IIT Bombay will release the GATE Answer Keys 2021 online on the official website within a week, tentatively after the exam concludes. The answer keys include the correct responses to all the questions asked in the GATE 2021. Aspirants can utilize the GATE Answer Keys 2021 for calculating their expected scores. If discrepancies are found with the answer sheets’ responses, candidates can raise objections by paying INR 500 for each answer.
The exam authorities will issue the final GATE 2021 Answer Keys after catering to all the aspirants’ objections and resolving the same. The importance of GATE Answer Keys 2021 is that – You can challenge any particular answer, which, if proven correct, may increase your scores. This may make a difference between getting an opportunity to study at the IITs and losing out by a small margin.
The GATE Answer Key will be released for all 27 papers by March 2, 2021, on the official website. Here, we will share all the critical points about the same to answer all queries.
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Why are the GATE Answer Keys 2021 Important?
Reasons why GATE Answer Keys 2021 are essential for applicants who took the exam:
- The answer key of GATE 2021 includes all the correct responses to all the questions asked in the exam.
- The authority releases GATE answer keys separately for all the subjects and shifts.
- Using the GATE answer keys, you can calculate your expected scores before the final result is out.
- However, to calculate the scores, aspirants must refer to the official GATE marking scheme.
- The most important aspect of the answer key is that you can challenge any particular question’s responses. By doing that, you may get clarity over a particular answer if you have doubts regarding the same. And in case your challenge is found to be correct, this may play a crucial role in your bid to get admission to a top college by increasing your final score.
- The exam authorities will consider all the challenges/objections by the candidate before the declaration of the GATE 2021 result.
- The GATE answer key will also provide transparency to the admission process because it reduces the chance of unwanted penalization of candidates and extra marks awarded in GATE 2021.
Please Note: Aspirants will use the feature to challenge the answer key only within a specific period. If the challenge filed by you is correct, the authority will refund the 500 INR service fee. If the challenge is found incorrect, there will be no refund whatsoever.
How to Download GATE Answer Keys 2021?
The next question among GATE aspirants is – How to Download the GATE 2021 Answer Key? Candidates can follow the given steps to download the answer key:
- First, visit the official website of the GATE exam.
- Then click on the link of GATE Answer Keys.
- You will find all the question papers and their answer keys displayed on your screen.
- After that, you can download the answer key along with their related question papers in PDF format.
How to Calculate Your Score by Using the GATE answer keys 2021?
Using the answer key of GATE 2021, applicants can easily calculate their expected scores. For calculating the total marks obtained in GATE, the formula is provided below:
First, calculate the total number of correct answers. Then you must allocate them accordingly and calculate the total marks. Now, tally all the negative marks for the incorrect attempts. Please note: Only MCQs will carry negative marking.
In GATE 2021, there will be no deduction for incorrect answers of the NAT questions. The calculation will be something like this:
- Marks for MCQ: Total marks (1 mark) + Total marks (2 marks)
- Total marks (1 mark) = 1 x number of the correct attempts – 1/3 x number of incorrect attempts
- Total marks (2 marks) = 2 x number of correct attempts – 2/3 x number of incorrect attempts
- NAT Marks: Total marks (1 mark) + Total marks (2 marks)
- GATE Score Calculator Formula: Total marks = Total marks secured for all correct responses – Negative marks obtained for incorrect responses.
7 Steps to Challenge the GATE Answer Keys 2021
In case candidates find any discrepancy with the provisional answer key of the GATE 2021 exam, by following given below steps, they can challenge the responses:
- First, visit the GOAPS official website, i.e. https://appsgate.iitb.ac.in/.
- Then click on the “Contest Answer Key” option.
- You will be redirected to a payment gateway.
- Pay INR 500 as a service fee via online mode for each challenge. NRI students must pay USD 10.
- After paying successfully, enter all the questions that are to be challenged.
- Candidates will have also provided a suitable justification for all the answers that are challenged within 500 characters.
- Before final submission of the challenge, proved any necessary supporting documents, if any.
Please Note: You must cross-check the serial number of all the questions mentioned on the official question paper before submitting the challenges. Before uploading any supporting documents, aspirants must specify the name of the section and the question numbers.
GATE Response Sheet 2021
Along with the GATE answer keys, the exam authorities will also release the GATE 2021 response sheet. Now, how to check the GATE Response sheet? We have mentioned all the steps to answer the above query; check the same below.
- First, log in to the GATE Online Application Processing System portal.
- Then, click on the link ‘View Response Sheet’ on the screen to view the same.
- The Response Sheet will be available on the screen after that.
- Students can save the web page of the Response Sheet in PDF format.
What to follow after the GATE Answer Keys in 2021?
The Conducting Authorities will announce the GATE 2021 result on 22nd March. Candidates can view the results by login with their Enrolment ID or Email ID or Registration ID, or Password. The result of GATE 2021 will reveal to the aspirants – their scores out of 100, qualifying marks in GATE papers, All India Rank and many more. The aspirants must note that authorities will calculate the GATE scores using the raw scores obtained in their respective papers.
Papers that are conducted over multiple sessions will implement a normalization process for calculating the scores. So, we are sure that all the queries related to GATE Answer Keys 2021 are answered here. We wish you all the best for future endeavors.
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