CAT Answer Key 2020: Download Official Answer Key PDFs Here

CAT Answer Key 2020 - Indian Institute of Management, Indore will release the preliminary answer key of CAT 2020 within a week’s time after conducting the Common Admission Test. IIM Indore will first release the individual response sheet along with CAT question paper. If the candidates find any discrepancy in CAT answer key 2020, they will get an opportunity to challenge it within the stipulated time. While raising the objections, the candidates will have to submit adequate proof along with the requisite fees which will depend on the total number of questions against which the candidates have raised objections. In order to download the CAT response sheet 2020, the candidates will have to use their CAT login id and password. The final CAT 2020 answer key will be released in the first week of December. CAT result will be announced tentatively in the first week of January or may be before also. Read the full article to know all the details related to CAT answer key 2020 such as the important dates for release of answer key, steps to download the answer key, details mentioned in it, how to challenge it etc.
Latest: CAT 2020 website is now live. CAT 2020 registration began from August 5.

Highlights of CAT 2020 Answer Key

Important Dates for CAT Answer Key 2020

The schedule related to the answer key of CAT 2020 is given below in the table. The dates are tentative and will be updated as soon as they are released by IIM Indore.

Important Dates related to CAT Answer Key

Important Links

How to download CAT 2020 Answer Key?

All the candidates who appeared for CAT 2020, they can download the response cum provisional answer key of CAT 2020 along with the question papers by following the steps that are given below:

Step 1 - Click on the official website of CAT 2020 which is iim.cat.ac.in

Step 2 - Now click on the candidate login tab

Step 3 - Enter the CAT registration id and password and then submit

Step 4 - Choose the shift for which the candidate appeared for the exam

Step 5 - Now click on the tab which states “please click to download candidate response for CAT 2020

Step 6 - The CAT answer key will be displayed on the screen which the candidates have to download

Note: The correct responses will be marked in green along with the tick while the incorrect answer will be marked red along with a “X” symbol.

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Details Mentioned in CAT Answer Key 2020

The following information will be mentioned in the answer key of CAT 2020:

• CAT 2020 registration number

• Name of the candidate

• Time of the test

• Date of the exam

• Question

• Type of question

• Status

• Right option/answer

• CAT 2020 exam centre

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Objective to provide CAT 2020 Answer Key

The primary objective to provide the answer key is to ensure that the complete process is transparent. It was in the past that the authorities announced that if any institute, official or organisation disclosed the answer key or the question paper of CAT in the public domain, then stringent action will be taken against them.

Know Steps To Calculate Marks Using Answer Key of CAT 2020

Candidates who appeared for CAT 2020, they can use the answer key of CAT 2020 to calculate their probable score before the announcement of the result.

Marking Scheme of CAT 2020

• Candidates will have to match their individual responses with that given in the answer key of CAT 2020

• Follow the official marking scheme which is given

• The total marks scored using the answer key will be probably scored by the candidates

How to Challenge CAT 2020 Answer Key

If the candidates find any discrepancy in the answer key of CAT 2020, they can raise objections against it by filling the form that is provided for the same. The fee for raising an objection for every question is Rs 1200. If the experts find that the objections raised by the candidate against the CAT answer key 2020 are genuine, then in such a case the money will be refunded.

Know the steps to challenge the answer key of CAT 2020

Candidates must follow the steps that are listed below while submitting their objections against the CAT answer key 2020.

• First click on the official website of CAT 2020 which is iim.cat.ac.in

• Now click on the candidate login tab

• A new page will open wherein the candidate will have to mention their login credentials

• Candidates personal details page will open

• Click on the “objection form” tab

• Question number, section and type of objection needs to be chosen. One of the three options that are mentioned below will have to be selected by the candidates:

• None of the options is a correct answer

• More than one option is a correct answer

• The answer key is incorrect

• While raising the objection, candidates will be able to add remarks upto 500 words.

• The candidates will be required to pay Rs 1200 per objection as fee.

• The objection, once submitted cannot be changed.

• There is no restriction to the number of objections which the candidate raises

• If the candidate has answered any question incorrectly, then in such a case it will be indicated that one mark has been deducted

Transaction Processing Fee for Raising Objections Against CAT Answer Key 2020

Previous Years’ CAT Answer Key

While solving the past years question papers of CAT 2020, candidates can check the answer key for the same from the table that is given below.

CAT Question Paper and Answer Key of Past Years

CAT Answer Key By Coaching Institutes - 2018

CAT 2017 Answer Key

CAT Percentile Predictor Tool

Post the exam, candidates can use the CAT percentile predictor tool and get an idea about the probable percentile that they would score. By making use of the answer key, candidates will know their overall, sectional score as well as the percentile for the same. The percentile predictor tool of Careers360 is only indicative in nature.

CAT Result 2020

Indian Institute of Indore will announce the CAT 2020 result in online mode tentatively in the first week of January. Those who will appear for the exam will have to mention their login details to know their percentile. In the CAT result 2020, candidates will get to know about the marks scored by them in each section as well as the percentile.

CAT Cutoff of 2020 (Expected)

Candidates can check the expected cutoff of CAT 2020 for various IIMs and get an idea about the percentile that they should score to get a call for the group discussion, personal interview and written ability test.

Previous Year’s CAT Cutoff

CAT 2019 Cutoff