GPAT Answer Key 2026 (OUT) @natboard.edu.in: Download Official Response Sheet PDF

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Updated on Mar 12, 2026 18:14 IST

By Rupali Pruthi, Deputy Manager - Editorial

GPAT Answer Key 2026 has been released by NBEMS. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences displayed the official GPAT provisional answer key 2026 on March 12, 2026. The NBEMS GPAT 2026 answer key is published on the website at natboard.edu.in. The exam conducting authority released the answer key along with the GPAT response sheet 2026 and question papers. Candidates can download their answer sheets along with the provisional answer key using the GPAT login window to know the correct answers.

The NBEMS is also providing the GPAT answer key objection facility from March 12 to 15, 2026, up to 6.00 pm. Candidates can challenge the answer key with a non-refundable fee of INR 200 per question, if they find the official answer faulty or incorrect. After analysing the objections, the authority will release the GPAT final answer key 2026. Candidates can also check the GPAT 2026 answer key, question paper solutions based on the input provided by the test takers.

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Table of contents

How to Download GPAT 2026 Answer Key?
GPAT 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
GPAT Response Sheet 2026
How to challenge GPAT answer key 2026?
GPAT 2026 Answer Key Solutions: Unofficial
GPAT Answer Key - Previous Year(s) - 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding GPAT Answer Key

How to Download GPAT 2026 Answer Key?

The NBEMS GPAT 2026 answer key has been released along with the response sheets and question papers. The authority prepared the answer key to the questions asked in the exam based on the GPAT 2026 syllabus. Students need to refer process mentioned below to check and download the GPAT 2026 answer key:

Visit the website of NBE GPAT – natboard.edu.in
Click on the application link.
Go to the GPAT login window.
Log in with the User ID and Password.
Enter the Security Pin.
Click on View Question Paper.
Check the GPAT answer keys and match them with your Response Sheets.

Commonly asked questions

Q: How to Download GPAT answer key?

Candidates can download the GPAT answer key PDF using the process shared below-

Visit the website- natboard.edu.in.
Go to the application link.
Login using the required credentials.
Download the answer key.

Q: When will GPAT 2026 answer key be released?

The GPAT 2026 answer key was released on March 12, 2026. The NBEMS displayed the provisional answer key along with the response sheet and question paper at natboard.edu.in.

Q: What is GPAT answer key 2026 release date?

The NBEMS GPAT 2026 answer key release date was March 12, 2026. Candidates can download the answer key along with the GPAT response sheet PDF using their login details.

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GPAT 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of GPAT 2026 exam

Dates	Past Exam Dates
12 Mar ' 26	GPAT answer key

GPAT Response Sheet 2026

The NBEMS displayed the GPAT response sheet 2026 along with the provisional answer key. The response sheet displays the answers marked by the candidate during the GPAT 2026 exam. Candidates can use the response sheet to calculate the expected GPAT 2026 scores.

How to Calculate GPAT 2026 Score using Answer Key & Response Sheet?

Candidates can calculate the GPAT scores 2026 expected in the exam by using the process shared below-

Tally the answers marked in GPAT response sheet with official answer key.
Mark yourself +4 for each correct answer and -1 for each incorrect answer.
Add up the scores and you will get the expected raw scores in GPAT exam.

Commonly asked questions

Q: How to Download GPAT response sheet?

Candidates can download the GPAT response sheet by following the process shared below-

Visit the website.
Click on the application link under GPAT exam.
Login using the User ID and password.
Download the response sheet.

Q: How many marks is 96 percentile in GPAT?

Getting 96 percentile in GPAT exam generally implies obtaining around 180 to 210 marks out of the total 500. However, the marks may vary depending on the difficulty level of question paper. For example, in GPAT 2025, the topper scored 216 marks at 96.23 percentile.

How to challenge GPAT answer key 2026?

Candidates can raise the GPAT answer key objection 2026 using the process shared below-

Visit the NBE-GPAT website - natboard.edu.in.
Click on application link.
Login through the user ID and password.
Click on ‘View Question Paper’ for marked responses and to view or challenge the Answer keys, click on the link ‘Click to view /Challenge Answer Key’.
The ID next to the question under the column Correct Option(s) stands for the correct Answer Key to be used by NBE. The Dropped Questions are highlighted and not for the challenge.
To challenge this option, you may use any one or more of the Option IDs given in the next four columns by clicking the check box.
After clicking your desired option, scroll down, save your claim and move to the next screen.
Applicants will see a display of all the Option IDs you have challenged.
Upload supporting documents which you can select ‘Choose File’ and upload. All documents are to be put in a single PDF file.
Click on ‘Save your Claims and pay the fee’ or in case to modify the claims, click on ‘Modify your Claims’.
After saving the claims, you will find a screen displaying your challenges. After the payment of the fee, the challenges will be saved.

The GPAT answer key objections will be reviewed by an expert panel and the final answer keys will be released by NBE along with the result. The answer key finalised by the experts after the challenge will be final.”

Commonly asked questions

Q: Can candidates challenge the GPAT answer key?

Yes, candidates are allowed to challenge the GPAT provisional answer key by paying a nominal fee of INR 200/- per question. NBE has mentioned complete guidelines in the official notification to challenge the provisional answer key. As directed by the exam conducting body, candidates can avail the facility and register the challenges till last date.

Q: Does NBEMS charge any fee from the candidates to challenge the GPAT answer key?

Yes, NBEMS charges a nominal fee from the candidates who wish to challenge the GPAT answer key. The challenge fee changes every year as per the discretion of NBEMS exam organising body. Students need to pay INR 200 per answer key challenge. The GPAT challenge fee might be changed for the upcoming exam cycle.

Q: What is the last date to raise objections against the GPAT provisional answer key?

Candidates are allowed to lock-in their objections in online mode at the official website. The GPAT provisional answer key challange will start when the authorities will release the answer key.

The last date to raise objections will be mentioned in the notice which will be out along with release of answer key. The objection-raising window will be opened by NBE and no further objections or challenges will be entertained.

GPAT 2026 Answer Key Solutions: Unofficial

Check below the GPAT unofficial answer key and solutions as prepared by the coaching centres below-

As per the Pharmacopoeial standards, what is the internal diameter of the glass tube used in the Gutzeit apparatus for the Arsenic Limit Test?

Answer:

Internal Diameter: 6.5 mm (0.65 cm)

External Diameter: Approximately 8 mm (0.8 cm)

Who regulates CDSCO?

Answer: The Directorate General of Health Services, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India regulates the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO).

Which chromatographic technique is used for the separation and molecular weight determination of high molecular weight biomolecules like proteins and polymers?

Answer: Size-Exclusion Chromatography (SEC), also commonly known as Gel-Permeation Chromatography (GPC) is used.

Which buffering system is most commonly used in ophthalmic preparations to provide isotonicity and maintain a pH range of 6.5 to 8.0?

Answer: Phosphate buffers

Primary pharmacological role of Cyproheptadine when mixed in amino acid and multivitamin syrup formulations?

Answer: Cyproheptadine primarily acts as an Appetite Stimulant in the said forumulation.

How many chiral centers in the chemical structure of Oxytetracycline?

Answer: Oxytetracycline contains 6 chiral centers.

Which hormone works synergistically with estrogen to prepare the endometrium for implantation and maintain the early stages of pregnancy?

Answer: Progesterone

Which drug is used for the rapid termination of acute Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT) when administered as a rapid intravenous bolus?

Answer: Adenosine

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GPAT Answer Key - Previous Year(s) - 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

Students can download the provisional GPAT answer key using the link provided below. By checking answer key of previous years by clicking on the downloadable PDF links.

GPAT Exam Year	GPAT Answer Key (Shift 1)	GPAT Answer Key (Shift 2)
2025	Download Here	NA
2024	Download Here	N.A.
2023	Download Now	Download Now
2022	Download Now	N.A.
2021	Download Now	N.A.
2020	Download Now	Download Now

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is the process to challenge GPAT answer key?

Candidates are advised to visit the GPAT official website, Click on View Question Paper to view or challenge the Answer keys. Thereafter, click on the link Click to view /Challenge Answer Key. To challenge the option, use any one or more of the Option IDs given in the next four columns by clicking the check box. Save your Claims before moving to the next screen. Upload supporting documents in which you can select Choose File and upload. Click on Save your Claims and pay fee After the fee payment, the challenges will be saved.

Q: Can I request a re-evaluation of my GPAT answer sheet?

No, applicants who appeared in the GPAT 2026 exam must note that there is no such procedure of re-evaluation of the GPAT answer sheet 2026. Once the authorities prepared the final GPAT answer key, then evaluation of the candidates is done based on it. Hence, there is no such procedure of reevaluation of the GPAT answer sheet.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding GPAT Answer Key

Candidates are advised to read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the GPAT exam here:

Commonly asked questions

Q: What after the release of GPAT answer key?

After releasing the GPAT answer key (provisional), candidates will be provided a time frame to challenge the answer key. In case the challenges are valid and correct, they will be accepted and published in the final answer key. In case the challenge is invalid or incorrect, it will be rejected and no challenge fee will be refunded. Later, along with the GPAT result, the final answer key will be released at the NTA-GPAT website.

Q: Who will release GPAT answer key?

National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) released the official GPAT 2025 answer key a month after the conclusion of the exam.

At first authorties released the GPAT provisional answer key on June 29, 2025. Candidates were allowed to challenge the GPAT answer key for a duration of three days. The final GPAT answer key was released after that with the GPAT result in online mode on the official website.

Q: What is GPAT memory based answer key?

The memory-based GPAT answer keys are released mainly by coaching institutes. Since the GPAT exam is conducted in online mode only. After the conclusion of the exam, coaching institutes solve questions discussed by various students. Since this GPAT memory-based answer key will be released by taking input from the students, hence there can be some error or mistakes in the questions and answers provided.

Q: When will NBEMS release final GPAT answer key?

The NBEMS will release a provisional and a final answer key. After receiving the responses from the students for the provisional answer key, the final answer key will be released. The GPAT final answer key will be released by the NBEMS in a PDF file format. Students can telly their recorded response sheet using it. The GPAT answer key helps maintain transparency in the process of evaluation.