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NEW DELHI: Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 answer key will soon be released by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. Engineering aspirants who appeared for the exam will be able to download the GATE 2025 answer key through the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in.
The institute will also issue the GATE 2025 response sheet along with the answer key. The GATE 2025 response sheet will include the candidate’s details, exam date, shift, questions, chosen responses, and attempt status, helping candidates estimate their scores.
Candidates can use the GATE 2025 response sheet to estimate their probable scores. Candidates who find discrepancies in the answer key will have the option to raise objections within the specified time frame. After examining the objections raised by applicants, the experts will release the GATE final answer key.
The GATE 2025 result is set to be announced on March 19. IIT Roorkee conducted the exam on February 1, 2, 15, and 16 for 30 test papers. The exam was held in two shifts: the forenoon session from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and the afternoon session from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.
Engineering aspirants can download the GATE 2025 answer key by following the steps given below.
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GATE Answer Key 2025: GATE response sheet 2025 and question papers will be out on gate2025.iitr.ac.in. Updates on marking scheme, response sheet, final answer key, normalisation method, result, cut-off marks, and more.
Based on past trends and analysis by Careers360, the expected GATE cut-off 2025 for DA is as follows:
Category | Expected GATE cut-off range |
General | 36.5-38 |
OBC-NCL, EWS | 32-36 |
SC,ST,PwD | 23-27 |
The last year’s category-wise GATE cut-offs for MTech programmes offered by the IIT Ropar are given below.
Name of programme | No of seats | General | OBC | SC | ST | EWS | PwD |
Thermal and Fluids Engineering | 15 | 388 | 392 | 292 | 236 | 359 | – |
Manufacturing Engineering | 15 | 355 | 379 | 304 | 253 | 437 | – |
Mechanics and Design | 15 | 445 | 404 | 310 | 253 | 420 | 245 |
Computational Mechanics | 15 | 400 | 371 | 334 | 236 | 357 | 367 |
Power Engineering | 15 | 442 | 433 | 350 | 301 | 413 | – |
Communication and Signal Processing | 15 | 430 | 330 | 267 | 260 | 430 | – |
Microelectronics and VLSI Design | 21 | 525 | 459 | 380 | 239 | 517 | – |
Artificial Intelligence | 15 | 600 | 532 | 427 | 296 | 585 | – |
Computer Science and Engineering | 20 | 622 | 570 | 449 | 318 | 630 | – |
Structural Engineering and Geomechanics | 12 | 510 | 458 | 323 | 395 | 554 | – |
Water Resources and Environment | 15 | 466 | 383 | 300 | 345 | 542 | No seat |
Biomedical Engineering | 15 | 450 | 370 | 219 | 185 | 328 | – |
Chemical Engineering | 12 | 282 | 317 | 228 | 263 | 340 | – |
The GATE qualifying marks for CSE was 27.6 last year. This year, GATE CSE qualifying marks is expected to be around 28, as per past trends.
A good score in GATE 2025 will depend on the difficulty level of the exam, cut-off trends, and specific college or PSU. A 90+ GATE 2025 score can be considered good for MTech admissions and top PSU recruitment.
Candidates will get to know the closing rank of the IIT Indore branch-wise.
GATE 2024 Cutoff for IIT Indore
MTech Programs | General | EWS | OBC- NCL | SC | ST |
Advanced Manufacturing | 357 | 484 | 355 | 310 | 232 |
Applied Optics and Laser Technology | 315 | 330 | 370 | 267 | 257 |
Biomedical Engineering | 540 | 386 | 546 | 297 | Nil |
Communication & Signal Processing | 509 | 602 | 459 | 345 | 266 |
Computer Science & Engineering | 720 | 683 | 654 | 485 | 389 |
Electric Vehicle Technology | 456 | 575 | 446 | 420 | Nil |
Material Science and Engineering | 355 | 320 | 430 | 227 | Nil |
Mechanical Systems Design | 461 | 477 | 412 | 326 | 257 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 438 | Nil* | 320 | Nil | 236 |
Space Engineering | 416 | Nil* | Nil* | 236 | Nil |
Structural Engineering | 516 | Nil* | 555 | 421 | 270 |
Thermal Energy Systems | 502 | 371 | 510 | Nil | 290 |
VLSI Design and Nanoelectronics | 591 | Nil* | 499 | 400 | 363 |
Water, Climate and Sustainability | 455 | Nil* | 491 | 293 | 359 |
The GATE 2025 cut-off for EE (expected) based on past trends and Careers 360 analysis is given below.
Category | GATE Cut-off 2025 (Expected) |
General | 27.5 |
Other Backward Classes (OBC-NCL) Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 25 |
Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe (ST) Person with disabilities PwD | 20 |
The last year’s category-wise GATE cut-off for DA is given below.
Category | Cut-off |
General | 37.1 |
OBC-NCL, EWS | 33.3 |
SC, ST, PwD | 24.7 |
The following institutes offer an MTech degree in data science and artificial intelligence:
As per the GATE 2025 marking scheme, there will be negative markings for a wrong answer chosen in MCQs. For 2 marker question 2/3 marks will be deducted and 1/3 of the marks will be deducted for every 1 marker question. There will not be any negative marking for wrong answers to MSQ and NAT questions. There is no partial marking for any question. As per the GATE 2025 exam pattern, each paper will comprise a section on general aptitude and another on subject selected by the candidates.
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 results will be declared on March 19. Candidates can download their results from 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 two shifts.
The highest GATE score varies each year and depends on factors like the difficulty level of the exam and candidate performance. GATE scores are calculated out of 1,000, with the highest scores typically ranging between 980 and 1,000 in top-performing subjects.
IIT Roorkee will release the GATE 2025 answer key along with candidates' response sheets. Candidates will have the opportunity to challenge the provisional key before it is finalised for result calculation.
The paper-wise GATE cut-off for the OBC category in the previous year was as follows:
GATE Paper | Qualifying GATE cut-off 2024 |
Aerospace Engineering | 29.9 |
Agricultural Engineering | 22.5 |
Architecture and Planning | 37.3 |
Biomedical Engineering | 22.5 |
Biotechnology | 35 |
Civil Engineering | 25.4 |
Chemical Engineering | 22.5 |
Computer Science and Information Technology | 24.8 |
Chemistry | 22.6 |
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 33.3 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 22.5 |
Electrical Engineering | 23.1 |
Environmental Science and Engineering | 34.1 |
Ecology and Evolution | 32.2 |
Geomatics Engineering | 36.9 |
Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 37.8 |
Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 44.1 |
Instrumentation Engineering | 29.4 |
Mathematics | 22.5 |
Mechanical Engineering | 25.7 |
Mining Engineering | 22.5 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 36.9 |
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 22.5 |
Petroleum Engineering | 38.3 |
Physics | 28.8 |
Production and Industrial Engineering | 27.4 |
Statistics | 23.9 |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 25.2 |
Engineering Sciences | 32.5 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 33.3 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 43.2 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 44.7 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 35.3 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 47.4 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 32.4 |
Life Sciences | 26.3 |
The two-paper combination list was followed in the GATE 2025. As per the list, the registered candidates were eligible to select two subjects instead of one. Candidates choose their subjects from the combinations approved by the GATE authorities. The two-paper combination was introduced by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee is expected to release the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 answer key soon on its official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in.
Candidates will be able to download the GATE 2025 answer key once release by following the steps given below.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has not yet announced the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 answer key. The objection window to challenge the GATE 2025 answer key will be available after the engineering institute will release the provisional answer key.
IIT Roorkee to release GATE 2025 answer key soon.
Candidates need to obtain the minimum score to qualify the GATE 2025 cut-off. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee will release the qualifying cut-off along with the results on March 19.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee will declare the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2025) results on March 19. Candidates will be able to results through the official website. The GATE 2025 answer key is not yet released by the engineering institute. However, as per previous trends, the institute is expected to release the answer key shortly. Candidates will be able to access the GATE 2025 answer key by using their login credentials such as enrollment ID or email and password.
The official website for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE 2025 is gate2025.iitr.ac.in. Candidates will be able to check the GATE 2025 response sheet, answer key and the result through the official website.
Candidates, who appeared for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, GATE 2025, which was conducted from February 1 to 16, will be able to access the GATE 2025 response sheet and answer key through the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in, once released. Candidates can calculate the probable score for the GATE 2025 through the response sheet and answer key.
The next session of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2026) will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati. The schedule for GATE 2026 is not yet announced by the engineering institute.
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2025) answer key is released yet by the IIT Roorkee. The institute is expected to released the answer key soon on its official website. Candidates will be able to calculate their probable score through the GATE 2025 answer key once it is released on the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in.
The GATE exam is conducted once a year. Students, who wish to take admission in top IITs, NITs, and IISc, can write the GATE exam. It is conducted in the month of February. The IIT Roorkee conducted the GATE 2025 from February 1 to 16 in dual shifts.
The GATE 2025 response sheet is not yet released by the IIT Roorkee. Candidates will be able to calculate their probable marks for GATE 2025 through the response sheet, once released.
No, the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2025) response sheet is not yet released by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. The Uttarakhand-based institute conducted the GATE 2025 on February 1, 2, 15 and 16 in dual shifts. The forenoon session was held from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm while the afternoon shift was conducted from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee will declare the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2025) result on March 19. The institute has not announced release date for the GATE 2025 answer key and response sheet. Candidates will be able to check the results on March 19 through the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in.
GATE is the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee conducted the GATE 2025 exam on multiple dates in February. The aptitude test is the gateway for students to get admission to top IITs, NITs, and IISc. The engineering institute is expected to the announce the GATE 2025 answer key and response sheet soon on its official website. GATE is conducted once a year in online mode. (Representational image: Freepik)
As per past trends and analysis by Careers360, the expected GATE 2025 cutoff for data science is as follows:
Category | Expected GATE cut-off range |
General | 36.5-38 |
OBC-NCL, EWS | 32-36 |
SC, ST, PwD | 23-27 |
The expected GATE 2025 cut-off for electrical engineering (EE), based on past trends and analysis by Careers360, is as follows:
Category | GATE Cut-off 2025 (Expected) |
General | 27.5 |
Other Backward Classes (OBC-NCL) Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 25 |
Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe (ST) Person with disabilities PwD | 20 |
The GATE 2025 cut-off is the minimum qualifying score required for admission to participating institutes. It determines candidates' eligibility for securing a seat in their preferred institute. The GATE admission cut-off will be announced by the respective institute at the time of admission.
IIT Roorkee will release the GATE 2025 answer key along with candidates' response sheets. Candidates can challenge the provisional key before it is finalised for result calculation.
IIT Roorkee has not yet announced the release date for the GATE 2025 answer key. The institute will publish it on the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in.
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 results will be declared on March 19. Candidates can download their results from 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 two shifts.
GATE 2025 was conducted for 30 test papers, and candidates appeared for one or two of them.
Candidates who appeared for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 from February 1 to 16 can download the answer key from the official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in, once released. Steps to download the GATE 2025 answer key:
The paper-wise GATE cut-off for the OBC category in the previous year was as follows:
GATE Paper | Qualifying GATE cut-off 2024 |
Aerospace Engineering | 29.9 |
Agricultural Engineering | 22.5 |
Architecture and Planning | 37.3 |
Biomedical Engineering | 22.5 |
Biotechnology | 35 |
Civil Engineering | 25.4 |
Chemical Engineering | 22.5 |
Computer Science and Information Technology | 24.8 |
Chemistry | 22.6 |
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 33.3 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering | 22.5 |
Electrical Engineering | 23.1 |
Environmental Science and Engineering | 34.1 |
Ecology and Evolution | 32.2 |
Geomatics Engineering | 36.9 |
Geology and Geophysics (Geology) | 37.8 |
Geology and Geophysics (Geophysics) | 44.1 |
Instrumentation Engineering | 29.4 |
Mathematics | 22.5 |
Mechanical Engineering | 25.7 |
Mining Engineering | 22.5 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 36.9 |
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 22.5 |
Petroleum Engineering | 38.3 |
Physics | 28.8 |
Production and Industrial Engineering | 27.4 |
Statistics | 23.9 |
Textile Engineering and Fibre Science | 25.2 |
Engineering Sciences | 32.5 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics) | 33.3 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (English) | 43.2 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Linguistics) | 44.7 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Philosophy) | 35.3 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) | 47.4 |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Sociology) | 32.4 |
Life Sciences | 26.3 |
IIT Roorkee will soon release the GATE 2025 scorecard on its official website, gate2025.iitr.ac.in. Candidates can download it using their login credentials. The institute follows a normalisation process to calculate GATE 2025 scores. Candidates can also estimate their scores based on the following marking scheme:
Engineering aspirants will have to enter their enrollment Id or email address along with the password to download the GATE 2025 answer key through the official website at goaps.iitr.ac.in.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has not announced the GATE 2025 response sheet release date. GATE 2025 response sheet will be available on the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in, once out.
The GATE 2025 qualifying cut-off is the minimum score required to clear the exam. Candidates who meet the cut-off will be eligible for GATE COAP 2025 counselling. The conducting institute will release the qualifying cut-off along with the results.
To challenge the GATE 2025 answer key, students must log in to the GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) using their enrollment ID and password.
The highest GATE score varies each year and depends on factors like the difficulty level of the exam and candidate performance. GATE scores are calculated out of 1,000, with the highest scores typically ranging between 980 and 1,000 in top-performing subjects.
IIT Roorkee will release the GATE 2025 response sheet online on the official website. Candidates can download it by following these steps:
No. IIT Roorkee has not released the GATE answer key 2025 for ECE, CSE or other branches. The answer key download link will be available at gate2025.iitr.ac.in, once it is out.
Candidates can access the GATE 2025 answer key on the official websites: gate2025.iitr.ac.in and goaps.iitr.ac.in.
IIT Roorkee introduced a new two-paper combination list for GATE 2025, which allowed registered candidates to select two subjects instead of one. Candidates chose their subjects from the combinations approved by the GATE authorities.
Distribution of questions in all GATE 2025 papers except AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL-
Candidates can use the GATE 2025 answer key to estimate their probable scores by following these steps.
Candidates can check the GATE 2025 answer key from the official websites given below.
The GATE 2025 answer key will include the exam name, organising institute, paper code, exam date and shift, question numbers, correct options, question types (MCQ, MSQ, NAT), officially correct answers, and candidates' recorded responses.
GATE 2025 answer key will be released at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. The branch-wise GATE 2025 exam dates are given in the table below.
Date | 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Shift 1) | 2:30 PM to 5:30 pm (Shift 2) |
February 1, 2025 | CS1, AG, MA | CS2, NM, MT, TF, IN |
February 2, 2025 | ME, PE, AR | EE |
February 15, 2025 | CY, AE, DA, ES, PI | EC, GE, XH, BM, EY |
February 16, 2025 | CE1, GG, CH, PH, BT | CE2, ST, XE, XL, MN |
IIT Roorkee will release the GATE 2025 answer key along with candidates' response sheets. Candidates will have the opportunity to challenge the provisional key before it is finalised for result calculation.
Below are the steps to download the GATE answer key 2025.
GATE 2025 answer key challenge window open date will be announced once the provisional answer key is released. Candidates will be able to challenge the GATE 2025 answer key through the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in.
IIT Roorkee has not announced the GATE 2025 answer key release date. The institute will issue the GATE answer key 2025 on the official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in.