GPAT Answer Key 2026: The Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test is being held today on March 7, 2026. After the exam is over, students start looking for the answer key to match their responses and calculate their score. The official GPAT 2026 provisional answer key will be released in the mid week of March 2026, on the official website, natboard.edu.in.
It will be released along with the response sheet so that candidates can check what response they had marked in the answer sheet. The past year trends of the answer key release have been shared below.
GPAT Answer Key Release Date: Check Past Year Trends
Students can check the past year trends of the answer key release and its gap with the exam date. Based on this, we can judge that the answer key will be released anytime in the middle of March 2026.
| Year | Exam Date | Provisional Answer Key Release | Gap |
| 2026 | March 7, 2026 | March 11 to 13, 2026 | 4-5 days |
| 2025 | May 25, 2025 | May 29, 2025 | 4 days |
| 2024 | May 2024 | Late May 2024 | 4–5 days |
| 2023 | May 2023 | Last week of May 2023 | 4–7 days |
How to Challenge the GPAT Answer Key 2026?
After the answer key has been released, there are several steps that candidates must follow.
- Download the answer key sheet along with the response sheet.
- Match the responses and count the correct choices.
If they find any answer to be doubtful, they must raise objection against it. The steps are shared below:
- Visit the official website and log in to the candidate's portal.
- Select the question to be challenged and upload the supporting document.
- Pay the challenge fee, i.e., INR 200 per question.
- Now, submit the objection.
It will be reviewed by the officials and then the final answer key PDF will be drafted accordingly.