CAT Answer Key 2024: Check Release Date, How to Download PDF, Verify CAT Response Sheet, Raise Objections

The answer key for CAT exam is released to maintain transparency in exam and to help candidates to check their responses with the correct answers. The CAT Answers were first released by IIMs for the CAT exam held in 2017. Details mentioned in Answer Key are:

• Name of the candidate.
• CAT registration number
• CAT exam centre
• Question ID
• Question Type
• Status (attempted/not attempted)
• Candidate's response
• Right Option/answer
• Test date
• Test time
• Question

How CAT Answer Key Looks Like?

The CAT answer key provides question-wise details, including the options selected by the candidates and the official correct answer by IIMs. This helps you to:

• Calculate Estimated Score: By comparing your marked responses with the answer key, you can estimate your raw score (three marks for each correct answwer, minus one mark for each incorrect answer).
• Identify areas for Improvement: Analyzing your performance through the answer key helps you pinpoint areas where you excellend and topics that require further revision. This feedback is crucial for strategizing your preparation for future endeavors, including subsequent CAT attempts or other MBA entrance exams.

CAT Answer Key 2024 Release Date 
CAT Answer Key 2024 Release Date is November 27-28, 2024 as CAT 2024 Exam will be held on November 24, 2024. Check details below:

CAT 2024 Answer Key Release Date 

CAT 2023 Answer Key Release Date 

How to Download CAT Answer Key 2024? 
CAT 2024 candidates will be able to check their official CAT answer keys on official website of CAT 2024. To download CAT response sheet 2024, candidates should follow these steps:

1. Visit the official CAT 2024 website - iimcat.ac.in
2. Click on the 'login' tab 
3. Enter your CAT login ID and password
4. Two tabs will appear: “Applicant Details” and “Candidate Response”. Click on Candidate Response Tab. Your CAT Answer Key will be displayed on screen. 
5. Download and Printout your CAT answer key 

After downloading your CAT answer key, you can easily calculate your CAT Score and Percentile by using following information: 

• CAT Marking Scheme: Each correct answer in CAT exam carries +3 marks and each wrong answer carries a negative penalty of -1 mark for MCQ type questions. However, there is no negative marking for wrong answers on non-MCQ type or TITA questions. 
• CAT Raw Score: You can arrive at your CAT raw scores with the help of CAT answer keys and above marking scheme.

Calculate Your CAT Score and Percentile

If you want to raise an objection to answers of a particular question, follow these instructions:

• The candidate can look at the Question Id from the Question Paper PDF available beside the "Candidate Response" tab. Candidate should ensure that the Question Id is as per the Question Paper PDF only.
• After the candidate has filled all the required fields such as Section Name, Question Id etc., (s)he should click on "Pay & Submit" button to complete the payment process and submit the objection successfully.
• Applicable fee will be Rs. 1500 per objection. This fee does not include transaction Processing Fee and applicable GST (if any).
• Objection fee (excluding transaction charges) will be refunded in case your objection is found valid by CAT expert panel.
• Objections once submitted cannot be edited later.
• Only one objection can be raised at a time.
• Response of the concerned examination authority will be treated as final against the objections raised. In case this process leads to any change in the evaluation mechanism, the decision taken by the concerned authority will be treated as final.
• Wherever applicable, the indicated mark of 1 for wrong answer is the mark deducted for incorrect answer. 

If there are any changes after the objection process is completed, CAT 2024 Final Answer Key is released within a few days on iimcat.ac.in. 

CAT Answers Key PDF 
You can download CAT Answers Key 2024 and CAT Answer Key 2023 PDF from links below:

Previous Year CAT Answer Key

Apart from the release of official response sheet by IIMs, CAT coaching institutes like TIME and IMS released unofficial CAT Answer Key 2024 immediately after the exam. These unofficial CAT answer key 2024 are based on memory questions taken by CAT experts. 

Q. When will CAT answer key 2024 be released?
Ans. CAT Answer Key 2024 is released by IIM Calcutta on for all CAT test takers within 3-4 days of exam date. Based on the past trends, CAT 2024 Answer Key release date is November 27-28, 2024 as CAT 2024 Exam will be held on November 24, 2024.

Q. How to download CAT answer key?
Ans. CAT Answer Key can be downloaded from after candidate login. Check steps described above. 

Q. What all information does CAT answer key have?
Ans. CAT Answer Key contains the official correct answer for each question, and the candidate’s response. 

Q. What is the importance of Cat Answer Key? 
Ans. With the help of CAT Answer Key, candidates can check their correct or incorrect answers, calculate their CAT score and likely CAT percentile. 

Q. What is the difference between CAT Answer Keys and CAT Response Sheet?
Ans. CAT Answer key and CAT response sheet are same. 

Q. If I am not satisfied with the CAT answer responses marked wrong by IIMs, what should I do?
Ans. You can take advantage of CAT Answer Key Objection process. You can file objection through the objection from as provided by IIMs till the last date which is around 3 days after the answer key is live and 2 days after the objection form is live on CAT website

Q. Is there any fee for objection filing?
Ans. Yes, a fee charged for each answer objection. The fee should be paid online. If you wish to raise more than one objection, you should multiply this amount accordingly with the number of objections.