GATE Answer Key 2026 for CE (Civil Engineering) - IIT Guwahati will publish the final GATE 2026 Civil Engineering answer key tentatively in April 2026. Candidates can access the GATE CE answer key 2026 on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates must refer to the final GATE answer key to know what questions have been dropped based on the challenges received. The authority will conduct the GATE 2026 exam for Civil Engineering on February 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2025. Along with the answer key, the authority will release the GATE response sheet. In case of any discrepancies, candidates can also challenge the answer key.
The GATE 2026 admit card will be released soon on the official website. Candidates will be able to download it using their registration credentials once the portal is active. It is mandatory to carry the printed admit card along with a valid photo ID to the exam centre.
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The authority will announce the GATE CE answer key 2026 release date on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates can check the important dates for GATE answer key for civil engineering from the table below.
Event | Dates |
GATE exam date 2026 | February 7, 8, 14 & 15, 2026 |
GATE CE exam date | Any one of dates from (February 7, 8, 14 & 15, 2026.) Tentative |
Availability of GATE 2026 response sheet | February 2026 Tentative |
Release of provisional GATE CE answer key | February 2026 Tentative |
Challenging answer key of GATE CE 2026 | February 2026 Tentative |
GATE 2026 CE answer key (Final) | April 2026 Tentative |
IIT Guwahati will release the final GATE CE answer key 2026 tentatively in April 2026. The GATE 2026 CE answer key pdf will be available in online mode. Candidates must access the GATE CE answer key 2026 to know what questions have been dropped and learn the correct answers to the questions asked in the exam.
The authority will release the GATE 2026 answer key with a solution for Civil Engineering online. Candidates appearing for the GATE 2026 exam can download the answer key in a few simple steps. Below is the step to download the GATE answer key 2026.
Visit the GATE 2026 official website
Log in to the GOAPS portal
Click on the ‘GATE answer key’ link.
GATE question papers and answer keys will be displayed on the screen.
Download the GATE answer key for CE
Candidates can challenge the GATE answer key in case of any error. To challenge the answer key candidates have to upload the error and supporting documents. This is a chargeable process. Candidates must submit their challenge and the fee within the specific time.
Candidates can object to the provisional answer key of GATE Civil Engineering. The final answer key of GATE will be released after considering the objections. Refer to the given steps to challenge the answer key of GATE for CE-
Visit the GATE 2026 official website
Access the GOAP login portal using the enrolment ID and password.
Click on “Contest Answer Key".
A payment gateway appeared on the screen.
Candidates had to make a payment of Rs. 500 per question in online mode. For NRI candidates, the fee was US $ 10.
Next, candidates had to enter the question number that they wanted to challenge. Candidates had to enter the correct question number.
Candidates had to ensure to attach the necessary supporting documents in the prescribed format before submission.
Calculating the GATE score using the answer key is quite simple. To calculate the marks candidates must be aware of the GATE exam pattern for CE. The official marking scheme of GATE- All the questions are of either 1 or 2 marks. There is a negative marking for multiple-choice questions and no negative marking for NAT questions. For a 1 marker MCQ, there is a negative marking of ⅓ marks and for a 2 marker MCQ, the negative marking is ⅔ marks.
Candidates have to follow the given formula to calculate their GATE scores-
Total marks of the candidate = Total marks secured for correct response – Negative marks for wrong response
Here, we have compiled the previous year GATE Civil Engineering answer key 2022. Candidates can refer to the following table to check the previous year answer keys along with the question papers.
Year | Question Paper with answer key |
2025 | |
2024 | GATE 2024 Civil Engineering question paper with answer key pdf |
2023 | |
2022 | |
2021 | GATE 2021 Civil Engineering question papers with answer key pdf |
2020 | |
2019 | |
2018 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
IIT Guwahati has released the GATE 2026 CE answer key.
IIT Guwahati has released the GATE CE answer key 2026 in online mode on the official website.
The GATE 2026 answer key for CE contains correct answers to the questions framed in the exam.
Candidates can challenge the provisional GATE CE answer keys 2026 by paying a fee of Rs 500/- for each question.
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The link to the question paper is attached here. You can access the question papers along with the answer key on the careers360 website. Careers360 also provides students with preparation tips that will help them in preparing and the mock test and analyse their in-depth performance.
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/last-15-years-gate-papers-solutions
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Here is a link for the sample papers for GATE Exam with DA subjects. Tap on the link given below to open it:
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