GPAT Answer Key 2026 (April 15): Download Final Answer Key PDF

GPAT answer key 2026: Important dates

Candidates can check the dates of release of the GPAT 2026 answer key from the table below.

GPAT answer key dates

How to download GPAT answer key 2026

NBE has released the answer key of GPAT 2026 on the official website. Candidates can check the steps on how to download the GPAT answer key below.

• Click on the GPAT answer key download link provided on this page.

• Login using the User ID of GPAT 2026 and password/DOB

• The GPAT 2026 answer key PDF will be displayed on the screen and will mention the question id along with correct answers.

• Check the code-wise GPAT answer key 2026

• Match the answers marked in the GPAT exam from the answer key PDF

• Download the GPAT 2026 answer key for future reference

Download GPAT answer keys

Candidates can download the previous year’s answer key of the GPAT exam from the table below. The conducting body has changed to NBE. Earlier, NTA was releasing the GPAT answer keys

Year-wise GPAT answer key PDF

How to challenge the GPAT answer key 2026?

Candidates wishing to challenge the GPAT 2026 answer key can follow the steps.

• Click on the link to challenge the GPAT answer key provided above.

• Log in to the GPAT applicant portal by entering the application number and password

• Click on ‘Apply for GPAT answer key challenge’

• GPAT 2026 questions along with the answer key by NB,E will be displayed on the screen

• Select the question number and answer to challenge

• Provide the correct response along with the explanation

• Verify all the questions to challenge and click on submit

• Pay GPAT answer key challenging fee of Rs. 200 in the online mode

• Once the fee payment is done, download and take a printout of the payment receipt and confirmation slip

Steps to calculate scores using GPAT answer key 2026

The GPAT answer key is helpful for the candidates in calculating the expected scores to be secured in the entrance examination. Below are the steps to calculate the score using the GPAT 2026 answer key.

• Download the GPAT answer key and the response sheet

• Match the answers marked in the response sheet with the GPAT 2026 answer key

• Count the number of correct and incorrect responses marked in GPAT 2026

• Multiply the total correct answers by 4

• Multiply the total incorrect answers by 1

• Apply the formula to calculate the GPAT score

Formula to calculate expected marks in the GPAT exam

GPAT marking scheme 2026

Candidates who appeared for GPAT must know the GPAT exam pattern along with the marking scheme to calculate their expected scores. The GPAT marking scheme is mentioned below.

GPAT 2026 marking scheme

Provisional and final GPAT answer key 2026

NBE first releases the provisional GPAT answer key. Candidates who will appear in the test will be allowed to challenge the provisional answer key. To challenge the GPAT answer key 2026 candidates need to pay a fee of Rs 200 per question. The fee payment will only be done in an online mode via credit/debit card/net banking.

After handling the challenges, the authority will publish the final GPAT 2026 answer key. The GPAT final answer key 2026 cannot be challenged and will be used for the result. Candidates willing to challenge the GPAT provisional answer key can follow the steps.

GPAT question papers 2026

NBE will release the GPAT 2026 question paper along with the answer key at the official website: natboard.edu.in. Candidates can download the GPAT question paper using their application number and password/DOB. The GPAT 2026 question paper will include 125 multiple-choice questions asked in the entrance exam. Using the question paper and GPAT answer key, candidates can calculate their expected score. Check the previous year GPAT question paper in the table below.

Year-wise GPAT question paper

GPAT result 2026

Based on the GPAT final answer key, NBE announces the GPAT 2026 result at natboard.edu.in in the form of a scorecard. The scorecard of GPAT 2026 mentions the marks obtained by the candidates, All India Rank, and the qualifying status. Along with the result, NBE will release the GPAT cutoff marks for each category. Category-wise cutoff of GPAT 2026 is updated in the table below. Candidates can check the GPAT 2026 cutoff along with the previous year's GPAT cutoff.

GPAT 2026 cutoff

GPAT cutoffs: Previous year's