NIFT 2026 Answer Key PDF: Provisional Answer Key Link, Recorded Responses and Objection Window

Yes, the candidate is allowed to challenge the draft version of the NIFT 2026 answer key.

Objections cannot be filed against the the final answer key. The provisional answer key will be released in February 2026; note that the NIFT written exam will be conducted around the 1st week of February 2026.

The answer key contains the official keys to all the questions asked in the exam.

Objections against the NIFT 2026 answer key has to filed online through the candidate portal. To file objections, the candidate had to pay a fee of INR 500 per objection.

The NIFT 2025 answer key will be released programme-wise for the GAT test.

The candidate needs to download the answer key for their respective program. Next, the candidate can compare their answers with the official version to calculate the number of correct attempts. Then using the official marking scheme, the candidate will be able to calculate probable scores. The probable scores can be used by the candidate to access one chances of admission.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release answers key for the NIFT 2025 - GAT paper in February 2025.

The answer key will be available online at NTA NIFT admission portal - exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT. To download the answer key, log in to the portal using your application number and date of birth.

Note that the question paper for NIFT 2025 will be released alongside the answer key and recorded responses. Candidates can challenge the answer key and question paper on payment of a non-refundable fee of INR 200 (per objection).

The feedback given by the candidate against the draft key will be used to prepare the final keys. The final answer key will contain the correct and official keys for questions asked in the NIFT exam.

The National Institute of Technology (NIFT) releases answer keys only for the computer-based GAT test. No answer key are released for the offline-based CAT paper.

The answer key has to be downloaded online from the NIFT admission portal - niftadmissions. In.

Also, the keys are released separately for the B. Des, M.Des B.FTech M.FTech and MFM courses. The key will contain the official answers to questions asked in the entrance exam.

The NIFT exam includes two stages - The candidate first appears in the written exams, and if shortlisted has to next appear in a Situation Test/ Personal Interview (PI).

Note that the written exams for the B.Des and M.Des program includes the GAT and CAT, whereas for the other programs the written exam includes only the GAT.

The final score for the B. Des programme will be prepared by considering the performance of the candidate in CAT, GAT and the Situation Test. In case of the B.FTech programme, the merit list will be prepared based on GAT scores.

NIFT Final Result: Weightage

The NIFT answer key objection window will close once the draft key is released. To submit objections, you have to:

1. Go to the NTA NIFT admission portal 

2. Click on the objection submission link

3. A log-in window will open

4. Log in using candidate credentials

1. Once you log in, you can access the objection form

2. Enter you roll number, date of birth, program, and question booklet series

3. Select the answer key you want to challengeSelect the Question number

4. Attach the supporting documents and describe your observation in concise and clear terms

5. Make the payment of INR 200 per objection (note, the fee is non-refundable)

Once you are done, submit the application.

The NTA will release the NIFT 2025 question paper for the written exam along with the answer key. The question paper will be made available before the declaration of exam results.

The candidate had to download the NIFT question paper 2025 from the NTA NIFT admission portal.

• nift.ac.in/admission
• nift.ntaonline.in
• exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT

To download the question paper, log in to the portal using your candidate credentials. Note that the NTA also released the recorded responses. So, the candidate can use the answer key, recorded response, and question paper to calculate the total number of correct attempts, and eventually the probable score.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the draft answer keys for NIFT 2025 in February 2025. The answer key will be released online at the NTA NIFT admission portal - exams.nta.ac.in/NIFT.

Candidates can also download the admit card @ nift.ac.in/admission.

To download the NIFT 2025 answer key, the candidate had to follow these steps:

1. Go to the NTA NIFT admission portal 
2. Click on the answer key link
3. In the log-in window, enter your roll number, programme of study, question booklet series, and date of birth
4. On successful login, you can download the answer key.

The NTA also releases the recorded responses for the NIFT exam. The recorded responses are the corbon copy of the candidate’s answer sheet.

The recorded responses are meant to bring transparency to the conduct of the NIFT entrance exam. For instance, the candidate can’t be unfairly penalized or awarded marks, as the answer sheets will be in the public.

It is because the candidate can challenge the result if there is an anomaly.

Further, the candidate can use the NIFT recorded responses to correctly calculate their probable scores. 

Yes, the NTA will upload the carbon copy of the OMR answer sheet along with the answer key.

The candidate could download their OMR sheets by logging into the portal using their candidate log-in details. The carbon copy of the OMR answer sheet as the name indicates is a record of the candidates responses in the entrance exam. The OMR sheet can be used by the candidate in conjunction with the GAT answer key to check the status of the answers (correct or incorrect). Next the candidate can use the official marking scheme to calculate probable score.

Here are some of the points candidates need to remember about the NIFT answer key:

• The answer key will only be released for the GAT paper.
• No answer keys will be released for the CAT paper.
• The answer key has to be downloaded online from the NID admission portal - niftadmissions.
• The candidate will be given the option to challenge the NIFT answer key.
• To make a challenge, the candidate will have to pay INR 500 per challenge. The final answer key will be released after considering all challenges filed by candidates.

The NIFT GAT 2025 answer key will contain the official keys to all the questions asked in the entrance exam. Note that the answer key will be released for each booklet series. The candidate has to download the answer key pertaining to their relevant question booklet. The answer key can be used by the candidate to compare their answers. After ascertaining the number of correct attempts, the candidate can calculate the number of correct attempts and probable score.

The NIFT exam may have multiple question booklet series, namely - Booklet Series A, Booklet Series F, Booklet Series L, Booklet Series R, etc.

Note that the candidate must download answer keys corresponding to their own booklet series. Typically, the booklet series contain the same questions, but the questions are arranged differently. So, unless the candidate downloads the answer keys corresponding to the relevant booklets series, the keys will not match. And if that happens, the candidate will not be able to accurately calculate the probable scores.

NTA will release the FINAL answer key of NIFT 2026 in April 2026.

The final key will be released after considering complaints filed by candidates against the provisional key. Consequently, no further objections against the final key will be entertained. This means, the keys given in the final key will be considered to be the correct keys to all the questions asked in the NIFT exam.

The candidate can use the keys given in the final answer key to precisely calculate their expected scores.