CAT 2025 Response Sheet & Answer Key Released — Download Now

Staff Writer: Sweata Maiti

Last Updated: December 5, 2025

The wait is over for CAT 2025 aspirants: IIM Kozhikode has officially published the response sheet and provisional answer key on its website. Candidates who appeared in the exam on 30 November 2025 can now access their individual response sheets and slot-wise answer keys via the candidate login at iimcat.ac.in. 

How to Access Your Response Sheet & Answer Key

• Visit the official CAT portal at iimcat.ac.in. 
• Log in using your CAT registration credentials (User ID and password). 
• Under your dashboard, select the slot corresponding to your exam attempt — Slot 1, Slot 2 or Slot 3 — and download the PDF containing the answer key and your marked responses.

What’s Included & What You Should Do Now

The response sheet reveals your exact marked answers, while the answer key provides the official correct options. By comparing both, you can:

• Estimate your raw score using the CAT marking scheme (+3 for correct MCQs, –1 for wrong MCQs; no penalty for TITA/unattempted).
• Get an early sense of your expected percentile and gauge chances for calls from top B-schools — even before official results.

If you find any discrepancies, you will have an opportunity to challenge specific answers: the objection window opens on 8 December 2025 (12:00 PM) and closes on 10 December 2025 (11:55 PM). 

Why This Matters

The prompt release of the response sheet and answer key underscores a transparent evaluation process by IIM Kozhikode. It allows thousands of candidates to assess performance quickly, reduce anxiety before results, and finalise their next steps — whether preparing for GD-PI rounds or planning alternate options. With the official key now out, registered CAT 2025 candidates are advised to download their response sheet without delay, calculate probable score, and act before the objection window closes.