IIT Guwahati will release the GATE 2026 answer key and final papers on the official GATE website – gate2026.iitg.ac.in after the exam is over. The GATE result 2026 will be announced on 19 March 2026. Students should note that before the GATE final answer key is released, IIT Guwahati will release the GATE provisional answer key.
The students can challenge the GATE provisional answer key by paying a nominal fee of INR 500 for each objection raised. Once the candidates submit the objections, the authorities review, and if the answer is correct, then the response will be included in theGATE 2026 final answer key on the GOAPS portal.
GATE 2025 Answer Key
IIT Roorkee conducted theGATE 2025 exam on February 1, 2, 15, and 16 in two sessions. Candidates can download theGATE 2025 question paper answer key PDFbelow -
GATE Subject | GATE 2025 Question Paper Link | GATE 2025 answer key |
Aerospace Engineering | ||
Agriculture Engineering (AG) | ||
Architecture and Planning (AR) | ||
Biomedical Engineering (BM) | ||
Biotechnology (BT) | ||
Civil Engineering (CE-1) (Forenoon) | ||
Civil Engineering (CE-2) (Afternoon) | ||
Chemical Engineering (CH) | ||
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS-1) (Forenoon) | Computer Science and Information Technology (CS-1) (Forenoon) | |
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS-2) (Afternoon) | Computer Science and Information Technology (CS-2) (Afternoon) | |
Chemistry (CY) | ||
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA) | ||
Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) | ||
Electrical Engineering (EE) | ||
Environmental Science & Engineering (ES) | ||
Ecology and Evolution (EY) | ||
Geomatics Engineering (GE) | ||
Geology and Geophysics - Geology (GG-1) | ||
Geology and Geophysics - Geophysics (GG-2) | ||
Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | ||
Mathematics (MA) | ||
Mechanical Engineering (ME) | ||
Mining Engineering (MN) | ||
Metallurgical Engineering (MT) | ||
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM) | ||
Petroleum Engineering (PE) | ||
Physics (PH) | ||
Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) | ||
Statistics (ST) | ||
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) | ||
Engineering Sciences (XE) | ||
Humanities & Social Sciences - Economics (XH-C1) | ||
Humanities & Social Sciences - English (XH-C2) | ||
Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics (XH-C3) | ||
Humanities & Social Sciences - Philosophy (XH-C4) | ||
Humanities & Social Sciences - Psychology (XH-C5) | ||
Humanities & Social Sciences - Sociology (XH-C6) | ||
Life Sciences (XL) |
Candidates must note that the final answer key cannot be modified or rechecked, which means that they cannot raise objections. Hence, based on the GATE 2026 final answer key, theGATE 2026 resultsand rank will be announced.The answer key will be available along with theGATE 2026 question paper and response sheet PDF.
Candidates on this page can download the GATE 2025 answer key PDFs along with GATE previous year answer key.
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GATE Answer Key 2024
Candidates can view the 2024 GATE papers and the master (final) answer key in the table below. The GATE 2024 exam was held by IISc Bengaluru.
GATE Paper | GATE Question Paper PDF | GATE Answer Key | GATE Paper | GATE Question Paper PDF | GATE Answer Key |
Aerospace Engineering (AE) | Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | ||||
Agricultural Engineering (AG) | Mathematics (MA) | ||||
Architecture and Planning (AR) | Mechanical Engineering (ME) | ||||
Biomedical Engineering (BM) | Mining Engineering (MN) | ||||
Biotechnology (BT) | Metallurgical Engineering (MT) | ||||
Civil Engineering (CE-1) | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM) | ||||
Civil Engineering (CE-2) | Petroleum Engineering (PE) | ||||
Chemical Engineering (CH) | Physics (PH) | ||||
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS-1) | Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) | ||||
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS-2) | Statistics (ST) | ||||
Chemistry (CY) | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) | ||||
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA) | Engineering Sciences (XE) | ||||
Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) | Humanities & Social Sciences – Economics (XH-C1) | ||||
Electrical Engineering (EE) | Humanities & Social Sciences – English (XH-C2) | ||||
Environmental Science & Engineering (ES) | Humanities & Social Sciences – Linguistics (XH-C3) | ||||
Ecology and Evolution (EY) | Humanities & Social Sciences – Philosophy (XH-C4) | ||||
Geomatics Engineering (GE) | Humanities & Social Sciences – Psychology (XH-C5) | ||||
Geology and Geophysics – Geology (GG-1) | Humanities & Social Sciences – Sociology (XH-C6) | ||||
Geology and Geophysics – Geophysics (GG-2) | Life Sciences (XL) |
How to Download the GATE Answer Key?
The downloading process for the GATE answer key is extremely simple. Candidates simply need to follow the below step-by-step procedure to check and view the GATE answer key 2026.
- Visit the official website of GOAPS 2026 - gate2026.iitr.ac.in
- Login using registered credentials
- Check and download the GATE answer key
- Also take a printout for future reference
Also Check here the GATE 2024 question papers
How to Challenge the GATE Answer Key (Step-by-Step Guide)?
Initially, the GATE authorities release a provisional answer key and provide the students with an option to challenge the answer key. A common question here is ' “how to challenge the GATE Answer Key”. To know this process, follow the procedure below.
- Visit the official website of GOAPS
- Login using registered credentials
- Click on the GATE 2025 answer key
- Select the paper you appeared for
- Click on “Raise Objection”
- Check the question number from the official answer key and enter the question ID
- Pay the objection fee through the available payment modes
Read more about the GATE Answer Key here
How to use the GATE Answer Key to Calculate Scores?
Given below is a step-by-step guide on how to calculate the GATE scores using the answer key. This will give the candidates an idea how much score they can expect in the exam and using this analysis candidates can get a fair idea on the colleges that they can expect to get admitted to.
- Determine the total number of correct responses and allot points or scores to determine the final score.
- Candidates must calculate the marks deducted for incorrect answers. (Negative marking is only applicable for MCQs and MSQs). There is no negative marking for Numerical-Based Questions.
- The mathematical formula to calculate the GATE 2025 scores is as follows -
- Total Marks = Total marks secured for the correct response - Negative marks for the wrong response
→ GATE Score Calculator - Know the details on how to calculate your GATE Score
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GATE 2023 Answer Key
Scroll down for the GATE 2023 Answer Key for CS, ME, EE and EC by Made Easy. The 2023 GATE exam was held by IIT Kanpur. GATE 2023 Question Papers available here. Download for free on this link.
GATE 2023 Paper | Answer Key Link |
Computer Science and Engineering (CS & IT) | |
Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) | |
Mechanical Engineering (ME) | |
Electrical Engineering (EE) |
GATE 2022 Answer Key
Check below the final answer key using the link available in the table given below. The 2022 GATE exam was organised by IIT Kharagpur.
Paper Name | Answer Key |
AE: Aerospace Engineering | |
AG: Agricultural Engineering | |
AR: Architecture and Planning | |
BM: Biomedical Engineering | |
BT: Biotechnology | |
CE: Civil Engineering | |
CH: Chemical Engineering | |
CS: Computer Science and Information Technology | |
CY: Chemistry | |
EC: Electronics and Communication Engineering | |
EE: Electrical Engineering | |
ES: Environmental Science and Engineering | |
EY: Ecology and Evolution | |
GG: Geology | |
GG: Geophysics | |
IN: Instrumentation Engineering | |
MA: Mathematics | |
ME: Mechanical Engineering | |
MN: Mining Engineering | |
MT: Metallurgical Engineering | |
PE: Petroleum Engineering | |
PH: Physics | |
PI: Production and Industrial Engineering | |
ST: Statistics | |
TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | |
XH-C1: Humanities & Social Sciences - Economics | |
XH-C2: Humanities & Social Sciences - English | |
XH-C3: Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics | |
XH-C4: Humanities & Social Sciences - Philosophy | |
XH-C5: Humanities & Social Sciences - Psychology | |
XH-C6: Humanities & Social Sciences - Sociology | |
XL: Life Science |
