Wed Dec 04 14:18:41 UTC 2024: **CAT 2024 Provisional Answer Key Released; Objection Window Opens**

**Kolkata, India** – The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta has released the provisional answer key for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024, administered on November 24th. The key, available on the official website iimcat.ac.in, allows students to check their answers and raise objections.

Approximately 89% of the 3.29 lakh registered candidates (2.93 lakh) appeared for the exam, with 1.07 lakh female candidates, 1.86 lakh male candidates, and five transgender candidates. The 68-question exam comprised sections on Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC – 24 questions), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR – 22 questions), and Quantitative Ability (QA – 22 questions).

**Objection Window Now Open**

An objection window opened on December 3rd at 6 PM IST and will close on December 5th at 11:55 PM IST. Candidates can access their response sheets and submit objections with supporting documents via the official website using their login credentials. A fee applies for submitting objections. Scores will undergo normalization to account for variations across different test sessions.

**IIM Admissions & Other News**

This announcement follows other recent IIM news, including updates on record women enrollment in the 2024-26 batch across various IIMs, details of IIM Ahmedabad’s summer placements, and announcements of new programs at IIM Kozhikode and IIM Mumbai.

**Note:** The original text contained conflicting and unclear information regarding the exact release time of the answer key. The news article clarifies that while the objection window is open, the release time of the key itself wasn’t specified in a definitively clear manner within the provided text.

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