GATE Counselling 2021 - Check Schedule Procedure, Registration, Dates

GATE Counselling 2021 - Candidates who qualify GATE have to apply to COAP for IIT M.Tech admission and in CCMT for NIT M.Tech admission. Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) and Centralised Counselling for M.Tech/ M.Des (CCMT) conducts the GATE 2021 counselling. Candidates will have to separately apply for COAP and CCMT counselling in order to get admission in the participating institutes. It must be noted the COAP is conducted for admission to IITs while CCMT counselling is conducted for admission to NITs, IIITs and GFITs. For IITs, candidates will have to apply to individual institutes where admission is desired and register at COAP. Also, state and private universities conduct their own counselling based on GATE scores. Read the full article to know more about GATE counselling 2021, COAP and CCMT.
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GATE 2021 Counselling Dates

GATE Counselling 2021 - Key Points

• The exam conducting authority, which is IIT Bombay for this year, will not conduct centralized counselling of GATE 2021.

• Candidates will have to participate in COAP and CCMT counselling for admissions in the participating institutes.

• COAP is conducted for admission to IITs on the basis of GATE scores while CCMT counseling is conducted for admissions to NITs, IIITs and GFITs.

• Although admissions are done on the basis of GATE scores, many institutes also conduct a written test or interview for shortlisting candidates.

GATE 2021 Counselling - M.Tech Admissions into IITs

The Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) will release separate application forms for M.Tech admissions. Candidates will have to apply at the respective official websites separately. However, the candidates will also have to register at GATE COAP 2021. Candidates will be able to access the list of offers from the institutes where they applied through COAP on the portal. This will allow the candidates to check their options in one place and make their decision.

GATE Counselling 2021 - M.Tech Admissions into NITs, IIITs and GFITs

For admissions to NITs, IIITs and GFITs, candidates will have to participate in CCMT 2021 counselling. There will be three regular rounds of counselling. The process will include steps of registration & payment of fee, choice locking and document verification. The final seat allotment will be based on the GATE scores/ranks, availability of seats and choices locked by the candidates.

GATE 2021 Counselling - M.Tech Admissions into State Universities

The state universities will conduct separate counselling and admission process for admission through GATE. Candidates will have to fill separate application forms to participate in the process. Most of the universities conduct admissions on the basis of GATE scores only. However, some of them also conduct written tests and interviews along with considering the GATE scores.