GATE Answer Key 2026 Release Date Prediction

Angana Nath

Updated On: February 14, 2026 02:30 PM

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 PredictionGATE Answer Key 2026 Release Date Prediction

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 by February 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

Negative marking

  • MCQ (1 mark): 1/3 mark for every incorrect answer
  • MCQ (2 marks): 2/3 marks for every incorrect answer
  • MSQ: No negative marking
  • NAT: No negative marking

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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