CAT 2025 Final Answer Key Out by IIM Kozhikode: PDF Download & Result Date Here

IIM Kozhikode released the Final Answer key for the Common Admission Test (CAT) entrance exam on 17th December 2025. This year, over 2.95 Lakh applicants have registered for the CAT entrance exam, and 2.58 Lakh candidates appeared for the exam. Candidates who appeared for the CAT entrance exam can download the PDF of the Final Answer Key from iimcat.ac.in. Apart from this, the objection window has also been closed on 10th December 2025. Candidates can check the steps to download the CAT 2025 Answer key from here. 

CAT Final Answer Key Release Date

The CAT Final Answer key has been released by the IIM Kozhikode on the official website. Candidates can check the full schedule for the CAT Entrance exam from the table given below: 

NOTE: The CAT Result Date mentioned above is tentative and candidates are advised to check the official website for the exact date and time. 

How to Download CAT 2025 Final Answer Key

Candidates are also advised to use a laptop and have a good internet connection while downloading the final answer key. Apart from this, candidates can also follow the steps given below for downloading the CAT 2025 Final Answer Key. 

Step 1: Visit the official website, which is iimcat.ac.in. 

Step 2: Click on the link to the Final Answer Key available on the homepage. 

Step 3: Complete the login process by entering the details like User ID and Password. 

Step 4: After login, the Final Answer key will appear on the screen. 

Step 5: Download and save the final answer key for future use. 

How to Calculate CAT Entrance Exam Marks using Final Answer Key

The Final Answer Key helps the students to evaluate their performance in the entrance exam. Candidates can calculate their Marks from the CAT 2025 Marking Scheme given below. 

The raw score will help the candidates to estimate their percentile based on previous year trends. The actual percentile may vary slightly after normalization.

CAT 2025 Exam Results

The CAT result 2025 session are expected to be released between 18th December 2025 (tentative) and 22nd December 2025 (tentative). In previous years, the results for the CAT Entrance exam were usually released 3-5 days after the release of the Final Answer Key. Candidates who appeared for the CAT Exam can check their results by visiting the official website. Immediately after the declaration of results, the IIMs, as well as other universities providing MBA programmes, will start their counselling process for the admission of the students.