CAT 2025 Provisional Answer Key Released by IIM-Kozhikode – Steps to Download, Raise Objection, & Estimate Your Score

Students who are eagerly waiting for the provisional answer sheet for the Common Eligibility Test (CAT) 2025 can now download the solved answer key from the official website. On 4 December, the Indian Institute of Management – Kozhikode released the answer key and candidate response sheets on the official portal.

By downloading the sheet, the aspirants are allowed to evaluate how they performed in the exam, estimate their score/percentile, and also identify any errors or discrepancies to raise objections if needed. The answer key and response sheet were released in PDFs, corresponding to the 3-exam shifts held on November 30 at 339 centers and approximately. 170 cities.

Steps to Download the Answer Key and Response Sheet

Those who appeared for the CAT 2025 and want to calculate an estimated percentile/scores, follow the below mentioned steps below to download the answer sheet.

Step 1: Go to the IIM official website atiimcat.ac.in

Step 2: Locate the Answer Key/Response Sheet and click on the same.

Step 3: Login with your unique credentials (User ID and Password)

Step 4:Download the answer key/response sheet

Now, you can check out the correct answers mentioned in the sheet and calculate your score. However, to address any discrepancies or issues, you can also raise objections.

Objection Window – How To Raise Issues

Students who find any error or spot any wrong answer can object to address the issue while the objection window is open. Candidates can file objections to the answer key from 12 p.m. on December 8 until 11:55 p.m. on December 10, 2025. The institute will consider any genuine objections and release a fresh answer key appropriately. The institute will reveal the final CAT results at the end of December.

To Raise a Concern, Follow the Steps Below:

• Go to the official website and login with your unique ID and Password.

• Download the answer key or response sheet

• Locate the Objection Management section, select the question you want to challenge, provide a remark along with supportive documents, and submit it.

Any objection during the window will be evaluated by the committee, and if it is considered, the new sheet will be shared accordingly.

Those who wish to pursue a management program from India’s top institutes, such as IIM, must appear for the CAT entrance examinations. The score is considered by top universities and colleges in India, besides IIMs. As per the reports, approx. 2.95 lakh students registered for the examinations, and 2.58 lakh candidates appeared.

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