GATE Answer Key

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 answer key released on Feb 22, 2026. It 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

The GATE final answer key is prepared after evaluating all the objections and reponses submitted by the candidate. If the response submitted by the applicant turns out to be correct, then the conducting authorities will consider the reponse and release the final answer key based on it. Read more about GATE 2025 answer key here. 

"Marks to All" in the GATE answer key states that everyone will get the same marks for that question, regardless of whether they have attempted. This normally happens when the question is incorrect. 

Yes, they differ as the question and answer keys curated by the coaching institutes are memory-based, which means that the data is not 100% accurate to the question asked in the GATE exam. Also, in the case of NAT questions, the official GATE paper offers multiple values to be considered for evaluation, whereas coaching institutes provide with a single value. However, there is not much difference between both the answer key types.

Yes, a candidate can challenge for multiple number of questions while the GATE answer key is released. However, one has to pay INR 500 for each question along with a proper explanation to the question he/she is challenging. If the response submitted is correct then it will be reflected on the GATE final answer key. 

Candidates who want to raise objection against the GATE answer key must submit a fee of INR 500 per question. The payment mode is online through netbanking/credit card/debit card/UPI. 

The Indian Institute of Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) released the GATE 2025 provisional answer key along with GATE master question paper and response sheet on Feb 27, 2025. Candidates can access the answer key and question paper using their enrollment ID and password through the GOAPS portal. The last date to raise objection was March 1, 2025.