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CAT final answer key 2025 released at iimcat.ac.in: Direct link to download here

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CAT final answer key 2025 released at iimcat.ac.in: Direct link to download here

CAT 2025 answer key: The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM Kozhikode) has released the final answer key for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025. Candidates who have appeared for the exam can visit the official website, iimcat.ac.in, to download the answer key. The provisional answer key and individual response sheets were issued on December 4, 2025, allowing candidates to evaluate their performance across all three exam slots. The objection window for the provisional answer key remained open from December 8 to 10, 2025. During the period, aspirants were required to submit their challenges with supporting evidence for the same.CAT 2025 was conducted on November 30 across three shifts. After evaluating the challenges submitted by the candidates in the provisional answer key, the CAT final answer key is released.

CAT 2025: Objections received from candidates

According to the official notification released by IIM, a total of 187 objections were received across sections and shifts. These objections were reviewed by panels of sectional experts appointed for CAT 2025.

Section	Shift	Number of objections	Decision
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)	Shift 1	4	No change
	Shift 2	1	No change
	Shift 3	6	No change
Quantitative Ability (QA)	Shift 1	113	One objection accepted
	Shift 2	0	—
	Shift 3	2	No change
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)	Shift 1	22	No change
	Shift 2	26	No change
	Shift 3	13	No change
Total		187

Of all the objections reviewed, only one challenge from the Quantitative Ability section in Shift 1 was accepted. All other objections were rejected.

CAT 2025 final answer key: Steps to download

Candidates can follow the steps mentioned here to download the CAT 2025 final answer key from the official website:Step 1: Visit the official website, iimcat.ac.inStep 2: On the homepage, locate the link for Candidate Login / Answer Key / Response Sheet.Step 3: Click on the link, and a new window will open.Step 4: Enter your CAT User ID / Registration Number and passwordStep 5: After logging in, search for the CAT final answer key 2025.Step 6: The final answer key will open in PDF format.Step 7: Review the CAT 2025 answer key and keep the PDF saved on your devices.Step 8: You can also take a print of the answer key and keep it with you for future reference.Alternatively, candidates can click on the link provided here to download the CAT 2025 final answer key from the official website. Candidates can click on the link provided here to download the official notice related to CAT final answer key 2025.Candidates are advised to stay tuned to the official website to get the complete details of the CAT recruitment process.