Steps to Challenge GATE 2025 Answer Key - Dates, Fees, Process & Refund Rules

Sakunth Kumar

Updated On: February 04, 2025 12:01 PM | GATE

Steps to challenge the GATE 2025 answer key include paying the objection fee, attaching supporting documents in PDF format along with the section name and question number in the supporting document, etc.

Steps to Challenge GATE 2025 Answer Key - Dates, Fees, Process & Refund Rules

Steps to Challenge GATE 2025 Answer Key: IIT Roorkee will facilitate the GATE 2025 answer key objection window tentatively in February 2025 on its official website at gate2025.iitr.ac.in. If you find any error in the GATE provisional answer key 2025 you will be given an option to raise an objection against the answer key by providing valid proof. You will be able to challenge the GATE 2025 answer key by going to the GOAPS portal and clicking on the raising objections link. You can log in with your enrollment ID & password and then pay the GATE answer key challenging fees of INR 500 per question (USD 10 for NRI applicants) to raise objections. The final answer key of GATE 2025 will be prepared after considering all the objections raised against the provisional answer key and released on the official website. GATE 2025 Result will be released on March 19, 2025. Go through this article to get thorough details about the steps to challenge the GATE 2025 answer key.

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Dates to Challenge GATE 2025 Answer Key

IIT Roorkee will release the GATE 2025 answer key challenge dates soon on its website and we will update the same below.

Event

Dates

GATE 2025 exam date

February 1, 2, 15 and 16, 2025

GATE 2025 response sheet release date

February 2025

GATE 2025 answer key release date

February 2025

Objections against GATE answer key 2025

February 2025

GATE Final Answer Key Release Date

March 2025

GATE Result March 19, 2025

GATE 2025 Answer Key Challenge Fees

One of the most important steps to challenge the GATE 2025 answer key is to pay the fee. The fee can be paid in an online mode through Credit Card or Debit Card or Internet Banking Facility. Further, the answer key challenge fee of GATE 2025 amounts to INR 500/- for Indian students & $ 10 for NRI students.

Steps to Challenge GATE Answer Key 2025

To raise objections against the GATE answer key 2025, you can find the steps mentioned below:-

  • Visit the official website of GOAPS
  • Log in using your registered ID and password
  • Click on the link ‘GATE Answer Key 2025’
  • Select the paper/discipline that you had given.
  • Then Click on ‘Raise Objection’
  • Find the question number for which you want to raise an objection from the official answer key and also enter the question ID and the correct answer.
  • Attach supporting documents in PDF format along with the section name and question number in the supporting document.
  • Pay the objection fee through the available method of payment.

Note: You will be able to get a full refund of the fee if the objection you raised is found valid. No refund will be given if the filed challenge is found to be incorrect. You will have to provide appropriate justification to the question on which you will file an objection.

Importance of GATE Answer Key 2025

The answer key to GATE 2025 contains all the answers to the questions that will be asked in the GATE 2025 exam :-.

  • The answer key will enable you to assess your probable scores before the results are released. However, in order to evaluate the ranking, you would have to abide by the method of the official marking system.
  • Using this system, you will be able to raise any questions or concerns regarding the GATE 2025 answer key within a limited timeline.
  • All the issues/objections of the applicant shall be considered by the examining officials before the results of the GATE 2025 is declared.
  • The GATE answer key would also provide clarity in the admission process as it reduces the chance of unwanted consequences for the students and extra marks awarded in GATE 2025.

GATE 2025 Answer Key Challenge Fee Refund Rules

If the challenge filed by students on any question of the GATE answer key is found to be correct, they will be eligible for a refund of Rs. 500 that was paid at the time of challenging the answer key. The amount will be refunded to the source payment mode.

How to Download the GATE Provisional Answer Key 2025?

You can use the steps outlined below to locate the final answer key for their respective subjects.

  • Step 1:Visit the official website and click on the link for GATE 2025 Answer Key
  • Step 2: Go to the answer key link for the subject for which you appeared
  • Step 3: Using the marking scheme, calculate your marks by totaling the correct and incorrectly answered questions
  • Step 4: Save and download the answer key for future reference

GATE Marking Scheme for MCQs, MSQs, NATs

Before checking the GATE answer key, you should be familiar with the marking scheme so that you can mark them appropriately. The table below shows the marking scheme for GATE MCQs, MSQs, and NATs. Make sure you pay attention because a mistake in calculating marks can affect your predicted result.

Type of Questions

Marks for Correct answer

Marks for Incorrect answer

MCQs of 1 mark

+1

-1/3

MCQs of 2 marks

+2

-2/3

MSQ of 1 mark

+1

No negative marking

MSQ of 2 marks

+2

No negative marking

NAT of 1 mark

+1

No negative marking

NAT of 2 marks

+2

No negative marking

Steps to Calculate the Score for GATE Exam

You can estimate their expected score using the GATE 2025 answer key by following the steps listed below:

  1. Determine the total number of correct answers, then assign points based on those answers to arrive at the final score.
  2. You must compute the number of points deducted for incorrect answers. (Only MCQs (multiple choice questions) will receive a negative grade. There will be no negative marking for NAT). The calculation is as follows:
  • 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 number of correct attempts – 2/3 x number of wrong attempts.
  • NAT Marks: Total marks (1 mark) + Total marks (2 marks).

Formula: Total marks = Total marks secured for correct answer minus— negative marks for incorrect answer.

The GATE Committee is in charge of determining the qualifying mark/score for each GATE paper. In the event of a claim or dispute relating to the GATE 2025 examination or score, the Courts and Tribunals in Mumbai will have sole jurisdiction to hear and resolve it.

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FAQs

What is the required fee to challenge the GATE 2025 answer key?

The required fee to challenge the GATE 2025 answer key is INR 500.

 

When can students challenge the GATE answer key 2025?

The GATE 2025 answer key objection dates have not been released yet. 

 

Who will be releasing the GATE Answer Key 2025?

IIT Roorkee is responsible for releasing the answer key of GATE 2025.

 

When will the GATE 2025 Answer Key be released?

GATE 2025 Answer Key will be released in February 2025.

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