IIT Roorkee opens GATE 2025 Answer Key Challenge Window: Dates, Raise Objection at GOAPS portal

IIT Roorkee has released the GATE 2025 response sheet PDF on its official website. Candidates who have attempted the GATE exam on Feb 1, 2, 15, and 16 can now check and download their GATE 2025 response key. The window to challenge the GATE 2025 provisional answer key will be available from Feb 27 to March 1, 2025. Read below for more. 

The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, has uploaded the GATE 2025 response key for candidates who appeared in the GATE exam this year. Candidates can access the GATE response sheet PDF using their enrollment ID and password. The window to challenge the GATE 2025 answer key is activated from Feb 27 to March 1, 2025. Candidates who want to raise objections can visit the portal and challenge the answer key with suitable information and data. 

Steps to Challenge the GATE 2025 Response Sheet

The steps to challenge the GATE response sheet are as follows -

• Visit the GATE's website or GOAPS portal-  gate2025.iitr.ac.in
• Enter enrollment ID and password
• Select the question ID you want to raise an objection
• Enter your name and other required details asked
• Submit the required materials and information justifying your answer.
• Pay the objection fee and submit it before the deadline. 

Fees to Challenge the GATE 2025 Response Sheet

Candidates who want to challenge the GATE provisional answer key PDF must pay a fee of INR 500 per question through net banking/credit card/debit card or UPI. The fee amount is non-refundable even if the response is valid. 

Details Printed on the GATE 2025 Response Sheet

Here are the following details printed on the GATE response sheet PDF- 

• Question ID 
• Status- Answered or unanswered
• Chosen option
• Participant ID
• Participant Name
• Subject
• Test Date
• Test Centre Name
• Questions along with the options

How to Evaluate GATE Scores using the Response Sheet and Question Paper?

To calculate the GATE scores, candidates must understand and know about the marking scheme; using the following marking pattern, candidates can calculate their probable scores -

• For a one-mark MCQ, a 1/3 mark is deducted for an incorrect answer.
•  On the other hand, for a two-mark MCQ, a 2/3 mark is deducted for the wrong answer. 
• There is no negative marking for MSQ and NAT-type questions.

The formula to calculate the GATE scores is as follows -

GATE Score = Total marks obtained for correct attempts - Negative marks for incorrect attempts

After reviewing all the objections, IIT Roorkee will release the GATE 2025 final answer key. Once the final answer key is released, it cannot be reevaluated or challenged. The GATE 2025 results will be released on March 19, 2025.