IIT Roorkee has officially declared the GATE 2025 answer key on the GOAPS portal. Aspirants can check the subject wise GATE answer key for CSE, EE, ECE, ME, CE, etc from goaps.iitr.ac.in/login website or the direct link available here. Go through this post to gather the latest updates on GATE provisional answer key.
GATE Exam Answer Key 2025
The Indian Institute of Technology of Roorkee has released the GATE Answer Key 2025 PDF TODAY, February 27. The link to the GATE Answer Key download is now made available on the GOAPS portal and GATE’s official website - gate2025.iitr.ac.in. Candidates who have appeared for the GATE 2025 exam on Feb 1, 2, 15, and 16 can access the answer key through the GOAPS portal. GATE Response Sheet and question paper PDF will also be released along with the answer key. Candidates can raise objections against the answer key up to March 1, 2025.
Here is a screenshot of the answer key release notice:

Candidates need to poy Rs. 500 to raise objections against the provisional GATE answer key. IIT Roorkee will review the objections submitted by candidates. The final GATE 2025 answer key will be released after the necessary modification in the provisional answer key of GATE 2025. The GATE result will be calculated based on the final answer key. Candidates can calculate their expected exam scores by following the GATE Marking scheme. Read more details about the GATE answer key 2025 below.
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GATE Answer Key 2025 Download Link
GATE exam aspirants can check the GATE Answer Key for CSE, EE, ECE, ME, CE, and other GATE exam papers. You must note that the answer key link shall remain active only up to 1st March 2025.
GATE Exam Answer Key 2025 Download Link | Click Here |
GATE 2025 Answer Key OUT: What’s Next After Answer Key?
As the GATE exam answer key 2025 is declared, candidates can check out the official answer key. Here are steps that are required later on.
- IIT Roorkee will review objections.
- GATE Final answer key will be released after resolving all objections.
- GATE results will be announced on March 19, 2025.
- Scorecards will be available for download from March 28 to May 31, 2025 (for free download), and scorecards will be available (till Dec 31, 2025) for download by paying a fee of INR 500 per test paper.
GATE Response Sheet 2025 - Overview
GATE is one of the most competitive exams conducted for engineering candidates. The following table gives information about the GATE answer key 2025.
GATE Answer Key Particulars | Details |
Name of Exam | GATE 2025 |
Full Form of GATE Exam | Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering |
Exam Organizing Body | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) |
Exam Mode | Computer Based Test |
Will IIT Roorkee provide a facility for objection on the GATE 2025 Answer Key? | Yes |
GATE Answer Key 2025 Release Date
The GATE answer key 2025 is now available for download on the IIT Roorkee website The link to check the answer key shall be active from 27th February to 1st March 2025 on the GOAPS portal. The following table has the important dates associated with the GATE provisional answer key.
GATE Exam 2025 Particulars | Details |
GATE 2025 Exam date | February 1, 2, 15 & 16, 2025 |
Candidate's response available in the Application portal | 27th February 2025 |
Answer keys release date | 27th February 2025 |
Submission of challenges by candidates on Answer Keys | 1st March 2025 |
Announcement of Results for GATE 2025 | 19th March 2025 |
Availability of Score Card for download by candidates | March 2025 |
How to Download GATE Response Sheet 2025?
The following are the steps that will help you to download the GATE 2025 response sheet.
- Visit the website of the GATE 2025 exam which is IIT Roorkee.
- Click on the ‘GATE answer key’ link that is displayed on the screen.
- The GATE 2025 question paper along with the subject code will be displayed on your screen.
- Download the GATE 2025 answer key PDF that shall be displayed against the question paper.
- Save it on your device which will help you to calculate your marks scored in GATE 2025 exam.
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How to Calculate Score Using GATE Answer Key 2025?
GATE answer key 2025 is highly useful as it helps you to calculate your marks. By knowing your marks, you can plan your next strategy. Here is how you can calculate your marks using GATE answer key 2025:
- Calculate the total number of correct answers and allocate marks accordingly and then calculate the overall marks.
- Tally the total negative marks for wrong attempts. (Only Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) will have negative markings. There will be no negative marking for NAT questions).
So the calculation to know GATE marks using the answer key is:
- MCQ Marks: Total marks (1 mark) + Total marks (2 marks).
- Total marks (1 mark) = 1 x no. of correct attempts – 1/3 x no. of wrong attempts.
- Total marks (2 marks) = 2 x the number of correct attempts – 2/3 x the number of wrong attempts.
- NAT Marks: Total marks (1 mark) + Total marks (2 marks).
Formula to calculate GATE Marks Total marks = Total marks secured for correct response – Negative marks for wrong response |
Why is GATE Answer Key 2025 Important?
GATE answer key 2025 is highly important for all the candidates who have appeared for the GATE 2025 exam. In addition to this, it is also useful for the GATE aspiring candidates who will be appearing fothe r GATE 2025 exam. Given below is the importance of GATE answer key 2025:
>> GATE's official answer key helps to enable transparency in the exam system.
>> It further helps to reduce unwanted penalties as there is scope to challenge the answer key.
>> If the objection raised by the candidates is found to be correct, then the authorities release a final answer key with the correct answer key, thereby, reducing the chances of penalty.
GATE Cut Off 2025
GATE cut-off 2025 will be updated here once IIT Roorkee has released it officially. The cut off is the minimum marks that must be obtained by the candidates to be eligible to qualify the GATE exam and get the scorecard. The GATE cut off marks vary for each paperrs of GATE exam and is based on several factors that influence it. GATE cut-off 2025 will be decided on factors such as the total number of candidates who have appeared for the exam the, difficulty level of the paper, previous year trend and more.
GATE 2022 Qualifying Cutoff
GATE 2022 cut off for each paper for each category of the candidate is given below in the table. This will give you an idea of the GATE marks that will be required to score ithe n GATE 2025 exam. You must note that the GATE cut off markareis the qualifying marks and it does not guarantee you a job or admission as it is solely based on the merit list.
GATE Paper 2022 | GATE Qualifying Marks |
General | OBC-NCL/ EWS | SC/ST/PwD |
CS | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
ECE | 25 | 22.5 | 16.5 |
Biotechnology | 35.5 | 31.9 | 23.6 |
Chemical Engineering | 25.3 | 22.7 | 16.8 |
Statistics | 25 | 22.5 | 16.6 |
Metallurgical engineering | 46.2 | 41.5 | 30.8 |
Mathematics | 27.3 | 24.5 | 18.2 |
Electrical engineering | 30.7 | 27.6 | 20.4 |
Textile engineering and fibre science | 36.8 | 34.9 | 25.6 |
Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 28.1 | 25.2 | 18.7 |
Physics | 26.5 | 23.8 | – |
Life Science (Botany/ Zoology) | 33.9 | 30.5 | 22.5 |
Ecology and life sciences | 33.4 | 30 | 22.2 |
Agriculture Engineering | 26.3 | 23.6 | 17.5 |
Chemistry | 27.5 | 24.7 | 18.3 |
Mining Engineering | 25.5 | 22.9 | 17 |
Engineering Sciences (Fluid Mechanics/ Thermodynamics) | 40.3 | 36.2 | 26.8 |
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