CAT 2021 Answer Key and Response Sheets Released; Get Direct Link to Download

CAT 2021 response sheets and answer keys finally released on December 8 at 10:00 AM. Check more details about CAT answer key 2021 slot 1, 2 and 3.

CAT 2021 answer keys and response sheets was made available for download on December 8 at 10:00 AM. Candidates who appeared for the CAT exam on November 28, can download their response sheets from iimcat.ac.in website. The CAT answer keys have been released separately for Slot 1, 2, and 3. It is released in the form of CAT question paper having candidate’s response and official answers to each question. The CAT 2021 answer key will be available for download for four days (till December 11), during which candidates can challenge any of the official answers.

To challenge the CAT 2021 answer key, candidates have to fill a form on the exam website and upload a document in support of their claim. The fee to raise objection to the answer keys is INR 1,200 per question. Examination authorities will assess each objection and revise the CAT 2021 answer key, if any of the objections is found to be valid. Thereafter, the CAT 2021 result will be prepared on the basis of the revised (final) answer key.

CAT 2021 Answer Key Dates

Check the schedule of CAT 2021 answer key and response sheet release:

CAT 2021	CAT 2021 Dates
CAT 2021 Answer key release and challenge	08-Dec-2021 (10:00 AM)
Last date to download and challenge answer key	11-Dec-2021 (5:00 PM)
CAT result 2021	First week of January, 2022

How to Download CAT 2021 Answer Key?

CAT exam answer key 2021 will be released in online mode only. Candidates can follow the steps given below to download their CAT response sheets:

• Go to iimcat.ac.in website: iimcat.ac.in
• Click on ‘login’
• Enter CAT ID and password
• Click on ‘answer key and response sheet’

CAT 2021 Answer Key Challenge Window

IIM Ahmedabad has opened the answer key challenge window. Candidates can challenge the official CAT 2021 answer key by filling an online application form. Check below key points related to CAT 2021 Answer Key Challenge:

• IIM Ahmedabad will release CAT 2021 slot 1 question paper, CAT 2021 slot 2 question paper and CAT 2021 slot 3 question paper separately
• The CAT 2021 answer key challenge window will remain open for three to four days only (till Dec 11)
• Candidates will have to upload a document supporting their claim. Objections filed along with supporting documents only will be scrutinized by the exam authority
• CAT answer key challenge fee is INR 1,200 per questions. The fee amount will be refunded to only those candidates whose objections will be accepted
• Objections raised after the closure of answer key challenge window will not be accepted
• If the objections are found valid, the CAT answer key will be revised

Check how to challenge CAT 2021 answer key

CAT 2021 Final Answer Key

The CAT final answer key will be released only if the objection raised against the preliminary answer keys get accepted as valid. The CAT 2021 final answer key will be the basis on which CAT result will be prepared and candidates’ raw scores and percentiles will be calculated.

CAT 2021 Result and Merit List

CAT 20121 result will be released in the first week of January 2022. Candidates will be able to download their scorecards from the official website of CAT exam to check their sectional and overall scores and percentiles. IIMCAT doesn’t release merit list of CAT toppers but releases the data of candidate performance in media score which includes 100 percentilers and their academic backgrounds, etc.

CAT 2021 Selection Process for IIM Admission

IIMs begin selection process for MBA/PGP courses soon after the release of CAT result. The IIM selection process will begin in the first week of January 2022 within three to four days of CAT 2021 result announcement. Under the selection process, candidates will have to check their shortlist status by logging into institute website with CAT credentials and fill the WAT-PI form. If shortlisted, they will be invited to participate in WAT-PI to be held between February and April. Final admission list will be released in May 2022.

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