu.
- Candidates must read the offered procedure and instructions after registering first.
- They must agree to the guidelines' requirements.
- They must now input all the necessary information, including their name, GATE registration number, GATE score, date of birth, email address, and mobile number.
- In order to submit their registration, candidates must click the "Submit" button.
- Candidates will receive the log-in credentials by SMS and email after submitting their registration. The website URL and login information will be included in an email, while the password information will be included in an SMS.
- Candidates must verify their registration information by logging in using the URL and other information.
- They can add the extra GATE score (if any).
- However, the must register.
- After registering, they would have access to information on job offers from PSUs and other offers from the participating IITs. Offers shall bear the COAP registration number.
GATE COAP 2024 Important Documents
At the time of reporting for admission, all candidates are required to have all required documentation and certifications on hand. The following is a list of every document that is crucial for COAP and GATE admission:
- Valid GATE scorecard
- Application fee receipt
- Engineering academic record
- High school mark sheet in original
- Intermediate mark sheet in original
- Identification proof
- SC/ ST certificate.
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GATE COAP 2024: Accepting Seat Allotments
- Candidates must confirm the seat allotment when it has been completed by selecting one of the alternatives from "Accept and Freeze," "Retain and Wait," "Reject and Wait," or "Reject." Candidates who haven't received a seat will have to wait until the next round to be allocated one.
- Accept and Freeze- The candidates can choose this option if they want to accept the assigned seat but do not seek an upgrade in any later rounds of seat allocation. In any following rounds of admission, such applicants won't be given consideration for any seat allocations or offers of upgrading.
- Reject and Wait- if the candidate does not want to accept any of the offered seats but still want to be taken into consideration for later rounds of seat allocation.
- Reject - This option denotes the conclusion of COAP, as opposed to "Reject and Wait," which denotes that there will be no additional rounds of seat distribution. If a candidate does not want to take any seat offered during GATE COAP 2024, they should choose this option.
- Candidates must finish the submission procedure by clicking the Submit button once a decision has been made. The submission process will be considered incomplete and the candidate will not be considered if they do not access COAP 2021.
- Candidates who choose to accept and freeze their option must then go to the admissions page of the relevant institution or the PSU job page to finish the rest of the admissions procedure
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GATE COAP 2024: Salient Features
To successfully finish the counselling process, candidates must remember the following guidelines.
- Candidates must submit individual applications to each IIT institute.
- At the time of GATE counselling, aspirants must bring all original documents with them for verification.
- Candidates must regularly visit the official website for all the most recent information after the GATE result is announced.
- Candidates are recommended to apply to all Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for all programs, including M. Tech, ME, M. Sc, to maximize their chances of admission according to their eligibility.
GATE COAP 2024: List of Accepting IITs
This table below shows the list of all the IITs accepting GATE COAP in 2024
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GATE COAP 2024: Check Seat Allocation
The Common Offer Acceptance Portal also known as GATE COAP Portal will soon provide the dates for the GATE Common Offer Acceptance Portal 2024. NITs and GFTIs will accept applications for their M. Tech programs through the CCMT site. Candidates must verify the status of their seat allotment and accept or reject the seat using the COAP site. To move on to the next round of the process, candidates must upload their 2024 scorecard on the COAP Portal for GATE.
- The seats that have been assigned to the candidates can be checked. The seats that have been assigned to them are available for acceptance, freezing, retention, waiting for, and rejection.
- As soon as registration opens for 2024, candidates can register on the platform.
- For all candidates applying through the GATE Common Offer Acceptance Portal in 2024, their GATE scores from the previous three years will be accepted.
What After Accepting Offer at COAP?
Once the candidate selects their joining offer with the “Accept and Freeze” option, they must visit the concerned organization / Institute's MTech Admission Portal to proceed with the process of joining. It must be noted that the procedure must be completed within the due date specified by the institute that is being applied to.