CAT 2024 : Registration

Students must visit the official website to register and fill out the application form. Aspirants need to know the steps to follow while filling out the application form. The stepwise process for CAT registration is mentioned below:

Registration Process

Candidates must generate a User ID and Password on the official website. It is done in the following way:

• Click on the “Register” link and register as a new candidate.
• Then, you need to enter your details, including Name, Contact Number, Email, DOB etc. and then click on the “Submit” to generate a User ID and Password.
• The newly generated User ID and Password will be sent to the contact details provided at the time of registration.

Eligible Degrees

Degree	Approval Authority
Engineering Degree – B. Tech/ B.E.	MHRD/ UPSC/AICTE Approved
Bachelor’s Degree from any University	UGC Approved
Bachelor’s Degree from any University	UGC Approved
Students pursuing the final year of their Bachelor’s degree can also take the examination.	MHRD/ UPSC/AICTE or UGC Approved
CA/CS/ICWA/Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI)	MHRD/ UPSC/AICTE Approved

Filling the Application Form

Students must log in using the User ID and Password received at the time of registration. After that, students need to fill in the below-mentioned details in the CAT 2024 application form.

• The aspirants need to fill in the personal details in the application form. It includes DOB, Gender, category, nationality, address, contact details, etc.
• After this, academic details are to be provided by the students. The academic details include class 10th marks, class 12th marks, qualifying degree scores, etc.
• Candidates need to fill in the work experience details (optional).
• Candidates also need to choose the course preferences, the institute they wish to apply for and the city for the interview.
• Then, the candidate must choose six exam cities per their preference and convenience.
• Make online payment after filling in all the details in the application form.

Students must upload the documents mentioned below after filling out the application form:

• Class 10th, 12th Marksheets
• Bachelor’s degree/diploma and higher education.
• Work experience certificate, if applicable.
• Scanned images of passport size photo and signature are required. (The photo should have a white background and should not be 6 months old).
• Applicable Certificates are required to be uploaded.
• Fee payment instruments to pay CAT exam fee – Debit/Credit cards, Net banking, etc.
• Scanned image of passport size photo and the scanned image of the signature. Both the files should be in .jpg or .jpeg format, and the file size should not be more than 80 K.B. each. The image needs to be clear with a minimum resolution of 150px.

Document Specifications

Documents	Dimension	Format	Size
Photograph	Dimension: 30 mm X 45 mm	.jpg or .jpeg	<= 80 Kb
Signature	Dimension: 80 mm X 35 mm	.jpg or .jpeg	<= 80 Kb
NC-OBC/SC/ST Certificate	Self-attested Scanned Copy	PDF	<=200 Kb
PwD/DA Certificate	Self-attested Scanned Copy	PDF	<=200 Kb

Registration Fees

The CAT Registration fee is Rs. 2200/- (for the general category) and Rs. 1100 (for SC, ST and PwD candidates), including the CAT Registration Fees and the IIM application fees. After this payment, you do not have to pay any additional amount for applying to the other 20 IIMs.Aspirants can make payments via online mode only.