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CAT 2025 Provisional Answer Key and Response Sheets Released as IIM Sets Dec 8–10 Objection Window

Candidates can now review their recorded responses on iimcat.ac.in to estimate scores before expert-reviewed challenges shape the final key and results.

Overview

  • IIM Kozhikode has made the provisional answer keys and individual response sheets available on the official portal for all three slots held on November 30.
  • The objection window opens December 8 at 12:00 p.m. and closes December 10 at 11:55 p.m., and challenges must be filed via the Objection Management link using login credentials.
  • An objection fee of ₹1,200 per question applies and will be refunded if the challenge is accepted by the examination authority.
  • Subject experts will review all objections, after which a revised or final answer key will be issued and results will be declared, with dates to be announced.
  • CAT 2025 featured 68 questions across VARC, DILR and QA with a +3/−1 scheme; scores will be normalised across sessions and sections to generate percentiles, and the test saw about 2.58 lakh attendees (≈86%) at 339 centres in 170 cities.