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GATE Engineering Sciences Aactivatednswer Key 2026: IIT Guwahati has released the GATE 2026 final Engineering Sciences answer key on March 19, 2026. The authority has the GATE Engineering Sciences answer key link on the offiical website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. Candidates are now able to cross-check their answers and predict their score for the exam. Applicants need to login their enrollment number and password to check their final answer key. These answer keys will help candidates evaluate their performance in the GATE 2026 exam before the official results are announced. The authority will declare the GATE 2026 result on March 19. The authority conducted the GATE 2026 exam on February 7, 2026. Read more about the GATE Engineering Sciences Answer Key 2026.
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The authority declared the GATE XE answer key 2026 online. Candidates can check the GATE answer key release date in the table below.
| Events | GATE 2026 Answer Key Date |
|---|---|
GATE 2026 provisional XE Answer key | February 22, 2026 |
GATE 2026 response sheet for XE | February 22, 2026 |
GATE 2026 XE exam date | February 7, 2026 |
The GATE Engineering Sciences official Answer Key 2026 has been made public by IIT Guwahati on February 22, 2026. Candidates must follow the steps below to download the answer key:
Visit the official website of the GATE 2026 answer key, gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
On the homepage, click on the GATE 2026 XE Answer Key link
Enter your login credentials, such as Enrollment ID and password.
The answer key will be displayed on the screen.
Download the answer key pdf and save for further reference.
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After the answer key is released, candidates who find incorrect answers or questions can challenge the GATE 2026 by following the step below.
Open on the GATE 2026 official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
Click on the link name “Challenge Answer Key”
You will be redirected to the payment gateway
Make an online 500 payment per question through online mode. NRI students are required to pay $10.
After successful payment, enter the question number you wish to challenge.
The GATE 2026 marking scheme reveals how one earns and loses marks in various types of questions in the examination. Knowing the marking scheme will assist the candidates in strategizing their exams and prevent needless negative marking.
| Question Type | Marks | Negative Marking |
|---|---|---|
Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) | 1 marks | For a 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. |
Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) | 2 marks | For a 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. |
Multiple Select Question (MSQ) | 1 or 2 marks | There is no negative marking for wrong answer(s) to MSQ or NAT questions. |
Number Answer Type (NAT) |
The authority will release the GATE 2026 XE cutoff marks on the official website. Candidates can check the previous year’s cutoff for GATE XE in the table below.
| Paper Code | Test Paper | Cut-off(GEN) | Cut-off(OBC-NCL/EWS) | Cut-off(SC/ST/PwD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
XE | Engineering Science | 35.4 | 31.8 | 23.5 |
GATE 2024 XE Cut off marks
| Paper Code | Test Paper | Cut-off(GEN) | Cut-off(OBC-NCL/EWS) | Cut-off(SC/ST/PwD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
XE | Engineering Science | 35.4 | 31.8 | 23.5 |
The institutes will release the GATE EE 2026 exam analysis online. Candidates will be able to check the exam analysis for GATE 2026 XE in the table below.
| GATE Selections | Marks Distribution | Difficult level |
|---|---|---|
General Aptitude | 15 marks | To be notified |
Engineering Science | 13 marks | To be notified |
XE | 75-85 marks | To be notified |
Any score above 100 is the real mark of a candidate. The GATE score is a normalized score of 1000 and it is calculated in order to balance the variation in difficulty of different papers. The GATE rank, or All India Rank (AIR) is conditional upon a relative performance of a candidate compared with others. Generally, when the marks are high, the rank is high.
| GATE Marks (Out of 100) | GATE Rank |
|---|---|
85 – 90 | 1 – 10 |
82 – 87 | 10 – 50 |
80 – 85 | 50 – 100 |
78 – 83 | 100 – 200 |
76 – 81 | 200 – 500 |
74 – 79 | 500 – 1000 |
72 – 77 | 1000 – 2000 |
70 – 75 | 2000 – 5000 |
60 – 65 | 5000 – 10000 |
The IITs, NITs and other centrally funded institutions admissions are done via the COAP (Common Offer Acceptance Portal). Nevertheless, the candidates have to make applications separately to each institute with a GATE 2026 score that is valid. In case of the IITs which are ranked highly, especially in a high-demand course like Computer Science (CS) and Electrical Engineering (EE), a GATE score of over 700 is normally necessary.
A number of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) such as IOCL, NTPC and ONGC initially shortlist using GATE scores. To be called to the interview, the candidates usually require a very high score, usually 750 or more or approximately 85 or more raw marks. Shortlisting is normally followed by a personal interview.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The GATE Engineering Sciences official answer key 2026 has been released by IIT Guwahati on February 22, 2026 on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
Yes, within the given dates the candidates are allowed to object to any of the answer keys with payment of a fee of Rs. 500 per question.
Candidates can check the GATE 2026 XE question and answer key pdf link from the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
Candidates can check the GATE 2026 answer key on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
To challenge the GATE 2026 answer key, candidates must:
To calculate your marks using the answer key to the GATE 2026 questionnaire, you may add up the marks of the correct questions and the negative of the incorrect MCQ questions and sum them up, i.e. 1-mark questions and 2-mark questions and the NATs are not counted as negative marks.
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Hello, yes, you can apply for some PSU jobs through your GATE EEE score even if you are studying ECE, but it depends on the eligibility criteria of each PSU recruitment. Some PSUs allow both ECE and EEE candidates for certain posts.
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Hello, admission for MTech or PhD depends on your GATE score, cutoff, college and branch you choose. Cutoff is different for each and changes every year.
For more details, please check this link: GATE Cutoff 2026
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