CAT 2025 answer key objection window closes today; result expected soon
CAT 2025 answer key objection window will close today at 11:55 pm. Candidates who wish to challenge the provisional CAT answer key 2025 must do so now, as there will be no next opportunity for the same.
CAT answer key 2025 objection deadline
CAT 2025 answer key objection window will close today. The link to raise objection is available at the IIMCAT website. Candidates who wish to challenge the provisional CAT answer key 2025 must do so before 11:55 pm.
CAT exam was held on November 20, 2025 and IIM Kozhikode released the provisional answer key on December 4, 2025. The answer key challenge process started on December 8, 2025.
Post the closure of CAT answer key challenge window, a panel of experts will evaluate all the objections and if any of them are found to be valid, the provisional answer key will be revised.
CAT 2025 Answer Key: How to Raise Objection?
The fee to pay for raising objection against the provisional CAT 2025 answer key is INR 1500 this year. Given below is the process to challenge it:
- Visit theiiimcat.ac.in website
- Login with your user ID and password
- Go to objection form
- Select question IDs
- Upload supporting document
- Pay fee amount per question
CAT 2025 answer key objection fee will be refunded to only those candidates whose objections will be accepted as valid.
CAT Result Date 2025
CAT 2025 result will be prepared after all the objections have been examined. Then raw scores of all candidates will be normalized and percentiles will be calculated. This year, 2.58 lakh candidates appeared for the CAT. So, the preparation of scorecards will take about 7-10 days. Therefore the expected CAT result date 2025 is December 20, 2025. Going by previous years’ trend, the CAT exam result can also be expected by December 21-22, 2025.
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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.
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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: