CAT Official Answer Key 2024 (Dec 3) LIVE Updates: Download link

CAT official answer key 2024 has been released, and the download link can be accessed here. IIM CAT response sheet and answer key 2024 has been activated at candidate login.

CAT Official Answer Key 2024 LIVE Updates

CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Candidates who appeared for CAT 2024 examination waiting for the release of their official answer keys can now download the answer key along with the response sheet through the 'Candidate Login'. IIM CAT answer key has been released within 5 days after the conclusion of exam. The candidates can enter their User ID and Password to download the answer key.

CAT Official Answer Key 2024 Download Link

Candidates awaiting CAT 2024 answer keys can access the same viz registration ID and password. By downloading the slot-wise answer keys, Examinees can tally their marks with the response sheet. Once released, the direct link will be activated here:

CAT Official Answer Key 2024 Link
CAT Expected Percentile Score 2024

CAT Official Answer Key 2024 Date

Candidates can check the expected date for the provisional answer key of CAT 2024 in the tabular format below.

Event	Dates
CAT Official Answer Key 2024 Date	November 29, 2024
Result Date (Official and Expected)	CAT Result Official Release Date 2024

CAT Official Answer Key 2024 Past Release Trends

Management aspirants can find the last two years’ analysis of the provisional answer key's release date below-

Exam Year	Exam Date	Answer Key Date	Gap Days
2023	November 26, 2023	December 5, 2023	9 days
2022	November 27, 2022	December 1, 2022	4 days

The conducting authority post-releasing the answer keys will allow test takers to submit grievances against the answer sheet (if any). Furthermore, candidates must know the marking scheme while predicting the probable CAT score. For each correct attempt, 3 marks will be awarded. I mark will be deducted for MCQs and there will be no negative marking for Non-MCQs and unattempted questions. Candidates need to keep in mind that the candidates should challenge CAT answer key 2024 on or before the last date. Post that no further request for the same will be entertained by the official authorities.

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Keep checking the blog for CAT Official Answer Key 2024 live updates along with expected dates, previous trends, and other details!

CAT Official Answer Key 2024 LIVE Updates

10 00 AM IST - 01 Dec'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Udaipur
- MBA,
- MBA- DEM (Digital Enterprise Management),
- MBAGSCM (Global Supply Chain Management),
- Executive MBA (Online)
09 00 AM IST - 01 Dec'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Sirmaur
- MBA,
- MBA (Tourism Management),
- MBA (Travel, Tourism and Hospitality),
- ExMBA,
- ExMBA (Digital Transformation & Analytics),
- MBA (Family Business)
08 00 AM IST - 01 Dec'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Ranchi
- MBA,
- MBA-HRM,
- MBA (Business Analytics)
07 00 AM IST - 01 Dec'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Sambalpur
- MBA,
- Executive MBA,
- MBA for Working Professionals
06 00 AM IST - 01 Dec'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Mumbai
- MBA,
- MBA (Operations and Supply Chain Management),
- MBA (Sustainability Management)
05 00 AM IST - 01 Dec'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Lucknow
- MBA,
- MBA-ABM,
- MBA-SM,
- PGPWE
04 00 AM IST - 01 Dec'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Kozhikode
- PGP,
- PGP-BL,
- PGP-F,
- PGP-LSM,
- EPGP-IL,
- EPGP Kochi
03 00 AM IST - 01 Dec'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Kashipur
- MBA,
- MBA (Analytics),
- EMBA,
- EMBAA (Executive Master of Business Administration Analytics)
02 00 AM IST - 01 Dec'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Jammu
- MBA,
- MBA (Hospital Administration & Healthcare Management),
- Executive MBA
01 00 AM IST - 01 Dec'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Indore
- PGP,
- PGP-HRM,
- MSDSM (Master of Science in Data Science and Management)
12 00 AM IST - 01 Dec'24
CAT Official Answer Key: Courses Offered by IIM Bodh Gaya
- MBA,
- MBA (Digital Business Management),
- MBA (Hospital and Healthcare Management)
11 00 PM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key: Courses Offered by IIM Bangalore
- PGP,
- PGPEM,
- PGPBA
10 00 PM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key: Courses Offered by IIM Amritsar
- MBA,
- MBA-Business Analytics,
- MBA-HRM,
- EMBA, M.Sc. in Data Science (MSDSM) jointly offered with IIT Ropar
09 00 PM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key: Courses Offered by IIM Ahmedabad
- PGP,
- PGP-FABM,
- ePGD-ABA (ePost Graduate Diploma in Advanced Business Analytics)

08 00 PM IST - 30 Nov'24

CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Expected Cutoff of Top Listed Colleges

Top MBA College	*CAT Cut Offs (percentile)
FMS, Delhi	98-99
IIFT Delhi	95-99
SPJIMR, Mumbai	95-99
IMT, Ghaziabad	95-97
JBIMS, Mumbai	96
MDI, Gurgaon	97-99
IMI, New Delhi	90
XIM, Bhubaneshwar	91
GIM Goa	85
K J Somaiya, Mumbai	86
TAPMI, Manipal	80
FORE, New Delhi	85
IFMR, Chennai	80
IRMA, Anand	80
MICA, Ahmedabad	80
LIBA, Chennai	70
XIME, Bangalore	70

07 00 PM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Details Mentioned on Response Sheet cum Answer Key
- Name of the candidates
- Roll number
- CAT exam date, time, and slot
- Question-wise correct answers
- Candidates response to every answers
- Status of the questions
06 00 PM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Mumbai
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 220
OBC 148
SC 82
ST 41
05 00 PM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Rohtak
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 60
OBC 32
SC 18
ST 10
04 00 PM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Sirmaur
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 30
OBC 17
SC 9
ST 5
03 00 PM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Shillong
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 60
OBC 32
SC 18
ST 10
02 00 PM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key: Available Seats to IIM Bodh Gaya
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 60
OBC 33
SC 18
ST 9
01 00 PM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key: Available Seats to IIM Udaipur
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 60
OBC 32
SC 28
ST 10
12 00 PM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Vizag
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 27
OBC 37
SC 20
ST 10
11 00 AM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Ranchi
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 60
OBC 32
SC 18
ST 10
10 00 AM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Raipur
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 60
OBC 32
SC 18
ST 10
09 00 AM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Trichy
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 52
OBC 28
SC 15
ST 8
08 00 AM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Available Seats to IIM Sambalpur
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 80
OBC 37
SC 20
ST 10
07 00 AM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key: Available Seats to IIM Nagpur
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 60
OBC 33
SC 18
ST 9
06 00 AM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key: Available Seats to IIM Amritsar
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 189
OBC 102
SC 56
ST 28
05 00 AM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key: Available Seats to IIM Kozhikode
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 189
OBC 102
SC 56
ST 28
04 00 AM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key: Available Seats to IIM Indore
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 226
OBC 122
SC 68
ST 34
03 00 AM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key: Available Seats to IIM Lucknow
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 211
OBC 113
SC 63
ST 32
02 00 AM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key: Available Seats to IIM Calcutta
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 233
OBC 125
SC 69
ST 37
01 00 AM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key: Available Seats to IIM Bangalore
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 193
OBC 103
SC 57
ST 29
12 00 AM IST - 30 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key: Available Seats to IIM Ahmedabad
Categories Number of Available Seats
General 194
OBC 104
SC 58
ST 29
11 00 PM IST - 29 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Category-Wise Distribution of IIM Seats
Category Distribution of IIM Seats
General Category 3500
OBC Category 809
SC and ST Category 538
PwD and EWS Category 550
10 00 PM IST - 29 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Distribution of IIM Seats
Category Distribution of IIM Seats
General 40.5%
OBC 27%
SC 15%
ST 7.5%
PwD and EWS 10%
09 00 PM IST - 29 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Calculation of Percentile Score
Here is the formula for Percentile score calculation:
P= [(N-r)/ N] X 100
Where; N= Total number of candidates who appeared for the CAT exam
r= Rank of the candidates, based on the scaled scores obtained in the QA section
08 00 PM IST - 29 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: How to challenge answer key?
To raise an objection against the CAT provisional answer key, the candidates should log in to their dashboard, and for the same, they should visit the official website of IIM Calcutta. Also, the candidates should upload a supporting document for raising an objection.
07 00 PM IST - 29 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key Challenge Fees
To raise an objection against the CAT provisional answer key, the candidates should pay Rs 1200 per question. If the challenge fees are accepted, then the objection will be accepted.
06 00 PM IST - 29 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Will CAT 2024 cutoff rise this year?
CAT 2024 question paper was easier than in previous years, therefore, it can be assumed that the admission cutoff for the upcoming session might be increased. Experts assume that the cutoff might increase in decimal points.
05 00 PM IST - 29 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: CAT Score Normalization Process
To calculate the CAT score, the authority will follow the normalization process since the CAT exam was conducted in three shifts. Therefore, the difficulty level of each of the shifts was not the same. For the same, to maintain the parity, the authority will release the CAT result based on the normalization method.
04 00 PM IST - 29 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: When will CAT result release?
The authority has not yet declared the official date of releasing the CAT result 2024. In 2023 and 2022, the CAT result was released on December 21. Therefore, it can be assumed that the CAT 2024 result will be released tentatively between December 21 to 24, 2024.
03 00 PM IST - 29 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Instructions for Answer Key Challenge
The authority will first release the CAT provisional answer key. If the candidates find any discrepancy in the marked answers, then they should raise an objection against the CAT provisional answer key. For the same, the candidates should pay Rs 1200 as answer key challenge fees.
02 00 PM IST - 29 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Sectional Break-Up
There were 68 questions asked in the CAT 2024 exam and the sectional break-ups were divided into:
- VARC: 24 questions
- DILR: 22 questions
- Quantitative Aptitude: 22 questions
01 00 PM IST - 29 Nov'24
CAT 2024 Official Answer Key: How much CAT score is required for IIMs?
Admission to any IIMs is very high and the required IIM CAT percentile is tentatively ranged between 95 to 100 percentile. Meanwhile, the CAT cutoff of the top six IIMs is in the 98 percentile and above. However, the CAT cutoff for the newer IIMs is between the 94 to 99 percentile.
12 00 PM IST - 29 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key: Marking Scheme
- +3 for every correct answer
- -1 for every incorrect answer
- 0 for the unanswered questions
11 00 AM IST - 29 Nov'24
Will authority release CAT Percentile with CAT Official Answer Key 2024?
No, IIM Calcutta will not release the CAT percentile score with the release of the answer key PDF. The same will be available only with the release of CAT result 2024.
10 00 AM IST - 29 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key: When will response sheet release?
IIM Calcutta will release the CAT 2024 response sheet along with the answer key on the official website. The candidates can calculate the score using the response sheet and answer key.
09 00 AM IST - 29 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: Steps to Check
- Visit the official website of IIM Calcutta- iimcat.ac.in
- Click on the "Login" tab
- Enter the CAT login ID/ password
- Click on the CAT 2024 response sheet/ answer key tab
- Download the CAT answer key PDF and save it for future reference
08 00 AM IST - 29 Nov'24
CAT Official Answer Key 2024: When will release?
IIM Calcutta will release the CAT official answer key anytime soon, tentatively by November 30 or by December 2, 2024. The authority has yet to declare the official time of releasing the answer key. Candidates are advised to keep their eyes on the official website.