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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 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 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)

Table of contents
  • 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.

CAT Login for Slot 3 Answer Key 2025: https://cdn.digialm.com//EForms/configuredHtml/32842/94621/login.html

Q:   Which CAT slot has the toughest question paper?
A:
There is no pattern to which CAT question paper can be the toughest. The CAT question paper of every slot has unique questions. The examination body strives to maintain the same difficulty level of the paper across all slots but it may happen that a question can be more difficult from another. It is seen that, to keep the uniqueness of the question paper intact, the examination authority also changes the topic wise weightage a little bit across the exam slots. In most of the previous years, it is seen that the morning slot of the CAT exam is tougher than the rest two. However, candidates must not worry about the difficulty level of the slots as, the scores of all the candidates are normalised on a common scale to root out the possibility of advantage or disadvantage to any student due to difference in difficulty level. To know how the CAT scores are normalised, read this article: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/understanding-cat-normalization-process-blogId-9386.
Q:   How many vocabulary questions are asked in CAT?
A:

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.

Q:   How many RC questions does CAT have?
A:

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.

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

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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)

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Moderate

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Easy to moderate

Quantitative Aptitude (QA)

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Moderate

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