CAT Registration 2021 - Release Date, How to Fill Application Form

CAT Registration 2021: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) will begin CAT 2021 registration tentatively from the first week of August 2021. CAT registration 2021 will end in the third week of September. Post the closure of the registration process, the IIM will open the correction window for CAT application form 2021. Candidates who have obtained 50% qualifying marks in their Bachelor's degree are eligible to fill the registration form of CAT 2021. Also, final-year students can apply and appear for the CAT exam 2021. As per last year's trends, there are approximately 2,27,835 candidates were applied for CAT 2020. Read this article to learn about the CAT 2021 registration process, the steps to fill out the CAT application form, exam dates, and the CAT 2021 eligibility criteria.

CAT Registration 2021 - Overview

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is the national level entrance test to take admission in 20 IIMs, and SPJIMR, IITs, IMI, MDI, JBIMS, FMS as well as more than 500 B-schools in the country. Only candidates who meet the CAT eligibility criteria 2021 can able to fill the CAT registration 2021. If candidates who interested to appear for the CAT exam 2021 and going to fill the application form of CAT have to keep ready all the required documents in hand. It helps to avoid the session expired error while filling the CAT application form.

Many candidates were unable to appear for CAT 2020 due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in India. Thus candidates are focusing on CAT 2021, especially those who are pursuing their graduation. We expect this year also, IIM will going to follow the same CAT exam syllabus and exam pattern. Candidates want to know if changes happened in the CAT exam syllabus or exam pattern, then keep in touch with us.

When going to apply or fill the CAT application form, candidates have to follow some procedures. If anyone filled the CAT application form 2021 wrongly, then it won't be changed. Some of the fields only have rights to change during the CAT 2021 application form correction window. So don't be careless. While filling the application form for CAT 2021, follow the steps which we discussed in our Careers360.

CAT 2021 Highlights

CAT Registration Dates 2021

According to previous year trends CAT 2021 will be held probably on the last Sunday of November 2021 i.e. November 28, 2021. The CAT 2021 official website specifies the CAT exam registration date and the dates for downloading the admit card, some of the CAT mock test releases. Below are common admission test dates to allow all candidates to keep track of all major CAT 2021 exam events.

CAT 2021 Exam Dates

CAT Eligibility Criteria 2021

The conducting IIM will provide the CAT 2021 eligibility criteria which include information pertaining to academics, nationality, category, etc. Candidates who fulfill the eligibility are able to fill the CAT application form 2021.

CAT 2021 Eligibility Criteria

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Documents required for CAT Exam Registration 2021

Candidates should have the following details ready before starting CAT exam registration 2021. Also, the candidates have to be ready with the scanned documents in a prescribed format.

• Email Address

• Mobile Number

• Passport Size Photograph

• Signature

• Personal Details

• Academic Details

• Work Experience Certificate (if any)

• Payment Details

Documents to be uploaded with CAT Registration Form 2021

Guidelines to follow for CAT Registration 2021

• Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome (prefer the latest version) are the recommended browsers for CAT Online Registration 2021.

• Keep all required images and documents ready so that there are no delays or mistakes during uploading at the time of registering for the CAT exam 2021.

• Keep all educational information and documents on hand to avoid misleading or enter wrong information during CAT online registration.

• Make sure that the photo, signature, and other required documents required for CAT 2021 registration are ready to be uploaded in a prescribed format and size.

• Before the final submission, please have someone check the details entered to avoid submitting errors in the CAT form.

• Choose which selection centers and decide the order of preference. Select convenient and easily accessible centers with current traffic issues in mind. You must enter six cities in the CAT exam form.

• Read and find out the participating institutes. This will help to fill the courses and institutes during CAT registration 2021.

• Please register and complete the application before the CAT 2021 registration deadline.

Mistakes to avoid during CAT 2021 registration

Candidates are required to remember the following points during the CAT Exam Registration 2021.

• It is mandatory to fill in all the fields marked “*” during the CAT 2021 exam registration.

• Make sure there are no misspellings as some fields cannot be edited after registration.

• Click ‘Save & Continue’ after completing each section of the CAT 2021 Registration Form.

• Use the mouse to click instead of the "Tab" key.

• Since the CAT form can be filled out in several sessions it is essential to save the information already entered after each session.

• Any changes or corrections to the CAT online registration can be made up to the point where the CAT exam form fee is paid. Editing cannot be done after that.

• There will be no change in the section after CAT registers; So be extra careful when registering for CAT 2021 and avoid mistakes.

• Use the recommended browsers to confirm successful CAT registration 2021.

• Before final submission of the CAT application form, double-check all the details. Make sure the details in the CAT Exam 2021 record match the educational documents.

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CAT Registration 2021 - Application Form

The online registration process will start from the first week of August 2021 and the CAT exam registration's last date will be in the third week of September 2021. Candidates interested to apply are advised to submit before the CAT application form 2021 last date. To complete the registration process, the candidates must pay the CAT Registration Fees for OBC, EWS, General, SC, ST online.

If anyone has queries regarding how to fill the CAT application form, then follow the below steps. Before going to fill the application form for CAT 2021, candidates should have the required certificates keep in hand. If you take too much time to fill the CAT 2021 application form, the browser will get a timeout. So don't take a long time to fill the CAT registration form.

How to fill the CAT Application Form 2021 Online:

Interested candidates can apply for the Common Admission Test 2021 for the CAT exam in online mode. Here, we provide the procedure to fill the CAT application form 2021 online.

Step 1: First, Go to the official CAT 2021 website i.e. iimcat.ac.in

Step 2: Next, click the “New Candidate Registration” button on the right side of the official webpage.

Step 3: It will carry the applicant to the CAT registration page. From there, aspirants have to enter the below essential details such as,

• Name of the Candidate

• Date of Birth

• Email Address

• Country

• Mobile Number and

• Captcha

Step 4: After entering all the required details, click on the “Generate OTP” button. The OTP will be sent to the applicant's registered mail id. By using the OTP, candidates can complete the CAT 2021 registration process.

Step 5: Then log in to the candidate's dashboard and fill the CAT Exam Application Form 2021 with required details like,

• Personal Details

• Other Personal Details

• Communication Address

• Emergency Contact Details

• Upload Documents (in a prescribed format and size)

Step 6: Fill in the academic/ qualification details of SSC/ Class 10, HSC/ Class 12, Bachelor’s Degree Details, Master’s Degree Details, Other Professional Degree Details.

Step 7: Once the above process is done, the applicants need to enter the work experience details if any.

Step 8: Enter other personal details, communication details, emergency contact details and upload all the required documents in a prescribed format.

Step 9: Then select the work experience details (if any), IIM Programmes & Interview Cities. Choose any six preferred CAT 2021 test cities.

Step 10: Final process of the CAT 2021 registration process is to make the payment online for an application fee.

• For General Category Candidates: Rs 2000

• For SC/ ST/ PwD: Rs 1000

CAT 2021 Registration - Transaction Fees

Preview CAT Registration 2021 form

Candidates should preview the completed CAT 2021 form before paying the CAT application form fee. No change will be allowed in the CAT application form upon payment of the fee. So don’t forget to check the filled CAT 2021 application form before making payment.

Confirmation email after successful CAT registration 2021

Candidates will receive a confirmation mail once the CAT 2021 exam form fee is paid. This should be kept safe as it is proof of payment for the CAT Exam 2021 registration. As well as a confirmation message will be sent to the candidate's registered mobile.

Forgot CAT 2021 Login ID

Candidates who have forgotten their CAT login ID, do not panic. Follow the information below to retrieve a user ID.

• Click the "Forgot User ID/ Password" button and enter the registered email ID and captcha to get the CAT user ID in the registered email id.

Forgot CAT 2021 Login Password

Candidates should follow the same procedure we discussed for retrieving the CAT login ID.

Click the "Forgot User ID/ Password" tab on the CAT official website and enter the registered email ID and captcha. The new password will be sent to the candidate's registered email address. If multiple passwords are used, candidates should use the password contained in the most recent SMS received from IIM.

NOTE: Regenerated CAT login passwords will not be sent as SMS.

CAT 2021 Application Form Correction Window

IIM will open the correction window for the CAT application form 2021 from the last week of September 2021 and it will close within two days. Mistakes in scanned images of photographs, signatures, or other documents can be modified during the period of the CAT application form correction window. Also, applicants can make changes to the test city option. Aspirants must log in and adjust the images as needed.

Uneditable details in CAT Exam Registration 2021

• Candidates will not be able to edit the personal details entered during registration after confirmation of submission.

  • Candidate Name

  • Date of Birth (DOB)

  • Email Address

  • Mobile Number

• If they make a mistake in these details they will have to register again with a new email id.

• Details entered in the latest CAT 2021 registration will be considered in such a case. CAT Admit Card 2021 will be issued for that.

• Failure to re-register in such circumstances may result in cancellation of the candidature.

CAT Exam Centres 2021

CAT Exam 2021 will be held in approximately 159 test cities at more than 425 test centers across India. Major details about the CAT test venues in CAT test cities will be available on the official website of CAT 2021. Applicants will be assigned a CAT test city nearest to their address. The name of the testing center within the test city will also be printed on the CAT 2021 admit card. Here, we show some CAT 2021 exam centers with state names and exam cities.

All Delhi NCR cities were subdivided

CAT aspirants from Delhi NCR can select from six preferred test cities. Cities for Delhi NCR candidates are:

Indian Institute of Management reserves the right to cancel or change any test center/ city and/or change the test time and date as they wish. The states in which the CAT exam centers are located are:

CAT Exam Centres 2021

CAT Registration Year Wise Trends

As per the past ten years of CAT registration trends, the number of registration has been very. Take a look at the CAT registration trends over the last thirteen years.

CAT Application Trend Over the Past Decade