Overview of CAT 2025 Answer Key The CAT 2025 Provisional Answer Key and Response Sheet were released on 4 December 2025 on the official CAT portal. Candidates were allowed to raise objections against the provisional key between 8 December and 10 December 2025 using their login credentials. Once objections are reviewed, a final answer key will be published, and results will be prepared accordingly.
Important Details (Two-Column Format)
Category Details Exam Name Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 Conducting Body Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) Organizing Institute IIM Kozhikode Exam Mode Computer-Based Test (CBT) Exam Date 30 November 2025 Answer Key Status Provisional Answer Key Released Answer Key Release Date 4 December 2025 Objection Window 8 – 10 December 2025 Official Website https://iimcat.ac.in/ Final Answer Key & Result Expected Late Dec 2025 / Early Jan 2026 Selection Basis CAT Score & Percentile
Important Dates Event Date Registration Start 1 August 2025 (approx.) Registration End 13 September 2025 (approx.) Admit Card Release 5 – 30 Nov 2025 (rolling) CAT Exam 30 November 2025 Provisional Answer Key 4 December 2025 Objection Window 8 – 10 December 2025 Final Answer Key Mid to Late Dec 2025 (expected) Result Declaration Late Dec 2025 / Early Jan 2026 (expected)
Application Fee Category Fee General / EWS / OBC ₹2,600* (approx.) SC / ST / PwD ₹1,300* (approx.) Mode of Payment Online (Debit/Credit/Net Banking/UPI)
Total Appeared Candidates Detail Count Registered Applications ~2.95 lakh Candidates Appeared ~2.58 lakh
Eligibility Criteria
To appear in CAT 2025 , candidates had to meet the following general criteria:
Criteria Requirement Educational Qualification Bachelor’s degree (minimum 50% or equivalent CGPA) Final Year Students Eligible to apply (subject to passing criteria on result) Age Limit No upper age limit Nationality Indian Citizen / OCI / PIO
Answer Key & Response Sheet Details 🔹 What’s Available:
Provisional Answer Key 2025
Candidate Response Sheet (correct answers + marked answers)
How to Download the CAT Answer Key (Official)
Visit the official CAT website: https://iimcat.ac.in/
Go to “Candidate Login / Response Sheet / Answer Key” section.
Enter your Application ID and Password/Date of Birth .
View and download the Provisional Answer Key & Response Sheet PDF .
Save for future reference and score estimation.
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