GATE 2025 Answer Key LIVE: GATE response sheet soon at gate2025.iitr.ac.in

Candidates, who wrote the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2025) to get admissions in top IITs, NITs, and IISc, can check the qualifying marks for each subjects from the table given below.

Qualifying marks for engineering, technology, arts, science, and humanities are given below.

Candidates, who appeared for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025, will be able to check the answer key and response sheet through the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee is expected to release the GATE 2025 answer key and response sheet soon on the official portal.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, will announce the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 scorecard soon on its official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. Candidates, will be able to download the scorecard by using the login credentials.

The institute follow normalisation process to calculate the score for the GATE 2025. Candidates can also calculate their estimated scores by following the points below.

• For a one-mark MCQ, a 1/3 mark is deducted for an incorrect answer.
• On the other hand, for a two-mark MCQ, a 2/3 mark is deducted for the wrong answer.
• There is no negative marking for MSQ and NAT-type questions.

The GATE scorecard is valid for three years. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, has not released the GATE 2025 scorecard. It will be released on the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee conducted the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 exam from February 1 to 16 in an online mode. The exam was held in double shifts. Forenoon shift was conducted from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm while the afternoon shift held from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.

There was negative marking in GATE 2025 exam. The rules for negative marking is given as follows:

• Negative marking for a wrong answer chosen in a multiple-choice question (MCQ). For a 1-mark MCQ, one-third mark will be deducted for an incorrect response.
• For a 2-mark MCQ, two-third marks will be deducted for a wrong answer submitted by the candidate.
• There will not be any negative marking for wrong answers to MSQ and NAT questions.
• There is no partial marking for any question.

Organisations such as Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), use the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2025) score for selecting candidates for vacant positions. The GATE 2025 marks will also be used for recruitment of engineers for executive positions in several public sector undertakings .

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has not announced release date for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) answer key 2025. However, it is expected that the engineering institute will publish the answer key soon on its official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The GATE 2025 exam was conducted in February and the duration of the test was three hours. The exam was conducted in dual shifts.

Candidates, who appeared for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 exam, conducted on February 1, 2, 15 and 16, can check the marks distribution for each paper from the table given below.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee conducts the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) exam for admission in engineering, technology, architecture, science, commerce, arts, and humanities. The institute conducted the GATE 2025 on February 1, 2, 15 and 16 in double shifts. The IIT Roorkee will declare the GATE 2025 results on March 19. The agency is expected to release the response sheet and answer key for GATE 2025 soon on its official website.
Candidates can download GATE 2025 answer key at gate2025.iitr.ac.in once released. (Representational image: Freepik)

The registration fee for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 is Rs 900 for both reserved and unreserved category candidates. The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to publish the GATE 2025 answer key along with response sheet soon on its official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in.

GATE 2025 was conducted for the following 30 test papers:

The paper-wise GATE cut-off for OBC category last year were as follows:

Candidates, who appeared for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 from February 1 to 16, will be able to download the GATE 2025 answer key through the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in.

Here are the steps to download GATE 2025 answer key once released

• Visit official website.
• Click on answer key link from home page.
• Type login details.
• Press submit to get answer key

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 response sheet and answer key will be released soon. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee will post the response sheet and answer key on its official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The GATE is conducted every year for admission to postgraduate courses from IITs, NITs, IISc and others. The institute has not announced any release date for the GATE 2025 response sheet and answer key. However, the result for the aptitude test will be declared on March 19.

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 was held in a dual shift from February 1 to 16. Forenoon shift was from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm while afternoon session was from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.

Here's the subject-wise marks distribution in GATE 2025.

Marks distribution in all papers except AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, and XL:

Distribution of marks in the papers AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, and XL:

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee will release the Graduate Aptitude Test in Examination (GATE) 2025 answer key shortly on its official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The response sheet for the aptitude test will also be available soon. The engineering institute will announce the GATE 2025 result on March 19.

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 results will be announced on March 19. Candidates will be able to download the results through the official website using their login credentials. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee conducted the GATE 2025 exam on February 1, 2, 15 and 16 in dual shifts.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee will declare the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) response sheet 2025 shortly on its official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The institute has not announced release date for GATE response sheet 2025. However, the aptitude exam results will be out on March 16.

Last year, Jawaharlal Nehru University announced three new MTech programmes -- MTech in Computer Science and Engineering; MTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering and MTech in Material Science and Technology, to be offered from this academic session. The admissions will be through GATE exam.

JNU to offer 3 new MTech courses. (Image: JNU VC/official X account)

Yes, there will be negative marking in multiple-choice questions in GATE exam 2025. However, no marks will be deducted for answering MSQ and NAT questions wrongly.

Students will be awarded marks in GATE exam 2025 as per the following criteria:

• MCQs - 1 mark for each correct answer. 1/3 mark will be deducted for every wrong response.
• MCQs - 2 marks for each correct answer. 2/3 marks will be deducted for every incorrect response.
• There will be no negative marking for NAT and MSQ questions.

The official website of the GATE 2025 exam is gate2025.iitr.ac.in.

No, GATE does not allow re-evaluation or re-checking of answer sheets. GATE 2025 scores are final once results are announced.

The details mentioned on the GATE 2025 scorecard are -

• Name of the candidate
• Parents/Guardian's name
• Registration number
• Date of Birth
• Examination Paper
• Sections
• GATE Score
• All India Rank in the paper
• Number of Candidates appeared in the paper
• Marks out of 100
• Qualifying marks
• Scorecard validity date
• Photograph and Signature of the candidate
• General information

The steps to download the GATE official question paper is as follows -

• Visit the GATE’s official page - gate2025.iitr.ac.in
• Click on the question paper and answer key link
• Select the subject paper code and download

The GATE 2025 has eight zonal centres namely - IISc Bangalore, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Madras.

• For a one-mark MCQ, a 1/3 mark is deducted for an incorrect answer.
• On the other hand, for a two-mark MCQ, a 2/3 mark is deducted for the wrong answer.
• There is no negative marking for MSQ and NAT-type questions.

The exam authorities will allow aspirants to challenge the GATE 2025 answer key within a given deadline. GATE 2025 answer key science will be available on the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in.

Gate 2025 login credentials to download the answer key, response sheet are registration number and date of birth.

COAP conducts counselling for IIT admission through GATE scores. The full form of COAP is Common Offer Acceptance Portal.

If your GATE score is below 400, you can apply in the following universities -

• State Universities: Jadavpur University, Anna University, Osmania University
• Deemed Universities: VIT Vellore, Amrita University, SRM University
• Central Universities: Tezpur University, Pondicherry University

The GATE scorecard is valid for three years. The GATE 2025 scorecard will be issued on the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in.

The GATE 2025 marking scheme is as follows -

• For multiple-choice questions (MCQs) - 1 mark is awarded for each correct answer, and 1/3rd mark is deducted for incorrect responses.
• For two-mark MCQs - 2 marks are awarded for each correct response, and 2/3rd marks are deducted for incorrect responses.
• There is no negative marking for multiple-select questions (MSQs) and numerical-answer type questions (NAT).

GATE cut-off 2025 will be announced after results. For MTech admissions, the institutes will release their own GATE 2025 cut-offs .

To eliminate the difference in difficulty level of the different shifts, a normalisation method will be used to determine the GATE 2025 scores.

IIT Roorkee will issue the GATE 2025 answer key on the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in soon.

The GATE cut-off for DA last year’s category-wise is given below.

GATE 2025 ME answer key will be made available on the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in. Candidates can use the GATE 2025 ME answer key to calculate their probable scores in the exam.

IIT Roorkee will issue the GATE 2025 CSE answer key 2025 along with response sheet 2025 soon. Candidates will be able to download the GATE 2025 CSE answer key through the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in.

The GATE 2025 entrance exam was held on February 1, 2, 15, and 16 in two shifts for 30 test papers.

GATE result 2025 will be announced on March 16. GATE 2025 results will be prepared on the basis of the final answer key.

Candidates can follow the steps given below to download the GATE 2025 answer key:

• Go to GATE 2025 official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in
• Click on GATE answer key 2025 link on homepage under latest news
• Enter login credentials if required
• The answer key of GATE exam 2025 will appear on your screen.

As per GATE 2025 marking scheme , there will be negative marking in the multiple-choice questions.

Candidates will be able to download the GATE 2025 answer key and response sheet by using their login credentials such as registration number and date of birth.

GATE 2025 answer key and response sheet will be issued on the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in using their login credentials.

The following institutes offer an MTech degree in data science and artificial intelligence:

• IIT Bombay
• IISc Bangalore
• IIT Madras
• IIT Delhi
• NIT Tiruchirappalli
• IIIT Hyderabad
• IIT Hyderabad

The expected GATE 2025 cut-off for electrical engineering (EE), based on past trends and analysis by Careers360, is as follows:

Based on past trends and analysis by Careers360, the expected GATE 2025 cut-off for data science is as follows:

Engineering aspirants can download the GATE 2025 answer key on the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in.

GATE 2025 will have negative markings for incorrect responses in multiple-choice questions (MCQs). For a 1-mark MCQ, one-third of a mark will be deducted for a wrong answer, while for a 2-mark MCQ, two-thirds of a mark will be deducted. However, there will be no negative marking for incorrect answers in multiple-select questions (MSQs) and numerical answer type (NAT) questions. Partial marking is not applicable to any question.

GATE 2025 cut-off for EE (expected) based on past trends and Careers 360 analysis is given below.

IIT Roorkee will soon release the GATE 2025 answer key on the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in.

Last year’s category-wise GATE cut-off for Data Science is given below.

Candidates can follow the steps given below to download the GATE 2025 answer key.

• Visit GATE 2025 answer key official website,
• Access the GATE 2025 login
• Click on the ‘GATE answer key' link
• Question papers and answer keys will be displayed on the screen.
• Download the GATE 2025 answer key answer corresponding questions paper

Candidates can check the closing rank for IIT Indore for the previous year is shown in the table below.

IIT Roorkee will issue the GATE answer key 2025 along with the candidate’s GATE 2025 response sheets. Candidates will be allowed to challenge the provisional key which will be then finalised for result preparation. Candidates will be negatively marked for wrong responses in MCQs. However, there is no negative marking in the MSQs and NATs.

The GATE exam 2025 was held on February 1, 2, 15, and 16 in two shifts – forenoon session from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and afternoon session from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The entrance exam was held in 11 more exam cities this year. The IIT Roorkee changed GATE 2025 exam centre for some candidates over congregation due to MahaKumbh 2025 and issued fresh admit cards.

The following institutes offer an MTech degree in data science and artificial intelligence:

• IIT Bombay
• IISc Bangalore
• IIT Madras
• IIT Delhi
• NIT Tiruchirappalli
• IIIT Hyderabad
• IIT Hyderabad

The previous year’s GATE GRID India cut-off is given below.

The GATE cut-offs for computer science paper (GATE CSE) dropped last year. However, GATE cut-off for civil engineering increased by 2 points, as per previous years’ qualifying marks

The GATE 2025 Answer Key will contain the following details:

• Name of the exam
• Organizing institute
• Paper code (subject name)
• Date and shift of the exam
• Question number
• Correct option(s) for each question
• Type of question (MCQ, MSQ, NAT)
• Officially correct answers for all questions
• Candidate’s recorded responses

GATE 2025 PSU cut-offs will depend on number of applicants, organisation, difficulty level of exam, type of positions, and vacancies. However, based on previous years' GATE cutoff for PSU recruitments, the required cut-off range for general category is expected to be around 60 to 76.

The GATE Previous years' question paper with solutions from 2007 to 2024 is available on the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in. Candidates will be able to download the GATE previous year question paper without any login. The GATE 2025 question papers will be uploaded soon on the official website.

Several coaching institutes and educational platforms have published unofficial GAET 2025 answer keys based on memory-based questions. These can help candidates estimate their scores before the official GATE 2025 answer key release. However, the GATE 2025 results will be based on the official answer key posted by IIT Roorkee.

GATE 2025 answer key objection fee is expected to be Rs 500 per question challenged. The GATE 2025 answer key date is yet to be confirmed.

IIT Roorkee has not yet announced the GATE 2025 response sheet release date. As per past trends, GATE 2025 response sheet can be expected by the last week of February. The GATE 2025 response sheet will be available at gate2025.iitr.ac.in.

IIT Roorkee introduced a new GATE two-paper combination list for registered candidates. The GATE 2025 two-paper concept allowed candidates to select two subjects instead of one. Candidates had to choose two subjects from the list of combinations approved by the GATE authorities.

GATE question paper 2025 has been shared by various coaching centers. However, the GATE question paper 2025 is unofficial and based on memory-based questions collected from candidates.

Image: Careers 360

No, there is no partial marking for any question in GATE 2025. As per the GATE 2025 marking scheme, there will not be any negative marking for wrong answers to MSQ and NAT questions.

Candidates can have a look at the GATE 2025 marking scheme for MSQs below.

• Questions will have 1 or 2 marks in all the GATE question papers 2025.
• Four options for each MSQ.
• There will be no negative markings for MSQs.

The marks distribution in all GATE 2025 papers except AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH, and XL is given below:

The GATE qualifying marks for CSE was 27.6 last year. This year, it is expected to be around 28, as per past trends.

The GATE 2025 exams are being held for a duration of 3 hours. The GATE 2025 exams are scheduled to be conducted in two sessions each day.

According to GATE 2025 marking scheme, candidates will be awarded one or two marks for each question. For a wrong answer chosen in an MCQ, there will be negative marking as follows:

• For a 1-mark MCQ, 1/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.
• For a 2-mark MCQ, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.
• There is no negative marking for wrong answer(s) to MSQ or NAT questions. There is no partial marking in MSQ.

Candidates can have a look at the GATE 2025 marking scheme for NAT questions below.

• Questions will have 1 or 2 marks in all the GATE question papers 2025.
• No options in NAT questions.
• No negative markings for NAT questions.

GATE 2025 scores will be used in the recruitment of engineers for executive positions in various Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) . More than 50 PSUs, including Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will conduct recruitment drives using GATE 2025 results.

As per GATE 2025 ME syllabus, the paper comprises four sections as follows:

• Engineering Mathematics
• Applied Mechanics and Design
• Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences
• Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering

The last year’s category-wise GATE cut-offs for MTech programmes offered by the IIT are given below.

As per GATE eligibility criteria, candidates who qualify for GATE 2025 and satisfy any one of the following conditions are eligible for MTech admissions.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technology (BE or BTech) or any relevant field from educational institutions approved by the government.
• Master’s degree in science or computer application or its equivalent
• An IIT graduate or graduating from IITs with BTech degree and having an 8 CGPA on a scale of 10 (7.5 CGPA for SC, ST, PD candidates) can apply without a GATE score.

Candidates can check the GATE CH cut-off scores over the past five years for different categories:

The following institutes offer an MTech degree in data science and artificial intelligence:

• IIT Bombay
• IISc Bangalore
• IIT Madras
• IIT Delhi
• NIT Tiruchirappalli
• IIIT Hyderabad
• IIT Hyderabad

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati will conduct the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026 exam.

The last year’s category-wise GATE cut-off for DA is given below.

As per the past trends and analysis by Careers360, the expected GATE cut-off 2025 for DA is as follows:

The GATE 2025 expected cut-off for electrical engineering based on past trends is given below.

The GATE OBC cut-offs for CS has shown up and down trend over the past few years. The minimum GATE score for OBC students was 24.8 in CS. As per the expected GATE cut-off 2025, the qualifying marks will also remain the same this year.

GATE Cut-off: Minimum scores for OBC category

Yes. There will be negative marking for GATE exam 2025. For a one mark question, ⅓ mark will be deducted and ⅔ mark will be reduced from a 2 mark question. However, there will be no negative marking for multiple-select questions (MSQ) or NAT questions. There is no partial marking in MSQ, the institute said.

Mark distribution for subjects including AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL.

• General Aptitude: 15 marks
• Subject Questions: 85 marks
• Total: 100 marks

Distribution of marks in all papers excluding AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL

• General Aptitude: 15 marks
• Engineering Mathematics: 13 marks
• Subject Questions: 72 marks
• Total: 100 marks

(XE paper includes Engineering Mathematics section XE-A of 15 marks)

GATE question paper consist of three types of questions.

• Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
• Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) and/or
• Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national-level exam for admission in engineering, technology, architecture, science, commerce, arts, and humanities.

Candidates can follow the steps given below to view and download the GATE answer key and response sheet.

• Visit the GATE official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in.
• Click on the GATE response sheet download link for February exams given on the homepage.
• Now, on the candidate login, enter the application number and password.
• To download the GATE answer key for the specific exam date, click on the provisional key link.
• Key in the login credentials in the space provided.
• Now, evaluate the arithmetic expression and enter in the space provided.
• The GATE response sheet, answer key will be displayed on the screen.
• Download it for future reference.

The GATE response sheet of all candidates who appeared in the exam will be uploaded on the IIT GATE official website. Candidates can expect the GATE answer key download link after the response sheet is out.

IIT Roorkee is expected to publish the GATE answer key 2025 on the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in, this week, as per past trends.