CAT 2025 Final Answer Key Released Today; Result Declaration Expected Soon 

IIM Kozhikode is expected to release the final CAT 2025 answer keys today, 17 December 2025. Candidates can download the answer key and question paper for the exam from the official website, iimcat.ac.in, once IIM releases it for the November 30 exam-takers.

The IIM Kozhikode students were given a chance to challenge the answers between 8 and 10 December 2025 after the provisional CAT 2025 answer keys were released. Then, candidates could mark any errors they spotted. 

IIM Kozhikode faced over 180 challenges from Candidates

The candidates raised a total of 187 challenges on the Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Ability sections in all three shifts of the exam.

As per the procedure, each challenge was analysed by subject experts for its validity. After examination, they upheld one challenge from Shift 1's Quantitative Ability section. The initial responses remain valid because they rejected the others as unreliable. 

How to Download CAT 2025 Final Answer Key

Follow these steps to download the answer key:

• Go to the Official Admission Website: iimcat.ac.in.

• After that, on the homepage, click on the link for the revised answer key.

• Enter the login information, if necessary.

• On the screen, a PDF will appear.

• Download and keep it for future use. 

CAT 2025 Mark distribution

Refer to the following authorities who specify the marking scheme:

• Correct Answer: +3 marks

• Negative Mark for Wrong Answer: -1 mark

• Unattempted Question: No mark (Penalty free)

• How Many Candidates Appeared for CAT 2025

CAT 2025 was conducted on November 30, 2025, at 339 test centres in 170 cities across India. Out of 2.95 lakh candidates who registered for the examination, approximately 2.58 lakh candidates took it. According to media reports, the novelty attendance rate was around 86 per cent.