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GATE 2020 CSE answer key is available now after the conclusion of the exam on February 8. Candidates can check GATE 2020 CSE answer key will be available in pdf format.

GATE 2020 CSE answer key

GATE 2020 CSE answer key has been released by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi on February 18, 2020 on the official website: gate.iitd.ac.in. The conducting body has released the GATE 2020 CSE answer key for the exam conducted on February 8 (Afternoon session) along with the question paper in PDF Format.Candidates can use GATE 2020 answer key for Computer Science Engineering (CSE) to calculate their approximate score in the exam. To calculate their score, candidates must refer to the marking scheme of the GATE 2020. GATE 2020 CSE Answer Key by Gate Academy and Made Easy is available on this page below.

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IIT Delhi will announce the GATE 2020 results on March 16 after releasing the final answer key. Read the below article to know more about GATE 2020 CSE answer key.

Table of content
  • GATE 2020 CSE Paper Student Reaction & Exam Review
  • GATE 2020 CSE Paper overview
  • GATE 2020 CSE Answer Key: Download here
  • How to calculate the GATE 2020 Score

GATE 2020 CSE Paper Student Reaction & Exam Review

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GATE 2020 CSE Paper overview

Candidates appeared in the GATE 2020 CSE paper can have an overview of the exam in the table given below:

GATE 2020 CSE paper overview

Paper Code

CS – Computer Science Engineering

Date of the exam

February 8, 2020

Shift

Shift-2: 2:30 pm-5:30 pm

Total Questions

65

Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions

25

Maximum Marks

100

Sections

Engineering Mathematics, General Aptitude Questions, and Subject-specific

GATE 2020 CSE Answer Key: Download here

Candidates can download the GATE 2020 answer key and respective question paper by clicking on the link given on the table below:

GATE CSE 2020 (February 8)

By Gate Academy

Download (Updated)

By Made Easy

Download

GATE Computer Science answer key will help the candidates to calculate their probable score in the exam. To calculate the score using the answer key for, candidates must be well aware of the GATE 2020 marking scheme. Interested candidates can refer to the marking exam for the Civil Engineering exam below:

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Type of questions

Marks for correct answers

Marks for wrong answers

NAT carrying 1 marks

1

0

NAT carrying 2 marks

2

0

MCQ carrying 1 marks

1

-1/3

MCQ carrying 2 marks

2

-2/3

NAT – Numerical Answer Type Questions. There is NO negative marking for a wrong answer in NAT questions.

MCQ – Multiple Choice Questions

The question paper for Computer Science Engineering (CS) consists of three sections as follows. Following will be the weightage of each section in the GATE 2020:

Sections

Weightage

Engineering Mathematics

15%

General Aptitude

15%

Computer Science Engineering (CS)

70%

How to calculate the GATE 2020 Score

Test takers must follow below-given steps to use the GATE 2020 answer key for calculating approximate scores using the above marking scheme.

Step-1: Download the GATE 2020 CSE answer key with question paper from the official website or the links above.

Step-2: Download your GATE 2020 response sheet.

Step-3: Now, match your responses marked during the exam against the official GATE 2020 Civil Engineering (CE) answer key of the session you appeared in.

Step-4: Allot marks to yourself by following the marking scheme.

Step-5: Evaluate the score using the GATE 2020 marking scheme and matching your responses.

Step-6: Sum up all your marks obtained in each answer and get the final score (probable) for GATE 2020.

Candidates must keep in mind that the marks/score calculated by them may vary from the actual marks/score will obtain after the announcement of the final result.

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