GATE 2020 Geology and Geophysics (GG) Answer Key – Candidates can download the GATE 2020 Geology and Geophysics (GG) Answer Key with Question Paper from this page. IIT Delhi, releases the official answer key for GG online at gate.iitd.ac.in. However, there are various coaching institutes as well which releases the memory based question paper and solution soon after the exam is over. Candidates should use the answer key to cross-check their answers and calculate their probable score before the result is declared. Check here more information on GATE 2020 GG answer key from this page.
GATE 2019 Geology and Geophysics Answer Key
- Exam Date – February 02, 2020
- Session code – S4
- Time – 2:30 AM to 5:30 PM
- Subject Paper – GG
Question Paper | Cut Off | Result
How to Calculate Marks using GATE 2020 Answer Key?
Candidates must use the answer key for calculation of GATE score. The calculation of marks is to be done by adding and deducting marks as per the marking scheme. Follow the instructions as provided below to calculate their marks in GATE 2020.
Step 1: Firstly, candidates need to download the GATE GG 2020 answer key.
Step 2: After downloading it, candidates should start cross-checking their answers.
Step 3: For MCQ type questions, add 1 or 2 marks, as per the question and in case of an incorrect answer, 1/3rd marks will be deducted for 1 mark question and 2/3rd for 02 marks question. For NAT-type questions, there is no negative marking.
Step 4: The total marks obtained by adding and deducting marks is the total score which a candidate shall obtain.
Formula for Calculation of MCQs score = +1 or 2 for correct answer – 1/3 or 2/3 for incorrect answer.
Formula for Calculation of NAT score = +1 or 2 for correct answer – 0 for incorrect answer.
GATE Subject 2020 Cut Off
After the result for GATE entrance exam is declared, the conducting body releases the cut off score for various subject codes. Till the time the result is declared, candidates can check the previous year cut off marks to qualify GATE from the table below.
Previous year GATE Cut off
| Category | GG 2019 cut off | GG 2018 cut off |
| General | 44.5 | 32.4 |
| OBC (NCL) | 40.1 | 29.1 |
| SC / ST / PwD | 29.7 | 21.5 |
GATE 2020 Question Paper
IIT Delhi releases the question pape for GATE 2020 online at its website, gate.iitd.ac.in. It is released in the pdf format. Candidates should use both GATE question paper and answer key for cross-checking their answers. The question paper for GATE consist of two type of questions which are multiple choice objective type (MCQ) and numerical answer type (NAT). The paper format for GATE GG 2020 is as follows:
| Parts | Number of questions |
| Part A | 25 (1 mark questions) |
| Part B | 30 (2 mark questions) |
GATE 2020 Result
The result for GATE 2020 is released by the conducting body at GOAPS portal at appsgate.iitd.ac.in. To check the result, candidates have to log in using their enrollment id/ email id and password. The score of GATE is valid up to 03 years only. After the declaration of result, only GATE qualified candidates will be issued the scorecard. Eligible candidates should take a print out of the scorecard as it shall be required in the later stages of the admission process. No hard copy of the scorecard is sent to the candidates via post.
About GATE 2020
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national level test which is jointly conducted by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and the seven Indian Institutes of Technology (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee). The entrance exam is conducted on yearly basis to shortlist candidates for admission in M.E / M.Tech / M.Arch / Ph.D courses. Furthermore, the score of GATE is also used for recruitment purposes like at many Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).
About IIT Delhi
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, was established in the year 1961 and is located in Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India. The Institute offers admission in BTech programs in various fields as well as dual degree B.Tech-cum-M.Tech program. Admission in BTech programms is done through JEE Advanced whereas admission in M.Tech and M.Des programs is done through GATE score. IIT Delhi has been ranked 182 in the QS World University Rankings of 2020, the top-ranked university in India.
GATE GG Answer Key Archives
2019 answer key
| GATE | Get Here |
| GATE Final Answer Key for GG | Click Here |
| GATE Question Paper for GG | Click Here |
| GATE Answer Key for GG | Click Here |
Candidates can check previous year answer keys for subject code GG from the table below.
| GATE GG Answer Key Archives | Get Here |
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| Chemistry Question Paper | Click Here to download it |
| Final Answer Key (Official) | Click Here to download it |
FAQs on GATE 2020 GG Answer Key
The answer key for all subject codes for GATE can be downloaded from the website, gate.iitd.ac.in. It is released in the pdf format.
A memory based answer key is the one which is released by the coachign institutes soon after the exam is over. It consist of solution based on the questions as submitted by the candidates who appeared for the respective subject code.
GATE 2020 result will be out on March 16, 2020.
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