The wait is nearly over for thousands of management aspirants across India. The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode, the conducting body for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025, is expected to release the exam results on its official portal imminently. This announcement will conclude the anxious anticipation for approximately 2.58 lakh candidates who took the crucial entrance test on November 30, 2025.
Journey to the Result: From Answer Keys to Scorecards
The path to the final result declaration has been a structured and transparent process. Following the exam, which was held in three sessions across numerous test centres nationwide, IIM Kozhikode released the provisional answer key on December 4, 2025. Candidates were given a window until December 10, 2025, to challenge any discrepancies they found. The institute reviewed all objections before publishing the conclusive final answer key on December 17, 2025.
While the institute has not officially confirmed the precise date and time for the result declaration, multiple credible media reports suggest that the CAT 2025 scorecards could be published on the official website iimcat.ac.in at any moment. The CAT exam serves as the primary gateway for admission to postgraduate management programmes not only at the prestigious IIMs but also at a host of other leading business schools in India.
How to Access and Understand Your CAT 2025 Scorecard
Once the results go live, candidates will need to follow a simple process to access their performance details. They must visit the official CAT website and log in using the unique User ID and Password created during the registration process.
The digitally downloadable scorecard is a comprehensive document containing several critical pieces of information that candidates must scrutinize carefully:
- Candidate's full name and registration number
- Section-wise scaled scores for each of the three segments
- The overall scaled score
- The all-important overall and sectional percentile
- Qualifying status
Education experts and the institute itself strongly advise candidates to verify every detail on the scorecard meticulously. In case any information appears incorrect or mismatched, candidates should contact the CAT helpdesk at IIM Kozhikode without delay. It is also crucial to save and retain multiple copies of the scorecard, as it is a mandatory document for all subsequent stages of the admission process at participating institutes.
What Comes Next: The Road to B-School Admissions
The release of the CAT results marks the beginning of the next, highly competitive phase of the management admissions cycle. Individual IIMs and other business schools will now start announcing their respective percentile cut-offs for shortlisting candidates.
Shortlisted candidates will then progress to the subsequent stages of the selection process, which typically include a combination of:
- Written Ability Test (WAT)
- Group Discussion (GD)
- Personal Interview (PI)
Candidates must be prepared to submit additional academic and personal documents as required by each institute. The final admission offer is never based solely on the CAT score. Institutes make their ultimate decision by considering a composite score that includes performance in the WAT, GD, and PI rounds, past academic records, work experience (if applicable), and other diversity criteria specified in their admission policy.
Therefore, while the CAT 2025 result is a decisive milestone, candidates must now focus their energy on preparing for the rigorous selection rounds that lie ahead to secure a seat in their dream business school.
