CAT 2025 Result Date LIVE: IIM Kozhikode to declare results soon at iimcat.ac.in; answer key tomorrow, updates

Candidates can appear for it again next year if they are not satisfied with their CAT 2025 result. There is no other option for improving the CAT exam result.

Yes, 37 score in the CAT exam corresponds to an 80-85 percentile, but this varies based on the difficulty of the exam and the specific slot.

Yes. The IIMs and most of the top MBA colleges in India consider CAT 2025 sectional scores also for shortlisting the candidates.

iimcat.ac.in is the official website to check the CAT 2025 result. The authority is expected to declare the Common Admission Test result 2025 soon.

According to the past year's trends, the CAT 2026 results are anticipated to be declared in the first week of January 2026.

The CAT 2025 result will have the following details mentioned below:

• Candidate’s name, roll number, ID, gender, category, DOB, and more.
• Candidate’s photo and signature
• Test date and slot
• CAT sectional and overall scores
• CAT sectional and overall percentiles

Yes. Candidates can get into IIM Kozhikode with 95 percentile marks, but it depends a lot on your overall profile and the final selection criteria.

No. The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM Kozhikode) has not announced the result date for the Common Admission Test 2025 (CAT 2025) results.

The CAT examination result 2025 will not be shared via post by the authority. The result can only be downloaded from the official website.

The CAT 2025 result download link will be activated soon at the official website. Candidates will soon be able to access the results once it is out. 

Check the details mentioned in the provisional answer key of CAT 2025 below:

1. Name of the candidate
2. Roll no.
3. CAT 2025 exam slot
4. Exam timing
5. Exam centre
6. Question-wise status of answer (correct/incorrect/unanswered)
7. Question-wise correct answer

The final CAT 2025 answer key will be issued soon only if any of the objections raised by the candidates are found to be valid by the authority.

The IIM, Kozhikode, will soon announce the Common Admission Test (CAT 2025) result on its official website at iimcat.ac.in. As per the last year trends, the result is expected to be issued in the last week of December.

The CAT scorecard 2025 will have the following details:

• Candidate’s name, roll number, ID, gender, category, date of birth
• Candidate’s photo and signature
• Test date and slot
• CAT 2025 sectional and overall scores
• CAT 2025 sectional and overall percentiles

The CAT 2025 exam results may be announced today. However, no official announcement has been made regarding this yet.

IIM Kozhikode will announce the CAT 2025 results on its official website, iimcat.ac.in. Candidates can check their CAT exam results using their valid user ID and password.

IIM Kozhikode is expected to announce the CAT 2025 result soon on its official website, iimcat.ac.in. Based on last year’s trends, the result is likely to be declared between December 17 and 20.

Around 2.58 lakh students appeared for the CAT 2025 examination, which was conducted on November 30, 2025, by IIM Kozhikode.

Yes, the authority has already issued the provisional answer key and response sheet for the IIM Common Admission Test 2025 (CAT 2025). 

Check the list of top MBA colleges in India apart from IIMs below:

1. FMS, Delhi
2. DMS, IIT-Delhi
3. MDI, Gurgaon
4. IMI Delhi
5. JBIMS, Mumbai
6. SIMSR, Mumbai
7. IMNU, Ahmedabad
8. SJMSOM, Mumbai
9. SPJIMR, Mumbai
10. LIBA, Chennai
11. GIM, Goa
12. NIT Trichy
13. VGSoM (IIT Kharagpur)LBSIM
14. Welingkar (WeSchool), Mumbai
15. TAPMI, Manipal
16. IBS, Hyderabad
17. IIISWBM, Kolkata
18. IMT Nagpur 
19. SOIL Institute of Management
20. IILM, Delhi
21. BIM, Tiruchirappalli
22. Asia-Pacific Institute of Management, Delhi
23. FIIB, Delhi
24. JIMS, Rohini
25. BITSoM Mumbai
26. XIMB - Xavier University, Bhubaneswar
27. XIME, Bangalore
28. Amity Business School, Noida
29. Asian Business School Noida
30. BIMTECH, Greater Noida
31. Woxsen University, Hyderabad
32. AIMS Institutes (AIMS), Bangalore

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode, will announce the CAT 2025 result soon on its official website at iimcat.ac.in. Candidates are advised to keep checking the website for latest updates.

CAT 2026 Result Date (Source: CAT Official Website)

The CAT 2026 marking scheme is given below:

• +3 for correct attempt
• -1 for incorrect attempt
• 0 for unanswered question
• 0 for incorrect TITA

Candidates can analyze their performance and calculate their expected score based on the answer key of CAT 2025.

To download and check the CAT 2025 response sheet PDF, candidates have to use their CAT ID and password.

The CAT final answer key 2025 may be announced today. There is no official notification for the same yet.

For 95% and above, the following numbers can be considered a good attempt.

• VARC: 16 to 17 questions 
• DIRL: About 12 attempts 
• QA: 12-13 questions

The CAT result 2025 will be uploaded at the official website of the exam, i.e., iimcat.ac.in by the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode.

Aspirants can calculate their CAT 2025 score by:

• Adding 3 marks per correct answer
• Subtract 1 mark for every wrong answer
• Adding 0 mark per unanswered question

The Objection fee for the CAT answer key 2025 is Rs 1200 per objection. The fee is nonrefundable and will be refunded only to those candidates whose objections will be accepted.

The CAT 2025 result is expected to be released soon in the month of December 2025. Candidates are advised to keep checking the website for the latest updates.

To download the CAT 2025 result, candidates will need to log in using their credentials, such as user ID and password.

No, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode has not declared the CAT result 2025 on the official website. Candidates can check the result once it is out on iimcat.ac.in.

There is no provision for CAT Scores revaluation. The marks and percentiles mentioned on the CAT 2025 result will be final.

The list of top B-schools offering admission based on other entrance exams is listed below. 

The expected CAT 2025 cut-offs for the top IIMs offering MBA admissions are as follows. 

MBA aspirants typically need a CAT percentile of 99 or higher to secure admission to IIM Ahmedabad, while the expected cut-offs for IIM Bangalore and IIM Kozhikode generally fall in the 97–99 range, based on trends from previous years. India’s leading business schools, the IIMs, select candidates through a multi-stage process that considers CAT scores along with performance in personal interviews, written ability tests (WAT), group discussions, and prior work experience.

CAT 2025: IIM Ahmedabad demands above 99 percentile for MBA admission; check NIRF top B-school cut-offs

As per trends, the CAT 2025 expected score vs percentile for each slot is given below.

IIM Kozhikode will declare the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 results on its official website, iimcat.ac.in.

Candidates can not challenge the final answer key of CAT 2025, as it is prepared after examination of objections raised by candidates against the preliminary answer key.

The CAT exam scorecard 2025 will have the candidate’s details, photo, marks and percentile scored by the candidate.

The CAT 2025 answer key objection window was open from December 8 to 10, 2025.

The top B-schools that admit students to their management courses via CAT scores also require high cut-offs. Check below.

1. FMS Delhi: 97–99 percentile 
2. IIFT: 95–97 percentile
3. MDI Gurgaon: 96–98 percentile
4. IIT Bombay SJMSOM: 96–97 percentile.

Credentials required to download the CAT 2025 result are given below:

• CAT user ID
• Password

Check the details mentioned in the answer key of CAT 2025 below:

1. Candidates name
2. CAT 2025 registration number
3. CAT test date
4. Test time
5. CAT 2025 exam centre
6. Question
7. Question ID
8. Question type
9. Status (attempted/not attempted)
10. Right option/answer
11. Candidate's response

Check the level of difficulty of the CAT 2025 exam below:

The CAT 2025 result can be anticipated by December 19 or 20, 2025, as per the IIM Kozhikode's previous years' trends.

After the announcement of the CAT result 2025, candidates will have to begin filling out the admission forms of their preferred colleges.

The CAT 2026 results will be issued in the first week of January 2026. As per last year's trends, the CAT exam results are expected to be announced in the last week of December.

The CAT 2025 examination in all three slots was moderate and less tough than last year's paper. All three sections were attainable.

The IIM CAT 2025 was conducted on November 30, held in three shifts. Candidates can check and calculate their CAT percentile 2025 using Careers360's CAT percentile predictor.

A 37 score in the CAT exam usually corresponds to an 80-85 percentile, but this varies depending on the difficulty of the exam and the specific slot.

No, the CAT result 2025 will not be issued via email. The IIM Kozhikode will share an email informing of the accessibility of the CAT 2025 scorecard.

Candidates need to open the iimcat.ac.in website on a browser of their phone to download the CAT 2025 result and log in with their CAT ID and password.

Around 40 marks in the CAT exam generally corresponds to an 80 percentile, though this may differ slightly depending on the difficulty level of the exam and slot.

The CAT result date 2025 has not been declared yet. Candidates can check the CAT 2025 scorecard once it is out.

The CAT 2025 exam was conducted on Sunday, November 30, 2025, by IIM Kozhikode.

3 marks will be awarded for a correct answer, and 1 mark will be deducted for an incorrect answer, according to the CAT 2025 marking scheme. 

Around 1600 colleges all over the country, apart from the IIMs, are accepting CAT scores for admissions. 

The authority will soon issue the CAT 2025 result date and time on the official website. Candidates will be able to access the scorecard once it is out on the website.

Yes, 70 percentile in the CAT examination is considered a moderate to good score, which provides students admission to a wide range of tier-2 and tier-3 MBA colleges.

Yes. The CAT score is valid for government institutions that offer MBA programmes. The IITs offering MBA are ranked top as the management institutions in India.

The IIM Kozhikode has not issued the result date for the Common Admission Test 2025 (CAT 2025). According to the previous years' trends, the result is likely to be announced between the last week of December 2025 and January 2026 first week.

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode, will declare the CAT 2025 result soon on its official website at iimcat.ac.in.

Candidates can check the CAT 2025 result only on the official website. The authority will release the result soon at iimcat.ac.

IIM Kozhikode will announce Common Admission Test (CAT) result 2025 soon on the official website iiimcat.ac.in

IIM Kozhikode will activate CAT 2025 result link on the official website iiimcat.ac.in.

For the lowest CAT cut-offs, candidates can consider newer IIMs such as IIM Bodh Gaya, Sirmaur, Nagpur, Jammu, and Vizag, which may accept General category percentiles as low as 50–70. Among older IIMs, IIM Shillong sometimes has lower cut-offs at around 85–90, though final selection usually requires higher scores.

No, the CAT 2025 result is not out yet. As per last year’s trend, IIM Kozhikode is expected to announce the CAT results in the last week of December 2025.

A score of 37 on the exam will result in a CAT percentile of between 60 and 70, based on the previous year's CAT marks vs percentile. The final CAT 2025 percentile, however, will be determined by scaled scores based on the exam's difficulty level, candidates' overall performance, and other variables.

There are 21 IIMs and other top MBA colleges in India in a non-IIM category, including MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR Mumbai, SJMSoM IIT Mumbai, FMS Delhi, and DoMS IIT Delhi, among others, which are CAT 2025 score-accepting colleges.

Here is a list of additional prestigious MBA schools that take CAT 2025 exam results in addition to IIMs:

• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay
• Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad
• International Management Institute (IMI) Delhi
• Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai
• Faculty of Management Studies (FMS)
• Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon
• S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai
• SDA Bocconi Mumbai

On November 30, the CAT 2025 exam was administered online in three shifts: 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.

For the candidate's reference, below in the table is the exam analysis for all the CAT slots.

As per the official updates, the last date to raise objections to the CAT 2025 provisional answer key was December 10, 2025, until 11:55 PM.

While cut-offs for IIM Bangalore and IIM Kozhikode are likely to stay between 97 and 99 based on past trends, MBA candidates should anticipate a CAT percentile above 99 for admission to IIM Ahmedabad. Students are admitted to India's best B-schools, or IIMs, based on their performance in the CAT, personal interview, written ability test (WAT), group discussion, and job experience.

Also Read: CAT 2025: IIM Ahmedabad demands above 99 percentile for MBA admission; check NIRF top B-school cut-offs

iimcat.ac.in is the link to the official website from where candidates will be able to access and download the CAT 2025 scorecard.

After the objection window closes, the CAT final answer key is typically made available. It is anticipated to be issued in the final week of December, perhaps in conjunction with the CAT 2025 results, based on the pattern from the previous year.

Out of the 2.95 lakh registered applications, around 2.58 lakh participants took the CAT exam, according to the CAT 2025 attendance data. The exam conducting authority is expected to announce the CAT2025 results soon on iimcat.ac.in.

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

Despite five IIMs opting out of the joint procedure, IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Sirmaur will participate in the Common Admission procedure (CAP) 2026 for MBA admissions.  IIM Jammu had previously stated that it would still take part in CAP 2026.

Also Read: CAT 2025: IIM Jammu, Bodh Gaya, Sirmaur to admit through CAP 2026 as five IIMs opt out

Top IIMs often prefer scores of 98–99 or above, which is why getting into IIM Kozhikode (IIMK) with 95 percentile marks is achievable but difficult, particularly for general category candidates.

Candidate information, such as predicted score, DI or LR score, QA score, VA score, registration number, or date of birth, is used by the CAT percentile predictor.  The prediction report will be sent to the registered mobile numbers of the students.

As per the trends, in the table below are the expected CAT 2025 scores vs percentile for the candidate's reference.

There will be three steps in the IIM admissions procedure.

• Initial screening based on academic achievement and CAT exam results.
• Personal Interview (PI) round and Written Ability Test (WAT).
• Final MBA/PGDM/PGP course selection is determined by composite scores, which vary for each IIM.

Below are the details mentioned on the candidate's CAT 2025 scorecard.

• CAT 2025 registration number
• Candidate’s name
• Date of Birth
• CAT exam Date, slot, and timings
• Registered Email and mobile number
• CAT 2025 scaled score
• CAT 2025 score (section-wise)
• CAT 2025 percentile score (section-wise)
• CAT 2025 percentile score (overall)
• CAT 2025 score validity

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode is the exam conducting authority which will soon declare the CAT 2025 results on its official website.

The 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 candidates can use the CAT percentile predictor to calculate their percentile. Additionally, below are the steps to calculate the CAT percentile are as follows.

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

Yes, a 90 percentile score in CAT 2025 is considered a good score, which puts you in the top 10% of candidates and qualifies you for many good MBA colleges, including the new IIMs and top non-IIM B-schools. However, the old IIMs generally demand 98–99+ percentiles for interview calls.

The general category CAT cut-offs for more recent IIMs, such as IIM Shillong, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Amritsar, and IIM Nagpur, are often lower (around 85–95 percentile), with IIM Shillong frequently having the lowest. However, the year, category (SC/ST/PwD having the lowest standards), and the specific IIM's admission requirements all affect the CAT cut-offs.

FORE School of Management, ranked 59 in NIRF Management ranking 2025, is expected to fix the CAT cut-off for its postgraduate management programmes between 85 to 90 marks. It also accepts Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) and Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores. Based on previous years’ trends, the CAT expected cut-off for FORE school of management is given below.

Expected CAT cut-off 2025 for FORE School of Management. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

The Common Admission Test (CAT 2025) was conducted in three slots today - morning session from 8.30 am to 10.30 am, afternoon session from 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm, and evening session from 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm. The overall scaled score is obtained by adding scaled scores of all three sections - data interpretation and logical reasoning (DILR), verbal ability and reading comprehension (VARC), and quantitative aptitude (QA). 

CAT score calculator 2025. (Source: Official)

A CAT 2025 score above 99 percentile alone will not guarantee admission to MBA programmes in IIMs. However, it is the first qualifying criteria to be called for a personal interview and written ability test (WAT). Candidates can check the CAT score vs percentile here. 

The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM Kozhikode) has closed the CAT answer key challenge window at 12 noon on December 12. Objections raised against the provisional answer key will no longer be accepted. In the next step, the answer key challenges will be reviewed by experts and the final answer key will be published in mid-December. 

As per the tentative schedule, IIM CAT result 2025 will be declared in the first week of January. However, candidates can expect the results in the last of December, as per past trends.  

Around 2.58 lakh candidates appeared for the exam out of 2.95 lakh registered, and they are eagerly awaiting their CAT 2025 results and the opportunity for MBA admission.

Candidates can check their CAT 2025 results on the official IIM website. Visit iimcat.ac.in, log in using your CAT ID and password, and download your scorecard.

The CAT 2025 result is expected soon, as per the last year's trends, the CAT exam result is expected to be out in the last week of December 2025.

CAT 2025 qualified candidates will have to appear in three stages of process for MBA admissions. The selection procedure includes a written ability test, personal interview round, and group discussion.

The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM Kozhikode) will declare the Common Admission Test 2025 (CAT 2025) soon on its official website at iimcat.ac.in.

IIM CAT 2025 results soon. (Image source: Official website)