GATE COAP 2025 Second Rounding Cousnelling Started, Schedule, Option Filling Process

GATE COAP 2025 second round counselling has been started from 23rd May, 2025, 10 AM onwards. GATE 2025 qualified candidates are eligible to participate in the option filling process, which is essential for reviewing or accepting admission offers from participating institutes. The portal will remain open for candidates to respond to offers until 25th May, 2025, at 6 PM.

GATE COAP counselling is organized for candidates seeking admission to MTech programs at various IITs. During the option filling phase, candidates must choose one of the following options: “Accept and Freeze,” “Retain and Wait,” or “Reject and Wait”. After each counselling round, the respective opening and closing ranks will also be published.

GATE COAP 2025 Round 2 Counselling Schedule

The schedule for GATE COAP 2025 counselling has been officially released. According to the notification, Round 1 of COAP counselling was conducted from 17th May to 20th May, 2025. Round 2 of the counselling process is now underway and being conducted online. Candidates can refer to the updated schedule for Round 2 below.

GATE COAP 2025 – Round 2 Options and Schedule

In Round 2 of GATE COAP 2025, candidates can revise their choices during the following period:

• Time Window: 23rd May,2025 10:00 AM to May 25, 6:00 PM
• Available Options:

1. Accept and Freeze – Available
2. Retain and Wait – Available
3. Reject and Wait – Available

GATE COAP 2025: Option Filling Process

Candidates can follow the steps below to complete the GATE COAP option filling:

1. Go to the official GATE COAP portal - gate.iisc.ac.in/coap2025.
2. Log in using the required credentials.
3. Click on the seat allotment link.
4. Institute-wise seat allotment details will appear on the screen.
5. Based on their preferences, candidates must choose one of the available options: Accept and Freeze, Retain and Wait, or Reject and Wait.

Admission to IITs and PSUs Through COAP 2025

The Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) plays a vital role for candidates aiming for postgraduate engineering admissions or job placements in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) based on GATE scores. Through COAP, applicants holding valid GATE scores from 2023, 2024, or 2025 can view and respond to admission or job offers from various participating institutions via a single platform.

It’s important to understand that COAP itself does not issue any offers. Instead, it functions as a coordination and decision-tracking system, while the actual offers are made by the individual IITs or PSUs.

To participate, candidates must register on the official COAP 2025 portal. This enables them to access, accept, reject, or waitlist the offers during each round, helping them make informed decisions and monitor the availability of seats or opportunities.