IIM CAT 2025 Answer Key LIVE: Objection window opens at noon today on iimcat.ac.in

Content Writer | MBA Professional | Updated on - Dec 8, 2025

IIM Kozhikode has opened the CAT Provisional Answer Key Objection Window today, December 8, 2025, at 12:00 PM (noon) till December 10, 2025, 11:55 PM. Candidates who appeared for CAT 2025 are allowed to challenge the CAT answer key 2025.

CAT Provisional Answer Key Objection Window - (Open)

To raise an objection, candidates must log in using their CAT user ID and password, select the question(s) they want to challenge, and upload valid proof or justification along with the required fee of ₹1200 per question.

IIM Kozhikode will release the CAT 2025 Final Answer key after reviewing all objections, followed by the CAT 2025 Result in the last week of December 2025 or early January 2026, once the evaluation process is completed.

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CAT Answer Key 2025: How to object?

To raise an objection against the CAT 2025 provisional answer key, follow these steps:

Go to the official website, iimcat.ac.in.
Select the “Candidate Login” option
Log in using your credentials
Open your personal details page and click on the “Objection Form” section
Choose the question number, section, and the type of objection. You may select one of the following:
- The correct answer is not among the given options
- More than one option is correct
- The answer key provided is wrong
Add remarks or justification, if required (up to 500 words)
Pay the applicable objection fee
Submit the objection form for the CAT answer key

CAT 2025: How to calculate scores using the Answer Key?

With the help of the CAT Answer Key and your Response Sheet, you can easily calculate your expected score before the official result is released. The process involves identifying which of your responses are correct, incorrect, or unattempted, and then applying the CAT marking scheme.

CAT 2025 Marking Scheme

Question Type	Correct Answer	Incorrect Answer	Unattempted
MCQ	+3 marks	–1 mark	0 marks
TITA (Non-MCQ)	+3 marks	0 marks (No negative marking)	0 marks

Apply the Formula

Total Score = (Correct MCQs × 3) + (Correct TITA × 3) – (Incorrect MCQs × 1)

Unattempted questions do not affect your score.

CAT 2025 Section-Wise Score Calculation

CAT 2025 has 68 questions divided into 3 sections: VARC (24 questions), DILR (22 questions), and QA (22 questions).

If your response sheet shows:

Section	Correct	Incorrect	TITA Correct	MCQs Incorrect
VARC	15	5	2	5
DILR	10	4	3	4
QA	12	3	4	3

Apply scoring:

VARC Score = (15×3 + 2×3) – (5×1) = 45 + 6 – 5 = 46
DILR Score = (10×3 + 3×3) – 4 = 30 + 9 – 4 = 35
QA Score = (12×3 + 4×3) – 3 = 36 + 12 – 3 = 45

Estimated Total Score = 46 + 35 + 45 = 126

CAT Score vs Percentile 2025

The CAT 2025 score–percentile data shows that even a few marks can make a big difference in your percentile.

To achieve 99 percentile, you are required to score very well in all three sections, around 40+ in VARC, 38–40 in DILR, and 33–35 in QA, and an overall 95–104 marks.

But for the 95 percentile, the overall score has dropped to 70–75, which means only a small number of students reach the top 1%.

Percentile (Approx.)	VARC Score	DILR Score	QA Score	Overall Score (Approx.)
99 %ile	40–43	38–40	33–35	95–104
95 %ile	30–32	27–30	22–25	70–75
90 %ile	24–26	22–24	17–20	55–60
85 %ile	20–22	18–20	14–15	48–50
80 %ile	18–19	16–18	11–13	40–43

CAT 2025 Score vs Percentile (Slot-wise)

Slot 1 – Expected Score vs Percentile

Percentile	Overall Score	VARC Score	DILR Score	QA Score
99 %ile	95–102	40–44	35–38	32–35
98 %ile	85–92	36–39	32–35	29–31
95 %ile	70–78	30–33	27–30	22–25
90 %ile	55–62	24–26	22–24	17–19
85 %ile	48–52	20–22	18–20	14–15
80 %ile	42–46	18–19	16–18	11–13

Slot 2 – Expected Score vs Percentile

Percentile	Overall Score	VARC Score	DILR Score	QA Score
99 %ile	92–100	38–42	36–39	31–34
98 %ile	82–88	34–37	31–34	27–30
95 %ile	67–75	29–31	26–29	21–23
90 %ile	52–58	23–25	21–23	16–18
85 %ile	46–50	19–21	17–19	13–14
80 %ile	40–44	17–18	15–17	11–12

.Slot 3 – Expected Score vs Percentile

Percentile	Overall Score	VARC Score	DILR Score	QA Score
99 %ile	98–106	41–45	37–40	33–36
98 %ile	88–94	37–40	33–36	29–32
95 %ile	72–80	31–34	28–31	23–26
90 %ile	56–63	25–27	22–25	18–20
85 %ile	49–53	21–23	19–20	15–16
80 %ile	43–47	18–20	16–18	12–13

CAT 2025 Cutoff of Top IIMs

Top IIMs keep high overall and sectional cutoffs, with General category eligibility mostly in the 80–90 percentile range.

IIM Indore and Lucknow demand the highest (around 90 overall), while Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, and Kozhikode stay around 80–85 overall.

Institute	Category	Overall	VARC	DILR	QA
IIM Ahmedabad	General	80	70	70	70
	NC-OBC	75	65	65	65
	EWS	80	70	70	70
	SC	70	60	60	60
	ST	60	50	50	50
	PwD	70	60	60	60
IIM Bangalore	General	85	80	80	80
	NC-OBC	75	70	70	70
	EWS	75	70	70	70
	SC	70	65	60	60
	ST	65	55	55	55
	PwD	60	50	50	50
IIM Calcutta	General	85	80	80	75
	NC-OBC	65	65	65	65
	EWS	65–70	65	65	65
	SC	70	60	60	60
	ST	65	55	55	55
	PwD	45–65	50	50	50
IIM Lucknow	General	90	85	85	85
	NC-OBC	82	77	77	77
	EWS	82	77	77	77
	SC	70	55	55	55
	ST	60–65	50	50	50
	PwD	60	50	50	50
IIM Kozhikode	General	85	75	75	75
	NC-OBC	75	65	65	65
	EWS	75	65	65	65
	SC	65	55	55	55
	ST	55	45	45	45
	PwD	55	45	45	45
IIM Indore	General	90	80	80	80
	NC-OBC	80	72	72	72
	EWS	80	72	72	72
	SC	60	55	55	55
	ST	50–55	50	50	50
	PwD	50–55	50	50	50

Categories	State
General	2600
sc	1300
pwd	1300