GATE 2020 Physics (PH) Answer Key – IIT, Delhi, releases GATE official answer key on the website gate.iitd.ac.in. However, IIT also releases question papers and candidate’s responses along with answer key to cross-check their answer. From this page can get official answer keys and question papers PDF for reference. Using the answer key, response sheet, question paper, candidates can also calculate their probable GATE score. Check more information about GATE 2020 Physics (PH) Answer Key, question paper from the article below.
GATE 2020 Physics Answer Key
- Exam Date – February 01, 2020
- Session – 4
- Time – 09:30 a.m – 12:30 p.m
- Subject Paper – PH
Question Paper | Cut Off | Result
How to Calculate Marks Using GATE 2020 Answer Key?
Candidates can calculate the score of GATE 2020 using the answer key, question paper and their response sheet. To calculate the score, candidates must know the marking scheme of the exam. Follow the given below steps to calculate the raw GATE score:
Step 1: Download the answer key, question paper and responses from the official website.
Step 2: Then, cross-check the answers from the answer key and responses and mark the correct and incorrect answer.
Step 3: After marking the correct and incorrect answers, give the marks as per the marking scheme. Check the marking the scheme from below :
| Type of questions | Marks for Correct answer | Marks for Incorrect answer |
| Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) | 1 or 2 marks | Deduct ⅓ (0.33) for 1 mark question and ⅔ (0.66) for 2 mark question |
| Numerical Answer Type (NAT) | 1 or 2 marks | No Negative Marking |
Step 4: Using the marking scheme, calculates all the section marks (1 mark MCQ, 2 mark MCQ and NAT questions) separately
5. After calculating the score of each section, add the total score of all the sections to get the raw GATE score.
Formula for Calculating the GATE Score –
Total Score of 1 mark MCQ type question = 1 (total correct answers) – ⅓ (total no. of incorrect answer)
Total Score of 2 mark MCQ type question = 1 (total correct answers) – ⅔ (total incorrect answer)
Total Score of NAT (1 or 2 mark type of question) = 1 (total no of correct answer) or 2(total no of correct answer)
GATE Raw Score = Total Score of 1 mark MCQ + total score of 2 mark MCQ + Total NAT score
GATE Physics 2020 Cut Off
Every year, IIT releasses GATE minimum cutoff marking for each subject to prepare the merit list of the qualified candidates. Candidates can check the previous year mimimum cutoff required for GATE Physics from the table below :
Cutoff for GATE Physics (PH)
| Year | Cutoff for General | Cutoff for OBC | Cutoff for SC/ST/PwD |
| 2019 | 25.2 | 22.7 | 16.8 |
| 2018 | 29 | 26.1 | 19.3 |
GATE 2020 Question Paper
IIT releases GATE question papers Pdf of each subject along with answer keys on the official website. Candidates can download pdf of question papers from the official website. The question paper of physics will carry total 65 questions in which 30 questions will be of 1 mark each and 35 questions will be of 2 marks each. In the question paper, there are two types of questions one is Multiple choices questions (MCQ) and the other is Numerical answer type questions.
GATE 2020 Result
On the basis of the final answer key, the result of the candidate is compiled. IIT release the result on the official website. Candidates can check their result by logging in with registration ID and Date of Birth. After the declaration of result, qualified candidates can download their scorecard. Candidates are advised to keep the softcopy of scorecard of GATE, as scorecard will be valid for three years from the date of announcement.
In case of candidates required the softcopy after the due the date of downloading the online scorecard, can obtain the scorecard between May and December. They have to pay the amount of Rs.500/- for obtaining the same.
About GATE 2020
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an entrance exam for admission in various postgraduates subjects in engineering/ technology/ architecture. It is a national level exam conduced inonline mode for 25 subjects. It is conducted across India, as well as, in six cities outside India. IISC Bangalore and 7 IITs conducts GATE on behalf of the National Coordination Board (NCB)-GATE, Department of Higher Education,MHRD, Government of India.
About IIT Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, was established in 1961, where the first IIT was established in 1950 in Kharagpur. In 2018 IIT, Delhi was awarded as the Institute of Eminence status among the other IIT’s. IIT, Delhi offers B.Tech programs in various fields and dual degree B.Tech-cum-M.Tech programs. Admission into the institute is done on the basis of the score in JEE Advanced.
GATE Physics PH Answer Key Archives
Candidates can check and download the previous year answer keys and question papers for GATE PH for reference from the table below:
| GATE Physics Answer Key | Get Here |
| GATE 2019 Final Answer Key for PH | Click here |
| GATE 2019 Question Paper for PH | Click Here |
| GATE 2019 Answer Key for PH | Click Here |
| GATE 2018 Question Paper for PH | Click Here |
| GATE 2018 Final Answer Key (Official) | Click Here |
GATE 2020 Physics Answer Key FAQs
Answer key of GATE 2020 will be released on the official website gate.iitd.ac.in
Candidates can check the answer key and the question paper Pdf from the official website.
No, unofficial answer keys are released by some coachings institute after the exam
Yes, candidates can raise the objections against the answer key by submitting their justification and a payment of Rs. 500(per question) online as per schedule
No, only challenges submitted in online mode and before or on the due will be accepted.
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