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CAT 2025 final answer key out at iimcat.ac.in; no questions dropped

CAT 2025 Final Answer Key at iimcat.ac.in: In the objection-window, a total of 187 disputes were raised across all three sections, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Ability (QA), covering all three shifts of the examination.

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Dec 20, 2025 04:27 PM IST

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IIM CAT Final Answer Key 2025: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode, which conducted the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025, has released the final answer keys on December 17, with result-scorecards expected to follow soon. The CAT 2025 was held on November 30, across multiple shifts.

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Following the release of the provisional answer keys, the IIM-K opened the objection window from December 8 to December 10, allowing candidates to challenge any discrepancy in the answers.

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During this window, a total of 187 objections were received across all three sections, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Ability (QA), covering all three shifts of the examination.

CAT 2025 Objections: Section-wise details

Section	Assessment shift	Number of objections	Decision on objections
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)	Shift 1	4	No change
	Shift 2	1	No change
	Shift 3	6	No change
Quantitative Ability (QA)	Shift 1	113	One objection accepted
	Shift 2	0	No change
	Shift 3	2	No change
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)	Shift 1	22	No change
	Shift 2	26	No change
	Shift 3	13	No change
Total		187

IIM Kozhikode stated that all objections were reviewed by panels of subject experts constituted for CAT 2025. After a detailed examination of the challenges submitted by candidates, only one objection, related to the Quantitative Ability section in Shift 1, was accepted. All other objections were found to be without merit, and no changes were approved for the remaining questions across sections and shifts.

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The institute clarified that the final answer keys will be released on December 17, and will be the basis for evaluation and preparation of CAT 2025 results, which are expected to follow subsequently.