CAT 2025 Answer Key LIVE: Objection window opens; IIM Kozhikode hikes challenge fee to Rs 1,500

The things to keep in mind while challenging the IIM CAT 2025 answer key are as follows.

• Candidares should object only if they are 100% sure of the error.
• The objection fee will be refunded if the objection made is valid and accepted.
• The form will not be submitted without payment of the CAT objection form fee.
• The objection fee will be refunded within 5 working days
• Objections once submitted cannot be edited
• No objection will be entertained after the publication of the final CAT 2025 answer key
• CAT question paper or candidate response cannot be re-checked under any circumstances

The CAT 2025 answer key objection fee has increased to Rs 1,500 per objection. Earlier, the objection to IIM CAT provisional answer key 2025 was Rs 1,200. 

The details mentioned on the IIM CAT response sheet 2025 are as follows.

• Name of the candidate
• CAT 2025 registration number
• CAT test date
• Test time
• CAT 2025 exam centre
• Question
• Question ID
• Question type
• Status (attempted/not attempted)
• Right option/answer
• Candidate's response

The expected CAT marks vs percentile 2025 for slot 2 in each section, is given below. 

Candidates can calculate their potential CAT percentile score by following the steps below.

• Number of candidates who appeared for the CAT 2025 exam in all slots.
• Assign ranks based on scaled scores obtained by the candidates in the entrance exam.
• CAT percentile will be calculated using the formula: P = ((n-r)/n) * 100
• Round the calculated percentile to two decimal places.

The expected CAT marks vs percentile for slot 1 are as follows.

According to the CAT 2025 attendance report, about 2.58 lakh candidates appeared for the exam out of 2.95 lakh registered applicants. IIM Kozhikode is likely to release the CAT 2025 results in the first week of January 2026.

MBA aspirants can expect a CAT percentile above 99 for admission to IIM Ahmedabad, while cut-offs for IIM Bangalore and IIM Kozhikode are likely to remain between 97 and 99, as per previous years' trends.

The top B-schools in India, IIMs, admit students on the basis of their performance in CAT, personal interview, written ability test (WAT), group discussion, and work experience.

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CAT 2025 score vs percentile as per trends for each slot are as follows. 

The CAT 2025 exam was conducted on November 30 in three shifts in online mode: Shift 1 from 8:30 am to 10:30 am, Shift 2 from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm, and Shift 3 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm.

IIM Kozhikode has issued the CAT answer key and response sheet for over 2.58 lakh candidates. Candidates can access the CAT answer key and response sheet 2025 using their user ID and passwords 

CAT 2025 marking scheme to calculate scores are as follows.

• For each correct answer, 3 marks will be awarded.
• For each wrong answer, one mark will be deducted.
• For unanswered CAT questions, no marks will be deducted. 
• Also, for non-MCQs, no marks will be deducted

The steps to object CAT provisional answer key 2025 are as follows. 

• Visit the official website, iimcat.ac.in
• Click on the “Candidate Login” tab available.
• Enter the login credentials
• Fill in the candidate's personal details page and click on the “Objection Form” tab
• Choose the Question number, section, and type of objection. Select one of the following three: None of the options is a correct answer, more than one option is the correct answer, or the incorrect answer key.
• Enter any remarks if needed (remarks up to 500 words are allowed).
• Pay the required objection fee.
• Submit the CAT answer key objection form

IIM Kozhikode will open the window to object to the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 provisional answer key today. Candidates will have access to the CAT provisional answer key on the official website, iimcat.ac.in, by December 10.