GATE Answer Key 2026 Release Date Prediction
The GATE Answer Key 2026 is predicted for February 22 or 25, 2026, expected 7-10 days after the exam. It will contain correct answers, but students can raise objections if any answer is incorrect. Details for challenging the provisional key will be announced later.
GATE Answer Key 2026 Release Date Prediction:The GATE answer key is released tentatively after 7 to 10 days from the last date of the exam. This means that the GATE answer key 2026 will likely be issued tentatively byFebruary 22 or by 25, 2026.Candidates will get access to the GATE answer key PDF only on the GOAPS portal of IIT Guwahati-gate2026.iitg.ac.in. The GATE answer key contains all the correct answers to the questions. However, if the candidates think any answer is incorrect, then they will have the full provision of raising an objection against the GATE provisional key. For the same, the details of challenging the answer key will be announced after releasing the GATE answer key.
GATE Answer Key Release Date: Previous Years’ Trends
The below highlighted table shows the previous years’ trends of releasing the past years’ GATE answer key:
Year | Last date of the GATE exam | Answer key release date | Release Time | Gap |
2025 | February 16 | February 27 | 11:30 AM | 11 days |
2024 | February 11 | February 19 | 5:00 PM | 8 days |
2023 | February 12 | February 21 | 12 PM | 9 days |
2022 | February 13 | February 21 | 4.30 PM | 8 days |
2021 | February 14 | February 26 | 1 PM | 12 days |
GATE Answer Key 2026 Expected Release Date
Candidates can check out the expected release date of the GATE answer key 2026 here in the following table:
Particulars | Details |
Expected release date 1 | February 22, 2026 |
Expected release date 2 (If not released earlier) | February 25, 2026 |
Expected release time | Tentatively in the morning or in the afternoon |
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Candidates will get tentatively 3 days to challenge the GATE provisional answer key. Soon, the official dates of challenging the key will be announced on the official website.
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