GATE XL Answer Key 2026- Candidates will be able to check the GATE 2026 answer key for XL in this article. Exam takers will provide the memory-based questions and solutions as soon as the test is over. Expected marks can be calculated using the GATE 2026 answer key. Also, paper analysis will be updated here for the GATE 2026 exam. The authority is set to conduct the GATE exam on February 7 2026, for Life Sciences (XL) paper. Note that IIT Guwahati will release the official GATE 2026 XL answer key a few days later. Until then, check this page for memory-based GATE 2026 life sciences answer keys.
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The following table will be updated with the GATE answer key 2026 release date when announced. Until then, check the tentative dates below.
Event | Date |
GATE 2026 XL exam date | February 7, 2026 |
GATE XL answer key 2026 release date | February 2026 |
GATE answer key objection period | February 2026 |
Final GATE 2026 XL answer key | March 2026 |
This section will be updated with the memory-based GATE XL answer key 2026. Several coaching institutes and coaching centres will release the GATE life sciences answer key 2026 based on students' interviews. The same will be updated here.
IIT Guwahati will upload the answer key for GATE 2026 at gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The authority will release the provisional answer key initially. Candidates will be able to raise objections to the GATE answer key 2026 for XL as well. The final answers will be published right before the results. The GATE XL answer key 2026 pdf free download link will be provided here.
Indian Institute of Guwahati will release the provisional GATE XL 2026 answer key on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. To know how to download the GATE XL answer key 2026, check the steps given below.
Visit the GATE 2026 official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
Click on the link for the GATE 2026 answer key (usually in the notification section).
It will lead to the GOAPS login portal.
Enter enrollment ID or email ID, password.
The candidate portal will show the answer keys
Before calculating the marks using the GATE answer key for XL, candidates should know the marking scheme. Moreover, note that the final result will mention the GATE score out of 1000. It is this score that will be used for admissions and employment. However, candidates can still calculate their raw score to get a general idea of their result. For each 1 marker, ⅓ marks will be deducted for a wrong answer. For each 2 markers, ⅔ marks will be deducted.
Sections/Subjects | Marks Distribution |
General Aptitude | 15 marks-
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Subject- Chemistry (Compulsory) | 25 marks
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Option subject 1 | 30 marks
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Option subject 1 | 30 marks
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