CAT 2023 Answer Key To Be Released By First Week Of December

CAT 2023 Answer Key is expected to be released soon on the official website at iimcat.ac.in.

IIM Lucknow will release the CAT Answer Key.

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow is expected to release the CAT 2023 Answer Key by the first week of December 2023. The official answer key will be released on the CAT website - iimcat.ac.in. Aspirants who participated in the exam can access the answer key by logging in with their credentials. The CAT 2023 (Common Admission Test) took place successfully on November 26, 2023, across 375 test centers spanning 167 cities in India. Out of the 3.28 lakh candidates registered, approximately 2.88 lakh candidates attended the exam, marking an overall attendance rate of around 88 percent.

The test duration was 120 minutes (with 160 minutes allotted for PWD candidates). Each section had a time allocation of 40 minutes (53 minutes and 20 seconds for PWD candidates).

CAT 2023 Answer Key: How To Download?

Here are the steps to download the CAT 2023 Answer Key:

Step 1: Visit the official website at iimcat.ac.in.

Step 2: Look for and click on the 'Answer Key' link.

Step 3: Use your login credentials to access the portal.

Step 4: The CAT 2023 Answer Key will appear on your screen.

Step 5: Download the PDF file for your reference.

Notably, CAT scores play a crucial role in the MBA admission process for IIMs, with varying cut-off percentiles for different institutes. Meeting the minimum cut-off is essential for further selection stages, including the Written Ability Test (WAT), group discussions (GD), and interviews. Academic performance and work experience are also considered in the selection process.

What is CAT Exam?

The CAT (Common Admission Test) stands as India's premier national-level entrance examination, granting access to top-tier management institutes. Undoubtedly, it holds the status of being the most significant MBA entrance test in the country. Conducted annually on a rotational basis by the IIMs (Indian Institutes of Management), CAT 2022 was overseen by IIM Bangalore, while IIM Lucknow is set to conduct CAT 2023.

Comprising three sections—Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Ability (QA)—the CAT exam allocates 40 minutes for each section, culminating in a total exam duration of 2 hours.