CAT Answer Key 2025 – Date, How to Download, Objection Window, Calculate Probable Score

CAT Answer Key 2025 – Exam officials will release the CAT 2025 answer key within a few days of the CAT 2025 exam, which will likely be held in the last week of November 2025. The answer keys will be released online at iimcat.ac.in. The direct link to download the answer key will be provided here.

Download the answer key entering your CAT 2025 login ID and password.

The answer key will be released for all the exam slots. Download the answer key for your test slot. 

CAT officials will also release the CAT 2025 response sheet, which can be used in tandem with the answer key to calculate probable CAT scores. 

The CAT 2025 answer key objection window will open soon or immediately after the release of the answer key. The candidate can submit their feedback on payment of INR 1200 per objection. 

The FINAL answer key of CAT 2025 will be released after considering feedback of candidates. Also, the CAT 2025 results will be based on the final answer key.

CAT Answer Key 2025 – Key Highlights

How to download CAT Answer Key 2025

The CAT 2025 answer key will be released online at iimcat.ac.in. The candidate needs to follow these steps to download the answer key:

1. Go to the CAT 2025 exam portal – iimcat.ac.in
2. Click on the “CAT answer key” download link
3. You will be redirected to a log-in window
4. Enter your CAT login ID and password
5. On successful log-in, the slot-wise answer key will be displayed.
6. Select your exam slot and download the CAT 2025 answer key.

You can download the answer key in pdf format.

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Details Mentioned on CAT Answer Key 2025

The following information will be mentioned on the CAT 2025 answer key. 

• Name of the candidate
• CAT 2025 registration number
• CAT 2025 exam centre name and address
• Status (attempted/not attempted)
• Candidate’s response
• Right option/answer
• Test date
• Test time
• Question
• Question Type
• Question ID

Snapshot of CAT Answer Key

This is what a CAT answer key looks like. 

CAT Response Sheet 2025 

The CAT 2025 response sheet will be released around the last week of November 2025. To download the response sheet, log-in to the portal using your CAT User ID and password.

Candidates can use the CAT score vs percentile to evaluate their percentile after examining the response sheet.

For instance, you can use the response sheet and answer key to first calculate the number of correct attempts. Next, calculate the score following the CAT 2025 marking scheme, before finally comparing your score.

How to calculate scores using CAT 2025 answer key

The candidate must follow these steps to calculate probable CAT 2025 scores:

1.  Using the response sheet and answer key, first calculate the number of correct attempts.
2. Next, assign marks to each correct question. Follow the marking scheme given in the CAT 2025 exam pattern for the purpose.
3. Then tally the marks to get the probable score.

Note: The CAT 2025 raw score will be normalized by exam officials using a specific formula. The scores are normalized so that differences in difficulty level across various exam slots are accounted for. 

This means, if the question paper in your exam slot is considered to be the toughest, you may get a few additional marks after the normalization. However, if your test slot is deemed to be the easiest, you will not get any extra marks.

CAT 2025 Marking Scheme

How to Raise Objections against CAT 2025 Answer Key

The window to submit objections against the CAT 2025 answer key will open soon after it has been released. Any candidates who have any reservations against any key (s), can use the window to submit their feedback.

Stepwise process to submit objections against CAT 2025 answer key

1. Go to the CAT 2025 exam portal – iimcat.ac.in
2. Click on the “Answer Key Objection” tab
3. In the log-in window that opens, enter your CAT login ID and password
4. Click on the Objection tab
5. Next, click on ‘+’ sign to add an objection
6. Then select the question number, upload supporting documents, etc.
7. Pay the CAT 2025 answer key objection fee, which is INR 1,200 per objection
8. Submit the form.

What you need to know about CAT 2025 answer key objection:

• If the objection is upheld, the objection processing fee will be refunded.
• But if the objection is deemed to be invalid, the fee will not be refunded. So, make sure that you have enough supporting evidence in your claims.
• Objections will only be considered if the payment has been made; if the fee has not been paid, such objections will be cancelled.
• The objection fee will be refunded in 5 working days
• There is no provision to edit an objection once it has been submitted.
• The candidate can raise objections against any or all the questions.
• Exam officials will consider the objections/ feedback submitted by candidates before releasing the FINAL answer key of CAT 2025.
• CAT result will be based on the final answer key.
• No objection will be entertained after the release of final CAT answer key and result
• Requests for re-checking of CAT question paper or candidate responses will not be entertained.

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