CAT 2023 Answer Key Out: Download Slot 1, 2 & 3 Answer Key PDFs with Response Sheet

CAT 2023 Answer Key: IIM Lucknow has released the CAT answer key on its official website which is iimcat.ac.in. The candidates who appeared in the CAT exam 2023 can now download the official answer key from the direct link that is shared here. Candidates will also be able to challenge the official answer key as well. Around 2.88 lakh candidates appeared in the CAT 2023 exam. Check the CAT 2023 answer key for slot 1, 2, and 3 here. The candidates can download the answer key by entering their login credentials.

In this article, we have provided the direct link to download the official CAT answer key 2023.

CAT Answer Key 2023 Release Date

CAT answer key 2023 has been released on December 05, 2023. Check the important dates related to CAT answer key in the following table below. 

CAT Answer Key 2023 Download Link

CAT exam 2023 was held in three slots on November 26, 2023. All the candidates who appeared in the CAT exam can directly access the official CAT 2023 response sheet for slot 1, 2 and 3 using the direct link provided below. Candidates can also raise objections against the provisional CAT answer key by 08th December 2023 (05:00 PM). 

CAT 2023 Answer Key Slot 1 

CAT 2023 slot 1 exam was conducted in the morning shift from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM. The exam was moderate to difficult in terms of difficulty level. 

CAT 2023 Answer Key Slot 2

CAT 2023 slot 2 exam was held in the afternoon shift from 12:30 PM to 02:30 PM. The difficulty level of the exam was moderate to difficult. 

CAT 2023 Answer Key Slot 3

CAT 2023 slot 3 exam was held in the evening shift from 04:30 PM to 06:30 PM. The difficulty level of this slot is similar to the slot 1.

CAT Answer Key 2023 for Slot 1, 2 & 3

We have shared the direct link to download CAT Answer Key PDF for slot 1, 2 and 3 here.  

How to Download Official CAT 2023 Response Sheet?

IIM Lucknow released the official answer key of CAT 2023 today. The candidates who appeared in the exam can access the official answer key by using their CAT login ID and password. To download CAT answer key or response sheet 2023, candidates will have to follow the below-mentioned steps:

• Visit the official website of CAT 2023- iimcat.ac.in
• Click on the ‘login’ tab
• Enter CAT login credentials like login ID and password
• Click on CAT 2023 answer key
• CAT 2023 answer key will appear on the screen
• Take a printout of the CAT answer key or CAT response sheet

How to Calculate Marks Using CAT 2023 Response Sheet?

Check the process and important points to calculate marks using CAT answer key 2023. Firstly, candidates must note that there is a negative marking for MCQs. The detailed marking scheme is given below for your reference.

Keep this marking scheme in mind, the candidates can calculate their tentative marks by following the below-mentioned steps.

• For each correct answer, give 3 marks.
• For each incorrect answer, deduct 1 mark from the total.

For example, if you attempted 55 questions and out of these 55 questions 45 questions are correct and 8 MCQs are incorrect then your score will be 135-8 = 127.