CAT Answer Key 2023: Download CAT Answer key & Check CAT Score

CAT Answer Key 2023: Expected on December 1; Check How to Download CAT Answer key & Check CAT Score

CAT 2023 exam was conducted on November 26, 2023, in three slots by IIM Ahmedabad. After the CAT exam, IIM Ahmedabad will release the CAT exam 2023 answer keys likely on December 1, 2023, for the benefit of candidates so that they could confirm the accuracy level of attempts in the CAT 2023 exam. As per the past trends, IIMs make live the answer key 2-3 days after the exam date. Read below whether IIM Ahmedabad will release the CAT 2023 answer key, when it will be released and how to access them.’

CAT Answer Key 2023 Release Date, Time, and Last Date

The Objection Management tab for CAT 2023 will be active from 10.00 AM on the CAT answer key release date till 5:00 PM – three days after its release.

Last date to Raise CAT Answer Key Objections

The last date to raise the CAT answer key objection is 3 days after the release of the CAT answer key. Four key points to note about raising objection to CAT answer key are:

• The CAT 2023 objection form to challenge the official CAT answer keys will be released a day after the date of release of the CAT 2023 answer key
• No changes are allowed after submission of your CAT answer key objection form
• An objection fee of Rs.1200/- to challenge each official answer key will have to be paid per objection. You can raise only one objection at a time.

When & Where to Look for CAT Answer Key 2023?

You should look for the CAT answer key 2023 release announcement on December 1, 2023, on the home page of the CAT 2023 official website. Immediately after the announcement, IIMs release the answer keys along with the CAT question paper.

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How to Get CAT 2023 Slot Wise Answer Keys

CAT 2023 exam is conducted in three slots. You can download the CAT 2023 answer key of your slot, from CAT official website and should follow the 5 point process to check CAT answer key 2023 and related questions as below:

1. Log on to CAT official website and Submit your CAT Login and User ID on “Login”
2. Your Personal CAT Page will appear. This has 2 tabs:
3. Applicant Details
4. Candidate Response
5. The icon on the CAT website means that you can check here the answer key, your answer status, and the correct answer to the respective question.
6. The next step is to click on the ‘Candidate Response’ Tab. This will enable you to download your CAT answers for the slot in which you appeared in the CAT exam and check each question, its answer status, and the correct answer option marked in green by IIM Ahmedabad. The complete document contains CAT 2023 answers to questions. This contains all CAT answers & questions that appeared to you in your slot of CAT exam with official correct answer keys.  The CAT answer keys contain your own marked answers also for the CAT questions for the respective slot.
7. If you have any doubt about the official answer key to any question in your slot of the CAT exam, you can submit your doubts in the ‘Objection Form’. But remember, there is a cost that runs in thousands for filing each objection to the CAT official answer key

The CAT Answers were first released by IIMs for the CAT exam held in 2017.  CAT 2023 Slot-wise Answer Key will be released simultaneously to enable the candidates who have appeared in any slot of the CAT exam to check the CAT questions and Answer Key for his/her respective CAT question paper.

Important Instructions to File CAT Answer Key Objections

The very first thing is to get well-versed with the Information Mentioned on the CAT Answer Key as released by IIMs on the CAT answer key online.  The candidates desirous to file CAT answer key objections should follow the important instructions shared below:

1. The candidate can look at the Question ID from the Question Paper PDF available beside the “Candidate Response” tab. The candidate should ensure that the Question Id is as per the Question Paper PDF only.
2. After the candidate has filled all the required fields such as Section Name, Question Id, etc., (s)he should click on the “Pay & Submit”button to complete the payment process and submit the objection successfully.
3. The applicable fee will be  1200*per objection. This fee does not include transaction Processing Fee and applicable GST (if any).
4. The objection fee (excluding transaction charges) will be refunded in case your objection is found valid by the CAT expert panel.
5. Objections once submitted cannot be edited later.
6. Only one objection can be raised at a time.
7. 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.
8. Wherever applicable, the indicated mark of 1 for a wrong answer is the mark deducted for an incorrect answer.

Eligibility to Check CAT Exam Answer Key

• Only the CAT 2023 test-takers who actually appear in the CAT exam 2023 can view and download the answer key for their respective slot.
• A candidate who appears in Slot 1 can check CAT 2023 Slot 1 Answer Key and the candidate who appears in Slot 2 or Slot 3 can verify his answers with the respective slot of Answer Keys. If you have appeared in Slot 1, you are not eligible to check CAT 2023 Slot 2 answer keys and if you have appeared in Slot 2 or 3, you are not eligible to view and check another slot of CAT answer key 2023.
• Along with the answer keys, there will be a form for the CAT to answer key objections in case the CAT test taker is not satisfied with the answers published on the official CAT exam website.
• The answer keys can be accessed with a CAT login ID and Password.

Who will Release CAT Answer Keys 2023?

CAT 2023 exam Conducting IIM, the IIM Ahmedabad will release the answer keys along with the CAT 2023 question paper after 2-3 days from the CAT 2023 exam date. The CAT 2023 Question Papers with solutions pdf for all the sets will be live on the official CAT website iimcat.ac.in.

Why the CAT Answer Keys are released?

The CAT answer keys pdf is released for the CAT exam along with an objection form suggesting the CAT exam takers to submit their queries and objections in case they are not satisfied CAT question paper with solutions.

A period of 3 days is allowed for the candidates to raise and submit their objections against the CAT solutions.

The answer keys can be accessed with CAT login ID and Password.

Steps to download the CAT answer key online.

Step-1: Log on to CAT official website: Submit your CAT Id and Password

Step-2: Your Personal CAT Page will appear. This has a Candidate Response tab. Follow the instructions on this page.

Step-3: Click on ‘Candidate Response’ Tab to download your response for CAT. It is your Response Sheet which contains your own marked answers in the exam

Know the CAT Scoring Pattern

Each correct answer in CAT 2023 will carry +3 marks and each wrong answer will impose a negative penalty of -1 mark for MCQ type questions. However, there is no negative marking for wrong answers on Non-MCQ type questions. What you attempted in CAT 2023 exam, if you remember a good part of it, you may arrive at your near CAT raw scores and on its basis check what percentile you could get with the help of CAT answer keys.