GATE 2026 Response Sheet Live Updates: The Indian Institute of Guwahati has concluded the Graduate Aptitute Exam for Engineering on February 15, 2026. Candidates who have appeared for the entrance now await the publication of the response sheet. The response sheet will contain answers recorded by candidates on the exam day. As per past-year trends, the response sheet PDF is generally shared by the authority at least a week after the exam concludes.
Candidates can expect the response sheet along with the provisional answer key to be released on the GOAPS portal soon. It is easier to calculate the probable score by referring to the response sheet and the official keys. Catch up with GATE 2026 response sheet live updates to know when IIT Guwahati will share the download link.
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GATE 2026 Response Sheet LIVE Updates: Expected Release Date
If we look at the previous year trends, the response sheet and answer key are shared a week after the exam. Based on trends, we have predicted GATE 2026 response sheet expected release date here:
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Year |
GATE Response Sheet Release Date |
GATE Exam Last Date |
|
2026 |
February 20 to 24, 2026 (expected) |
February 15, 2026 |
|
2025 |
February 27, 2025 |
February 16, 2025 |
|
2024 |
February 19, 2024 |
Febrary 11, 2024 |
|
2023 |
February 21, 2023 |
February 12, 2023 |
Important Details to Know About GATE Response Sheet
Aspirants can go through some essential details concerning GATE 2026 response sheet and answer key below:
- IIT Guwahati will share direct link to response sheet PDF on its website-gate2026.iitg.ac.in.
- To download the response sheet and answer key, candidates must log in using their enrolment number and password on the GOAPS portal.
- Candidates can get a fair idea of their performance from the answer key and the response sheet.
- To calculate the probable score, candidates can compare their responses with the official key and allot a score based on the marking criteria.
Candidates can check GATE 2026 response sheet live updates to keep track of the release timeline of answer keys and response sheets.
Live Updates
If we analyse the previous year's trends, there is generally a 7 to 15-day gap between the last date of the exam and the release of GATE response sheet.
Yes, candidates spotting any error in provisional keys can object by paying a non-refundable amount of Rs 500 per question.
After the publication of GATE 2026 response sheet, candidates will be given a timeline to submit objections against the answer keys.
Yes, negative marking is prevalent in MCQs, but not in MSQs and NAT questions. For wrong responses in 1-mark MCQs, ⅓ mark is deducted, while for 2-mark MCQs, ⅔ mark is deducted.
Check the step-by-step process to calculate marks using GATE response sheet:
- Download the response sheet along with the provisional key from the official website.
- Next, compare your response sheet with the official keys.
- For correct responses, allot 1 or 2 marks as per the marking criteria.
- Add up the marks of correct responses and subtract from incorrect ones to find out probable marks.
Here are the steps to check and download GATE response sheet:
- Log in to the GOAPS portal.
- Search for the GATE response sheet link on the page.
- Click on it.
- Check and download the response sheet PDF.
Yes, IIT Guwahati will release both the answer key and the response sheet on the same day.
To check and download GATE 2026 response sheet, candidates must provide their enrollment number, password, and security key.
After GATE response sheet releases, candidates can download it from the GOAPS portal-gate2026.iitg.ac.in by logging in with their credentials.
Candidates can review the details mentioned on their GATE 2026 response sheet:
- name of candidate
- registration number
- subject question ID
- selected option
- question status