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GATE 2021 Answer Key (Official)

Candidates will be able to check the official answer key of GATE 2021 from the table given below as soon as it is released by IIT Bombay.

Paper Name	Question Paper	Answer Key
AE: Aerospace Engineering	View	View
AG: Agricultural Engineering	View	View
AR: Architecture and Planning	View	View
BM: Biomedical Engineering	View	View
BT: Biotechnology	View	View
CE: Civil Engineering	View (CE-1) View (CE-2)	View (CE-1) View (CE-2)
CH: Chemical Engineering	View	View
CS: Computer Science and Information Technology	View (CS-1) View (CS-2)	View (CS-1) View (CS-2)
CY: Chemistry	View	View
EC: Electronics and Communication Engineering	View	View
EE: Electrical Engineering	View	View
ES: Environmental Science and Engineering	View	View
EY: Ecology and Evolution	View	View
GG: Geology	View	View
GG: Geophysics	View	View
IN: Instrumentation Engineering	View	View
MA: Mathematics	View	View
ME: Mechanical Engineering	View (ME-1) View (ME-2)	View (ME-1) View (ME-2)
MN: Mining Engineering	View	View
MT: Metallurgical Engineering	View	View
PE: Petroleum Engineering	View	View
PH: Physics	View	View
PI: Production and Industrial Engineering	View	View
ST: Statistics	View	View
TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science	View	View
XE-A: Engineering Mathematics	View	View
XE-B: Fluid Mechanics	View	View
XE-C: Materials Science	View	View
XE-D: Solid Mechanics	View	View
XE-E: Thermodynamics	View	View
XE-F: Polymer Science and Engineering	View	View
XE-G: Food Technology	View	View
XE-H: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	View	View
XH-C1: Humanities & Social Sciences - Economics	View	View
XH-C2: Humanities & Social Sciences - English	View	View
XH-C3: Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics	View	View
XH-C4: Humanities & Social Sciences - Philosophy	View	View
XH-C5: Humanities & Social Sciences - Psychology	View	View
XH-C6: Humanities & Social Sciences - Sociology	View	View
XL-P: Chemistry	View	View
XL-Q: Biochemistry	View	View
XL-R: Botany	View	View
XL-S: Microbiology	View	View
XL-T: Zoology	View	View
XL-U: Food Technology	View	View

Procedure to download GATE 2021 Official Answer Key

Candidates can download the official answer key of GATE 2021 using the following steps:

• Go to the official website of GATE 2021
• Click on the answer key link
• The candidates will see the list of displayed question papers and their corresponding answer key on the screen.
• The candidate will have to download their respective question paper and answer key to calculate their probable score.

How to Check GATE 2021 Response Sheet?

To calculate the secured scores using the answer key, the candidates will have to check their GATE 2021 response sheet which will be declared in online mode:

• Candidates will have to log in through the official GATE 2021 website
• Candidates can also click on the link provided below
• Click on ‘View Response Sheet’
• Candidates will have to save the response sheet as PDF for future use

Click here to Download GATE 2021 response sheet

Steps to Calculate Scores Using GATE 2021 Answer Key

Using the official answer key of GATE 2021, the candidates can calculate their probable scores before the result is announced.

• Download the GATE 2021 official answer key.
• Candidates will have to compare their responses to the official answer
• The official marking scheme as per GATE 2021 exam pattern has to be used by the candidates to calculate their score.
• The final total score will be the probable marks secured by the candidates.

How to Challenge GATE 2021 Answer Key?

Candidates will be able to challenge the provisional answer key of GATE 2021 for a certain period of time. The given steps can be followed by the candidates to challenge the answer key of GATE 2021:

• Go to the official website
• Click on ‘Contest Answer Key’ link
• Candidates will have to pay Rs. 500 through online mode (per challenge).
• After payment, the candidates will have to enter the question number that they want to challenge.
• Details about why the answer key is contested will have to be given by the candidates in a maximum of 500 characters.
• The required documents also have to be submitted by the candidates.

GATE 2021 Official Answer Key Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q. When will the GATE 2021 official answer key be released?

A. GATE 2021 official answer key (provisional) has been released. Candidates can check the article above to download the same.

Q. Where can I check the GATE 2021 answer key?

A. Candidates can check the answer key of GATE 2021 on the official website.

Q. Will I be able to challenge the GATE 2021 answer key?

A. Yes. The candidates will be able to challenge the provisional answer key of GATE 2021 for a short period of time.

Q. Do I have to pay if I want to challenge the GATE answer key?

A. Yes. Candidates will have to pay Rs. 500 for every question number that they wish to challenge.

Q. Will the score calculated using GATE 2021 answer key be the same as the one I will get in the result?

A. There is a high chance of the score calculated using the answer key being similar to the one the candidate has actually secured. For the most probable score, the candidates are advised to compare their response sheet to their answer key and use the official marking scheme.