GATE Answer Key

The fees for challenging GATE answer key will be updated on the official website. Candidates who have appeared GATE exam can only challenge. The accepted mode of payment are netbanking, credit card, debit card, or UPI.

Candidates who want to raise an objection against the answer key will have to first login using their credentials, then look for the answer they want to object. Select and provide justifications to the question, pay the fees and submit. It must be noted that only GATE provisional answer key can be challenged. 

The GATE Answer Key 2026 will be released in the fourth week of February 2026. Candidates who have attempted the exam cah check their answer key at the GOAPS portal. First the authorities will release the provisional answer key along with the response sheet. Then after objection submission, IIT Guwahati will release the GATE final answer key 2026. 

Candidates who have appeared for GATE exam can check their responses and GATE 2026 answer key on the IIT Guwahati 2026 official website- gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The authorities will release the answer key, question paper, along with their response sheet. Applicants can download the answer key PDF from GOAPS portal using their enrollment ID and password. 

The GATE provisional and final answer key are different. The GATE provisional answer key is released along with the response sheet. Through the provisional answer key, candidates will be able to raise objections. On the other hand, the final answer key is basically released after the review process, which is used for the GATE score evaluation. Candidates must note that the final answer key cannot be rechecked or raised for objections. 

Candidates can download answer key from the official website of GATE. GATE answer key will be available in two formats - provisional and final answer key. Provisional answer key of GATE can be raised for objection.

The process to download the GATE 2026 answer key PDF can be checked below -

• Visit GATE official website 
• Login using enrollment ID and password
• The answer key will be displayed on screen
• Check and download

Based on final answer key GATE scores will be calculated.

GATE answer key is released after exam is over. The dates will be announced soon. The answer key of GATE 2026 will contain answers to the questions asked in test. Candidates can download answer key, response sheet, and question paper using enrollment ID and password.

No, candidates who have appeared for the GATE exam on February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025 are only eligible to challenge for the GATE response sheet. However, they still can download the GATE question paper and answer key to compare. They can also use the question paper and answer key to practice and revise for future GATE exam. 

The conducting authorities of GATE releases the GATE question paper and answer key for candidates to understand the question paper pattern and difficulty level of the exam. The GATE 2025 master question paper and answers will be uploaded on the official website for all branch subjects. The step by step process to download the GATE 2025 question answer key PDF is as follows -

• Visit the GATE's official page.
• Click on the question paper and answer key link
• Select the subject paper code and download