GATE Counselling 2025- IIT roorkee does not conduct any centralized GATE Counselling 2025. Instead, two different GATE counselling processes are being held for admission to M.Tech colleges in India- CCMT and COAP. GATE CCMT and COAP counseling processes are conducted every year for admission into NITs and IITs respectively. Candidates who have qualified GATE Cutoff 2025 are eligible to participate in the counseling.
- COAP is a common platform where all the participating IITs upload admission offer letters in the common time window. IIT Kanpur has released COAP 2025 Round 1 offers at iitk.ac.in/coap2025.
- CCMT is also a Centralized Counselling for M.Tech admission in 52 NITs and CFTIs. CCMT is conducted by one of the particiapting NIT for admission to NITs, IIITs and GFTIs.
- Both COAP and CCMT are the gateway for admissions and without going through these counseling processes no candidate will be able to get admission based on GATE scores.
Direct Link for GATE COAP 2025 (Soon) | Direct Link for GATE CCMT 2025 (Soon) |
Read the article to know more about GATE counseling 2025, important dates and much more
GATE Counselling 2025: Eligibility Criteria
Category | Eligibility Criteria | |
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COAP | CCMT | |
GATE Scorecard | Valid GATE Score on any of the three years (2019/2020/2021). | Valid GATE Score on any of the three years (2019/2020/2021). |
Minimum Marks | Varies according to Institution | ≥6.5 CGPA or 60% (OC/OB categories) or 55% (SC/ST/PwD categories) from a recognized university.* |
*Note: Percentage conversion to CGPA or vice versa is not allowed.
Note: The course eligibility depends on the combination of degree, streams and GATE exam. Special eligibility is required to become eligible for admission in some institutes. Check GATE CCMT Special Eligibility
GATE Counselling 2025: COAP
To participate in the admission rounds of M. Tech courses, the students need to register online on the official website of GATE COAP 2025. Given below are some of the features of the counseling process.
- GATE COAP is a common platform where all the participating institutes will upload admission offer letters in the common time window.
- COAP will offer admission based on GATE scores and applications submitted by candidates.
- COAP is a counseling process. Hence, the students need to apply separately to the desired institutes for admissions. Read More: GATE COAP 2025 Counseling
GATE COAP 2025 Dates
Important dates regarding COAP registration and round offers are mentioned below. The dates mentioned are tentative in nature and depend on the previous year trends.
Event | Dates | Available Options | ||
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Accept & Freeze | Retain & Wait | Reject & Wait | ||
COAP Registration | March 2025 | -- | -- | -- |
Round 1 Counselling | May 2025 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Round 2 Counselling | May 2025 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Round 3 Counselling | May 2025 | Yes | Yes/ No* | Yes |
Round 4 Counselling | May 2025 | Yes | Yes/ No* | Yes |
Round 5 Counselling | May 2025 | Yes | No | Yes |
NOTE: State Universities M.Tech Admission through GATE: Post declaration of GATE result, state universities, and other private institutes will conduct GATE counseling for admission to M.Tech programs. Candidates are advised to visit the respective website of the institutes to get more information.
GATE COAP 2025: Counselling Dates for Additional Rounds
Event | Dates | Available Option | ||
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Accept & Freeze | Retain & Wait | Reject & Wait | ||
Round – A | June 2025 | Yes | No | Yes |
Round – B | June 2025 | Yes | No | Yes |
Round – C | June 2025 | Yes | No | Yes |
Round – D | June 2025 | Yes | No | Yes |
Round – E | June 2025 | Yes | No | Yes* |
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 A, B, C, and D 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.
COAP 2025 Eligibility Criteria
- The candidate must be a citizen of India
- The candidates must possess a valid GATE Score
COAP 2025 Admission Process
Pre Allotment Process
- Register at the official website of COAP 2025.
- Read the procedure carefully and follow the instructions.
- Enter your personal details
- Click on Submit button
- Use the details sent on your Email/SMS for logging in to the portal.
Admission Acceptance Process
- Login to the portal.
- Locate the Seat Allotment option and find under it institute-wise allotment details.
- The candidates will have the provision to select one out of the following three options.
- 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.
- Click on the submit button and complete the admission process further.
GATE CCMT Counseling 2025
GATE CCMT Counselling 2025 is a centralized system for admissions to M.Tech/ M.Arch/ M.Plan/ M.Des in top institutes such as NITs, IIEST Shibpur, and some IIITs and GFTIs. It offers a common platform for students and makes the counseling process easier.
GATE CCMT Counselling 2025 Dates (Tentative)
Events | Date | Time |
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CCMT 2025 Online Registration, Fee Payment, and Online Choice Filling | June 2025 | TBA |
CCMT 2025 Online Registration Unlocking Last Date | June 2025 | TBA |
CCMT 2025 Online Registration and Fee Payment, | June 2025 | TBA |
CCMT 2025 Resolution of Fee Payment Issues | June 2025 | TBA |
CCMT 2025 Online Choice Filling and Locking of Choices | June 2025 | TBA |
Automatic Locking of Saved Choices (if not locked by candidate) | June 2025 | TBA |
CCMT 2025 Round 1 Seat Allotment Result | June 2025 | |
Payment of Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF), Document Uploading (online), specifying willingness (Freeze/Float/ Slide), and Withdrawal | June 2025 | TBA |
Online Document Verification by officers of Allotted Institute (Special eligibility of allotted seat, if any, would be checked by verifying officers of the allotted institute) | June 2025 | |
Deadline for Online Document Verification by officers of Allotted Institute | July 2025 | TBA |
Last date for Resolution of any queries raised during online document verification, issue related to willingness/withdrawal (6:00 PM IST) | July 2025 | TBA |
CCMT 2025 Round 2 Seat Allotment Result | July 2025 | |
Payment of Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF), Document uploading (online) (candidates allotted seat for the first time in this round), specifying/updating willingness (Freeze/Float/ Slide), and withdrawal | July 2025 | TBA |
Online Document Verification (for candidates allotted seat for the first time in this round) by officers of Allotted Institute (Special eligibility of allotted/upgraded seat, if any, would be checked by verifying officers of the allotted institute) | July 2025 | |
Deadline for Online Document Verification by officers of Allotted Institute (2:00 PM IST) | July 2025 | TBA |
Last date for Resolution of any queries raised during online document verification, issue related to willingness/withdrawal (6:00 PM IST) | July 2025 | TBA |
Deadline for Willingness change/withdrawal by candidate | July 2025 | TBA |
CCMT 2025 Round 3 Seat Allotment Result | July 2025 | |
Payment of Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF), Document uploading (online) (candidates allotted seat for the first time in Round-3), specifying/updating willingness (Freeze/Float/ Slide), and withdrawal | July 2025 | |
Online Document Verification (for candidates allotted seat for the first time in this round) by officers of Allotted Institute (Special eligibility of allotted/upgraded seat, if any, would be checked by verifying officers of the allotted institute) | July 2025 | |
Deadline for Online Document Verification by officers of Allotted Institute | July 2025 | TBA |
Last date for Resolution of any queries raised during online document verification, issue related to willingness/withdrawal (6:00 PM IST) | July 2025 | TBA |
Online admission (PI Reporting) in the Finally Allotted Institute by depositing the Partial Admission Fee online (on the CCMT portal) by candidates of all rounds and uploading/communicating documents as per requirements of the admitting institute | July 2025 | |
Online Withdrawal from the Admitted Institute | July 2025 |
CCMT 2025 Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates must possess a valid GATE score
- A minimum of 6.5 CGPA or 60% marks must be acquired in the qualifying exam (For General and OBC).
- For SC/ST/PwD category candidates, a 5% relaxation is given to the candidates in the qualifying percentage.
CCMT 2025 Admission Process
Pre - Allotment Process
- Register on the Official portal of CCMT.
- The registration fee for CCMT is INR 2200 for OC/OB and INR 1700 for SC/ST/PwD candidates.
- Fill in the factually correct information.
Seat Allotment
- The seats will be allotted based on the ranks secured in GATE 2025.
- Those who have been allotted seats need to pay INR 20,000 as a seat acceptance fee.
- Report to the reporting center along with all the documents.
- Get your documents verified.
Getting Admitted To ‘Allotted Institute’
- The candidates whose documents have been successfully verified need to provisionally reserve their seats by paying INR 10,000.
- The balance fee with respect to allotted institutes has to be paid to the respective allotted Institute at the time of physical reporting to the allotted institute. Read More: GATE CCMT Counselling
GATE Counselling 2025: For IIT Roorkee
To get admitted to IISc Bangalore, the candidates need to go through IISc Counseling. Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) provides a common platform for the candidates to make the most preferred choice for admission. Before registering on COAP, the students need to keep in mind the following pointers.
- The admission rounds are conducted based on the GATE scores and eligibility criteria defined by IISc Bangalore.
- 70% weightage will be given to GATE score and 30% weightage will be given to written tests or personal interviews.
- Candidates possessing a minimum of the second class in the following degrees are eligible to apply for admission in Research Programs (Ph.D./MTech)-
GATE Counselling 2025 FAQs
Ques. Is it mandatory to register for COAP Counseling 2025?
Ans. The candidates who wish to apply to the M. Tech. programs need to mandatorily register themselves in COAP 2025. These candidates will receive admission offers via COAP only. If the candidates do not register at COAP, they will not be able to access the offers.
Ques. Can the students apply to PSUs through COAP 2025?
Ans. No, the students can not apply to PSUs through COAP 2025. COAP is a counseling process. The candidates who wish to apply an M.Tech. Admission / Job Portal needs to do that separately to the respective Institute(s).
Ques. Who is eligible to register for COAP Counseling 2025?
Ans. The candidates who wish to get admitted to the M.Tech program in any of the participating Institutes of COAP need to register for COAP. Provided they have a valid GATE 2025 score or of year 2023/ 2022.
Ques. Can one submit more than one GATE score for COAP Counseling 2025?
Ans. The candidates have a provision to submit the two or three GATE Scores. For this, the candidates need to register only once. For instance, if the candidates possess GATE Scores for XL and NM papers, then they can register with any one of the GATE paper scores (XL or NM). And include the remaining GATE paper score when they login to the COAP portal for the first time.
Ques. When will COAP Counseling 2025 be conducted?
Ans. GATE COAP 2025 will be conducted after the release of GATE 2025 result. GATE COAP 2025 registration will begin on March 18. Candidates offered seats in COAP are required to choose one of the options- accept and freeze, reject or retain the seat.
Ques. Can one apply for CCMT 2025 offline?
Ans. No, the students can not apply to CCMT 2025 offline. The portal is opened online and all the candidates can advised to register via online mode only.
Ques. In how many rounds will CCMT Counseling 2025 wind up?
Ans. Generally, CCMT Counseling winds up in three rounds. However, subsequent rounds can be taken place due to unforeseen circumstances. The students are advised to check the official website regularly for such updates.
Ques. How many choices can the candidates fill in CCMT Counseling 2025?
Ans. In CCMT Counseling 2025, the candidates can fill as many choices as they want to. There is no limitation.
Ques. When will CCMT Counseling 2025 take place?
Ans. GATE CCMT Counseling 2025 registrations are expected to start in the first week of June 2025. Candidates can register for the counselling on the official website once the applications are released.
Ques. What is the choice locking in CCMT Counseling 2025?
Ans. Choice Locking in CCMT Counseling 2025 is the process of the final submission of choices. Once the candidates lock their choices they do not have the provision to modify them. Hence, the candidates are advised to fill their choices carefully.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.
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