GATE Answer Key 2018 – IIT Guwahati has released the final GATE 2018 answer keys. It has earlier released the provisional GATE 2018 answer key and question papers for all 23 disciplines on February 19. Candidates were allowed to challenge the GATE answer key 2018 from February 21 to 23 (upto 6 pm). Various coaching centres like Made Easy, GATEForum, Engineers Academy etc. had also released the GATE answer key 2018. The GATE 2018 answer key contains correct answers to questions asked in the entrance test. GATE answer key 2018 will help candidates verify their answers with the official ones and calculate their scores in the exam to estimate their probable ranks. Candidates can also check and download their response sheets by logging in through GOAPS from February 14. GATE aspirants can download the GATE 2018 answer key for each paper session wise on this page.
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Important Dates for GATE Answer Key 2018
Events | Dates |
GATE 2018 exam | February 3, 4, 10 and 11, 2018 |
GATE Unofficial Answer Key (Released by Experts) | February 3, 2018 |
Response Sheet of GATE 2018 | February 14, 2018 |
Availability of GATE Question Paper | February 19, 2018 |
Availability of Official GATE 2018 Answer Key | February 19, 2018 |
Dates to Challenge the Official Answer Key of GATE 2018 | February 21 to 23 (Upto 6 pm) |
Availability of Final Answer Key of GATE 2018 | March 13, 2018 |
Result of GATE 2018 | March 16, 2018 |
To Check GATE 2018 Response Sheet - Click here
GATE 2018 Answer Key and Question Paper (Official)
S.No | GATE Paper | GATE Question Paper | GATE Final Answer Key |
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2 | |||
3 | |||
4 | |||
5 | Click here (Session 1) | Click here (Session 1) | |
Click here (Session 2) | Click here (Session 2) | ||
6 | |||
7 | Click here (Session 1) | Click here (Session 1) | |
Click here (Session 2) | Click here (Session 2) | ||
8 | Chemistry | ||
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10 | |||
11 | Ecology and Evolution | ||
12 | Geology and Geophysics | ||
13 | |||
14 | Mathematics | ||
15 | Click here (Session 1) | Click here (Session 1) | |
Click here (Session 2) | Click here (Session 2) | ||
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17 | |||
18 | |||
19 | Physics | ||
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21 | |||
22
| XE- Engineering Sciences
| Click here (Engineering Mathematics + GA) |
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Click here (Fluid Mechanics) | |||
Click here (Material Science) | |||
Click here (Solid Mechanics) | |||
Click here (Thermodynamics) | |||
Click here (Poltymer Science & Engg) | |||
Click here (Food Technology) | |||
Click here (Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences) | |||
23
| XL- Engineering Life Sciences
| Click here (Chemistry) | |
Click here (BioChemistry) | |||
Click here (Botany) | |||
Click here (Micro Biology) | |||
Click here (Zoology) | |||
Click here (Food Technology) |
GATE 2018 Answer Key and Question paper (Released by Coaching Experts)
GATE paper | GATE Forum | Engineers Academy | Made Easy |
ME (Forenoon Session) | |||
ME (Afternoon Session) |
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CS (Forenoon session) | Click here for Key 1 and Click here for Key 2 | ||
IN (Afternoon session) | |||
ECE (Forenoon Session) | |||
EE (Afternoon session) | |||
CE (Forenoon Session) | |||
CE (Afternoon Session) |
How to check the GATE 2018 Response Sheet?
Candidates are required to log in through GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) by entering their enrolment ID (sent during registration) and password.
Click on the "View Response" button.
The PDFs with their details and response to each question asked in the GATE 2018 paper will appear on the screen.
Click on the link given on this page.
Check the discipline and download the relevant answer key.
Download the answer key and save the file.
How to check the GATE Answer Key 2018?
How to challenge the GATE 2018 Answer Key?
Log into GOAPs.
Read the guidelines given carefully.
Agree to the declaration stating that guidelines for the contest of the GATE Answer Key have been understood.
Click on the “Contest Answer Key" button to be able to pay and mail their objections.
Pay Rs 500 online for every question to be challenged through the online portal provided.
NRI aspirants of GATE will have to pay US $ 10.
Use the correct question number given in the question paper to challenge.
Attach the justification for challenging the answer key.
How to calculate GATE score using the answer key?
Count the marks gained in the correct answers and deduct the marks lost in incorrect answers due to negative marking.
The numerical questions will not have negative marking.
GATE score = Marks obtained for MCQs + Marks obtained for NAT questions
MCQ Marks: Total marks (1 marks) + Total marks (2 marks)
Total marks (1 marks) = 1 x number of correct answers – 1/3 x number of wrong answers
Total marks (2 marks) = 2 x number of correct answers – 2/3 x number of wrong answers
NAT Marks: Total marks (1 marks) + Total marks (2 marks)
Advantages of the GATE Answer Key 2018
GATE 2018 answer key list out the correct answers to the questions asked in the question paper.
Use the same to check and compare the answers.
Calculate the probable marks after comparison with the official answer key of GATE 2017 and estimate GATE ranks.
The aspirants of GATE 2018 can download the previous years' question paper with their answer key for different papers of GATE from the table given below.
GATE Answer Key and Question Paper (Official)
S.No | GATE Paper | GATE Question Paper | GATE Final Answer Key | GATE Provisional Answer Key |
1 | ||||
2 | ||||
3 | ||||
4 | ||||
5 | Click here (Session 1) | Click here (Session 1) | Click here (Session 1) | |
Click here (Session 2) | Click here (Session 2) | Click here (Session 2) | ||
6 | ||||
7 | Click here (Session 1) | Click here (Session 1) | Click here (Session 1) | |
Click here (Session 2) | Click here (Session 2) | Click here (Session 2) | ||
8 | Chemistry | |||
9 | Click here (Session 1) | Click here (Session 1) | Click here (Session 1) | |
Click here (Session 2) | Click here (Session 2) | Click here (Session 2) | ||
10 | Click here (Session 1) | Click here (Session 1) | Click here (Session 1) | |
Click here (Session 2) | Click here (Session 2) | Click here (Session 2) | ||
11 | Ecology and Evolution | |||
12 | Geology and Geophysics | |||
13 | ||||
14 | Mathematics | |||
15 | Click here (Session 1) | Click here (Session 1) | Click here (Session 1) | |
Click here (Session 2) | Click here (Session 2) | Click here (Session 2) | ||
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17 | ||||
18 | ||||
19 | Physics | |||
20 | ||||
21 | ||||
22 | XE- Engineering Sciences | |||
23 | XL- Engineering Life Sciences |
GATE Result 2018
The result of GATE 2018 will be announced in online mode for all the qualified candidates on March 17, 2018. Candidates can use their GATE registration number to check their GATE result 2018.
GATE Cutoff 2018
Candidates can check the cutoff of GATE 2018 along with the result of the entrance exam. The cutoff of GATE 2018 will be the minimum marks required to qualify the entrance exam. Candidates can the previous year's cutoff from the table below.
GATE 2017 Cutoff and Qualifying Marks
Branch | General | OBC | SC/ ST/ PH |
CS | 25 | 22.50 | 16.60 |
CH | 44.30 | 39.80 | 29.50 |
EE | 25.20 | 25.20 | 16.70 |
CE | 28.70 | 25.8 | 19.10 |
IN | 34.60 | 31.10 | 23.00 |
BT | 38.90 | 35.00 | 25.90 |
EC | 25.00 | 22.50 | 16.60 |
ME | 32.87 | 29 | 21 |
