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New Delhi, Updated on Dec 3, 2025 18:20 IST
CAT 2025 answer key will be out tomorrow. IIM Kozhikode today announced the CAT 2025 answer key release date via official notification. CAT 2025 exam was held on November 30 and 2.58 lakh candidates appeared for the exam out of 2.95 lakh registered candidates. The overall attendance was 86 %. Check details.

CAT 2025 answer key will be out tomorrow. IIM Kozhikode today announced the CAT 2025 answer key release date via official notification. Check details.

CAT 2025 answer key download date

CAT 2025 answer key download date

CAT 2025 answer key PDF will be available for download from tomorrow onwards. The candidates will be able to download it from iimcat.ac.in website by using their login credential. This year, the schedule of CAT answer key objection has been changed. The objection window will not open along with the release of CAT 2025 response sheet. The CAT 2025 answer key window will open on December 8, 2025, four days after the release of CAT response sheet 2025.

The official notification said, “Candidates who have successfully completed the test shall be provided with the option to raise objections, if any, to the answer keys, through the Objection Management link on the CAT website (https://iimcat.ac.in), using the CAT application login id and password. This facility is available only during the below specified time window.”

CAT 2025 exam was held on November 30 and 2.58 lakh candidates appeared for the exam out of 2.95 lakh registered candidates. The overall attendance was 86 %.  

CAT 2025 answer key date notification

CAT 2025 answer key date notification

CAT 2025 Answer Key Release Date

Check the table below for schedule of provisional CAT 2025 answer key release:

CAT answer key

Dates

CAT 2025 answer key release (provisional)

4 December, 2025

CAT 2025 answer key objection window opens

8 December, 2025 at 12.00 PM

CAT 2025 answer key objection window closes

10 December, 2025 at 11.55 PM

CAT 2025 Response Sheet and Answer Key: How to Download?

Candidates have to download the provisional answer key for CAT 2025 by following the process given below:

  • Go to iimcat.ac.in website
  • Click on ‘candidate login/response sheet/objection window
  • Enter CAT ID and password
  • Go to response sheet and download it

Also Read: CAT 2025 answer key download - live updates - process, link, objection form, fees

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.
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