Difference Between COAP and CCMT: With respect to the GATE counselling process, candidates often find themselves in a state of a fix between COAP and CCMT. Both of these counselling are of the same exam but they are quite different from one another. COAP counselling 2024 is conducted to grant IIT admission to GATE qualifying candidates. On the other hand, CCMT 2024 counselling is conducted for admission to the top NITs, IITs and GFTIs. In this article, we have elaborated in detail on the difference between COAP and CCMT 2024 counselling process and the subsequent admission process after seat allotment.

Candidates qualifying the GATE 2024 are eligible to apply for admission to one of the participating institutes through the GATE counselling 2024 process. Each institute will have its own approach to carrying out the GATE COAP 2024 and CCMT counselling processes. A comprehensive comparison between COAP and CCMT has been provided below to enable candidates to understand of the two GATE counselling processes:

• COAP (Common Offer Acceptance Portal): This GATE counselling process is conducted for M.Tech admission to multiple IITs
• CCMT (Centralised Counselling for M.Tech): This GATE Counselling process serves as the basis for admission to NITs, IIITs, GFTIs, and CFTIs.

The CCMT seat allotment 2024 round 3 has been released on July 1, 2024. On the other hand, the GATE COAP 2024 seat allotment result for round 9 will be released on July 3, 2024. Applicants can exercise their options of accept & freeze, retain & wait, and reject & wait for COAP round 9 till July 5, 2024. Candidates who pass the GATE 2024 exam are eligible to participate in the counselling process. 

Go through the following post to know about the difference between COAP and CCMT. Check the CCMT and GATE COAP upcoming events dates here. 

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GATE Counselling 2024: CCMT vs COAP Eligibility Criteria

Given below is the eligibility criteria of GATE 2024 counselling process for both CCMT and COAP.

Also check: CCMT 2024 Eligibility Criteria 

GATE 2024 Counselling Dates for COAP and CCMT

Candidates must be aware of the GATE 2024 counselling dates for COAP and CCMT so that they don't miss out on any major events. The GATE COAP 2024 dates are out while the CCMT schedule is yet to be released. Applicants can go through the table below to check the GATE 2024 counselling schedule.

GATE COAP 2024 Dates

GATE COAP 2024 Counselling Dates for Additional Rounds

GATE CCMT Counseling Dates 2024

CCMT counselling schedule 2024 has been released. Candidates can check the GATE CCMT dates 2024 below. 

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CCMT vs COAP Counselling Process

COAP GATE Counseling 2024

Candidates are required to register online on the GATE COAP 2024 official website in order to participate in the M. Tech course admission rounds. Some of the key features of the counselling process that can secure candidates admission into various M.Tech courses at IITs are as follows:

• GATE COAP is the common platform where all the participating IITs upload offer letters in a common time window
• COAP allows institutes to offer admission based on GATE results and accept applications from candidates
• Candidates registering on the COAP will have access to admission/job offers from all participating institutes / PSUs where they have applied for M.Tech admissions/jobs
• COAP is not an application portal, but rather an online counselling platform. For this reason, candidates should apply independently to their desired institutes for admission via GATE counselling

CCMT GATE 2024 Counselling

Candidates can secure admissions into M.Tech, M.Arch, or M.Plan programmes offered at NITs, IIITs, GFTIs, IIEST Shibpur, and CFTIs based on GATE counselling 2024 through CCMT (Centralized Counselling for MTech).

• Along with online registration on the CCMT website, candidates must fill out their course/college preferences during registration
• Each candidate is assigned a seat based on their rank, choices filled, and the availability of seats
• After a seat has been allocated, candidates are required to confirm their seat by submitting a seat acceptance fee. Candidates must also report to the reporting centre for document verification and then report to their allotted college and pay the admission fee

Also check: List of Documents Required for CCMT 2024 Counselling

CCMT vs COAP Admission Process

GATE COAP: Admission Acceptance Process 2024

Candidates with a valid GATE scorecard who seek to participate in the GATE counselling process 2024 must be aware of the process and how admission is done once they have registered for the GATE counselling process. Candidates can register for GATE counselling via the COAP portal by following the steps mentioned below:

• Log in to the COAP portal at iitk.ac.in/coap2024.
• Visit the institute-wise allotment information section, where you can find the seat allocation option
• All candidates will have the option of selecting one of three choices
• Accept and Freeze: This is the option if the candidate does not wish to improve his or her preferences and is prepared to accept one of the offers. These candidates will not be considered for further rounds of COAP counselling.
• Retain and Wait: This option has to be selected if partial acceptance is shown and the candidate wants to consider upgrading to additional preferences in subsequent counselling rounds. Such candidates will not be considered for additional offers rejected in the current round. In case a better preference is offered to him/her, then the existing 'Retain and Wait' offer will be released
• Reject and Wait: This option has to be used if the candidate does not wish to accept any of the offers provided during the current round. Such candidates will still be evaluated for higher preferences in subsequent rounds of counselling.
• Finally, click on the submit button and complete the further admission process

GATE CCMT: Admission Acceptance Process 2024

Candidates must have knowledge about the GATE counselling process in order to be admitted to NITs, IIITs, and other institutions, as well as the entire admission acceptance process by which the GATE CCMT counselling is carried out. For admission into NITS, IIITs, and GFTIs, all qualifying candidates must first register at the CCMT portal. It will be followed by three GATE counselling rounds for seat allotment in various institutes.

Pre-Allotment Process

• Start by registering on the official portal of CCMT
• The registration fee for OC/OB candidates is INR 2200, while SC/ST/PwD candidates will have to pay INR 1700
• Fill out the form with accurate information

Seat Allotment

• Seats will be allotted during the admission process depending on the GATE 2024 exam scores secured by candidates
• After a seat has been allocated, candidates are required to pay INR 20,000 as seat acceptance fee
• Candidates must report to a reporting centre to complete the document verification process

Getting Admitted To ‘Allotted Institute’

• After getting their documents verified, candidates must pay a fee of INR 10,000 to reserve their seats provisionally
• The remaining amount has to be paid at the relevant allocated institute while reporting at the institute

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