GATE Answer Key: The GATE 2025 exam is being organised by IIT Roorkee and will be held in 2 shifts - Forenoon & Afternoon. The first session of the exam was held on February 1st and 2nd, while the second session is scheduled for February 15th and 16th. Once the GATE exam is concluded on 16th, the GATE 2025 official answer key will be released on the official GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS).
Before the GATE final and official answer key is released, the authorities release a provisional GATE key and the candidates will be able to challenge the same. Once the challenges have been submitted by the candidates, it will be reviewed by the examination authority, and after that the final answer key will be released. Once the final key is released no objections shall be entertained.
The GATE Result 2025 will be released after the final key. Students can utilise the answer key to analyse and predict their estimated GATE score for 2025. Candidates on this page can read all about the GATE 2025 answer key, how to challenge the answer key, how to use the answer key, and other important aspects related to the GATE answer key.
GATE 2025 Answer Key
Once the GATE exam 2025 concludes on the 16th of February, the provisional answer key will be made public first and an objection window will be opened. Candidates can challenge the window and once these challenges are reviewed, the final key will be released. Once it is released, candidates will be able to view the same on this page. Students can expect this final answer key to be released in the last week of February.
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GATE Answer Key 2024
Candidates can view the 2024 GATE papers and the master (final) answer key in the table below. The GATE 2024 exam was held by IISc Bengaluru.
GATE Paper | GATE Question Paper PDF | GATE Answer Key | GATE Paper | GATE Question Paper PDF | GATE Answer Key |
Aerospace Engineering (AE) | Instrumentation Engineering (IN) | ||||
Agricultural Engineering (AG) | Mathematics (MA) | ||||
Architecture and Planning (AR) | Mechanical Engineering (ME) | ||||
Biomedical Engineering (BM) | Mining Engineering (MN) | ||||
Biotechnology (BT) | Metallurgical Engineering (MT) | ||||
Civil Engineering (CE-1) | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM) | ||||
Civil Engineering (CE-2) | Petroleum Engineering (PE) | ||||
Chemical Engineering (CH) | Physics (PH) | ||||
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS-1) | Production and Industrial Engineering (PI) | ||||
Computer Science and Information Technology (CS-2) | Statistics (ST) | ||||
Chemistry (CY) | Textile Engineering and Fibre Science (TF) | ||||
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA) | Engineering Sciences (XE) | ||||
Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) | Humanities & Social Sciences – Economics (XH-C1) | ||||
Electrical Engineering (EE) | Humanities & Social Sciences – English (XH-C2) | ||||
Environmental Science & Engineering (ES) | Humanities & Social Sciences – Linguistics (XH-C3) | ||||
Ecology and Evolution (EY) | Humanities & Social Sciences – Philosophy (XH-C4) | ||||
Geomatics Engineering (GE) | Humanities & Social Sciences – Psychology (XH-C5) | ||||
Geology and Geophysics – Geology (GG-1) | Humanities & Social Sciences – Sociology (XH-C6) | ||||
Geology and Geophysics – Geophysics (GG-2) | Life Sciences (XL) |
How to Download the GATE Answer Key?
The downloading process for the GATE answer key is extremely simple. Candidates simply need to follow the below step-by-step procedure to check and view the GATE answer key 2025.
- Visit the official website of GOAPS 2025 - gate2025.iitr.ac.in
- Login using registered credentials
- Check and download the GATE answer key
- Also take a printout for future reference
Also Check here the GATE 2024 question papers
Challenging the GATE Answer Key (Step-by-Step Guide)
Initially, the GATE authorities release a provisional answer key and provide the students with an option to challenge the answer key. A common question here is ' “how to challenge the GATE Answer Key”. To know this process, follow the procedure below.
- Visit the official website of GOAPS
- Login using registered credentials
- Click on the GATE 2025 answer key
- Select the paper you appeared for
- Click on “Raise Objection”
- Check the question number from the official answer key and enter the question ID
- Pay the objection fee through the available payment modes
Read more about the GATE Answer Key here
How to use the GATE Answer Key to Calculate Scores?
Given below is a step-by-step guide on how to calculate the GATE scores using the answer key. This will give the candidates an idea how much score they can expect in the exam and using this analysis candidates can get a fair idea on the colleges that they can expect to get admitted to.
- Determine the total number of correct responses and allot points or scores to determine the final score.
- Candidates must calculate the marks deducted for incorrect answers. (Negative marking is only applicable for MCQs and MSQs). There is no negative marking for Numerical-Based Questions.
The mathematical formula to calculate the GATE 2025 scores is as follows -
Total Marks = Total marks secured for the correct response - Negative marks for the wrong response
GATE Score Calculator - Know the details on how to calculate your GATE Score
GATE Previous Year Answer Keys
In this section we bring to you the GATE previous year answer keys and question papers to help you enhance your GATE preparation. Dive below to check the GATE previous year answer keys.
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GATE 2023 Answer Key
Scroll down for the GATE 2023 Answer Key for CS, ME, EE and EC by Made Easy. The 2023 GATE exam was held by IIT Kanpur. GATE 2023 Question Papers available here. Download for free on this link.
GATE 2023 Paper | Answer Key Link |
Computer Science and Engineering (CS & IT) | |
Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC) | |
Mechanical Engineering (ME) | |
Electrical Engineering (EE) |
GATE 2022 Answer Key
Check below the final answer key using the link available in the table given below. The 2022 GATE exam was organised by IIT Kharagpur.
Paper Name | Answer Key |
AE: Aerospace Engineering | |
AG: Agricultural Engineering | |
AR: Architecture and Planning | |
BM: Biomedical Engineering | |
BT: Biotechnology | |
CE: Civil Engineering | |
CH: Chemical Engineering | |
CS: Computer Science and Information Technology | |
CY: Chemistry | |
EC: Electronics and Communication Engineering | |
EE: Electrical Engineering | |
ES: Environmental Science and Engineering | |
EY: Ecology and Evolution | |
GG: Geology | |
GG: Geophysics | |
IN: Instrumentation Engineering | |
MA: Mathematics | |
ME: Mechanical Engineering | |
MN: Mining Engineering | |
MT: Metallurgical Engineering | |
PE: Petroleum Engineering | |
PH: Physics | |
PI: Production and Industrial Engineering | |
ST: Statistics | |
TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | |
XH-C1: Humanities & Social Sciences - Economics | |
XH-C2: Humanities & Social Sciences - English | |
XH-C3: Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics | |
XH-C4: Humanities & Social Sciences - Philosophy | |
XH-C5: Humanities & Social Sciences - Psychology | |
XH-C6: Humanities & Social Sciences - Sociology | |
XL: Life Science |
