Candidates must note that COAP is not an application portal for M.Tech admission but a common window where the participating institutes / PSUs upload their offers. Candidates must also separately apply to the respective IITs for M.Tech admission. Check GATE COAP 2023 Counselling Dates

• Candidates allotted seats in COAP 2023 have to either accept and freeze or reject and wait for the seat allotted as per the schedule. 
• To accept the seats under GATE COAP 2023, candidates need to complete the admission process by logging in to the institute portal, and paying fees, and the mandatory documents.
• IIT Kharagpur (coordinating body for COAP 2023) will conduct five main rounds of COAP counseling, followed by five additional rounds conducted in case of vacant seats at participating colleges.

What is COAP? Common Offer Acceptance Portal commonly known as COAP is a common platform for a GATE-qualified candidate to make the preferred choice for M.Tech admission in participating IITs/ PSU offers. GATE COAP 2023 consists of 23 participating institutes that include several IITs and IISc Bangalore. Under COAP 2023, the seats are offered based on GATE scores, cut off, and the preferences filled. 

GATE COAP 2023: Counselling Dates

NOTE:

• * 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”.
• Rounds 1-4 will have the option of (i) Accept & Freeze (ii) Retain & Wait (iii) Reject & Wait.
• Round 5 will be a Decisive Round, therefore the candidates will have only 'Accept and Freeze' and 'Reject' options to select.

GATE COAP 2023: Counselling Dates for Additional Rounds

NOTE:

• Candidates may have to follow spot rounds either online or offline and it could be specific to the institutes.
• Depending on the vacancy status and admission date, there could be a few more extra rounds from the participating institutes.
• Additional Rounds 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.

GATE COAP 2023: Counselling Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for GATE COAP 2023 registration, candidates need to fulfill the eligibility criteria set by the authorities.

• The candidate must be an Indian national.
• Candidates must possess a valid GATE score (2023/ 2022/ 2021) and intend to apply for admission to COAP participating Institutes.
• In the case of more than one valid scorecard, the candidates need to provide the scorecard with a better score or rank.

GATE COAP 2023: Counselling Options

Option 1- Accept and Freeze

• This option is selected by a candidate if he/she is willing to accept the available offers and does not like to be considered for upgrading to higher preferences in the coming rounds.
• Candidates selecting this option will not be considered for admission offer in the subsequent rounds.
• After clicking the 'Accept and Freeze' option, the candidate needs to click submit button to confirm the submission of his/her decision. Subsequently, the candidate should visit the respective Academic Institute's Admission Portal and follow the procedure as per the instructions on the respective website.

Option 2- Retain and Wait

• This option should be selected by the candidates that will indicate his/her partial acceptance to any one of the available offers and also would like to be considered for upgrading to the candidate's higher preferences, if any, in the subsequent round of offers.
• Candidates selecting this option will not be considered for the other rejected offers in the current round.
• However, if any higher preferred offer is made in the next round then the existing 'Retain and Wait' offer will be released. However, a candidate can choose “Retain and Wait” on the same offer (same institute and same program) only twice.
• Nevertheless, the candidate will be considered for other higher preferences, if any, in the subsequent round(s) of admission offered in the participating academic Institutes.
• After clicking the 'Retain and Wait' option, the candidate should click submit to confirm the submission of the decision.

Option 3- Reject and Wait

• This option should be selected if the candidate is not willing to accept any of the offer of admission in the current round.
• The candidate will be considered for other higher preferences, if any, in the subsequent round(s) of admission offered in any participating academic Institutes. Please note, the same offer will not appear in the subsequent rounds as you have rejected this offer. After clicking 'Reject and Wait' option, the candidate should click submit to confirm the submission of the decision.

GATE COAP 2023: Counselling Process

• GATE COAP Registration is entirely free and is done online.
• The counseling procedure for every IIT is different so candidates need to apply separately. 
• The different institutes have different qualification criteria for GATE Counselling. Hence the students need to go through GATE Eligibility Criteria before commencing the counseling process.

GATE COAP 2023 Online Registration

• Only the GATE qualifying candidates can register themselves online for GATE counseling. Candidates can complete GATE COAP 2023 registration through COAP 2023 portal @coap.iitkgp.ac.in.

• After successful registration, candidates will receive login information via Email/ SMS. Candidates need to log in using the information and verify the details.
• Once the verification has been done, candidates will be able to view all the possible admission offer by IITs and PSU job offer details.

GATE COAP 2023 Admission Acceptance Process

• Once the candidate has completed his or her online registration, he/ she will be able to see all the possible admission/ job offer details.
• To check this status, candidates will need to log in to the candidate portal using valid credentials.
• Under the ‘seat allotment’ option, institute-wise allotment details will be displayed.
• Candidates will be able to choose one of the available offers, during each round of offers. A candidate can select a maximum of one offer out of all available offers in each round.
• The three options that will be available to candidates include:
  • Accept and Freeze: This option is to be selected if the candidate is willing to accept one of the offers and does not want to consider upgrading to higher preferences. Such candidates will not be considered for further COAP counseling rounds.
  • Retain and Wait: This option is to be selected if a candidate indicates partial acceptance and is willing to consider upgrading to higher preferences in further counseling rounds. Such candidates won't be considered for other rejected offers in the current round. In case a higher preference is offered, then the existing 'Retain and Wait' offer will be released.
  • Reject and Wait: This option is to be selected if a candidate is not willing to accept any offers made in the current round. Such candidates will be considered for higher preferences made in further counseling rounds. Check GATE COAP 2023 Counselling Options
• After a final choice has been made, candidates must complete the submission process by clicking on Submit button. If a candidate fails to do so, the submission process will be incomplete and it will be treated as if the candidate has not accessed COAP 2021.
• Candidates who accept and freeze their option must subsequently visit the admission portal of respective institution or PSU job portal to complete the further admission process.

Candidate Action Flow Chart for all COAP Rounds of Offers

Candidate Action Flow Chart for the Decisive COAP Round of Offers

GATE COAP 2023 Important Instructions

The candidates need to keep in mind the following instructions to successfully complete the counseling procedure.

• Candidates need to apply to all the IIT institutes separately.
• The candidates need to bring along all the original documents at the time of GATE counseling for verification.
• After the GATE result is declared, the candidates are required to keep a check on the official website for all the latest updates.
• To increase the chances of getting admission into IITs, the candidates are advised to apply to all the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for all the programs such as M.Tech, ME, M.Sc, etc. for which they are eligible.

GATE COAP 2023: List of Participating IITs

IIT Dharwad is a new addition to GATE COAP 2023 participating IITs. Candidates can check the list of GATE COAP 2023 participating IITs in the table below-