CAT 2025 Slot 3 Official Answer Key PDF (OUT), Question Paper Analysis Available
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IIM Kozhikode has released CAT 2025 answer key and response sheet for all slots. Candidates can find CAT slot 3 answer key inside login. Get CAT answer key login 2025 here.
CAT Slot 3 Answer Key PDF and Exam Analysis
CAT 2025 Slot 3 Answer Key PDF: IIM Kozhikode has released CAT slot 3 answer key 2025. Candidates can check CAT 2025 slot 3 answer key and response sheet to calculate their score and predict the percentile marks. CAT slot 3 official answer key is avaialble inside login dashboard at iimcat.ac.in. IIM Kozhikode had allowed candidates to raise objections against CAT answer key. Scroll down to get CAT 2025 slot 3 answer key and question paper analysis of VARC, Quant, and DILR.
Also Check: CAT 2025 Question Paper PDF (Slot 1,2, & 3)
- CAT 2025 Official Answer Key (Slot 3 - OUT)
- CAT Slot 3 Exam Analysis 2025
- Section Wise CAT Slot 3 Paper Analysis 2025
CAT 2025 Official Answer Key (Slot 3 - OUT)
IIM Kozhikode releases official CAT answer keys for all three slots. Candidates who appear for third slot, find CAT slot 3 answer key inside their login dashboard. Candidates can calculate their score using CAT slot 3 answer key PDF, response sheet, and marking scheme. CAT slot 3 response sheet and answer key PDF will be out on the same day at iimcat.ac.in. Candidates will have to use their registration number and password to access CAT 2025 answer key and response sheet.
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CAT Slot 3 Exam Analysis 2025
CAT exam analysis is released by top coaching institutes after all three slots. CAT slot 3 question paper analysis is out for VARC, Quant and DILR sections. Check key details of CAT slot 3 paper analysis 2025 below:
- Several candidates reported to have attempted not more than 8 questions in QA.
- Arithmetic had 8-9 questions.
- Calculation intensive question in QA.
- One set in LRDI on import export
- LRDI section was easy.
- Log question in quant was easy.
- Nearly 10 TITA questions in quant.
- 1 each question was from percentage and time and work.
- 2 questions from TDS.
- 1 question from number system.
- One set in LRDI was on circular arrangement.
- Parajumble, Para summary, Para completion, and odd sentence out had two questions each.
- Odd one out was tricky in all three slots.
- Slot 3 was difficult compared to slot 1 and 2.
- Similar pattern for VARC in all three slots.
- 500 - 550 word long RC appeared in slot 3 of CAT 2025
- One RC on ethics and AI.
- Out of 4 two RCs were difficult.
- There were 3-4 inferences based question in RC
- Assumption question was there in slot 3 RC
Coaching institutes that release CAT unofficial answer keys also share their opinions regarding the exam. Find CAT exam analysis by experts below:
There are no straight forward vocabulary questions in CAT. Out of the total of 24 questions in VARC section, 12-14 questions are Reading Comprehension based and rest of them comprise parajumbles, para completion and odd sentence. CAT is the only MBA entrance exam, which does not have direct vocabulary and grammar questions. However, one needs to have strong vocabulary and grammar to be able to solve RC, parajumble, para completion and odd sentence questions.
The CAT VARC section is dominated by RC questions. Out of 24 questions about 14-16 are based on Reading Comprehension passages and the rest of them are based on parajumbles, para completion, etc.
CAT has about 12-16 RC question. Since, it is not mandatory to solve all the questions, candidates can maximize their scores by leaving out the questions related to the passage they find the toughest. There is negative marking in CAT so candidates must ensure that they mark only the correct options or do not mark any option at all.
Section Wise CAT Slot 3 Paper Analysis 2025
Find CAT 2025 section wise exam analysis for third slot below:
| CAT 2025 Slot 3 Sections |
Total Questions |
CAT Exam Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) |
24 |
Moderate |
| Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) |
22 |
Easy to moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude (QA) |
22 |
Moderate |
| Overall |
68 |
Moderate |
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CAT question papers are released within a week of the exam in the form of a PDF as a response sheet and answer key. Candidates who have appeared for the test are able to access the CAT question paper and answer key. The question paper of every slot is released on the same day along with candidate response sheet and official answer to all question. If any candidate needs previous year CAT question papers for preparation purpose, then they can download them from Shiksha website. We have hosted last five years' CAT question papers for aspirants to download and practice. These official CAT question papers are available for download free. You can download the CAT question paper PDFs at this link: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/cat-exam-question-papers Candidates must check and practice the latest CAT question paper to know the latest exam pattern and difficulty level.
The key change in CAT question paper 2024 was increase in number of questions in DLIR section. Till 2023, the DILR section used to have 20 questions. In 2024, it had 22 questions. The time limit for it was the same and no other section had less questions. Which means, in CAT 2024, candidates had to attempt 68 questions instead of 66 to solve in the same time (120 minutes). DILR sectional time limit was 40 minutes as in previous years. There was no other change in CAT 2024, the difficulty level was same as previous years.
Data Interpretation or DI is a sub part of CAT's second section DILR. This section has 20 -22 questions (until 2023, the totla number of DILR questions was 20, and in 2024 the number of questions was 22). Both Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning questions have equal number of questions. Candidates must make sure that they prepare for both topics well as the weightage is equal and if they are ill prepared for either of the two, their score will get affected.
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