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CAT Registration: How to fill out the application form? Check Dates, Processes, Documents, Fees
Registration for CAT 2023 started on August 2. Here we will guide you through the step-by-step process of CAT registration, documents to upload and costs. CAT's official notification came on August 3. The method of registration for CAT is online where the candidates will need to fill out a web form and pay Rs 1150 for ST, SC, and PwD candidates and ₹2300 for all other candidates as the exam fee. Any candidate who has completed graduation with 50 per cent marks in aggregate can apply for the CAT exam.
Final-year graduation candidates also are eligible to use it. CAT exam is the gateway to over 1200 MBA colleges in India. per annum, one among the 20 IIMs conducts the exam in over 156 cities. CAT 2021 was conducted by IIM Ahmedabad. CAT 2020 will be conducted by IIM Indore. The CAT 2023 registration process will end in September 13 2023. Given below is the table for CAT important dates and events
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Before You Register
Kindly follow the instructions given below before you start registering for CAT 2023.
- Check your eligibility for CAT 2023 by referring to the Eligibility document on the website
- Ensure that you have a valid and unique email address and mobile number. Please ensure that you
retain this email address and mobile number until the CAT Admission process is completed as all
official communications will be done using this email address and mobile number only. - “*” (asterisk) indicates a mandatory field. The fields marked with this symbol must be filled in or you
will not be allowed to submit your application for CAT 2023.
CAT Registration: Important Dates
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| CAT 2024 notification release | July 30, 2024 |
| CAT Registrations start | 02-Aug - 2024 |
| Registrations end | 21-Sep - 2024 |
| CAT form correction | Last week of Sep - 2024 |
| Admit card release |
7 Nov, 2024 |
| CAT 2024 exam | 24-Nov-2024 |
| Answer key release | First Week of December 2024 |
| Result declaration | The first week of January 2025 |
CAT Registration Process
The CAT registration process will include three steps:
- Online registration
- Filling out from CAT form
- Payment of fees
Check Out: CAT_2023_Registration_Guide.pdf
CAT Registration:
To register for the CAT exam, the candidates need to follow the steps given below.
- Open the CAT website in a new window
- Click on New Candidate Registration
- Enter your name, date of birth, email ID, telephone number and nationality
- Click to will be to be sent in your inbox
- Verify your account by entering the OTP within the given field
- Upon verification, the candidate will receive their user ID and password
Filling out from CAT Application form:
To fill out the web form for CAT, follow the steps given below.
- Log on to the official CAT website using the user ID and password
- Fill in the relevant details in the six sections of the CAT form: personal details, academics, work experience, programmes, test city and payment
- Upload scanned copies of passport-sized photos and signatures within the prescribed format and size
- Review the CAT form and click on move to the payment page
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Documents to Upload During CAT Registration
| Document | Specification |
| Scanned Passport Size Photograph |
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| Scanned Signature |
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| NC-OBC/SC/ST Certificate |
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| PwD Certificate |
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CAT fee payment:
Candidates pay CAT fees online through debit card/credit card and net banking. The candidates are advised to download the fee acknowledgement slip for future reference. CAT Registration/Application Fee Given below is the CAT application fee for college kids belonging to the General and Reserved categories:
| Category | CAT Application Fee |
| General and NC-OBC | Rs 2300 |
| SC, ST and PWD | Rs 1150 |
How to Select CAT Test Cities in Application Form?
For allotment of the CAT test centre, the candidates are given the choice to pick the town of their choice in the registration form. The candidates can select up to four cities where they are comfortable to appear for the exam. The examination authority will allot the test centre within the city of the candidate’s preference.
CAT Test Centres: Key Points
- CAT will be conducted in 156 cities across India. Candidates need to select four cities so as of preference from one to four.
- CAT test city and centre are going to be allotted based on the availability of seats and therefore the right to allow or cancel a test centre remains with the exam conducting body.
- Cities once selected can't be changed. The candidates will need to make arrangements for a stay within the test city on their own.
- The CAT exam centre will be mentioned on the CAT admit card only.
CAT Form Correction
The examination authorities will provide candidates with an opportunity to edit their CAT application forms after the method is over. The window to edit application will be open for a limited period of time, during which candidates can edit a couple of fields in their form like percentage of marks scored, work experience and programmes selected and upload a replacement photo.
How to edit the CAT form Once the CAT form correction window is opened, the candidates can make changes in their application by following the steps below:
- Open the official CAT website
- Log on to your account.
- Find the ‘application form’ tab.
- Follow the instructions to edit the shape
- Review the shape and click on submit.
A list of cities for CAT exam centres is given below.
| Port Blair | Hamirpur | Mumbai |
| Guntur | Jammu | Nashik |
| Nellore | Bokaro | Satara |
| Vijayawada | Dhanbad | Palghar |
| Kakinada | Hazaribagh | Ulhasnagar |
| Rajahmundry | Jamshedpur | Shillong |
| Visakhapatnam | Ranchi | Aizawl |
| Kurnool | Belagavi(Belgaum) | Kohima |
| Tirupathi | Bengaluru | Balasore |
| Vizianagaram | Hubballi(Hubli) | Cuttack |
| Itanagar | Mysuru(Mysore) | Sambalpur |
| Dibrugarh | Kalaburagi(Gulbarga) | Berhampur |
| Silchar | Shivamogga(Shimoga) | Dhenkanal |
| Guwahati | Dharwad | Bhubaneswar |
| Tezpur | Mangaluru(Mangalore) | Rourkela |
| Jorhat | Udupi | Puducherry |
| Aurangabad-Bihar | Kannur | Pathankot |
| Darbhanga | Ernakulam | Ludhiana |
| Arrah | Kollam | Amritsar |
| Muzaffarpur | Kottayam | Bhatinda |
| Bhagalpur | Kozhikode | Patiala |
| Patna | Thrissur | Jalandhar |
| Mohali | Trivandrum | Sangrur |
| Chandigarh | Bhopal | Ajmer |
| Bhilai Nagar | Jabalpur | Jaipur |
| Bilaspur | Ujjain | Sikar |
| Raipur | Gwalior | Alwar |
| Delhi | Sagar | Jodhpur |
| Faridabad | Indore | Udaipur |
| Gurugram | Satna | Bikaner |
| Ghaziabad | Bhopal | Kota |
| New Delhi | Jabalpur | Madurai |
| Greater Noida | Ujjain | Chennai |
| Noida | Gwalior | Salem |
| Meerut | Sagar | Trichy |
| Panaji | Indore | Coimbatore |
| Ahmedabad | Satna | Vellore |
| Mehsana | Amravati | Tirunelveli |
| Vadodara | Jalgaon | Hyderabad |
| Anand | Nagpur | Karimnagar |
| Rajkot | Pune | Warangal |
| Gandhinagar | Solapur | Allahabad |
| Surat | Navi Mumbai | Bareilly |
| Ambala | Ahmednagar | Kanpur |
| Hisar | Kolhapur | Muzaffarnagar |
| Karnal | Nanded | Agra |
| Kurushetra | Raigad | Gorakhpur |
| Panipat | Thane | Lucknow |
| Rohtak | Vasai | Varanasi |
| Shimla | Aurangabad | Aligarh |
| Jhansi | Moradabad | Dehradun |
| Haldwani | Roorkee | Asansol |
| Durgapur | Bankura | Burdwan |
| Kolkata | Hooghly | Kalyani |
| Siliguri |
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