CAT Registration 2023: All those aspiring to pursue MBA and get into the top management institutes of the country, such as the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), have to write the Common Admission Test (CAT) and get a good percentile score. The CAT is a national level exam conducted by the IIMs on a rotation basis.
For the academic year 2023-25, CAT will be conducted in November 2023. This article provides aspiring candidates all the information that they require for the registration process.
It is expected that more than 2 Lakh CAT aspirants will register for CAT 2023 and the registration for CAT 2023 will be closed in September 2023.
The dates of CAT 2023 are as follows:
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Start Date of Online Application |
August, 2023 |
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Last Date of Online Application |
September, 2023 |
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Admit Card Download |
Oct - Nov, 2023 |
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CAT 2023 Exam Date |
November, 2023 |
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Result Announcement Date |
1st week of January 2024 |
CAT Registration 2023 Online or offline?
The entire registration process, including the filling up of the application form and payment will happen through an online process. There is no provision for offline registrations as it has been scrapped by the conducting authority. There will be no CAT 2023 offline facility and the entire process will have to be done online. There is no separate CAT 2023 application form. The application form is a part of the online CAT 2023 registration process.
CAT Exam Online Application Important Dates
The online registration process for CAT 2023 will begin in August 2023. Once the application has been submitted and the payment been made, applicants can still make corrections in the form and check for any inadvertent error in fields like percentage of marks, work experience, and programmes selected, when the correction window opens sometime in the first week of October 2022. Once this is done, the applicants will be able to download their final admit cards. The CAT exam will be conducted across the nation on November 27, 2023.The results being declared by the first week of January 2023.
Process for CAT Registration 2023
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Registrations for CAT 2023 will be done through an online process
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The online process is to be completed in three steps:
1. Register online
- Aspirants need to register at the official website, that is, www.iimcat.ac.in, in order to
generate the login credentials (username and password).
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Click the ‘Register Now’ button to start the registration process
- Read the instructions that follow, mainly informing the aspirants that they will receive the User ID in the registered email address and Password as SMS on the registered mobile number. Overseas candidates will receive both on registered email address. The aspirants are also instructed to fill in the details, especially Name, Date of Birth, Mobile Number and Email Address in the application form, as these details cannot be changed once the registration is complete.
- Step 1 of the Registration asks aspirants to fill in their Name (exactly as it appears in 10th standard/SSc Certificate), Date of Birth, Email Address, Country, Mobile Number. After checking the filled in details closely, click on ‘Submit’.
- After you click on ‘Submit’, your User ID and Password will be sent to you, which you can use to login and fill up the form.
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Click on ‘Go to Application Form’ on top right corner of the page to start filling up the form.
Points to be kept in mind while registering for CAT 2023
- Aspirants will be required to furnish their personal details, such as Name, Date of Birth, Mobile Number, Email Address to receive their User ID and Password.
- The CAT ID is unique and is provided upon completion of online registration by email. In case you forget your CAT registration ID, check the mail from IIM CAT which reveals your official ID and CAT Registration number.
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The CAT Registration number is the same as your registered user id for CAT 2023.
- Aspirants should keep in mind that the session of CAT registration expires after 30 minutes, so they need to complete the registration process within the prescribed time limit.
2. Application Form
How to fill the Application Form for CAT 2023?
- Before filling up the online CAT 2023 application form, aspirants are advised to read the instructions carefully. The instructions are as follows:
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All the ‘*’ marked fields are mandatory to fill.
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Fill in the required details and upload scanned copies of all required documents
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Click on Save & Continue to proceed to the next section.
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Use the mouse to move between fields instead of using Tab key.
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Aspirants can login multiple times to complete the form rather than in a single session.
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Once the payment is made, no changes will be allowed.
Use the user id and password to access the application form by clicking the appropriate link on the website.
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The application process is likely to be divided into five sections.
a. Personal Details- This includes:
-Name- Fill in the name exactly how it appears in the 10th Standard/SSC Certificate
-Father’s/Husband’s/Guardian’s Name
-Mother’s Name
-Date of Birth
-Candidate’s Gender
-Category- If the candidate belongs to SC/ST/OBC category, he/ she needs to provide further
details such as the Serial Number of Caste/Tribe, State/Union Territory of
Caste/Tribe and Caste/Tribe Name. If the candidate is a PWD category, he/ she
needs to select the ‘Yes’ option and provide further details such as PWD Category
and Disablility Percentage.
-Communication Address
-Mobile Number
-Email Address
-The aspirants will have to upload a scanned copy of the following documents as applicable:
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Passport size photograph and signature
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Category proof document
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PWD/DA certificate
The dimensions of the photograph are 35mm x 45mm and the dimensions of the signature should be 1000mm x 35mm. The format of the documents should be .jpg or .jpeg and the file size should not exceed 80 KB. The images should be clear with a minimum resolution of 150px.
b. Academics- Aspirants have to enter their past academic records in this section. In case of grades and CGPA, they need to be converted in equivalent percentage marks. This includes
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SSC/10th Standard/Equivalent Details
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HSC/12th Standard/Equivalent Details
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Bachelor’s Degree Details
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Master’s Degree Details
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Other Professional Degree Details
c. Work Experience- If the applicants have prior full time work experience, they will have to furnish details of the same:
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Industry Type
- Work Experience (in months) - Only full time work experience after the graduation shall be considered. Part time/ project/ internship/ article ship/ pre-graduation work experience should not be entered and will not be considered work experience.
d. Programmes- Under this section, the aspirants have to select the programmes they wish to apply for. The aspirants can select any number of programmes. For each programme selected, the aspirants will have to select an interview city as well.
- The aspirants will also have to select any four Test Cities as per their preference from the drop down menu. After the last date of registration, the aspirants will be allotted one among the four preferred cities and either of the two sessions.
e. Payment
-Aspirants can pay the application fees through Credit/ Debit Card or Net Banking after scrutinising the details filled in the form again. Application fees for General category is Rs 2000 and Rs 1000 for SC/ST and PWD, along with the additional charges.
- After successful payment transaction, you will be redirected to the Application Summary with your payment transaction number.
CAT Exam 2023 Admit Card
Aspirants who successfully submit the application form on or before the last date will be issued the admit card. The admit card is an important document and is a pre-requisite for CAT 2023 exam. Only aspirants with the admit card are allowed to sit for the exam. The admit card has a lot of information on it. It contains details about the candidate, address of the exam venue, time of the commencement of exam, details about the exam (test system number) and so on. The admit card is made available to the aspirants online and can be downloaded. The conducting body does not send a hard copy of the admit card to aspirants.
Important points to keep in mind for CAT 2023:
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There is no age limit for appearing in the CAT exam.
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There is no restrictions on the number of attempts a person can give.
- The first time you click on the website, you will have to create your profile by registering as ‘New User’. Use the User ID generated by the system and the password (sent through SMS or email) to login as ‘Existing User’ the next time.
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Check your mail inbox, even your spam mail for the User ID.
- Before filling in the application form, keep all the relevant documents and certificates handy. Also keep scanned copies of documents and certificates, including your photograph and signature in the prescribed resolutions, ready for upload.
- The CAT application form can be accessed a number of times and you can Save the incomplete form to fill it up later.
- It is imperative that you have all the requisite documents and files before filling up the form, otherwise the form will not be submitted.
- Once you fill in all the details, carefully scrutinise the entire form to rectify any errors. This is because, once you submit the form and make the payment, you cannot make any changes to the form.
- While filling the form, ensure that your name must be the same as that appearing in 10th standard or SSC Certificate. In case there is a change, relevant documents or affidavits need to be submitted. Both email id and mobile number should be valid and functional, as you will get your CAT 2023 login credentials through email and SMS.
- The test is conducted in two sessions, one in the morning, the second in the afternoon. Aspirants are advised to reach their venues according to the time provided in their admit cards. The aspirant can only appear in the time slot allotted to him/ her and cannot appear in more than one slot.
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Aspirants are advised to carry an original Photo ID proof, along with their admit cards to the exam venue.
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