IIM Indore has announced CAT 2020 answer key release date. Candidates can download their CAT response sheets from December 8, 10 AM onward.
CAT 2020 answer key will be released on December 8 at 10 AM. IIM Indore has confirmed CAT answer key release date through an official notification. The window to raise objections on CAT 2020 answer key will be opened from December 8 to December 11 (till 5 PM).
“The objection management tab for CAT 2020 will be active from 10 am on December 8 till 5 pm on December 11, 2020. Candidates will be able to see the answer key as well as their individual responses to questions during this duration,” the notification said.
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Usually, the answer keys and response sheets of candidates are released within two to three days of CAT exam but this year it has been delayed.
The CAT answer key challenge fee is Rs 1,000 per question. CAT result 2020 will be declared in the second week of January 2021. The final CAT 2020 answer key will be released along with the result.
CAT 2020 Answer Key Dates
| Events |
Dates |
|---|---|
| CAT 2020 answer key release |
08-Dec-2020 (10 AM) |
| Process to raise objection begins |
08-Dec-2020 (10 AM) |
| Process to raise objection ends |
11-Dec-2020 ( 5PM) |
| Final CAT 2020 answer key and result declaration |
Second week of January, 2021 |
CAT 2020 exam was conducted on November 29 in three shifts at 430 exam centres in 156 cities across India. About 1.90 lakh candidates appeared for CAT 2020 amid COVID-19 pandemic. The CAT 2020 question paper was of moderate difficulty level. According to experts, the question paper of third slot was toughest of the three.
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Student Forum
Answered 2 days ago
Yes. IIMB does require the CAT exam, but the rest of the top B-schools in Bangalore also take in candidates through the state-level CET, ie, the Karnataka PGCET exam, or through MAT or CMAT.
Top B-schools in Bangalore without CAT | Cutoffs Required |
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Note: All info. is from official sites and can change.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 days ago
IIM Calcutta has only mentioned accepting GMAT score for admission into EMBA courses.
However, CAT is commonly accepted by other similar institutes for both MBA and MBAEx courses. Thus, candidates are advised to ask admission desk for confirmation on this question.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
It is not possible to determine a candidate's admission in IIM Calcutta MBA course through CAT score alone. In Stage 1, a score 85% in CAT will be enough for a general category candidate to be selected for PI+WAT admission stage.
Final admission cutoffs are based on many factors other than CAT score.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
No, IIM Calcutta cannot get into MBA courses without appearing CAT first. CAT is a mandatory entrance exam and it is conducted every year for admissions into all MBA courses offered by this institute.
However, candidates who are applying for MBAEx course will be required to appear in GMAT for admissi
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
To get a seat at IFMR Chennai, students have to first appear for any one of the entrance exams accepted by the institute for the MBA/PGDM course admission. CAT, XAT, NMAT, CMAT, Andhra Pradesh ICET, IPAMT and SAT India are the entrance exams accepted by this institute for admission to the management
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
No, you cannot use the CAT score for direct admission to the MBA/PGDM course at this university.
You would need to first appear for the CAT entrance exam, and then get shortlisted for the PI and or GD rounds to be considered for a seat. Since the CAT cutoff is not released publicly, the closest esti
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Answered 3 days ago
The Vishwakarma University CAT cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the MBA/PGDM course for the All India quota.
For the General AI category, the estimated Vishwakarma University MBA cutoff 2025 was 50. Students who gained this percentile are then eligible to enter the second round of admission
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Answered 4 days ago
The National Institute of Bank Management Cutoff 2026 for General AI category in CAT exam is 80.
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Answered 4 days ago
No, you cannot use the CAT exam result for direct admission to the MBA/PGDM course at AIMS Institutes, Bangalore.
The college accepts the CAT, XAT and MAT exam results for admission to the management programme. Students have to first attain the qualifying cutoff percentiles and then sit in the select
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Answered 4 days ago
Candidates applying for admission in MBA at IIM Raipur should have qualified the CAT exam. Check below the application fee of CAT:
- INR 2,300 for general category students
- INR 1,150 for SC/ST/PwD students
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