IIM CAT 2025 answer key, response sheet for 2.58 lakh today; slot 3 quant section toughest of all

Around 2.58 lakh candidates will be able to view and download their response sheet and answer key for the Common Admission Test (CAT 2025). The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM Kozhikode) will upload the individual response sheet and provisional CAT answer key 2025 on the official website, iimcat.ac.in. CAT 2025 Answer Key LIVE

This year, the exam pattern remained the same, with a total question count at 68 – 24 in verbal ability and reading comprehension (VARC), 22 each in data interpretation and logical reasoning (DILR) and quantitative aptitude (QA) sections.

Among all the three shifts, the quantitative aptitude (QA) section of CAT slot 3 was the toughest, as per the exam paper analysis.

Of the total 2.95 lakh registered candidates, around 2.58 lakh appeared in the IIM CAT exam for MBA and management programmes in all 21 IIMs and over a thousand B-schools, and recorded 86% attendance.

As per the latest announcement, IIM Kozhikode will publish the CAT response sheet and answer key for all candidates on its official website, iimcat.ac.in, within four days after the exam. However, the CAT answer key objection window will be opened on December 8 at 12 noon.

Candidates will have to pay Rs 1,200 to challenge the CAT answer key 2025 before the deadline.

Recap of IIM CAT 2025 slot-wise analysis

While quant was rated the toughest section in CAT 2025, VARC was moderate and DILR was ‘doable’, as per this year's difficulty level.