The CAT response sheet 2025 will be made available officially by the IIM Kozhikode. The response sheet will be released in the month of December, approximately a week after the CAT 2025 exam. CAT 2025 is scheduled for Sunday, 30 November 2025. There are around 3.42 lakh candidates registered for the CAT 2025.
Candidates can download the CAT response sheet by logging into their accounts on the official website https://iimcat.ac.in/
Candidates can compare answers, predict the CAT scores and percentile before the announcement of the official results. Candidates also can raise objections against the answers during the challenge window.
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Key Summary
- The CAT response sheet 2025 will be available on the 1st week of December, approximately a week after the CAT 2025.
- The CAT response sheet contains the candidate’s response to each question in the CAT 2025.
- The CAT response sheet will help analyse the answers and predict the probable score for the CAT 2025 before the announcement of the official result.
- Candidates can object to the CAT response sheet and answer key if they find any discrepancies by paying ₹1200 per objection.
What is the CAT Response Sheet 2025?
The CAT response sheet is a document that contains the candidate's answers to each question, as well as the official answers. The CAT response sheet differs from the answer key, which contains official answers as per the IIM.
- The CAT response sheet and answer key documents have all the information about the candidates, such as CAT exam date, official answer to each question and candidate response to each question, and status of the answer.
- The response sheet will help the candidates to analyse the performance and predict the probable score and percentile before the official announcement of results.
- Candidates can download the official CAT response sheet 2025 by logging into the “candidate login” on the official website https://iimcat.ac.in/ .
- The CAT response sheet will be released by the IIMs approximately a week after the CAT 2025.
- Candidates can challenge the official answers by sending out the objection form.
CAT Response Sheet 2025 Dates
- The CAT response sheet 2025 will be released around the 1st week of December along with the CAT provisional answer key 2025. IIM Kozhikode will activate the response sheet link on the official CAT IIM website.
- The objection window will be announced with the form for submitting any objections regarding the CAT response sheet and CAT provisional answer key 2025.
- After considering the objections raised, the official result will be announced in the 4th week of December.
| Dates | Key Events |
|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | CAT 2025 Exam |
| 1st week of December 2025 | CAT Response Sheet and Provisional Answer Key release. |
| 1st week of December 2025 | Objection window for CAT response sheet and provisional answer key. |
| 4th week of December 2025 | CAT 2025 Official Result |
Ques. How much time will be given to review and challenge the response sheet?
Ans. Usually, candidates will get 3 days to review and to raise objections to the CAT official response sheet.
Ques. When is the CAT response sheet usually released?
Ans. The CAT response sheet is released approximately a week after the CAT exam. CAT response sheet 2025 may be released in the 1st week of December 2025.
How to Calculate the Score Using the CAT Response Sheet 2025
- Download the official CAT Response Sheet 2025 and CAT answer key 2025 from the official website.
- Use the official marking scheme of CAT 2025 to calculate your raw score
| Question Format | Marks awarded |
|---|---|
| MCQ | Correct answer: +3 |
| Incorrect answer: -1 | |
| No answer : 0 | |
| Type in the Answer Questions (TITA) | Correct answer :+3 |
| Incorrect Answer: 0 | |
| No answer: 0 |
Go through each section, for every question, compare the chosen option from your CAT response sheet with the correct answer in the answer key. Mark your answer as per the official marking scheme of CAT 2025.
- Calculate all the marks obtained in each section by using the following formula
CAT Raw Score (for MCQs) = 3 x (number of correct answers) - 1 x (number of wrong answers).
- Sum up all the marks obtained, including marks of the TITA section, to get your raw CAT score. You can use this to predict the percentile.
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Ques. How do I calculate the CAT score using the response sheet?
Ans. Use the marking scheme of CAT 2025 to mark the individual marks; for MCQs: +3 for correct answer, -1 for incorrect answer. For TITA questions: +3 for correct answer, 0 for incorrect and answered questions. Sum up all the marks obtained in all the sections.
CAT 2025 Score vs Percentile Analysis
As per the trends from the CAT 2024 and expert analysis, the analysis of CAT 2025 scores and expected ranking is as follows
Scoring more than 127 ensures that approximately 99.9% of CAT results.
This can vary depending on the exam difficulty level and normalization.
| CAT Score | Expected Percentile Range |
|---|---|
| 127+ | 99.9 + |
| 110 -120 | 99.7-99.9 |
| 94-103 | 99-99.5 |
| 85-93 | 97-98 |
| 72-84 | 90-95 |
| 60-71 | 85-89 |
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Ques. Can I accurately predict my final percentage just using the CAT response sheet?
Ans. You can get an estimated percentage using the response sheet and using the online percentage predictor tools but scores and percentages announced by the IIM are final after the complete normalization process based on performance of the candidates.
How to Challenge the CAT Response Sheet and Answer Key
Candidates can challenge the CAT response sheet and answer key if the candidates are not satisfied with the official answer and have some discrepancies in the answer key.
- Candidates need to fill out the Objection form that is given on the official website.
- For each objection raised against the answer key and response sheet, candidates have to pay ₹1200.
- Candidates have to choose the section, type of question, and question number that they have a discrepancy with and choose one among the options “None of the options were correct”, “Given answer key is wrong”, and “More than one option are correct” while raising objections against the CAT response sheet and answer key 2025.
- The candidate can raise more than one objection however, an objection fee of ₹ 1200 has to be paid for each objection.
Ques. How can I challenge the official CAT response key?
Ans. Candidates have to fill the objection form that is available on the official website during the objection window by paying ₹1200 per each objection raised.
Ques. Will the candidate’s money be refunded for the objections raised?
Ans. The candidate’s money will only be refunded if the objection raised is correct and accepted by the IIMs.
Information Contained on the CAT Response Sheet 2025
The CAT response sheet contains information about the candidates, CAT registration number, type of question along with the correct answer and the candidate's response to the questions.
| Information | Description |
| Candidate Name | Candidate's full name |
| CAT Registration Number | Candidate unique CAT registration ID |
| CAT Date and Slot | Specific date and slot of candidates when the CAT exam was held |
| CAT Test Centre | Name of the exam centre |
| Question ID | Question number ID |
| Question | The actual question with associated passage or any data. |
| Status | Status of the data if the question is attended or not attended |
| Question Type | If the question is MCQ or TITA |
| Correct answer as per the IIM | The correct answer will be specified with option ID |
| Candidate chosen answer | Answer chosen by the candidates |
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Ques. What is the use of the CAT response sheet?
Ans. Candidates can check their answers against the official answer key and calculate the score before the announcement of official results.
Ques. What exactly is in the CAT response sheet?
Ans. The CAT response sheet consists of the candidate information, section-wise questions status (attempted / not attempted), answer given by the candidate and official right answer according to the IIMs.
CAT Response Sheet 2025 FAQs
Ques 1. Can I check the CAT response sheet 2025 online?
Ans. Yes, you can check the CAT response sheet 2025 online through the official website using your CAT ID and password.
Ques 2. Who can check the CAT response sheet ?
Ans. Only candidates who took the CAT 2025 can check the official CAT response sheet respective of the slots they have given the CAT.
- CAT slot 1 candidates will only be able to access the slot 1 response sheet and can not access slot 2 and slot 3 response sheet.
- Slot 2 candidates can only access the slot 2 response sheet and not slot 1 and slot 3.
- Slot 3 candidates can only access the slot 3 response sheet.
Ques 3. What is the difference between CAT response sheet and CAT results?
Ans. CAT response sheet is answers given by candidates, it will help calculate the probable score. CAT results are official results with calculated score and percentile.
Ques 4. How is the CAT response sheet different from the CAT answer key?
Ans. The CAT response sheet shows the answer marked by the candidate whereas the CAT answer key is the official correct answers as per the IIMs.
Ques 5. What should I do if my details are incorrect in the CAT response sheet?
Ans. Even though it is very rare to encounter such events, you should contact the official CAT help desk through a provided toll free number or email to report the error.
Ques 6. Can I download the CAT response sheet multiple times?
Ans. Yes, as long as the link is active you can download the CAT response sheet multiple times.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.
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