CAT 2021 Final Answer Key: One Quantitative Aptitude Question Revised

Check final CAT 2021 answer key. Out of 161 objection raised across all three CAT exam slots, only one objection was found to be valid.

The final CAT 2021 answer key has been released along with the result. As per the examination authority out of 161 objection raised across all three exam slots, only one objection was found to be valid. The question is from the Quantitative Aptitude section of CAT 2021 slot 3. ID of the question is 48916813385. The question ID is of a non-negative marking type. However, the official answer provided was challenged by candidates. The examination authority considered the responses to this question and agreed that there could be two possible answers: 92 and 460. Both the answers have been given marks.

The CAT 2021 answer key objection window was opened from December 8 to December 11 for candidates to download their response sheets and raise objection if any. Given below are the statistics:

Section	No. of Objections Received	Objection response
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)	121	No change
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)	17	No change
Quantitative Ability (QA)	23	One objection accepted
Total	161	-

CAT 2021 result was announced on January 3 at 5:00 PM. The exam conducted on November 28 by IIM Ahmedabad had recorded an attendance of 1.92 lakh candidates. Out of the 1.92 lakh candidates taken the exam, 35 per cent were females, 65 per cent males and two candidates represent Transgender category.

As per the CAT result 2021, nine candidates have scored 100 percentile and 19 candidates have scored 99.99 percentile. Among the nine 100 percentilers, seven are from engineering background. IIMs will soon start the IIM shortlist for admission process.

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