The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode is set to announce the CAT 2025 results tomorrow, December 17, on its official website, iimcat.ac.in. The objection management exercise was conducted
from December 8, 2025, to December 10, 2025.
The CAT centre stated that it received a total of 187 objections across 3 sections and 3 shifts. The panels of sectional review experts for CAT 2025 reviewed all the objections that were received during this window, stated the official notice. Only objection has been accepted from the Quantitative Ability Shift 1 question paper.
Around 2.58 lakh candidates appeared for the exam that was conducted on November 30th.
| Section | Assessment | No. of objections | Decision on objections |
| Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR | Shift 1 | 4 | No change |
| Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR | Shift 2 | 1 | No change |
| Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR | Shift 3 | 6 | No change |
| Quantitative Ability (QA) | Shift 1 | 113 | One objection accepted |
| Quantitative Ability (QA) | Shift 2 | 0 | No change |
| Quantitative Ability (QA) | Shift 3 | 2 | No change |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) | Shift 1 | 22 | No change |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) | Shift 2 | 26 | No change |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) | Shift 3 | 13 | No change |
How To Check CAT 2025 Final Answer Key?
Once the final answer key is out, candidates can follow these steps to download their scorecards:
Step 1: Visit the official website at iimcat.ac.in.
Step 2: Click on the link for ‘CAT 2025 Final Answer Key’ on the homepage.
Step 3: Log in using your CAT user ID and password.
Step 4: The CAT 2025 final answer key will appear on the screen.
Step 5: Download and save the scorecard for future reference.
Candidates can estimate their approximate scores by analysing the number of right questions using the response sheet and final answer key. Candidates may calculate their results using the answer key and add three points for each correct answer and deduct one point for each wrong answer. Negative marking is limited to multiple-choice questions.
According to media reports, the CAT 2025 scorecard is expected to released by the last week of December. However, the official date and time is yet to be announced by the IIM.
