IIM CAT 2025 Final Answer Key to Be Released on December 17
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode, which conducted the Common Admission Test CAT 2025 will release the final answer key on December 17. The CAT 2025 result and scorecards are expected to be released shortly after the final answer key. The CAT 2025 exam was held on November 30, 2025 in multiple shifts at 339 test centres spread across 170 cities in India.
CAT 2025 Objection Window Details
IIM Kozhikode released the CAT 2025 provisional answer key on December 4, 2025 and opened the objection window from December 8 (12 noon) to December 10, 2025 (11:55 PM). A total of 187 objections were received across all three sections of the CAT exam:
- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)
- Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)
- Quantitative Ability (QA)
These objections covered all three exam shifts.
CAT 2025 Objections Section-wise Details
IIM Kozhikode opened the CAT 2025 answer key objection window from December 8 (12 noon) to December 10, 2025 (11:55 PM) allowing candidates to raise objections against the provisional answer key. A total of 187 objections were submitted across all three sections and shifts. After expert review, only one objection from the Quantitative Ability section in Shift 1 was accepted, while all other objections were rejected.
Section |
Exam Shift |
Number of Objections |
Decision |
|
Data Interpretation & 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 |
No change |
|
|
Shift 3 |
2 |
No change |
|
|
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) |
Shift 1 |
22 |
No change |
|
Shift 2 |
26 |
No change |
|
|
Shift 3 |
13 |
No change |
|
|
Total |
187 |
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CAT 2025 Final Answer Key and Result Expected Date
The final answer key will be released on December 17, 2025. This final key will be used for the evaluation and preparation of CAT 2025 Exam results which are expected to be announced soon. Therefore, the candidates are advised to regularly visit the official CAT website iimcat.ac.in/ for the latest updates on the final answer key and results of the CAT Exam 2025.
