National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the NIFT 2026 provisional answer key on its official website - exams.nta.nic.in/niftee on February 17, 2026. Candidates can download the NIFT answer key 2026 for GAT through their login. The answer key helps candidates determine their probable score in the NIFT entrance exam. Candidates can also challenge the NIFT 2026 answer key if they have any objections. The objection fee to raise the challenges is Rs 200 per challenged question.
The NIFT answer key has not been released for the CAT section of NIFT as there is no model solution for it. NTA had earlier conducted NIFT 2026 on February 8, 2026, at 129 exam centres spread across 97 cities in India.
The steps to download the answer key of NIFT 2026 are given below -
In case of any objections, candidates can challenge the NIFT 2026 provisional answer key by paying a non-refundable processing fee of Rs 200 per challenged question. The authorities will not accept challenges made offline or through email.
Subject matter experts will review all the challenges. The NIFT 2026 final answer key will be released after considering the valid challenges. The NIFT result will be declared as per the final answer key.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, the NIFT 2026 answer key has been released by NTA on February 17, 2026.
The NIFT 2026 answer key can be downloaded from the official website - exams.nta.nic.in/niftee through candidate login.
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