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IIM Kozhikode released CAT 2025 response sheet and answer key. Candidates can get here CAT 2025 response sheet and answer key for all three slots. know all about CAT response sheet and answer key 2025, including how to download, memory based answers, and more.

IIM Kozhikode has released CAT 2025 response sheet and answer key inside login dashboard. Get here direct link for CAT 2025 response sheet and answer key for all three slots.

CAT 2025 Response Sheet and Answer Key

CAT 2025 Response Sheet and Answer Key PDF Download

CAT 2025 Response Sheet and Answer Key: IIM Kozhikode published CAT response sheet and answer key 2025. Candidates can find CAT exam response sheet for slot 1, 2 and 3 on the official website, iimcat.ac.in. CAT response sheet 2025 is published inside individual login dashboards. Candidates who took CAT exam can find answers marked by them in the response sheet PDF. CAT response sheet and answer key can be used to calculate the raw score and predict CAT percentile before declaration of results. The CAT 2025 answer key objection window was available for candidates to challenge answers in the provisional answer key. Scroll down to know all about CAT response sheet and answer key 2025, including how to download, dates, and more.

LATEST: CAT 2025 Final Answer Key OUT; Check CAT Score vs Percentile Analysis

Table of contents
  • CAT Final Answer Key 2025
  • CAT 2025 Response Sheet and Answer Key Dates
  • CAT Response Sheet PDF 2025 (OUT)
  • How to Download Official CAT 2025 Response Sheet?
  • CAT Official Answer Key 2025
  • CAT 2025 Answer Key Objection Process
  • Calculating Score using CAT 2025 Response Sheet & Answer Key
  • CAT Score vs Percentile Analysis
  • CAT Answer Keys 2025 - Unofficial
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CAT Final Answer Key 2025

IIM Kozhikode has released CAT final answer key 2026. Out of 187 objections filed against the CAT provisional answer key 2025, one objection has been accepted to draft the final answer key. Candidates can find CAT final answer key on the official website, iimcat.ac.in. The login dashboard hosts the CAT 2025 final answer key. Candidate's performance is evaluated to release CAT results based on the final answer key, and the marking scheme.

Direct Link for CAT Final Answer Key: https://cdn.digialm.com//EForms/configuredHtml/32842/94621/login.html

CAT 2025 Response Sheet and Answer Key Dates

Schedule for release of CAT answer key and response sheet is as follows:

Events CAT Answer Key & Response Sheet Dates 2025
CAT exam date 30-Nov-2025
Release of CAT memory based answers 30-Nov-2025
Release of CAT 2025 response sheet 04-Dec-2025
CAT 2025 answer key objection facility 08-Dec-2025 to 10-Dec-2025

CAT Response Sheet PDF 2025 (OUT)

IIM Kozhikode has released CAT response sheet 2025 for all test takers inside their login dashboard. CAT 2025 response sheet mentions all answer options and the answer option that were marked by candidates on the CAT exam day. CAT response sheet inside your login dashboard indicates the answers that were marked by you and will differ for every test taker.

Candidates can check these answers from the CAT answer key 2025 to evaluate performance in the CAT exam.

How to Download Official CAT 2025 Response Sheet?

Know how to download CAT response sheet below:

  1. Visit CAT website, iimcat.ac.in
  2. Click on the 'login' button
  3. Enter registration number and password
  4. Click to CAT response sheet link inside login dashboard

CAT Official Answer Key 2025

IIM Kozhikode releases CAT official answer key for all three slots. Official CAT answer key is released in two phases, proviosional and final. Candidates are allowed to raise objections against the CAT provisional answer key. Based on these objections, IIM will draft the CAT final answer key. IIM will calculate CAT scores using final answer key. Candidates find CAT answer key official on the IIM CAT website, iimcat.ac.in.

How to Challenge CAT Provisional Answer Key 2025?

Know how to raise objections against CAT answer key below:

  1. Visit CAT exam website, iimact.ac.in.

  2. Access ‘Candidate Login’ by entering log in details, like registration number and password.

  3. Click the tab reading ‘Objection Form’ inside dashboard.

  4. Choose section and question number against which you want to raise objection.

  5. Select the option among

    • None of the options are correct

    • More than one option is correct

    • Answer key is incorrect

  6. Enter remarks up to 500 words and pay the objection fee to submit the form

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CAT 2025 Answer Key Objection Process

Candidates can challenge official CAT 2025 answer key by filling the objection form at iimcat.ac.in website. Check the process below:

  • Go to iimcat.ac.in website
  • Click on 'objection management' 
  • Enter CAT user ID and password
  • Go to answer key objection form
  • Select questions to challenge
  • Upload supporting document
  • Pay fee and submit

Calculating Score using CAT 2025 Response Sheet & Answer Key

Candidates can use response sheet, answer key and marking scheme top calculate their raw score in CAT exam. CAT exam has both negative and positive marking. CAT score calculated using marking scheme, response sheet and answer key is the raw score. Percentile score is calculated after the score is normalised.

Since CAT exam has three slots, IIM Kozhikode will normalise CAT scores of each candidate.

Also Check: CAT Score Normalisation Process

CAT Marking Scheme 2025

To calculate CAT scores, IIM will use the following marking scheme:

  1. +3 marks for each correct response
  2. -1 mark for each incorrect response
  3. There is no negative marking for unattempted question.

CAT Raw Score = 3*(Number of correct responses) - 1*(Number of incorrect responses) 

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CAT Score vs Percentile Analysis

The table below indicates CAT score and percentile analysis from previous sessions:

CAT Marks

CAT Percentile

120 - 125

99.9

105 - 110

99.5

95 - 100

99

80 - 85

97

70 - 75

95

58 - 62

90

Also Check: CAT Score vs Percentile 2025

How is CAT Percentile Score Calculated?

Check process to calculate CAT percentile score is as follows:

  1. Calculate number of test takers for CAT in all three slots. (can be denoted by N)
  2. Assign a rank based on scaled score (normalised score) to all CAT test takers. (rank can be denoted by r)
  3. Assign same rank to candidates with identical score.
  4. Calculate percentile score using the formula (N -- r/ N)*100
  5. CAT percentile is rounded off to two decimal points.

CAT Percentile predictor prepared by Shiksha.com helps students to get their predicted CAT percentile on the basis of their expected exam score. So, predict your CAT score by clicking the link below:

CAT Percentile Predictor
Q:   How to download CAT response sheet and answer key?
A:

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.

CAT Answer Keys 2025 - Unofficial

Several coaching insititutes that impart courses for CAT aspirants releases answer keys soon after the exam. CAT unofficial answer keys are based on questions shared by the candidates once they come out from the test centre. Unofficial answer keys are also termed as CAT memory based answer key. Candidates can use CAT memory based answer keys to evaluate their performance before release of CAT official answer keys.

CAT Memory-Based Answer Key 2025

Find direct links to access CAT memory based answer key for all three slots below:

CAT 2025 Exam Slot Download Link
CAT Memory Based Answer Key for Slot 1 Download Slot 1 Answer Key
CAT Memory Based Answer Key for Slot 2 Download Slot 2 Answer Key
CAT Memory Based Answer Key for Slot 3 Download Slot 3 Answer Key

Coaching institutes that release CAT unofficial answer keys also share their opinions regarding the exam. Find CAT exam analysis by experts below:

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