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NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow will release the CAT 2023 answer key anytime. IIM Lucknow has updated its official login page by saying 'Login to fill objection form'. So, it is expected the CAT answer key and response sheet will be available soon. To download the CAT answer key 2023, should enter user ID and password.
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As per the latest media release, CAT recorded the highest of 3.3 lakh registrations, of which it registered an overall attendance of 88%. Those candidates who appeared for the CAT will be able to download the CAT response sheet along with the official CAT answer key from the official website- iimcat.ac.in.
As per the schedule, the IIM CAT 2023 results will be declared in the second week of January 2024. The exam was held at 375 examination centres across 167 cities on November 26.
As per students’ reaction, the overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate to difficult. The CAT score 2023 is one of the components for admission to various postgraduate and fellow, doctorate programmes of IIMs.
Candidates can follow the steps given below to download the CAT official answer key PDF 2023.
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CAT 2023 LIVE Updates: 2.88 lakh students await official CAT answer key. Updates on IIM CAT result date, marking scheme, percentile predictor, admission criteria and more.
CAT 2023 percentile predictor will help MBA aspirants predict their admission chances in IIMs. The predictor will use appeared candidate's expected score for each section along with date of birth or registration number to predict the percentile. The predicted percentile will be used to calculate admission chances based on institute's trends.
No. Without a CAT ID, candidates will not be allowed to log in to their dashboards. But you can recover your CAT ID and password by visiting the link "Forgot User ID/Password". After logging in using the credentials, candidates can download their CAT response sheet and answer key.
The IIM will not announce any exact date and time for the release of the CAT 2023 answer key. So, candidates are advised to stay with us to get CAT's latest news and updates regarding the provisional CAT 23 answer key.
No. IIM Lucknow will release the CAT 2023 response sheet along with the answer key soon on its official website. The authority has activated the CAT 2023 answer key objection window. But, the link is not open.
If you don't perform well in the CAT exam 2023, don't worry, prepare for other MBA entrance exams like XAT and CMAT. XAT registration is open till December 10, so apply if you haven't already.
IIM has updated their official website login page by saying “Login to Fill Objection Form”. So, it is expected the provisional CAT 2023 answer key will be available anytime soon.
The official CAT answer key will be downloaded in 2 to 3 days (the period during which the challenge window is open). Candidates have to download their CAT response sheet within that period after which only the scorecard and CAT final keys will be issued.
No, the final answer key of CAT 2023 cannot be challenged under any circumstances. If anyone wants to challenge the official CAT answer key, they must do so within the given time frame.
CAT 2023 answer key challenge window is open for 2-3 days only. Applicants should submit their requests within that period only. Thereafter no objection shall be entertained under any circumstances.
CAT 23 answer key challenge fee is Rs 1200 per question. The fee is to be paid while filling out the objection form. Fees are non-refundable. It will be returned only to those candidates whose objections are accepted as valid.
CAT answer key challenge fees can be paid online only. Through Debit Card/ Credit Card/ NetBanking/ UPI.
Yes, academic record, especially class 12 marks and graduation, is the most important criteria for IIM admission. More marks, more chances of getting into IIMs.
The CAT 2023 answer key will have correct responses of 66 questions in the following three sections:
VARC: 24
DILR: 20
QA: 22
The CAT 2023 result will out on the official website, iimcat.ac.in. The top non-IIM colleges accepting the CAT 2023 scores are:
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM Lucknow) will upload the CAT answer key for all three slots -- slot 1, slot 2 and slot 3 -- separately on the official website, iimcat.ac.in.
B-School | CAT Percentile |
Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar | 70 Percentile |
Shiv Nadar University, Dadar | 70 Percentile |
Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi | 70 Percentile |
VIT Business School, Vellore | 70 Percentile |
Apeejay School of Management, New Delhi | 70 Percentile |
Formula to calculate CAT percentile
Your CAT percentile = [1 - {rank/total students}] * 100
iimcat.ac.in is the official website of CAT 2023. IIM Lucknow will announvce CAT 2023 result on the official website, iimcat.ac.in.
Students who appeared for CAT 2023 exam can check the expected cut-offs of top IIMs.
Institute | Cut-off percentile |
IIM Ahmedabad | 98-99+ |
IIM Bangalore | 98-99+ |
IIM Calcutta | 97-99+ |
IIM Lucknow | 96-98+ |
IIM Indore | 95-98+ |
IIM Lucknow is likely to issue the CAT 2023 question paper along with candidate's CAT response sheet in the first week of December.
The CAT result 2023 will be valid only till December 31, 2024. Once released, candidates will be able to download the CAT 2023 result through the official website, iimcat.ac.in.
CAT 2023 answer key will be issued in the first week of December, convenor Sanjeet Singh told Careers360. However, the CAT 2023 answer key release date and time is yet to be announced.
Candidates who appeared for the MBA entrance test will be able to download CAT 2023 answer key from the official website, iimcat.ac.in.
CAT answer key for slot 3 will be issued separately for all slots. CAT 2023 slot 3 answer key will be available to download probably in the first week of December.
The scoring pattern for the CAT exam is as follows:
The CAT 2023 result is expected to be out in the first week of January 2024. IIM Lucknow has not announced any CAT result declaration date.
CAT individual response sheet will be available along with the CAT answer key on the official website- iimcat.ac.in 2023. IIM Lucknow has not announced CAT 2023 answer key release date, but as per the CAT convener, the same will be released in the first week of December 2023.
Candidates can follow the following process to download the CAT answer key 2023:
IIM Lucknow will host the link of CAT answer key 2023 PDF for slot 1, 2, and 3 on the official website, iimcat.ac.in. Candidates can download the answer key and CAT response sheet using their login credentials such as login ID and password with which they registered for the exam in order to download the PDF.
The recently formed IIM Mumbai is offering three management courses -- MBA, MBA in Operations and Supply Chain Management, and MBA in Sustainability Management -- through CAT 2023.
The median salaries of IIM graduates placed after 2021 academic session saw an increase. The lowest median salary of students who got placements jumped by 58.46% in the 2021-22 session while the highest median salary saw over 14% increase.
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Students found the CAT 2023 slot 2 exam more difficult than the first slot and slot 3. As per the reactions by candidates who wrote the exam, the Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) section was tough.
6 IIMs including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Kashipur, IIM Rohtak and IIM Shillong have more female students than male and the number is going to increase in the upcoming years. The institutes have been revising their admission policies to suit women such as giving more weightage to gender diversity.
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The Common Admission Test (CAT) 2023 response sheet is yet to be released. IIM Lucknow will release the response sheets of candidates containing their responses in the exam at iimcat.ac.in. Once out, the link will be updated here.
IIM Kozhikode has announced its PGP admission 2024 policy through CAT 2023. The policy has been revised and the institute has given 10 percent weightage to the gender diversity component. The CAT exam 2023 has got 35% weightage.
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CAT answer key 2023 PDF will be out soon for slot 1, 2, and 3 on the official website, iimcat.ac.in. Candidates may require their login credentials such as login ID and password with which they registered for the exam in order to download the PDF.
The recently launched MBA courses by IIMs and non-IIMs are given below:
CAT official answer key 2023 can be expected anytime soon. The exam authorities will release the CAT 2023 answer key along with CAT 2023 response sheet at iimcat.ac.in. Last year, the provisional answer key was released on December 1.
All 406 students of IIM Ahmedabad have been placed in the summer placement drive for the 2023-25 batch. The students received a total of 170 job roles offered by 124 companies. The consulting sector made 35% offers followed by the finance one.
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Applicants can follow these easy steps to download the CAT 2023 answer key:
The CAT exam 2023 convenor Sanjeet Singh said the IIM Lucknow will release the official answer key in the first week of December and the students will be able to view and download the PDF from the official website, iimcat.ac.in.
Indian Institute of Management (IIM Lucknow) will release the CAT 2023 answer key and candidates' response sheets on the official website, iimcat.ac.in, in the first week of December
Candidates can follow these steps to download the CAT 2023 answer key:
Candidates will have to login using their user id and password to download the CAT 2023 answer key on the official website, iimcat.ac.in.
Students aspiring for admission into top IIMs will have to get 97 or above percentile in CAT 2023 exam.
Institute | Cut-off percentile |
IIM Ahmedabad | 99-100 |
IIM Bangalore | 99-100 |
IIM Calcutta | 99 |
IIM Lucknow | 97-98 |
IIM Indore | 97-98 |
IIM Name | Seat intake | IIM Name | Seat intake |
IIM Ahmedabad | 385 | IIM Kashipur | 210 |
IIM Calcutta | 462 | IIM Nagpur | 60 |
IIM Bangalore | 412 | IIM Ranchi | 155 |
IIM Udaipur | 180 | IIM Kozhikode | 353 |
IIM Shillong | 120 | IIM Visakhapatnam | 60 |
IIM Bodhgaya | 60 | IIM Raipur | 210 |
IIM Sirmaur | 60 | IIM Rohtak | 180 |
IIM Indore | 550 | IIM Amritsar | 60 |
IIM Sambalpur | 140 | IIM Trichy | 180 |
IIM Lucknow | 436 | IIM Jammu | 45 |
Indian Institute of Management (IIM Lucknow) will soon upload the CAT 2023 answer key of three slots --slot 1, slot 2 and slot 3 -- on the official website, iimcat.ac.in.
Candidates will be awarded three marks for each correct answer in CAT 2023. For each wrong response, one mark will be deducted.
The Common Admission Test (CAT 2023) answer key will be issued in the first week of December on the official website, iimcat.ac.in. The CAT 2023 exam was conducted at 375 examination centres across 167 cities on November 26.
The expected CAT 2023 cut-offs of top IIMs will be as follow:
Institute | Cut-off percentile |
IIM Ahmedabad | 99-100 |
IIM Bangalore | 99-100 |
IIM Calcutta | 99 |
IIM Lucknow | 97-98 |
IIM Indore | 97-98 |
A total of 2.88 lakh students are awaiting for the CAT answer key 2023 of three slots- slot 1, slot 2 and slot 3. The CAT answer key 2023 will be released on the official website, iimcat.ac.in.
CAT exam convenor Sanjeet Singh said the CAT answer key 2023 will be released by the first week of December 2023 at iimcat.ac.in. He added, "At this point, I cannot give a date for the release of the CAT answer key, but we will release it soon, by the first week of December."
Expected cut-off for admission to IIM Ahmedabad in 2024 is 99-100 percentile.
CAT answer key 2023 will be issued separately for slot 3. CAT 2023 slot 3 answer key is expected to be out in this week.
Expected cut-off for admission to IIM Calcutta in 2024 is 99 percentile.
The CAT 2023 exam result will be valid only till December 31, 2024.
CAT answer key 2023 will be issued separately for all three slots- slot 1, slot 2 and slot 3. The CAT 2023 answer key will be available in the first week of December.
Candidates who appeared for CAT 2023 will be able to download CAT 2023 answer key through the official website, iimcat.ac.in.
This year, CAT exam recorded a highest of 3.3 lakh registration, of which it registered an overall attendance of 88%
IIM Lucknow is likely to issue the CAT 2023 question paper in the first week of December.
Registered: 3.28 lakh
Appeared: 2.88 lakh
Attendance: 88 per cent
The CAT 2023 result is likely to be declared in the second week of January 2024,
CAT answer key 2023 will be issued separately for slot 1. CAT 2023 slot 1 answer key is expected to be out in this week.
Section | Score |
VARC | 40-42 |
DILR | 28-30 |
QA | 36-38 |
Overall | 98 |
CAT percentile predictor helps to predict percentile based on candidate's probable marks in the CAT exam.
CAT 2023 response sheet is expected to be out this week.
CAT answer key 2023 will be issued separately for slot 2. CAT 2023 slot 2 answer key is expected to be out in this week.
CAT 2023 response sheet is not yet out. Once released, it will be available on the official site, iimcat.ac.in.
The difficulty level of the CAT 2023 slot 1 exam was moderate. There were no surprise elements and out of the box questions in the paper.
IIM Lucknow conducted the CAT 2023 exam on November 26 in three slots and at 375 test centres across 167 cities in India.
Registered: 3.28 lakh
Appeared: 2.88 lakh
Attendance: 88 per cent
The CAT 2023 exam was held at 375 examination centres in 167 cities across the country
This year, CAT exam recorded a highest of 3.3 lakh registration, of which it registered an overall attendance of 88%
According to the IIM Lucknow's information bulletin on the CAT exam 2023, the IIM CAT result date will likely be in January 2024.
According to students reactions, the slot 2 of CAT 2023 exam was difficult as the Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) section more difficult than the other slots of exam.
CAT exam convenor told Careers360 that CAT answer key 2023 will be issued by the first week of December 2023 on the official website, iimcat.ac.in. He said, "At this point, I cannot give a date for the release of the CAT answer key, but we will release it soon, by the first week of December."