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How to Download GATE Answer Key 2026? - IIT Guwahati has released the GATE final answer key 2026 on March 19, 2026. The authority has activated the GATE 2026 final answer key link on the official website, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. To download the answer key, candidates will need their enrollment ID and password. Candidates can now check estimate all their scores for the exam. The authority has released the GATE provisional answer key on February 22, 2026. The authority had conducted the GATE 2026 answer key challenge window from February 25 to 28, 2026. The GATE results 2026 will be out today, March 19, 2026. Read the article carefully to know more about how to download GATE answer key 2026.
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The GATE answer key 2026 PDF link is available on the GATE official website. Applicants can check and download the GATE 2026 answer key via the portal, gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The steps to download the GATE 2026 answer key PDF are easy and are explained below.
Step 5. Save the GATE answer key PDF for future reference.
Candidates can provided with the facility to raise objections against the provisional GATE 2026 answer key. This was done by providing valid evidence and proof. The conducting body of the GATE exam 2026 considered the raised objections. See the steps below to know how candidates challenged the provisional answer key.
Candidates can calculate GATE 2026 answer key scores with the help of the below-mentioned steps:
First, calculate all the correct answers, allocate them, and then calculate the overall score. Second, tally the negative marks for all incorrect answers (with only MCQs having -ve marking and not the NAT questions). The calculation is as follows:
MCQs: Total marks (1 mark) + Total marks (2 marks)
Total marks (1 mark) = 1 x no. of correct attempts – 1/3 x no. of incorrect attempts
Total marks (2 marks) = 2 x the no. of correct attempts – 2/3 x the no. of incorrect attempts
NAT: Total marks (1 mark) + Total marks (2 marks)
Formula:
Total marks = Total marks secured for correct attempts – Negative marks for wrong attempts
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The authority has activated the GATE answer key challenge window from February 25 to 28, 2026.
The GATE score card will be valid for up to 3 years from the date of announcement of the final result.
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A two year gap after b tech is not automatically affect your career negatively, especially if you have used this time productively to prepare for GATE. Many students take one or two years to prepare for competition examinations, and employers or University generally understand this provided you can
Yes, you can apply for GATE if you satisfy the eligibility criteria prescribed for the examination. GATE is open to eligible Indian and foreign nationals from approved countries. Since you are currently studying in India, your nationality alone does not automatically make you ineligible. It is advisable to check the
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The GATE cutoff varies widely by subject paper and candidate category (General, OBC, SC/ST). For instance, the general category qualifying mark for Computer Science (CSE) was 27.6 in 2025 and 25.0 in 2024, while Mechanical Engineering (ME) was 35.8 in 2025.
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The topic wise mark distribution for GATE 2027 has not been officially released. GATE does not prescript fixed marks for each topic. The weightage varies every year independence on the question paper.
Please mention your GATE paper/branch (such as CSE, ECE, EE, ME, CE, DA, etc.), and we
Hello Dear Student,
Yes, you can appear for the GATE Mechanical Engineering (ME) paper even if you have a B.E./B.Tech in Aeronautical Engineering , provided you meet the GATE eligibility criteria.
However, qualifying GATE ME does not automatically make you eligible for PSU jobs .
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