Once you have submitted the OTP and submitted the form, you will be re-directed to fill the rest of the form. Should you choose to fill the rest of the form later, you will be required to log-in to the official CAT 2019 website using the log-in credentials sent to you via e-mail and SMS.
Important Points To Keep In Mind During The Preliminary Form Filling
- Please be very careful while entering your name and date of birth, as this will be used all along your CAT journey - from your admit card to your final scorecard. Once submitted, these details cannot be changed, so extreme caution is recommended.
- Your phone number and e-mail address will be used to send you the OTP for confirmation, as well as your final User ID and Password for log-in. Please enter the right information to have a smooth registration process.
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CAT 2019 Registration Form - Step 1 - Personal Details
The first step in the registration form-filling process begins with your personal details. Within this section of the form, the most important part is the passport size photo, signature, and Special Category document upload process. The passport-size photograph and signature will feature in your CAT 2019 admit card, scorecard, and will also be used to verify your identity and candidacy at the actual test-centre.
The Special Category documents are of paramount importance if you belong to NC-OBC/SC/ST/EWS category. These will be crucial in determining if you get a shortlist WAT-PI call from the IIMs, based on the latest IIM selection criteria.
Important Points To Note For The Photo/Signature Upload Process
- The maximum file-size for your photograph is 1 MB. You can re-size your image on MS Paint to ensure that your file size is within limits.
- The maximum file-size for your signature image is 80kb. You can re-size your image on MS Paint to ensure that your file size is within limits.
- Ensure that you have multiple hard-copies and soft-copies of the image you upload since you will be required to stick the same passport-size image on the print-out of your admit card.
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CAT 2019 Registration Form - Step 2 - Academics
The next section requires you to fill in your academic details. This is the most important of the CAT 2019 registration process since the details of your academic profile will be used to determine your eligibility for the WAT-PI/CAP process for the IIMs. Therefore, extreme caution while filling this section is recommended.
Basic Prerequisites For Step 2
- SSC/10th Marksheet.
- HSC/12th Marksheet.
- Graduation Marksheet.
For Bachelor's Degree Holders
For Final Year Students
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CAT 2019 Registration Form - Step 3 - Work Experience
The next section of the CAT 2019 registration form is for those with work experience. Candidates with work experience are required to enter their work experience in months till 31st July 2019. Work experience, like your academic profile, is also an important selection criterion for most of the IIMs.
An important point to remember - Part-time/Project/Internship/Articleship/Pre-graduation work experience does not count as work-experience when it comes to CAT and the IIM selection process. Only full-time post-graduation work experience is counted as work experience.
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CAT 2019 Registration Form - Step 4 - Programme Selection
The next section in the CAT 2019 registration process is the programme/B-school selection. You can select as many programmes offered across the 20 IIMs in India - from the flagship PGP programme to the PhD., FPM and PGPEX programmes. Remember - depending on your profile and CAT scores, you will only receive shortlist calls from the institutes and programmes that you select in this section, so maintain caution while choosing relevant programmes.
You will also be required to fill in your interview city preferences, i.e., should you get shortlisted for the next round of the programme that you have selected, which city would you prefer to conduct the interview in. There are 6 options to choose from - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai. Select your interview-city preferences wisely.
Here is an example of what this section looks like:
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CAT 2019 Registration Form - Step 5 - Test City Selection
The next section in the CAT 2019 registration process is the selection of the city where you will take the CAT 2019 exam. Along with the 'Academics' section of the CAT 2019 registration form, this is the most important section for all CAT aspirants. Extreme caution while selecting city-preferences is recommended since all candidates may not get their preferred test-city and may have to create plans to travel to the next preferred city to take the test.
Candidates can choose from over 150 cities to take the test. City preferences cannot be repeated, i.e., Mumbai cannot be preferred more than once. All city preferences have to be distinct from each other.
Important point to note - In case you do not get your preferred test-city, it is of paramount importance that you reduce your travel time as much as possible. Therefore, while selecting your city preferences, ensure that you choose nearby cities in the first two preferences. E.g., Mumbai candidates can select Navi Mumbai or Pune as their second preferred city to minimise travel time.
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CAT 2019 Registration Form - Step 6 - Payment
This is the final section of the CAT 2019 registration process. CAT 2019 registration costs Rs. 1,900 for General candidates, and Rs. 950 for SC/ST/PwD candidates + additional charges mentioned in the registration form.
For any queries regarding the CAT 2019 registration process, refer to this official CAT 2019 registration guide.
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CAT 2019 Registration - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q. How much does it cost to register for CAT 2019?
A. CAT 2019 costs Rs. 1900/- for General candidates, and Rs. 950/- for SC/ST/PwD candidates.
Q. Can I register for CAT 2019 as a Final Year student?
A. Yes, you can. Final year students need to enter their aggregate marks obtained upto the last received marksheet and select their current semester from a drop-down list.
Q. While filling graduation details, do I need to fill the last year's academic details or an aggregate of the entire graduation period?
A. You need to fill your aggregate graduation details and not your percentage for the last year only.
Q. While filling SSC and HSC scores, do I need to fill in the best of five scores or an aggregate of the total scores?
A. You need to fill your aggregate marks of 10th and 12th and not just the best of five.
Q. How do I convert SSC/10th CGPA to a percentage?
A. Your marksheet will consist of a formula to convert CGPA to percentage released by the relevant exam board. Refer to that to convert your CGPA to a percentage. For instance, CBSE's formula to convert CGPA to percentage is:
CGPA to Percentage = 9.5*CGPA.
E.g., 9.4 (CGPA)*9.5 = 89.3%.
Q. Can I take the CAT if I have less than 50% marks in graduation?
A. Unfortunately, no. General candidates with less than 50% aggregate graduation marks are not eligible to take the CAT exam. Special Category students with less than 45% marks are also not eligible to take the CAT exam.
Q. Does internship experience/part-time work count as work experience?
A. No. Only full-time work experience after graduation till 31st July 2019 is considered as valid by the IIMs.
Q. Can I edit the CAT 2019 registration form once submitted?
A. No, you cannot edit the CAT 2019 registration form once the payment has been made and the form has been submitted. You may request authorities for any significant errors, and they may make changes at their discretion. Therefore, it is very important to be cautious and assiduous while filling the CAT 2019 registration form.
Q. Till which month will my work experience be counted while registering for CAT 2019?
A. Your work experience in months will be counted till 31st July 2019, and that is exactly what you need to fill in the form as well. For instance, if you fill the form in September and have 16 months of work experience till then, you cannot fill in 16 months as work experience. You will necessarily have to fill in work experience only till 31st June 2019.
Q. Is this registration process enough for non-IIM business schools as well?
A. No. This registration process only includes registration for the IIMs. You need not (and cannot) register on the various IIMs' websites. However, for other institutes that accept CAT 2019 scores, you will need to register on the institutes' respective websites as and when registrations open (InsideIIM will notify you as and when registrations for different institutes are open.).
Each non-IIM institute accepting CAT 2019 scores charges its own registration fee, e.g., FMS Delhi, SPJIMR Mumbai, IMT Ghaziabad, IITs, MDI Gurgaon etc.
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