The wait for over 2.5 lakh management aspirants is nearing its end. The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode is in the final stages of preparing to release the results for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025. Candidates who appeared for the high-stakes entrance exam on November 30, 2025, can expect their scorecards to be published on the official website, iimcat.ac.in, in the coming days.
Final Answer Key Released: The Last Step Before Results
The conclusive step before the result declaration has been completed. IIM Kozhikode published the final answer key for CAT 2025 on December 17, 2025. This followed a transparent process where the institute first released a provisional answer key on December 4, 2025. An objection window was open for candidates to challenge any answers until December 10, 2025. After a thorough review of all submitted objections, the final, authoritative key was made public. This key forms the basis for calculating the final scores and percentiles for all approximately 2.58 lakh candidates who took the computer-based test across three sessions in centers nationwide.
How to Download Your CAT 2025 Scorecard
Once the results go live, candidates must follow a simple online process to access their performance report. The scorecard will be available exclusively through the candidate's login portal on the official CAT website.
Here is a step-by-step guide to checking your CAT 2025 result:
- Navigate to the official CAT portal at iimcat.ac.in.
- Look for and click on the link labeled 'CAT 2025 Result' or 'Scorecard' on the homepage.
- You will be redirected to a secure login page. Enter your unique User ID and the Password created during registration.
- Your CAT 2025 scorecard will be displayed on the screen. Carefully review all details.
- It is crucial to download the PDF and take a printout for all future admission rounds.
What's on the Scorecard and What Comes Next?
The CAT scorecard is a comprehensive document that will contain several key pieces of information. Candidates must verify every detail meticulously. The card will display the candidate's name, registration number, sectional scaled scores for each part of the exam, the overall scaled score, and the all-important overall and sectional percentiles. It will also indicate the candidate's qualifying status.
In case any information is incorrect, candidates should contact the CAT helpdesk at IIM Kozhikode without delay. Retaining a copy of this scorecard is mandatory as it is the primary document for all subsequent selection stages at IIMs and hundreds of other participating business schools.
The declaration of results will set the stage for the next phase of the admission process for MBA and other postgraduate management programs. Individual institutes will begin releasing their shortlists based on their specific CAT percentile cut-offs. Shortlisted candidates will then need to prepare for further evaluation rounds, which typically include Written Ability Tests (WAT), Group Discussions (GD), and Personal Interviews (PI). Final admission offers are made based on a composite score that considers CAT performance, performance in these interviews, academic credentials, work experience, and other criteria defined by each institute.
With the final answer key already in the public domain, the CAT 2025 result announcement is the last major milestone candidates await before embarking on the journey to secure a seat in their dream business school.
