The National Board of Examinations (NBE) releases the answer key of GPAT, commonly known as GPAT, for students who appeared in the exam. The GPAT 2026 answer keys will be published in two phases: provisional and final. The NBE provides the GPAT answer key 2026 challenge window for every answer. Students need to pay a non-refundable fee of Rs. 200 per question to challenge the provisional GPAT 2026 answer key.
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Candidates need to log in using their credentials to access the GPAT answer key. After the challenging process is complete, the authority releases the final GPAT 2026 answer key along with the result. The provisional GPAT 2026 answer key mentions the correct solutions to the questions asked in the GPAT exam. Candidates who will appear in the GPAT exam can calculate their expected score using the GPAT answer key 2026. Read the full article to know more about the steps to download GPAT answer key 2026, question paper, marking scheme, and other details.
Candidates can check the dates of release of the GPAT 2026 answer key from the table below.
Event | Important dates |
| To be announced | |
Provisional GPAT answer key 2026 release date | To be announced |
GPAT 2026 answer key challenge window | To be announced |
Publication of GPAT final answer key 2026 | To be announced |
| Result declaration | To be announced |
NBE will release 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
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
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 question,s 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
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
GPAT scores = Total correct answers X 4 - Total incorrect answers X 1 |
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.
Particulars | Details |
Marks for each correct answer | 4 will be marks awarded |
Marks for each incorrect answer | 1 mark will be deducted |
Marks for each unattempted question | 0 |
Total number of questions | 125 questions |
Total marks | 500 marks |
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.
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.
GPAT question papers | Download link |
GPAT Question Paper 2022 | |
GPAT Question Paper 2021- Set S1 | |
GPAT Question Paper 2020 - Code S2 |
Based on the GPAT final answer key, NBE will announce 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 will be updated in the table below. Meanwhile, candidates can check the previous year's GPAT cutoff.
| Category | Cut-off Percentile | Cut-off Score | Cut-Off GPAT 2025 Rank | ||||||||
| UR | 96.2390225 | 216 | 1820 | ||||||||
| UR-PwBD | 63.1199355 | 95 | 17766 | ||||||||
| EWS | 90.9465021 | 172 | 4328 | ||||||||
| EWS-PwBD | 48.3369395 | 77 | 24371 | ||||||||
| OBC | 90.2231556 | 168 | 4648 | ||||||||
| OBC-PwBD | 45.1996097 | 74 | 26009 | ||||||||
| SC | 76.4456323 | 119 | 11127 | ||||||||
| SC-PwBD | 45.1996097 | 74 | 26145 | ||||||||
| ST | 55.457978 | 85 | 21027 | ||||||||
| ST-PwBD | 51.1433541 | 80 | 23431 | ||||||||
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The National Board of Examinations (NBE) will release the GPAT answer key for the 2026 session.
Candidates can check the GPAT answer key 2026 by logging in at the official website using their application number and password/date of birth.
After the final answer key, NBE will publish the GPAT result 2026 at the official website.
Candidates can challenge the provisional GPAT answer key 2026 by logging in at the applicant portal, selecting the question to challenge, and paying the required fee.
The GPAT 2026 question paper release date is yet to be out.
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