GATE Exam Date:07 Feb' 26 - 08 Feb' 26
COAP Opening and Closing Rank 2025: IISc Bengaluru will release the COAP 2025 opening and closing rank on the official website, gate.iisc.ac.in. The COAP opening and closing ranks will comprise of the candidate's GATE scores for MTech admission at IITs. Candidates who obtain the required GATE scores for 2025/2024/2023 are eligible to apply for COAP. The COAP 2025 registration started on March 27, 2025. IISc Bengaluru is conducting the COAP 2025 counselling in online mode. The authority will release the COAP 2025 cutoff for each round separately. The same will be updated on this page.
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                Eight IITs come together on a rotational basis to facilitate MTech admissions through COAP. IISc Bangalore is the coordinating institute for COAP 2025. Read the article below to know the complete details regarding the COAP Opening and Closing Rank 2025.
Below are the expected COAP opening and closing ranks for 2025. This table is made based on the previous official data of the COAP 2024 ranks. COAP ranks are calculated based on the GATE scores and not on GATE ranks. So, Candidates who want Good COAP ranks must focus on GATE scores.
| Program | IIT | Opening Rank (General) | Closing Rank (General) | 
| Computer Science Engineering (CSE) | IIT Bombay | 20-40 | 120-150 | 
| IIT Delhi | 30-50 | 130-170 | |
| IIT Madras | 25-45 | 110-140 | |
| Electrical Engineering (EE) | IIT Kanpur | 100-150 | 400-450 | 
| IIT Kharagpur | 150-200 | 500-550 | |
| IIT Roorkee | 120-160 | 400-450 | |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) | IIT Bombay | 80-120 | 350-400 | 
| IIT Delhi | 90-130 | 380-420 | |
| IIT Madras | 100-140 | 450-500 | |
| Civil Engineering (CE) | IIT Roorkee | 180-220 | 500-550 | 
| IIT Kharagpur | 200-250 | 600-650 | 
COAP doesn’t calculate the ranks; it uses the GATE ranks. Various IITs have different Cutoffs for different categories and rounds. For example, if a candidate gets a GATE score of 750 with a 300 rank for CS Paper, and he applies for an IIT Kharagpur CSE seat. Then, if the First round of counselling has an opening rank of 100 and a closing rank of 700, the candidate with a 300 rank gets an offer.
Many factors influence the Common Offer Acceptance Portals' Opening and Closing Ranks. Below are the number of factors mentioned here. Candidates have to focus on these to get Good COAP rankings for MTech admissions into IITs and IISc.
Number of Seats Available
Candidates Demand
Previous Years Trends
Category of Candidates
Rounds of Admission
Changes in GATE Exam Difficulty
Changes in Counselling Procedure
| Events | GATE COAP Important Dates | 
|---|---|
| GATE COAP registration 2025 | March 27, 2025 | 
| COAP Seat Allotment Round 1 | 
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| COAP round 1 window to view offers and make a decision | 
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| COAP Seat Allotment Round 2 | 
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| COAP round 2 window to view offers and make a decision | 
 May 23 to 25, 2025 | 
| COAP Seat Allotment Round 3 | 
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| COAP round 3 window to view offers and make a decision | 
 May 29 to June 1, 2025 | 
| COAP Seat Allotment Round 4 | 
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| COAP round 4 window to view offers and make a decision | 
 June 5 to 7, 2025 | 
| COAP Seat Allotment Round 5 | 
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| COAP round 5 window to view offers and make a decision | 
 June 11 to 13, 2025 | 
| COAP Seat Allotment Round for additional round - round 6 | 
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| COAP round 6 window to view offers and make a decision | 
 June 17 to 19, 2025 | 
| COAP Seat Allotment Round for additional round - round 7 | 
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| COAP round 7 window to view offers and make a decision | 
 June 23 to 25, 2025 | 
| COAP Seat Allotment Round for additional round - round 8 | 
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| COAP round 8 window to view offers and make a decision | 
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| COAP Seat Allotment Round for additional round - round 9 | 
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| COAP round 9 window to view offers and make a decision | July 4 to 5, 2025 | 
| COAP Seat Allotment Round for additional round - round 10 | |
| COAP round 10 window to view offers and make a decision | 
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, COAP 2025 participating institutes release separate institutional cutoffs for admission to their institutes.
For CSE 750+ score, for EE 600+ score, for ME 550+ GATE score is required.
No, COAP doesn't conduct separate counselling.
Candidates with GATE scores from 2023 to 2025 are eligible for COAP 2025 counselling.
On Question asked by student community
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The GATE 2026 Agricultural Engineering (AG) paper will have a total of 100 marks. Out of this, 15 marks are for General Aptitude and 85 marks are for core Agricultural Engineering subjects.
The marks are generally distributed among major topics like Engineering Mathematics (12–13 marks), Farm Machinery (10–11), Farm Power (14–15), Soil & Water Conservation (12–13), Irrigation & Drainage (10–12), Agricultural Process Engineering (10–12), and Dairy & Food Engineering (9–10 marks).
The official qualifying marks for GATE 2026 are not yet released. However, based on previous years, the cutoff for the Agricultural Engineering paper is expected to be around 25 marks for General, 22.5 for OBC/EWS, and 16.6 for SC/ST/PwD candidates.
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No,For Mtech you are not eligible to give GATE examination in 2nd year diploma and after completing your diploma degree
Only bachelor's degree holders can give GATE examination
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You can access various GATE Preparation materials from Careers360:
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 If you're in 2nd year right now, you can’t register for GATE 2026 just yet.
 
 The exam is only open to students in the 3rd year or beyond in their degree.
 
 It’s mainly because the GATE tests subjects that are usually taught later in your course.
 
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