The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode is set to publish the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 answer key today, December 4, 2025. Students who took the examination on November 30, 2025, can access and download the answer key by visiting the official website iimcat.ac.in. Objections found valid by the Institute will be considered and a new answer key will be released.
CAT 2025 Answer Key: Raise Objections
Candidates are permitted to submit objections regarding the answer key from 12 pm on December 8, until 11:55 pm on December 10, 2025. To submit objections, candidates must log in using their application ID and password and select the “Objection Management” link. Objections deemed valid by the Institute will be taken into account, and a revised answer key will be issued accordingly.
The CAT 2025 examination took place in three shifts: from 8:30 to 10:30 am, 12:30 to 2:30 pm, and 4:30 to 6:30 pm, across 339 test centres located in 170 cities throughout India. Out of the total 2.95 lakh candidates who registered for the MBA entrance examination, approximately 2.58 lakh candidates participated. The overall attendance rate was around 86 per cent, as reported by the exam convenor.
Download Link – IIM Kozhikode CAT Exam 2025 Answer Key
The CAT 2025 question paper comprised a total of 68 questions, with 24 questions from the verbal ability and reading comprehension (VARC) section, and 22 questions each from the data interpretation and logical reasoning (DILR) and quantitative ability (QA) sections. This examination is conducted for admission into various postgraduate and fellow/doctoral programs at the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other MBA institutions. Candidates can find the complete list of participating institutions on the official CAT website.
