NIT Warangal released the CCMT 2025 special round 2 seat allotment result on July 26. The last date for online document verification was July 29. Online registrations for CCMT National Spot Round 2025 began on August 1. The COAP counselling process for MTech admissions to IITs is over. The counselling process of GATE is held in several rounds for seat allotment based on the GATE cutoff marks.
The GATE exam admission counselling is conducted by the COAP and CCMT portals to offer admission into various institutes and universities. GATE counselling through the Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) is conducted for admission to IITs. On the other hand, CCMT (Centralised Counselling for M.Tech) is conducted for admission to top tech institutions other than IITs, such as NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs.
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What is GATE 2026 Counselling?
GATE 2026 counselling is not a single centralized process but is conducted separately through different platforms depending on the institute and purpose of admission. There are two major portals for GATE 2026 admission counselling, which are -
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- Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP): Used for admission to M.Tech programs in IITs and PSU recruitment.
- Centralized Counselling for M.Tech./M.Arch./M.Plan. (CCMT): Used for M.Tech admissions in NITs, IIITs, and other Government-Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs).
- Candidates must carefully choose the counselling platform based on their preferences and eligibility.
GATE CCMT 2025 Counselling Dates OUT
The CCMT Counselling Dates are released on the website. Candidates can check the CCMT schedule for regular and special rounds. Candidates can check the schedule below.
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CCMT 2025 Dates for Regular Rounds (Phase I)
Events | Dates |
Starting date of online registration, fee payment, and online choice filling | May 14, 2025 |
Last date for registration unlocking by candidate | June 4, 2025 |
Last date for Online Registration and Fee Payment by UPI/Debit/Credit card/Net Banking | June 4, 2025 |
Last date for resolution of issues related to fee payment | June 6, 2025 |
Last date of Online Choice Filling and locking of choices by the candidate | June 6, 2025 |
Automatic Locking of saved choices (if choices not locked by the candidate) | June 6, 2025 |
Announcement of Allotment (Round 1) seat allotment | June 9, 2025 |
Payment of Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF), Document uploading (online), specifying willingness (Freeze/Float/Slide), and withdrawal | June 9 to 16, 2025 |
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 9, 2025 |
Deadline for online document verification by officers of allotted institute | June 17, 2025 |
Last date for the Resolution of any queries raised during online document verification, the Process related to willingness/withdrawal | June 18, 2025 |
Announcement of Round 2 seat allotment | June 21, 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 | June 21 to 24, 2025 (12:30 pm) |
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) | June 21, 2025 |
Deadline for Online Document Verification by officers of Allotted Institute | June 24, 2025 |
Last date for Resolution of any queries raised during online document verification, Process related to willingness/withdrawal | June 25, 2025 |
Announcement of Round 3 seat allotment | June 27, 2025 |
Payment of Seat Acceptance Fee (SAF), Document uploading (online) (candidates allotted seat for the first time in round-3), and withdrawal | June 27 to 30, 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) | June 27, 2025 |
Deadline for Online Document Verification by officers of Allotted Institute | July 1, 2025 |
Last date for Resolution of any queries raised during online document verification, Process related to withdrawal | July 1, 2025 |
Payment of Partial Admission Fee online by candidates for confirmation of seat allotted during all regular rounds | July 2 to 5, 2025 |
Online Withdrawal from the Admitted Institute | July 2 to 5, 2025 |
CCMT 2025 Dates for Special Round (Phase II)
Events | Dates |
Announcement of vacant seats at CCMT web portal. (Candidates may note that seats other than the vacant seats may also be available during seat allotment process due to upgradation/withdrawal of existing allottees.) | July 11, 2025 |
Start of Online Registration for Special Round, Payment of Registration and Participation Fee (online) and Online Choice Filling | July 11, 2025 |
Last date of Online Registration for Special Round, Payment of Registration and Participation Fee (online) | July 15, 2025 |
Last date for the Resolution of any fee payment/registration issue | July 17, 2025 |
Last date of Online Choice Filling and Locking by the candidate | July 17, 2025 |
Automatic Locking of saved choices (if choices not locked by the candidate) | July 17, 2025 |
Announcement of Seat Allotment of Special Round-1 | July 19, 2025 |
Document uploading (online), specifying willingness (Freeze/Float/ Slide), and withdrawal | July 19 to 23, 2025 |
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) | July 19, 2025 |
Deadline for Online Document Verification by officers of Allotted Institute | July 30, 2025 |
Last date for Resolution of any queries raised during online document verification, Process related to willingness/withdrawal | July 31, 2025 (7:30 pm) |
Announcement of Seat Allotment of Special Round-2 | August 2, 2025 |
Announcement of vacant seats at CCMT Web portal (Candidates may note that seats other than the vacant seats may also be available during seat allotment process due to upgradation/withdrawal of existing allottees.) | July 11, 2025 |
Start of Online Registration for Special Round, Payment of Registration and Participation Fee (online) and Online Choice Filling | July 11, 2025 |
Last date of online registration for special round, payment of registration and participation fee | July 15, 2025 |
Last date for Resolution of any fee payment/registration issue | July 17, 2025 |
Last date for online choice filling and locking | July 17, 2025 |
Automatic locking of saved choices | July 17, 2025 |
Seat allotment - Round 1 | July 19, 2025 |
Document uploading (online), specifying willingness (Freeze/Float/ Slide), and withdrawal | July 19 to 23, 2025 |
Online document verification by officers of allotted institute | July 19, 2025 |
Last date for document verification | July 30, 2025 |
Seat allotment - Round 2 | August 2, 2025 |
Online document verification (for first-time allotted candidates) by officers of allotted institute | August 2, 2025 |
Last date for resolution of any queries | August 5, 2025 |
GATE COAP Counselling Dates 2025
The GATE COAP counselling started on May 17. However, IISc Bangalore had revised the COAP counselling dates, candidates can check the revised COAP dates below -
Round No | Time window for candidates to view | Accept & Freeze | Retain & Wait | Reject & Wait |
Round 1 | May 17 (10:00 AM) to May 20 (09:00 AM) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Round 2 | May 23 (10:00 AM) to May 25 (09:00 AM) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Round 3 | May 29 (10:00 AM) to June 01 (09:00 AM) | Yes | Yes/No* | Yes |
Round 4 | June 05 (10:00 AM) to June 07 (09:00 AM) | Yes | Yes/No* | Yes |
Round 5 | June 11 (10:00 AM) to June 13 (09:00 AM) | Yes | No | Yes |
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Round No | Time window for candidates to view | Accept & Freeze | Retain & Wait | Reject |
Round - 6 | June 17 (10:00 AM) to June 19 (09:00 AM) | Yes | No | Yes |
Round - 7 | June 23 (10:00 AM) to June 25 (09:00 AM) | Yes | No | Yes |
Round - 8 | June 29 (10:00 AM) to June 30 (09:00 AM) | Yes | No | Yes |
Round - 9 | July 04 (10:00 AM) to July 05 (09:00 AM) | Yes | No | Yes |
**Round - 10 | July 09 (10:00 AM) to July 10 (06:00 PM) | Yes | No | Yes |
GATE Counselling Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria to participate in the GATE 2026 counselling-
- A valid GATE scorecard- The GATE scorecard is valid for three years. However, to be eligible for the GATE CCMT/COAP 2025 counselling, candidates must have a valid GATE 2026 score, which was available for free download from March 28, 2025, till May 31, 2025. Later, candidates must pay a fee of INR 500 per test paper to download the scorecard from June 1 to December 31, 2025. Some institutes also accept scores from previous years (2024 and 2023).
- Educational Qualification- A bachelor's degree (BTech/BE/BArch/BSc/MSc/MCA, etc.) from a recognised university.
- Minimum Percentage Requirement- Candidates must have a minimum of 60% marks or above/ CGPA of 6.0 from a recognised university.
- Category-Specific Criteria- Reserved category candidates, such as ST/SC/PwD, have relaxed cutoff and eligibility norms.
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GATE Counselling Documents Required
For the document verification process candidates must bring the following documents. They must ensure that the documents are correct and accurate.
- Provisional seat allotment letter.
- Self-Attested Copy of GATE Score Card (2025 or 2023 or 2024)
- Photo ID proof.
- The original birth certificate was issued by the competent authority, and the Class X (High School) Board Certificate was used as proof of date of birth.
- Class 12 marks sheet.
- Marks sheet of qualifying examination (all semesters).
- Degree/Provisional Certificate
- Category certificate (if applicable).
- Three Passport size coloured photograph
- Seat acceptance fee proof.
- Printout of the Registration form & locked choices.
- Migration Certificate
- Transfer Certificate
- Original Conduct Certificate from the Head of the institution last attended.
- An original course completion certificate from the head of the university/institute is needed in case the result is awaited.
- One set of self-attested photocopies of all the original documents
IIT MTech Admission through GATE COAP Counselling
Candidates seeking admission into the MTech courses that are offered by IITs must participate in the GATE counselling conducted through COAP 2026 for seat allotment. COAP is a platform for candidates applying to M.Tech programs in IITs and for PSU job offers.
It does not conduct the counselling directly but facilitates seat allocation based on GATE scores. To do so, candidates must complete the online registration process on COAP’s official website.
COAP conducts five rounds of seat allotment, and the results are announced after each round's successful conclusion. Five additional rounds of seat allotment are conducted for the vacant seats at IITs not filled during the first five rounds. COAP 2026 seat allotment rounds will take place in May for admission to all IITs across India.
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GATE COAP Counselling Registration Process
To register for the GATE counselling process, candidates need to follow the below steps.
- Visit the official website of COAP portal
- Register using the GATE details, such as name, registration number, GATE scores, etc.
- Verify email and mobile number.
- Login to the portal and view seat allotments
- Accept/Reject/Wait for the offer in each round.
COAP Seat Allotment Process
Once the seat is allotted to the candidate, they must take a decision. The following options are available to the candidates -
- Accept and Freeze: Confirm admission and exit the counselling process.
- Retain and Wait: Keep the allotted seat while waiting for a better offer.
- Reject and Wait: Decline the offer and wait for the next round.
NIT, IIIT, CFTI MTech Admission Through GATE 2026 CCMT Counselling
CCMT counselling for admission to the MTech programmes offered at NITs, IIITs and CFTIs is done through CCMT counselling-based GATE scores. NIT Kurukshetra organises the CCMT counselling. The CCMT 2025 registration link is now closed for GATE counselling. For more details, candidates can check our page. The CCMT 2025 registration last date was June 4, 2025
CCMT Eligibility
To be able to participate in the CCMT counselling process, the candidates must ensure that they fulfill the following eligibility criteria.
- Candidates must have a valid GATE score of 2025/2024/2023
- 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, the eligibility is set at a minimum of 6.0 CGPA or 55% marks.
CCMT Seat Allotment Process
Once the seat is allotted to the candidate, they must take a decision. The following options are available to the candidates -
- Freeze: Accept the allotted seat and exit the counselling process.
- Float: Keep the seat while being considered for a better choice.
- Slide: Keep the seat in the same institute but opt for a better specialization.
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Tips for Successful GATE Counselling
For a smooth and effective GATE counselling process, the candidates can refer to the below mentioned tips.
- Check past year cutoffs and faculty details of preferred institutes.
- Look for placement records and research opportunities.
- Choose multiple institutes to increase your chances of admission.
- Keep lower-ranked institutes as a safety net.
- Vacant seats are often available in spot rounds
- Keep all the required documents and funds ready.
- Regularly check official websites for updates.
- Subscribe to email alerts from CCMT and COAP.
In conclusion, The GATE 2026 counselling process is crucial in securing admission to premier institutes or recruiting in PSUs. Candidates can enhance their chances of successful admission by understanding the COAP and CCMT processes, preparing necessary documents, and making informed choices. Stay informed, plan strategically, and take timely action to achieve your academic and career aspirations.
