CAT 2023 Answer Key Released: Download Slot 1, 2, & 3 Response Sheet PDF

CAT 2023 Answer Key: The Common Admission Test (CAT) examination, 2023 was held successfully by the IIM Lucknow on November 26, 2023, in three sessions.

The official CAT answer key with response sheet has been released on the official website- iimcat.ac.in. The candidates who appeared in the CAT exam 2023 can download the answer key by entering their login credentials.

CAT Answer Key 2023 Download Link

CAT exam 2023 was held in three slots on November 3, 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:

How to Download Official CAT 2023 Response Sheet?

IIM Lucknow has released the official answer key of CAT 2023. 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:

Step 1: Visit the official website of CAT 2023 (iimcat.ac.in)

Step 2: Click on the 'login' tab

Step 3: Enter CAT login ID and password

Step 4: CAT 2023 answer key will appear on the screen

Step 5: 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. 

• For each wrong answer, one-third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty.
• No negative marking for Type in the Answer (TITA) questions
• If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

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.

CAT 2023 Answer Key: How many candidates appeared?

A total of 3.28 lakh candidates registered for CAT exam 2023. Out of the total number of registered candidates, around 2.88 lakh candidates appeared in the exam. The exam was held in online mode at 375 test centers spread across 167 cities in India. This year, the attendance rate for CAT exam in all three slots was 88%.