CAT 2023 Final Answer Key to be Out Soon at iimcat.ac.in

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CAT 2023 final answer key is expected to be released soon, as it is already over a week of answer key challenge objections. If any of the objections received is accepted as valid, the CAT final answer key 2023 will be released. Read more about CAT 2023 final answer key.

CAT 2023 final answer key is expected to be released soon, as it is already over a week of answer key challenge objections. If any of the objections received is accepted as valid, the CAT final answer key 2023 will be released.

CAT 2023 final answer key

CAT 2023 final answer key release

Final CAT 2023 answer key can be expected soon.The window to raise objection against the preliminary CAT 2023 closed on December 8 so it can be expected that the final answer key can be released now.However, the final answer key will be released only if any objection is found to be valid and the preliminary CAT answer key 2023 is revised. In case, it is not revised, the final answer key will not be released. IIM Lucknow will directly release the CAT 2023 result.

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Last year, the final CAT 2023 answer key was released two days before result announcement and two questions from DILR sections were dropped as they were found to be ambiguous.

The Final CAT 2023 answer key, if released, will be released at the iimcat.ac.in website as a PDF. It will carry question IDs and their correct answer options. No login will be required to access the final CAT 2023 answer key.

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Q:   How to download CAT response sheet and answer key?
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CAT answer key is released in online mode only. The link to download it is made live at official website within a week of the exam. Candidates can download it by using their CAT login ID and password. Given below is the process to download: 

  1. Visit iimcat. ac.in
  2. Click on the 'login' tab 
  3. Enter CAT login ID and password 
  4. Click on sign in to go to student dashboard 
  5. Look for response sheet/answer key tab 
  6. Click on the link to open the answer key 
  7. Download the PDF and save it The CAT answer key 
Q:   How to challenge CAT answer key?
A: 

The CAT examination body allows candidates to challenge the official answer key. In case a candidate feels any answer shared by the examination body is incorrect, they can challenge it by filling an objection form which is released on the same day as release of the CAT answer key and candidate response sheet. The candidates can fill the objection form by using their CAT login ID and password. Check below: 1. Visit the official website of CAT exam 2. Click on 'Login' 3. Enter CAT login ID and password to sign in 4. Go to 'Objection' tab 5. Click on plus sign to add an objection 6. Check the question number from the PDF of the question paper 7. Enter relevant details 8. Upload supporting document 9. Pay objection fee through credit/debit card or net banking The objection fee is INR 1,200 per objection. Candidates can raise any number of objections. The CAT answer key objection fee will be refunded to only those candidates whose objections will be accepted. Objections that have been submitted once cannot be edited.

Q:   What is the difference between CAT preliminary answer key and final answer key?
A: 
The preliminary answer key is the one released after the exam and the final answer is the one released after all the objections raised by candidates have been examined and accepted. The final CAT answer key is released along with the result. It is the final CAT answer key on the basis of which the CAT result is prepared. Which means, score of a candidate is based on the calculation of number of correct, incorrect and unanswered questions after all the objections have been examined. The preliminary CAT answer key is released with candidate's response sheet and there is option to challenge it. However, the final answer key is released only as question ID and correct answer option and there is no provision of challenging it. In CAT 2022, objection on two DILR questions raised by candidates was accepted and the question was dropped from final score calculation as it was found to be erroneous.
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The final answer key will not be open to challenge and the CAT 2023 result will be prepared on the basis of the same. CAT 2023 exam was held on November 26 and this year the exam was slightly tougher than previous years. CAT cut offs can be expected to go low for 2024 admissions.

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