With CAT registration open and around 10000 CAT vouchers
sold every day, you must hurry up to register early so that you can schedule
your testing on a desired date and place. But before you go for CAT
registration online, what key information should you be ready with? What
information do you necessarily need to smoothly complete your CAT
registration?This article brings you details on what important information you
should be ready with & how this will help you complete CAT registration
smoothly. CAT will be held in a 20-day testing window between October 16 and
November 11. The last date for CAT registration is
September 26, 2013.
Once you have bought your CAT voucher and received voucher
number, you are required to register for CAT online in three steps:
1. Creating a profile: Creating a profile with your
name exactly as it appears in your schools leaving certificate. You also
need to enter a unique email ID. This will lead to generation of a login ID for
your CAT application.
2. Filling out the CAT application: A this
stage you will need to fill up you personal information and academic details.
You will also be required to select the IIMs and respective programmes that you
wish to apply for. You will also need to give details of your work experience
at this stage.
3. Scheduling your test: After filling up the CAT
application form, you are given options to select your date, time and venue for
your testing. You will be asked to choose a site and pick an available date and
time at that site. The CAT 2013 will be taken in a 20 day window beginning 16
October and ending 11 November.
The estimated time to complete CAT registration process is
20-30 min, provided you are equipped with the following 5 important information
when you begin the process:
1. Unique email ID: Ensure that you have a
valid and unique email address before you begin the registration process. All
the further correspondence related to your CAT will be done on that ID only.
2. Details on Academic record and work experience:
Make a table clearly mentioning your academic record along with percentage
marks at 10th, 12th, Graduation Master’s degree. Also keep ready details
of your work experience.
3. IIM Listing: Make a list of IIMs and
your respective management programmes that you wish to apply for
4. Priority Listing of testing date & time: Keep
three options ready in order of priority for choosing your date and place of
CAT testing. Making a priority list will help you avoid any confusion in case
you don’t get your first or second testing options.
5. Identification proof: Ensure that you have
a photo identification which matches with the name you are filling in your CAT registration. This
is necessary as you will be allowed to take test only when you produce the same
to the test authorities at the CAT test centre. The name on the photo
identification must match to your name as entered in the CAT registration.
Acceptable form of photo identification are limited to driving license,
passport, Pan card, voter ID, College ID (supported with a valid
ATM/Debit Card with your name), employee identification card, Unique
Identification Card (UID), or a nationalized Affidavit with photo signature,
date of birth and residential address.
Equipped with the above information while beginning the CAT
registration process, you make a perfect start for CAT journey which may lead
you to your desired IIMs or other top B-schools in India. As the CAT test
centers and testing dates are allotted on ‘first come, first serve’ basis, you
must prepare list of key information and go for CAT registration now to get
your desired CAT testing date, timing & place.
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CAT and other MBA exams.
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