CAT 2024 answer key challenge window has been opened today for candidates to raise objection. Candidates can see their CAT response sheet offiicially now. Check here all about CAT answer key 2025 release and objection window.
CAT 2024 answer key challenge
IIIM Calcutta has released the CAT 2024 answer key and started the challenge process today at 6:00 pm. Candidates who have any objection to the official answer keys released by the institute for the exam held on November 24, 2024 can challenge by filling up an online application form till December 5, 2024 (11:55 PM)
IIM Calcutta on November 29 announced that the provisional CAT 2024 answer key will be released on December 3, 2024 and the objection window will open the same day. However, candidates could download the CAT 2024 response sheet along with official answers on November 29, only.
In an official notification, IIM Calcutta said, “The release of the Provisional Answer Keys for CAT 2024 conducted on 24 November, 2024 is scheduled on 3 December, 2024.”
It further added, “Candidates who have successfully completed the test shall be provided with the option to raise objections, if any, to the answer keys, through the Objection Management link on the CAT website (https://iimcat.ac.in), using the CAT application login id and password.”
How to Download CAT Answer Key 2024
Candidates can follow the process given below to download the provisional CAT 2024 answer key:
- Go to iimcat.ac.in
- Click on login
- Enter CAT ID and password
- Download CAT 2024 answer key
CAT 2024 Answer Key Objection Window
The CAT 2024 answer key objection window will be opened from December 3 to December 5, 2024. Candidates will be able to raise objection by following the steps given below.
- Go to iimcat.ac.in
- Click on 'Login'
- Enter CAT login ID and password
- Go to Objection tab
- Click on ‘+’ sign to add an objection
- Check the question number from the PDF
- Enter relevant details
- Upload supporting document
- Pay objection fee, i.e. INR 1,200 per objection
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CAT 2024 response sheet and answer key out on Nov 29
Provisional CAT 2024 answer key to release on Dec 3, says IIMCAT
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CAT 2024 Answer Key Challenge Live Updates
- 1:05 AM IST• 4 Dec 2024
Final CAT 2024 answer key date
The final CAT 2024 answer key will be released after all the objections have been examined. If none of the objection are found to be valid, the final answer key will not be released.
- 12:19 AM IST• 4 Dec 2024
CAT 2024: MBA colleges accepting CAT cut off 80-90 percentile
Check below some MBA colleges accepting CAT cut off 80-90 percentile and their fees.
MBA Colleges
MBA/PGDM Fee (approx.)
Amity University, Raipur
INR 4.40 to 7.76 lakh
Amity University, Gurgaon
INR 6.84 to 17.10 lakh
Amity University, Gwalior
INR 1.20 to 10.72 lakh
Amity University, Lucknow
INR 9.04 to 13.08 lakh
Amity University, Noida
INR 6.00 to 26.36 lakh
Amity Business School, Noida
INR 7.14 to 15.56 lakh
Amity International Business School, Noida
INR 6.72 to 23.50 lakh
Fore School of Management
INR 18.27 lakh
Goa Institute of Management
INR 5.35 to 19.40 lakh
International Management Institute, Delhi
INR 22.00 lakh
Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal
INR 11.80 lakh
Indian Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam
INR 16.10 to 16.50 lakh
Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai
INR 18.89 lakh
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management
INR 16.50 lakh
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
INR 1.40 lakh
Praxis Business School, Kolkata
INR 7.80 to 9.50 lakh
Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Bangalore
INR 14.00 lakh
Shiva Institute of Management Studies, Ghaziabad
INR 1.33 to 2.60 lakh
Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education
INR 1.34 to1.53 lakh
S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
INR 24.00 lakh
- 11:23 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT 2024: MBA colleges accepting CAT cut off 70-80 percentile
Check below some MBA colleges accepting CAT cut off 70-80 percentile and fees.
MBA Colleges
MBA/PGDM Fee (approx.)
Amity University, Raipur
INR 4.40 to 7.76 lakh
Alliance School of Business - Alliance University, Bangalore
INR 15.00 to 18.00 lakh
Amity University, Gwalior
INR 1.20 to 10.72 lakh
Amity University, Mumbai
INR 6.84 to 13.04 lakh
Amity University, Jaipur
INR 1.20 to 11.48 lakh
Amity University, Noida
INR 6.00 to 26.36 lakh
Amity Business School, Noida
INR 7.14 to 15.56 lakh
Amity International Business School (AIBS), Noida
INR 6.72 to 23.50 lakh
Amity University, Lucknow
INR 9.04 to 13.08 lakh
Asia-Pacific Institute of Management (AIM, Delhi)
INR 11.50 lakh
Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida
INR 2.75 to 14.00 lakh
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, BITS-Pilani, Pilani
INR 2.67 to 10.38 lakh
Christ University-Institute of Management, Bangalore
INR 8.03 lakh
CMS Business School, J.P. Nagar, Bangalore
INR 12.05 lakh
Chandigarh University
INR 1.50 to 9.99 lakh
Flame University
INR 11.7 to 12.8 lakh
GITAM School of Business
INR 7.93 lakh
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon
INR 3.70 to 11.50 lakh
GNA University, Phagwara
INR 1.60 to 1.78 lakh
IBS Business School, Ahmedabad
INR 9.09 lakh
IBS Business School, Gurgaon
INR 9.09 lakh
Infinity Business School, Gurgaon
INR 8.04 lakh
Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
INR 9.68 to 16.25 lakh
IIKM Business School, Calicut
INR 4.00 to 11.34 lakh
IBS Business School, Bangalore
INR 12.06 to 13.05 lakh
Indus Business School, IIEBM, Pune
INR 5.00 lakh
ICOFP - International College of Financial Planning, Mumbai
INR 6.39 lakh
ICFAI University, Mizoram
INR 1.96 to 2.44 lakh
IBS Business School, Mumbai
INR 9.09 lakh
IBS Business School, Pune
INR 9.09 lakh
IBS Business School, Jaipur
INR 8.01 lakh
Jagdish Sheth School of Management
INR 5 to 16 lakh
JK Lakshmipat University-Institute of Management, Jaipur
INR 4.53 to 10.40 lakh
Jaipur National University (JNU), Jaipur
INR 2.70 to 3.97 lakh
JRE Group of Institutions (JRE), Greater Noida
INR 6.90 lakh
Lotus Business School, Pune
INR 2.05 lakh
Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar
INR 1.16 to 10.00 lakh
MATS University, Raipur
INR 3.10 lakh
IIM Shillong
INR 17.00 lakh
School of Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar
INR 8.50 lakh
School of Business Studies - Sharda University
INR 7.32 to 10.88 lakh
SOIL Institute of Management
INR 9.05 to 9.58 lakh
SRIRAM Group of Institutions, Greater Noida
INR 2.45 to 5.55 lakh
Universal Business School, Mumbai
INR 1.75 to 16.28 lakh
Vignan's University, Guntur
INR 5.20 lakh
XIME Kochi
INR 9.70 lakh
XIME Bangalore
INR 12.50 lakh
- 10:19 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT 2024: MBA colleges accepting CAT cut off 60-70 percentile
Check below some MBA colleges accepting CAT cut off 60-70 percentile and their fees.
CAT 60-70 percentile colleges
MBA/PGDM Fee (approx.)
AIMS Institutes (AIMS), Bangalore
INR 6.52 to 9.15 lakh
Amrita School of Business - Bangalore
INR 7.50 to 11.10 lakh
Acharya Bangalore B-School
INR 8.90 to 9.90 lakh
Asian Business School (ABS), Noida
INR 9.00 lakh
Amrita School of Business, Kochi
INR 7.80 lakh
Bengal Institute of Business Studies (BIBS), Kolkata
INR 3.62 to 6.98 lakh
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
INR 2.67 to 10.38 lakh
Christ Institute of Management, Pune
INR 10.60 lakh
Doon Business School (DBS), Dehradun
INR 5.81 to 11.25 lakh
Eastern Institute For Integrated Learning In Management, Kolkata
INR 4.25 lakh
FOSTIIMA Business School, Delhi
INR 10.95 to 11.95 lakh
International Institute of Business Studies, Bangalore
INR 9.00 lakh
International School of Business and Media (ISB&M) Bangalore
INR 9.60 lakh
International School of Business & Media, Kolkata
INR 9.00 lakh
IIKM Business School, Calicut
INR 4.00 to 11.34 lakh
IILM Institute for Higher Education, Delhi
INR 11.50 lakh
International Institute of Business Studies, Bangalore
INR 9.00 lakh
International School of Business & Media, Pune
INR 12.20 lakh
Indus Business School, IIEBM, Pune
INR 5.00 lakh
International Institute of Management Studies, Pune
INR 9.27 lakh
Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
INR 9.68 to 16.25 lakh
ISBR Business School
INR 5.00 to 12.00 lakh
Presidency College
INR 6.00 lakh
Justice KS Hegde Institute of Management
INR 4.80 lakh
Jagannath International Management School, Delhi
INR 9.90 lakh
Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Delhi (JIMS ), Rohini, Delhi
INR 9.90 lakh
Lotus Business School (LBS, Pune)
INR 2.05 lakh
New Delhi Institute of Management
INR 11.50 lakh
Pune Institute of Business Management (PIBM), Pune
INR 2.50 to 50.00 lakh
PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore
INR 6.75 lakh
Sanskar Educational Group, Ghaziabad
INR 1.33 lakh
SSN School of Management (SSN SOM), Chennai
INR 6.00 lakh
School of Business Studies - Sharda University, Greater Noida
INR 7.32 to 10.88 lakh
School of Petroleum Management-PDEU, Ahmedabad
INR 8.50 lakh
The Indian Institute of Financial Planning, Delhi
INR 4.50 lakh
- 9:40 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT 2024: MBA colleges accepting CAT cut off 50-60 percentile
Check below for MBA colleges accepting CAT cut off 50-60 percentile and their fees.
CAT 50-60 percentile colleges
MBA/PGDM Fees (in INR)
Asian Business School
9.00 lakh
School of Management Sciences Varanasi
3.48 lakh
New Delhi Institute of Management
11.50 lakh
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India
4.05 to 10.98 lakh
School of Management Sciences Lucknow
1.33 lakh
International Institute of Management Studies Pune
9.27 lakh
Jagannath International Management School Delhi
9.90 lakh
Acharya Business School Bangalore
8.99 to 9.99 lakh
Doon Business School
5.81 to 11.25 lakh
FOSTIIMA Business School
10.95 to 11.95 lakh
Bengal Institute of Business Studies Kolkata
3.62 to 6.98 lakh
PSG Institute of Management Coimbatore
8.0 lakh
International School of Management Excellence Bangalore
1.00 to 9.95 lakh
Apeejay School of Management Delhi
8.70 to 9.35 lakh
AIMS Institute Bangalore
6.52 to 9.15 lakh
School of Communication and Management Studies Kochi
7.95 lakh
Balaji Institute of Modern Management Pune
12.55 lakh
Gitam School of Business Visakhapatnam
10.19 lakh
Amrita School of Business Bangalore
7.5 to 11.10 lakh
Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management
5.5 lakh
MIT College of Management Pune
2.38 to 5.42 lakh
- 8:29 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT Score vs Percentile 2024
Check below estimated CAT score vs percentile:
CAT Percentile
VARC score
DILR score
QA score
Overall score
99.9 %ile
48
36
40
102
99.5 %ile
44
32
30
89
99 %ile
40
28
27
80
98 %ile
36
25
23
71
95 %ile
30
19
18
57
90 %ile
25
16
15
49
85 %ile
21
13
12
40
80 %ile
19
11
10
36
75 %ile
17
10
9
31
70 %ile
15
9
8
29
- 7:42 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT 2024 result date
IIM Calcutta has not announced the CAT 2024 result date but one can expect it to release the CAT scorecards between December 15 and 20, 2024.
- 7:11 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
Calculate CAT score with provisional answer key
Candidates can evaluate their CAT performance by calculating their marks with the help of provisional CAT 2024 answer key.
+3 for correct options
-1 for incorrect options
0 for no attempt
- 6:45 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT 2024 answer key challenge fees
The fee amount to pay per objection is INR 1200. Candidates must note that, the objections will not be accepted without fee payment.
- 6:39 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT 2024 answer key: Raising objection
CAT 2024 answer key objection process includes:
- Objection form filling at iimcat.ac.im
- Uploading supporting document
- Paying requisite fees
- 6:34 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
Download preliminary CAT 2024 answer key at iimcat.ac.in
Candidates can download the provisional CAT 2024 answer key and raise objection at iimcat.ac.in website. The official answer key is available for download through login only.
- 6:15 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
Preliminary CAT 2024 answer key OUT
The preliminary CAT 2024 answer key has been released. Candidates can download it now, through login.
- 5:41 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
Preliminary CAT 2024 answer key to releases soon
The preliminary CAT 2024 answer key will release at 6:00 pm. The process to raise objection on the official answer key will also start at the same time.
- 5:18 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT 2024 answer key challenge dates
CAT 2024 answer key challenge dates are December 3 to December 5, 2024.
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CAT 2024 answer key challenge dates
- 4:48 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
Will Final CAT 2024 answer key release?
If any of the objection raised by candidates will be found valid, then the final CAT 2024 answer key will be released after revision. CAT 2024 result will be prepared thereafter.
- 4:12 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
What after CAT 2024 answer key challenge?
After candidates have raised objection to the provisional CAT answer key 2024, the examination authority will evaluate every objection. If any of the objections will be found to be correct, the answer key will be revised.
- 3:50 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
How much raw score is required to get 99.9 percentile in CAT 2024?
The CAT 2024 exam was easier than previous years, so the cut off can rise higher. A score of 102 out of 204 and above can fetch 99.9 percentile.
- 3:17 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT 2024 answer key: How to calculate score?
Candidates can calculate their CAT raw score with the help of provisional CAT answer key 2024 by adding three marks for every correct attempt and deducting one mark for every incorrect attempt.
- 2:43 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT cut off for IIM: General category
Check below IIM CAT cutoff for General category candidates. These are qualifying cut offs, the final CAT 2024 cut offs will be higher.
IIM
General
IIM Ahmedabad
80
IIM Bangalore
85
IIM Calcutta
85
IIM Lucknow
90
IIM Indore
90
IIM Kozhikode
85
IIM Amritsar
90
IIM Nagpur
94
IIM Sambalpur
94
IIM Trichy
94
IIM Raipur
94
IIM Ranchi
92
IIM Kashipur
94
IIM Vizag
82
IIM Udaipur
94
IIM Bodhgaya
94
IIM Shillong
75
IIM Sirmaur
94
IIM Rohtak
95
IIM Jammu
94
IIM Mumbai
85
- 2:16 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT 2024 cut offs (Expected): Top MBA colleges
Check below expected CAT 2024 cut offs for top non-IIMs
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
- 1:54 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT answer key challenge live updates: When to expect CAT result 2024?
CAT 2024 result can be expected between December 15-20, 2024. The CAT result date is not announced in advance, buy going by previous two years’ result trend, one can expect the CAT 2024 result to be out by December 20.
- 1:33 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
Is the CAT 2024 answer key challenge/objection fee refundable?
The CAT 2024 answer key objection fee will be refunded to only those candidates whose objections will be accepted as valid. It will not be refunded to candidates whose objections will be rejected.
- 1:18 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT answer key challenge: Documents required
To raise objection against the provisional CAT 2024 answer key, candidates will have to upload a document supporting their claim. The document should be from a competent authority challenging the answer.
- 12:59 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT 2024 answer key: How to raise objection
To raise objection against the official CAT answer key 2024, candidate need to:
- Log in to their CAT account
- Click on ‘answer key objection’ option
- Select question IDs
- Upload supporting document
- Pay the fee
- 12:36 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT 2024 answer key challenge fees
The fee amount payable for raising objection against the provisional CAT 2024 answer key is INR 1200 per objection.
- 12:17 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT answer key 2024 challenge window opening time
The CAT 2024 answer key challenge window will open today at 6:00 pm. Candidates will be able to raise objection through login.
- 12:05 PM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT 2024 answer key download process
Once the provisional CAT 2024 answer key is released, candidates can download it by following the steps given below:
- Go to iimcat.ac.in website
- Login with CAT ID and password
- Look for provisional answer key tab
- Download the document as PDF
- 11:59 AM IST• 3 Dec 2024
Link to download provisional CAT 2024 answer key
CAT 2024 answer key will be released at iimcat.ac.in website. Candidates will be able to download the provisional answer key at this link.
- 11:48 AM IST• 3 Dec 2024
Credentials required to download provisional CAT 2024 answer key
To download the provisional CAT 2024 answer key, candidates need to use the following:
- CAT 2024 ID
- Password
- 11:40 AM IST• 3 Dec 2024
CAT 2024 response sheet release date
CAT 2024 response sheet was released on November 29, 2024. The PDF contained candidate’s responses and official answer keys to every question.
- 11:30 AM IST• 3 Dec 2024
Provisional CAT 2024 answer key release time
As per the official notification, the time of release of the provisional CAT 2024 answer key is 6:00 pm today.
- 11:25 AM IST• 3 Dec 2024
Provisional CAT 2024 answer key release today
IIM Calcutta will release the Provisional CAT 2024 answer key release today. Test takers have already download the CAT 2024 response sheet on November 29, 2024.
Q: What is the benefit of CAT answer key and response sheet?
Q: What information is mentioned in the CAT answer key?
The official CAT answer key/response sheet of every candidate released by the examination authority contains each question and its status - your answer, right answer and not attempted questions. The following information are mentioned on the CAT answer key: Name of the candidate 1. CAT registration number 2. CAT exam centre 3. Exam slot 4. Test date 5. Test time 6. Section-wise Questions 7. Question type 8. Question ID 9. Status (attempted/not attempted) 10. Right option/answer Candidate's response Candidates who appear for the CAT exam, must check their answer sheet once it is released by the conducting IIM. It helps in analysing performance in the exam. Candidates can use this information to assess their raw CAT score and make an estimation of their chances of admission into the desired college.
Q: What is the difference between CAT preliminary answer key and final answer key?
Q: How to challenge CAT answer key?
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