How to fill CAT 2020 application form - CAT Registration Process

How to fill CAT 2020 application form - Indian Institute of Management, IIM Indore has begin the registration process for CAT 2020 from August 5. Aspirants who are planning to appear for CAT 2020 can fill the CAT 2020 application form in online mode. Before filling the CAT registration form 2020, candidats must ensure that they check the eligibility criteria that will be prescribed by the authorities. Applicants failing to fulfill the eligibility criteria of CAT 2020, their candidature will stand cancelled. Further, candidates must keep the required documents handy to avoid any last moment hassle while filling the application form of CAT 2020. Common Admission Test (CAT) is a national level entrance examination which is conducted for admission to B-school across India. There are more than 600 B-schools which accept CAT score for admission to post graduate programme of management. CAT 2020 will be held on November 29 in online mode. Read this complete article by Careers360 to know the step by step guide on how to fill CAT 2020 application form.
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Prerequisites for CAT application form 2020

Students filling the CAT 2020 registration form must keep the following documents/information ready:

• Students must have fulfilled the prescribed eligibility criteria of CAT 2020

• Aspirants must have a valid mobile number and email address to retain the unique ID and password

• Keep the following scanned documents ready:

  • 10th/12th/Degree/Diploma Mark sheets

  • Candidate’s work experience documents

  • Applicable Certificates to upload

  • Passport size photograph

  • Signature

• List of IIMs you wish to apply for

Note - Students must note that the passport size photograph must not be more than 6 months old.

Suitable browser to fill CAT application form 2020

Students while filling the application form of CAT 2020 must ensure to fill the form through any of the browsers mentioned below:

• Edge chromium

• Mozilla Firefox (version 56 and above)

• Google Chrome (version 59 and above)

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How to fill CAT 2020 application form - Step by step guide

Step 1 - register on the official website

Before filling the complete CAT application form 2020, students will be required to visit the official website and enter the following details by clicking here (Link will be available soon)

Click on tab ‘register’ and enter the following information:

• Name of the candidate (as in 10th/SSC certificate)

• Date of birth

• Email Address

• Mobile number (India based 10 digit number)

• OTP

To complete the registration process of CAT 2020 candidates will have to generate the OTP by clicking on tab ‘generate OTP’ and aspirant will be redirected to CAPTCHA and submit the OTP received on registered mobile number.

After entering the OTP click on tab ‘validate the OTP’ ans candidates will receive the registration ID and password on registered email ID and phone number.

Once the candidates have entered the CAPTCHA students will be required to select the ‘I agree’ checkbox in the declaration column.

Confirmation registration:

Within a minute candidates will receive the login details on registered contact details. If a candidate is not able to receive the mail in inbox they must check in the spam folder.

Step 2 - Login to official website

Using the system generated user ID and password candidates will now have to login on the official website:

After logging in students will be redirected to the applicant details page. Click on the tab ‘go to application form’ which is next to personal details.

Step 3 - Fill the CAT 2020 application form

The CAT registration form 2020 will be categorized into 6 categories as follows:

• Personal Details

• Academic Qualifications

• Work Experience

• Programmes

• Test City

• Payment

Before filling the completed application form students must ensure to read the instructions carefully. Candidates will be able to exit and save the details to fill the form later also. However, aspirants will not be allowed to move to the next section of application form until the necessary documents/information is entered.

Check for the following details which have to be entered:

Personal details:

• Enter Father’s/Husband’s/Guardian’s Name and Mother’s Name as applicable

• Select the Category

• If not general enter - Serial/Entry Number of Caste/Tribe, State/Union Territory of Caste/Tribe, and Caste/Tribe Name.

• Nationality

• Communication address details

• Upload documents

In this section candidates have to upload the necessary documents in the prescribed format below:

Academic Qualification

In this section aspirants will have to enter the following qualification details:

• SSC/10th/Equivalent Details

• HSC/12th/Equivalent/Diploma Course Details

• Bachelor’s Degree Details

• Master’s Degree Details

• Other Professional Degree Details

Work Experience

Candidates will be required to enter their total work experience until July 31, 2020. Aspirants must check the industry type and work experience in months for each industry type

Note - Only full-time employment details after graduation must be entered. Part-time/Project/Internship/Articleship/Pre-graduation work experience will not be considered as work experience.

Click on save and next

Programmes

Candidates will have to select any number of programme names and select the interview city for the chosen program in this section

Note: Candidates applying for PGP courses at the following IIMs are required to select the same interview city for all the selections because of their Common Admissions Process.

1. IIM Kashipur

2. IIM Raipur

3. IIM Ranchi

4. IIM Rohtak

5. IIM Tiruchirappalli

6. IIM Udaipur

Test City

Candidates will be required to enter any 4 cities as per his/her preference. One among the four preference, one city will be allotted to the candidate subject to the availability. In case the preferred city is not allotted then the nearby test city will be allotted to the applicant.

Note - Candidates will not be allowed to choose the same city for more than one preference.

Step 4 - Application fee payment

After successful completion of the application form, last step is to pay the application form to complete the process. The application fee for various categories is different as mentioned in the table below:

Select the payment mode from any of the following:

• BillDesk

• PayU

Now enter the captcha as the characters are displayed in the box.

After entering the captcha applicant will be provided with the tab ‘preview’ to check the complete application form and edit the form in case of any error. After having reviewed the registration form aspirant must click on tab ‘I agree’ in the declaration box and click on tab ‘submit and pay’ to proceed to payment gateway.

In the next step, screen will display the payment gateway. Candidates can choose from the following methods to pay the application fee:

• Credit card

• Debit card

• Debit card+ ATM PIN

• Internet banking

• Wallet/ Cash card

After successful transaction, screen will display the ‘payment successful’ message on the screen along with the payment transaction number.