The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode is set to announce the CAT 2025 Result, which was conducted in three sessions on November 30, 2025. IIM Kozhikode released the CAT 2025 Final Answer Key on December 17, 2025, on the official CAT website, iimcat.ac.in. Around 2.58 lakh candidates appeared for the CAT 2025 exam at 339 test centres spread across 170 cities in India.
The objection window for the CAT 2025 exam was open from December 8 to December 10, 2025, allowing candidates to challenge the CAT 2025 provisional answer keys. The CAT 2025 result will be based on the CAT 2025 final answer key. The CAT centre received a total of 187 objections across three sections and three shifts. The panels of sectional review experts for CAT 2025 reviewed all the objections that were received during the objection window.
Read more: IIM CAT 2025 Result Live Updates
CAT 2025 Result Date: Past Years’ Trend Analysis
With the announcement of the CAT final answer key on December 17, 2025, at iimcat.ac.in, the CAT 2025 results are just around the corner. Given below is an analysis of the CAT result announcement dates based on past years’ trends.
| Year of Exam | Exam Date | Result Date | Number of Days (Gap between exam and result declaration) |
| CAT 2024 | November 24, 2024 | December 19, 2024 | 25 days |
| CAT 2023 | November 26, 2023 | December 21, 2023 | 25 days |
| CAT 2022 | November 27, 2022 | December 21, 2022 | 24 days |
| CAT 2021 | November 28, 2021 | January 3, 2022 | 36 days |
| CAT 2020 | November 29, 2020 | January 2, 2021 | 34 days |
| CAT 2019 | November 24, 2019 | January 4, 2020 | 41 days |
| CAT 2018 | November 25, 2018 | January 5, 2019 | 41 days |
| CAT 2017 | November 26, 2017 | January 8, 2018 | 43 days |
| CAT 2016 | December 04, 2016 | January 9, 2017 | 36 days |
Also Read: CAT Result 2025 Date Live Updates, IIM Selection Process
From 43 to 25 days: the table above shows how the CAT result gaps shrank over nine years. The CAT result announcement gaps have shrunk from 43 days (2017) to a consistent 24-25 days in recent years (2022-2024).
Academic Performance: Performance in Class 10, Class 12, and graduation plays a significant role. Consistently high marks can boost chances significantly.
Work Experience: Candidates with 1-3 years of professional experience often gain additional points.
Diversity Factors: Gender and academic diversity are encouraged. Non-engineering backgrounds and female candidates often receive extra points.
Around 2.93 lakh candidates appeared for the CAT exam last year out of 3.29 lakh registered, eligible candidates. The overall attendance was approximately 89% according to IIM Calcutta.
Last year, a total of 14 students achieved the perfect 100 percentile score. 13 out of 14 aspirants were from an engineering background.
IIMs and other top management institutes select candidates based on their CAT percentile score, WAT/GD and PI performance. They also review a candidate’s academic history, gender diversity, and work experience.
IIM Kozhikode is expected to announce the CAT result 2025 anytime soon. The CAT 2025 score is valid only till December 31, 2026. The CAT scorecard will be made accessible on the official website, iimcat.ac.in.
No official release date has been confirmed by IIM Kozhikode regarding the CAT result 2025. As per the previous year’s trend, the CAT 2025 results are expected by the last week of December 2025.
Given below are the CAT 2025 courses offered by IIM Mumbai.
As per last year’s trend, candidates can expect the CAT 2025 result announcement this week. However, there is no such official announcement from the IIMs.
Candidates with a valid CAT 2025 score will be allowed to register for admission to postgraduate programmes at the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other participating colleges. Please note that IIMs shortlist candidates for the interview stage based on their own criteria, which may be independent of each other.
CAT Registration Start Date: August 1, 2025
CAT Registration End Date: September 20, 2025
CAT Admit Card Download Begins: November 12, 2025
CAT Exam 2025: November 30, 2025
CAT 2025 Provisional Answer Key Release Date: December 4, 2025
CAT 2025 Final Answer Key Release Date: December 17, 2025
As per the past years’ trend, candidates can expect the CAT 2025 scorecard this week. However, there is no such official announcement from the exam-conducting body.
14 candidates scored 100 percentile in last year’s CAT exam, out of which only one was a woman. Moreover, 13 out of 14 aspirants were from an engineering background, while only one was a non-engineer, as per reports from IIM Calcutta.
The CAT 2025 normalisation process adjusts for location and scale differences of score distributions across different forms. After normalisation across different forms, the scores are further normalised across different sections of the CAT exam. The scaled scores obtained by this process are converted into percentiles for purposes of shortlisting.
The CAT result for the previous exam cycle was announced on December 19, 2025, and the final answer key was released on December 17, 2025. Based on last year’s trend, the CAT 2025 result is expected this week.
The CAT 2025 final answer key login window is available from December 17, 2025 (5:00 PM) to December 31, 2025 (11:55 PM).
Read more: CAT 2025 Final Answer Key Released at iimcat.ac.in
The CAT 2025 result link will be activated at iimcat.ac.in. Candidates will have to enter their CAT login ID and password to access their CAT 2025 scorecards.
Given below is the list of courses offered by IIM Indore:
A total of 61 objections were received against the Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) section of the CAT 2025 exam across three shifts. Given below are the number of objections received for each shift.
Shift 1: 22
Shift 2: 26
Shift 3: 30
IIMs shortlist candidates for the interview stage based on their own criteria, which may be independent of each other. The IIM CAT admission process may include Writing Ability Test (WAT), Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interviews (PI). Performance in the CAT 2025 examination is an important component in the admission process. IIMs may additionally use other factors, such as the previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience, gender and academic diversity for shortlisting and ranking of candidates at various stages of the admission process.
Check below the courses offered by IIM Ahmedabad:
Candidates can access the CAT 2025 Result through the following steps-
To check and download their CAT 2025 Result, applicants need to submit their User ID and Password on the login page.
Enlisted below are the CAT 2025 courses offered by IIM Lucknow-
The IIM Kozhikode received a total of 187 objections against the IIM CAT Provisional Answer Key 2025, covering three sections and three shifts. The institute accepted only one objection from the Quantitative Ability section.
The IIM CAT Result for the previous exam cycle was announced on December 19, 2024. The final answer key PDF was released on December 17, 2024, for the CAT 2024 exam, which was conducted on November 24, 2024.
The IIM Kozhikode has not declared any release date for CAT Result 2025. As per the expert’s opinion, the CAT 2025 Results are likely to be announced by this week.
In order to download the CAT 2025 scorecard, aspirants need the following login credentials:
Check below the Post Graduate Programmes (PGP) offered by IIM Ahmedabad:
Given below are the Post Graduate Programmes in Management (PGP) offered by IIM Amritsar:
MBA, MBA-Business Analytics, MBA-HRM, EMBA, M.Sc. in Data Science (MSDSM) jointly offered with IIT Ropar
There is no age limit for candidates appearing in the CAT exam. Also, there is no limit on the number of attempts; candidates can appear multiple times to improve their scores.
Given below is the list of programmes offered by IIM Bangalore:
IM Bodh Gaya offers the following courses in Post Graduate Programmes in Management (PGP):
MBA, MBA (Digital Business Management), MBA (Hospital and Healthcare Management), Executive MBA (EMBA)
IIM Calcutta offers a Master of Business Administration (MBA) for Post-graduation.
As per the official notification, 15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates. 27% of the seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes candidates belonging to the “non-creamy” layer (NC-OBC). Up to 10% of the seats are reserved for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) candidates.
Check below the top five institutes for management according to the NIRF Ranking 2025:
1. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
2. Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
3. Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
5. Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
Yes, the CAT 2025 is a prerequisite for admission to various Post Graduate and Fellow/Doctorate programmes of IIMs.
IIM Calcutta conducted the CAT exam last year on November 24, 2024. The provisional answer key was released on November 29, 2024, for the CAT 2024 exam. The CAT centre received 405 objections across three sections and three exam shifts. The final answer key was released on December 17, 2025, with the CAT 2024 final result announced on December 19, 2024.
The final answer key for the CAT 2024 exam was released on December 17, 2024. The CAT result was announced after two days, that is, December 19, 2024. Based on the last year’s trend, the IIM CAT result 2025 is expected to be released on December 19, 2025.
The IIM CAT result for the previous exam cycle was announced on December 19, 2024. The final answer key PDF was released on December 17, 2024, for the CAT 2024 exam, which was conducted on November 24, 2024.
The Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, has published the CAT 2025 final and revised answer key PDF at iimcat.ac.in on December 17, 2025, at 5:00 PM. With the announcement of the final answer key, the CAT result 2025 will be released soon on the official CAT website.
IIM Kozhikode has released the CAT 2025 final answer key on its official website, iimcat.ac.in, on December 17, 2025. The login window is now active.
The CAT 2025 login window for registered candidates is now active at iimcat.ac.in.
IIM Kozhikode is expected to announce the CAT result 2025 anytime soon. The CAT 2025 score is valid only till December 31, 2026. The CAT scorecard will be made accessible on the official website, iimcat.ac.in.
Given below is the list of Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) that admit students through the CAT 2025 score:
IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Amritsar, IIM Bangalore, IIM Bodh Gaya, IIM Calcutta, IIM Indore, IIM Jammu, IIM Kashipur, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow, IIM Mumbai, IIM Nagpur, IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Rohtak, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Shillong, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Tiruchirappalli, IIM Udaipur, IIM Visakhapatnam
IIM Kozhikode is expected to release the final answer key for the CAT 2025 exam at 5:00 PM on December 17, 2025. The login portal of the CAT 2025 will be made available from December 17, 2025 (5:00 PM) to December 31, 2025.
The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, provides financial aid to students in need of assistance. All Post Graduate Programme (PGP) students with an annual household income below INR 800,000 are eligible to apply for financial aid. In addition to the financial aid, which is provided purely based on financial need, PGP students also receive several merit-based or merit-cum-need based scholarships.
For more details, check: IIM Bangalore Scholarships 2025: Financial Aid and Merit Awards for CAT 2025 Aspirants
The CAT 2025 result PDF will be made available on the official portal of IIM CAT- iimcat.ac.in. The computer-based CAT 2025 exam was conducted on November 30, 2025, in three shifts.
IIM Kozhikode will release the CAT 2025 final answer key anytime soon. The exam authority announced in a media release on December 16, 2025, that the final answer key for the CAT 2025 exam will be published on December 17, 2025. Candidates are advised to keep an eye on the official website for updates.
Given below are the steps to check your CAT 2025 result.
The IIM Kozhikode will activate the CAT Result 2025 link soon. Applicants will be able to check their results by visiting the official website: iimcat.ac.in.
