COAP 2026 Round 5 Allotment: IIT M.Tech Joining Steps and Fee Payment

COAP 2026 Round 5 is a Decisive Round — allotted students must Accept and Freeze their seat or Reject the offer by June 10, 2026; the Retain and Wait option is no longer available from Round 5 onward.

The Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP 2026), coordinated by IIT Madras, conducts 10 rounds for IIT M.Tech admissions via GATE. Round 5 marks a critical shift in the process: from this round onward, only two responses are allowed. Students who do not respond within 48 hours of allotment have their offer auto-rejected by the system. Those who accept must then complete fee payment and all joining formalities through their allotted IIT’s own portal — COAP itself does not collect fees or documents.

• COAP 2026 Round 5 allotment was released on June 6, 2026; the decision deadline is June 10, 2026.
• From Round 5 onward, only Accept and Freeze or Reject is allowed — Retain and Wait is no longer available.
• No response within 48 hours triggers an automatic rejection by the system.
• IISc Bengaluru exits COAP after Round 5; Rounds 6–10 are IIT-only.
• After accepting, complete fee payment and document upload on your allotted IIT’s own portal — not through COAP.

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What COAP 2026 Round 5 Being a Decisive Round Means

COAP 2026 runs 10 rounds in two phases. Rounds 1 to 4 are Main Rounds where students could choose Accept and Freeze, Retain and Wait, or Reject. From Round 5 onward, the rules change significantly:

• The Retain and Wait option is removed from the decision menu.
• Only Accept and Freeze (lock the seat permanently) or Reject (exit with chance in later rounds) is available.
• Students who used Retain and Wait twice in Rounds 1–4 were already barred from using it again — in Round 5 this is moot as the option is gone entirely.
• IISc Bengaluru participates only up to Round 5. Any unaccepted IISc seat after June 10, 2026 is gone; Rounds 6–10 are IIT-only.

Round 5 is the last chance to secure an IISc offer. Students with an IISc allotment who are undecided must factor this in before choosing Reject.

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Accept and Freeze vs Reject: Your Two Options in Round 5

Key point: Rejecting an IISc allotment in Round 5 means you cannot get IISc through COAP in any later round. Rounds 6–10 offer only IIT seats. Think carefully before rejecting a preferred IISc program at this stage.

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How to Respond to COAP 2026 Round 5 Allotment

The response window closes on June 10, 2026. Complete the steps below on the COAP portal before that deadline:

1. Visit the official COAP 2026 portal at coap.iitm.ac.in.
2. Log in with your GATE Registration Number and COAP password.
3. Open Round 5 Allotment Details and verify your allotted institute, program, and category.
4. Select your response: Accept and Freeze or Reject.
5. Confirm your choice when the system prompts for final confirmation.
6. If you chose Accept and Freeze, note the name of your allotted IIT and follow the instructions or link to that institute’s admission portal.
7. Download and save the COAP allotment letter — you will need it for the IIT admission process.

No documents need to be uploaded on the COAP portal itself. All document submission and fee payment happens on your allotted IIT’s own admission portal.

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Fee Payment and IIT Admission Steps After Accepting

Once you Accept and Freeze on COAP, your IIT M.Tech admission process moves entirely to your allotted institute’s portal. The steps below are common across most IITs — verify the exact process on your specific IIT’s official admission notice.

1. Visit your allotted IIT’s admission portal — the link is available on that institute’s official website and in your offer email.
2. Register or log in using your GATE Registration Number or a newly created account on the IIT portal.
3. Pay the seat acceptance fee online via net banking, UPI, debit card, or credit card. Amounts vary by IIT and program — check your institute’s fee schedule.
4. Upload scanned copies of required documents as listed on the IIT portal. Keep all documents ready as soft copies before starting this step.
5. Download the fee payment receipt and provisional admission letter from the IIT portal and save them securely.
6. Await the physical reporting notice from your institute — most IITs send this by email after online admission is confirmed.

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Documents Required for IIT M.Tech Joining

Prepare scanned copies for online upload on your IIT’s portal and carry originals with photocopies for physical reporting day. The exact checklist varies by institute — verify with your allotted IIT’s official admission notice.

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What Comes Next: COAP 2026 Rounds 6 to 10

Students who rejected their Round 5 offer — or did not respond and were auto-rejected — remain eligible for COAP Rounds 6 to 10. These are IIT-only rounds. Here is what to expect:

• Rounds 6–10 continue with the same two-option format: Accept and Freeze or Reject.
• Seat availability depends on how many students did not accept in Round 5 and how each IIT releases vacated seats.
• Rounds 6–10 are expected to run through mid to late June 2026, based on the COAP schedule trends from previous years.
• After Round 10 (the final round), COAP closes for the 2026 session. Students without a confirmed seat must explore other options such as CCMT for NITs and IIITs or direct institute admissions.

Students who already Accepted and Froze in Round 5 are fully confirmed and do not participate in any further rounds. All attention should now be on completing the IIT joining process.