Last Updated on August 12, 2017 by MBAUniverse.com News Desk
CAT 2017 Question Paper and Objection Form is now live on iimcat.ac.in. Check and submit objection by December 9
In an unprecedented move, IIM Lucknow, the Convenor of CAT 2017, has released CAT 2017 Question Paper and Answer Keys on its website iimcat.ac.in. Candidate can file an Objection Form by December 9 if they want to challenge any answer.
In an unprecedented move, IIM Lucknow, the Convenor of CAT 2017, has releasedCAT 2017 Question Paper and Answer Keys on its IIM CAT website. Candidate can file an Objection Form by December 9 if they want to challenge any answer.
In a message on official website, IIM Lucknow said, CAT 2017 Question Paper and Objection Form is now live. Deadline to submit objection form is 2 pm on December 09, 2017.
Candidates have been given a provision to challenge the answer keys after paying the stipulated fee. There is a two-day objection window, which will close on December 9 at 2pm. Candidates can login to the IIM CATwebsiteand look at the question paper.
According to a media report, an expert committee of the IIM will scrutinise the objections after the deadline. In case, if an objection raised by a candidate is found to be valid, the remedial measures taken by IIMs will be applicable to all the candidates.
How to checkCAT 2017 Question Paper and Answer Keys onIIM CAT Website
Log on to CAT official website
Click on Question Paper and Objection Form link
Submit your CAT Login and User ID on Login For Question Paper & Objection Management
Check Questions and Answers
If you have any doubt on any question, you can submit your doubts in the Objection Form
Objection form: No Objection to be entertained after 2PM on Dec 9
In a message sent by CAT Center 2017 at IIM Lucknow, it has been made clear that objection window will close at 2 PM on December 9, 2017. No queries regarding the question paper will be entertained after this deadline and through any other means.
Open the home page
Since there is heavy rush of the test takers who wish to check the details and file the objection queries on on CAT 2017 website, it is advisable to open the CAT 2017 website in mozila firefox with the recommended version to get faster navigation through the page.
At first you need to open the home page and on the right hand side you will find the icon Question papers and Objection form below the heading Question papers and Objection Management. Click on it and you will be guided to the Login page.
Enter your CAT 2017 Id and password at Login page
Once you are at Login page, enter your CAT 2017 Login Id and password as provided to you by IIM Lucknow. This will take you to Objection Management page to proceed further.
How to navigate through Objection Management page
The Objection Management page has three sub- headings:
1.Candidate details and Instructions
2.Objection Form
3.Shift1/Shift 2 Question paper (The question paper is given by default by the IIMs for the exam slot in which you appeared for CAT 2017)
After checking your details and going through key instructions click on the Objection form. This will enable you to complete the process.
How to fill the Objection Form
Please note you can submit the objection form only if you have paid the requisite fee of Rs.1000/- plus GST as advised by IIMs. Without the payment of fee online, your objection query for any of the three sections will not be entertained.
Key guidelines:
CAT Center 2017 has issued specific guidelines and has asked the candidates to lodge section wise objection queries on the objection form. The candidates are advised by IIM Lucknow to use Internet Explorer(version 10 to 11) or Mozilla Firefox(48 to 55) or Google Chrome(50 to 61) to fill in the Application Form.
Section name: Click on the drop down menu and choose the section VARC; DILR; QA
Question number:Through the drop down menu, you need to choose the question number for which you need to raise the objection.
Nature of Objection: There are three options coming when you click on the drop down menu and you have to choose the appropriate one. The type of objections you can raise, are:
None of the options is a correct answer
More than one option is a correct answer
Answer key is incorrect
Below this form is a box assigned for writing the remarks with a limit of 500 characters.
Now you can file your objection after clicking on Submit and making payment of Objection fee.
How to choose the Section and Question Objection Queries:
No doubt, this is the first time that IIMs are out with so much transparency on CAT question paper, answer keys and slot wise publishing the entire CAT 2017 question paper with solutions. However, while filling up your objection form, you have to be cautious and take following steps before completing the objection form immediately as the deadline is 2PM on December 9:
The entire CAT 2017 question paper section wise for the relevant slot-1 or slot-2 is automatically downloaded on your system when you login and click on the Objection Management page consisting of question paper
When you open the question paper you will find that all the three sections in the entire question paper are preceded by the Group Id, Group number and other details. Below this are the questions for the section that specifically appeared before you on the CAT exam day.
Check first and recall whether the sequence of questions is correct. Although difficult but if you can recall a few of the questions, the job is done.
Now check the correct answers given by CAT Center 2017 for the question you wish to raise objection against. If you think that answer is not correct, fill it in the objection form with brief remarks and reason to clarify your point.
Check all the three sections in order and file your objection accordingly.
Expert analysis
While commending the move for transparency in CAT exam by IIMs by giving the opportunity to the CAT 2017 test takers to file their objections on CAT exam question paper, experts at MBAUniverse.com have observed:
Every year, there are grumblings on the ambiguous answer options in CAT exam. The objection form is provided to the candidates for the first time by IIMs. This will help candidates to raise their genuine queries against such answers which are not found correct and the candidates are not satisfied with them.
The objection form is another tool to add to your score in CAT 2017. It is a windfall especially for those who have found the incorrect answer option marked correct by IIMs. Now IIMs will consider such questions and will rectify the mistakes that may add to the percentile score of the test takers.
Now CAT has moved on the lines of XAT which was the first exam to publish the individual question paper of the candidates with correct answer options.
Putting a cost of Rs.1000/-+GST to raise objection is not a good idea. The wrong answers which are considered correct by IIMs, should be identified at their end and the benefit of score addition should be given to all the candidates.
In case the objection of the candidate is found valid, IIMs should refund the objection fee to the candidate as considering a wrong answer correct in evaluation is not the mistake of the candidate.
Since CAT 2017 objection form contains the serial number of questions only, it has to be matched with serial number of questions in each section as provided in the CAT question paper, which is difficult now.
It may not be possible for the candidates now to use the opportunity to its fullest, as CAT 2017 test takers did not expect IIMs to provide such an opportunity to them, so they might not remember the sequence of questions in the exam. So while raising the objection query, instead of going for the desired question, they may post their objection for a correctly answered question.
CAT Center 2017 should have informed well in advance that the candidates would be given the opportunity to raise their query for the answers they think are incorrect. In absence of it, candidates may not be able to raise the appropriate query.
Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com for more updates onCAT 2017 Question Paper and Objection Form.
In a message on official website, IIM Lucknow said, CAT 2017 Question Paper and Objection Form is now live. Deadline to submit objection form is 2 pm on December 09, 2017.
Candidates have been given a provision to challenge the answer keys after paying the stipulated fee. There is a two-day objection window, which will close on December 9 at 2pm. Candidates can login to the IIM CATwebsiteand look at the question paper.
According to a media report, an expert committee of the IIM will scrutinise the objections after the deadline. In case, if an objection raised by a candidate is found to be valid, the remedial measures taken by IIMs will be applicable to all the candidates.
How to checkCAT 2017 Question Paper and Answer Keys onIIM CAT Website
Log on to CAT official website
Click on Question Paper and Objection Form link
Submit your CAT Login and User ID on Login For Question Paper & Objection Management
Check Questions and Answers
If you have any doubt on any question, you can submit your doubts in the Objection Form
Objection form: No Objection to be entertained after 2PM on Dec 9
In a message sent by CAT Center 2017 at IIM Lucknow, it has been made clear that objection window will close at 2 PM on December 9, 2017. No queries regarding the question paper will be entertained after this deadline and through any other means.
Open the home page
Since there is heavy rush of the test takers who wish to check the details and file the objection queries on on CAT 2017 website, it is advisable to open the CAT 2017 website in mozila firefox with the recommended version to get faster navigation through the page.
At first you need to open the home page and on the right hand side you will find the icon Question papers and Objection form below the heading Question papers and Objection Management. Click on it and you will be guided to the Login page.
Enter your CAT 2017 Id and password at Login page
Once you are at Login page, enter your CAT 2017 Login Id and password as provided to you by IIM Lucknow. This will take you to Objection Management page to proceed further.
How to navigate through Objection Management page
The Objection Management page has three sub- headings:
1.Candidate details and Instructions
2.Objection Form
3.Shift1/Shift 2 Question paper (The question paper is given by default by the IIMs for the exam slot in which you appeared for CAT 2017)
After checking your details and going through key instructions click on the Objection form. This will enable you to complete the process.
How to fill the Objection Form
Please note you can submit the objection form only if you have paid the requisite fee of Rs.1000/- plus GST as advised by IIMs. Without the payment of fee online, your objection query for any of the three sections will not be entertained.
Key guidelines:
CAT Center 2017 has issued specific guidelines and has asked the candidates to lodge section wise objection queries on the objection form. The candidates are advised by IIM Lucknow to use Internet Explorer(version 10 to 11) or Mozilla Firefox(48 to 55) or Google Chrome(50 to 61) to fill in the Application Form.
Section name: Click on the drop down menu and choose the section VARC; DILR; QA
Question number:Through the drop down menu, you need to choose the question number for which you need to raise the objection.
Nature of Objection: There are three options coming when you click on the drop down menu and you have to choose the appropriate one. The type of objections you can raise, are:
None of the options is a correct answer
More than one option is a correct answer
Answer key is incorrect
Below this form is a box assigned for writing the remarks with a limit of 500 characters.
Now you can file your objection after clicking on Submit and making payment of Objection fee.
How to choose the Section and Question Objection Queries:
No doubt, this is the first time that IIMs are out with so much transparency on CAT question paper, answer keys and slot wise publishing the entire CAT 2017 question paper with solutions. However, while filling up your objection form, you have to be cautious and take following steps before completing the objection form immediately as the deadline is 2PM on December 9:
The entire CAT 2017 question paper section wise for the relevant slot-1 or slot-2 is automatically downloaded on your system when you login and click on the Objection Management page consisting of question paper
When you open the question paper you will find that all the three sections in the entire question paper are preceded by the Group Id, Group number and other details. Below this are the questions for the section that specifically appeared before you on the CAT exam day.
Check first and recall whether the sequence of questions is correct. Although difficult but if you can recall a few of the questions, the job is done.
Now check the correct answers given by CAT Center 2017 for the question you wish to raise objection against. If you think that answer is not correct, fill it in the objection form with brief remarks and reason to clarify your point.
Check all the three sections in order and file your objection accordingly.
Expert analysis
While commending the move for transparency in CAT exam by IIMs by giving the opportunity to the CAT 2017 test takers to file their objections on CAT exam question paper, experts at MBAUniverse.com have observed:
Every year, there are grumblings on the ambiguous answer options in CAT exam. The objection form is provided to the candidates for the first time by IIMs. This will help candidates to raise their genuine queries against such answers which are not found correct and the candidates are not satisfied with them.
The objection form is another tool to add to your score in CAT 2017. It is a windfall especially for those who have found the incorrect answer option marked correct by IIMs. Now IIMs will consider such questions and will rectify the mistakes that may add to the percentile score of the test takers.
Now CAT has moved on the lines of XAT which was the first exam to publish the individual question paper of the candidates with correct answer options.
Putting a cost of Rs.1000/-+GST to raise objection is not a good idea. The wrong answers which are considered correct by IIMs, should be identified at their end and the benefit of score addition should be given to all the candidates.
In case the objection of the candidate is found valid, IIMs should refund the objection fee to the candidate as considering a wrong answer correct in evaluation is not the mistake of the candidate.
Since CAT 2017 objection form contains the serial number of questions only, it has to be matched with serial number of questions in each section as provided in the CAT question paper, which is difficult now.
It may not be possible for the candidates now to use the opportunity to its fullest, as CAT 2017 test takers did not expect IIMs to provide such an opportunity to them, so they might not remember the sequence of questions in the exam. So while raising the objection query, instead of going for the desired question, they may post their objection for a correctly answered question.
CAT Center 2017 should have informed well in advance that the candidates would be given the opportunity to raise their query for the answers they think are incorrect. In absence of it, candidates may not be able to raise the appropriate query.
Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com for more updates onCAT 2017 Question Paper and Objection Form.