CAT 2021 Registration: How to Fill Application Form? Last Date, Documents, Fees

CAT 2021 registration is an online process. Check here step by step process of CAT registration 2021, documents to upload and fees.

CAT 2021 registration process began on August 5 and ended on September 22. The CAT registration was scheduled to end on September 15 but the deadline was extended till September 22, 5:00 PM.

lIike every year, the process of registration for CAT 2021 exam was online where in the candidates had to fill an online application form and pay Rs 2,200 as exam fee. Any candidate who has completed graduation with 50 per cent aggregate was eligible apply for CAT exam. Final year graduation candidates could also apply. 

CAT exam is gateway to over 1200 MBA colleges in India. Every year, one of the 20 IIMs conducts the exam in over 159 cities. CAT 2021 will be conducted by IIM Ahmedabad on November 28 in three shifts. 

CAT 2021 Registration: Important Dates

Given below is the table for CAT 2021 important dates and events:

CAT 2021 Events	CAT 2021 Dates
CAT 2021 Registrations start	04-Aug-2021
Registrations end	15-Sep-2021 22-Sep-2021 (5:00 PM)
CAT form correction	To be announced
CAT mock test release	to be announced
Admit card release	27-Oct-2021
CAT 2021 exam	28-Nov-2021
Answer key release	To Be Announced
Result declaration	Second week of January 2021

CAT Registration Process 2021

CAT registration process 2021 includes three steps:

1. Online registration
2. Filling up of CAT 2021 application form
3. Payment of fees

CAT 2021 Registration:

To register for CAT exam, the candidates have to follow the steps given below.

• Open the CAT 2021 website in a new window (iimcat.ac.in)
• Click on New Candidate Registration
• Enter name, date of birth, email ID, phone number and nationality
• Click to generate OTP (one time password)
• The OTP will be sent in your inbox
• Verify your account by entering the OTP in the given field
• Upon verification, the candidate will receive their CAT 2021 user ID and password

Filling up of CAT 2021 application form:

To fill the online application form of CAT 2021, follow the steps given below.

• Log on to the official CAT 2021 website using the user ID and password
• Fill in relevant details in all six sections of the CAT form: personal details, academics, work experience, programmes, test city and fee payment
• Upload scanned copies of passport sized photo and signature in the prescribed format and size
• Review the CAT application form and click on submit to move to payment page

Also Read:

• CAT eligibility criteria
• CAT test centres and cities

Documents to Upload During CAT 2021 Registration

Document	Specification
Scanned Passport Size Photograph	The photo should be with white background The photo should not be older than six months The photo should be within 30mm X 45mm dimension and in .jpg or .jpeg format. The photo should not be less than 150 px/inch in resolution
Scanned Signature	The signature should be within dimension of 80mm X 35mm The signature should be clear and on white background
NC-OBC/SC/ST Certificate	Download the category certificate form from CAT website Fill the form, self-attest it and upload as PDF document
PwD Certificate	Download the PwD category certificate form from CAT website Fill the form, self-attest it and upload as PDF document

CAT fee payment:

Candidates can pay CAT fees online through debit card/credit card and net banking.  The candidates are advised to download the fee acknowledgement slip for future reference.

CAT 2021 Registration/Application Fee

Given below is the CAT application fee for students belonging to General and Reserved categories:

Category	CAT Application Fee
General and NC-OBC	Rs 2,200
SC, ST and PwD	Rs 1,100

How to Select CAT Test Cities in Application Form?

For allotment of CAT test centre, the candidates are given the option to select the city of their choice in the registration cum application form. For CAT 2021, the candidates can select up to six cities where they wish to take the exam. The examination authority will allot the test centre in the city of candidate’s preference.

CAT Test Centres: Key Points

• CAT 2021 will be conducted in 159 cities across India. Candidates have to select six cities in order of preference from one to six.
• CAT test city and centre will be allotted basis availability of seats and the right to allot or cancel a test centres remains with the exam conducting body.
• Cities once selected cannot be changed. The candidates will have to make arrangement for stay in the test city on their own.
• The CAT exam centre venue will be mentioned on the CAT admit card only.

List of cities for CAT exam centres is given below.

CAT 2021 Test Cities
Port Blair	Hamirpur	Mumbai
Guntur	Jammu	Nashik
Nellore	Bokaro	Satara
Vijayawada	Dhanbad	Palghar
Kakinada	Hazaribagh	Ulhasnagar
Rajahmundry	Jamshedpur	Shillong
Visakhapatnam	Ranchi	Aizawl
Kurnool	Belagavi(Belgaum)	Kohima
Tirupathi	Bengaluru	Balasore
Vizianagaram	Hubballi(Hubli)	Cuttack
Itanagar	Mysuru(Mysore)	Sambalpur
Dibrugarh	Kalaburagi(Gulbarga)	Berhampur
Silchar	Shivamogga(Shimoga)	Dhenkanal
Guwahati	Dharwad	Bhubaneswar
Tezpur	Mangaluru(Mangalore)	Rourkela
Jorhat	Udupi	Puducherry
Aurangabad-Bihar	Kannur	Pathankot
Darbhanga	Ernakulam	Ludhiana
Arrah	Kollam	Amritsar
Muzaffarpur	Kottayam	Bhatinda
Bhagalpur	Kozhikode	Patiala
Patna	Thrissur	Jalandhar
Mohali	Trivandrum	Sangrur
Chandigarh	Bhopal	Ajmer
Bhilai Nagar	Jabalpur	Jaipur
Bilaspur	Ujjain	Sikar
Raipur	Gwalior	Alwar
Delhi	Sagar	Jodhpur
Faridabad	Indore	Udaipur
Gurugram	Satna	Bikaner
Ghaziabad	Bhopal	Kota
New Delhi	Jabalpur	Madurai
Greater Noida	Ujjain	Chennai
Noida	Gwalior	Salem
Meerut	Sagar	Trichy
Panaji	Indore	Coimbatore
Ahmedabad	Satna	Vellore
Mehsana	Amravati	Tirunelveli
Vadodara	Jalgaon	Hyderabad
Anand	Nagpur	Karimnagar
Rajkot	Pune	Warangal
Gandhinagar	Solapur	Allahabad
Surat	Navi Mumbai	Bareilly
Ambala	Ahmednagar	Kanpur
Hisar	Kolhapur	Muzaffarnagar
Karnal	Nanded	Agra
Kurushetra	Raigad	Gorakhpur
Panipat	Thane	Lucknow
Rohtak	Vasai	Varanasi
Shimla	Aurangabad	Aligarh
Jhansi	Moradabad	Dehradun
Haldwani	Roorkee	Asansol
Durgapur	Bankura	Burdwan
Kolkata	Hooghly	Kalyani
Siliguri

Video tutorial of CAT 2021 registration and application process:

CAT Form Correction

The examination authorities provide candidates a chance to edit their CAT application forms after the registration process concludes. The window to edit application forms will be opened for three to four days during which candidates could edit a few fields such as photo, signature and test city preference selected and upload a new photo. 

How to edit CAT application form

Once the CAT form correction window is opened, the candidates can makes changes by following the steps below:

• Visit the official CAT website
• Log on to your CAT account by entering registration ID and password
• Click on ‘application form’
• Follow instructions to edit the form
• Review the form and click on submit

Take CAT Mock Test

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FAQs Related to CAT 2021 Registration

Q: What are the CAT 2021 registration process dates?

A: CAT 2021 registration process began on August 4 and ended on September 22. Earlier, the last date was September 15 but it has been extended for a week.

Q: Which IIM is conducting CAT 2021?

A: IIM Ahmedabad is conducting CAT 2021. The institute is conducting CAT exam after a gap of five years. It has earlier conducted CAT exam in 2016.

Q: Will CAT exam be delayed this year due to coronavirus?

A: No, the CAT exam will be not be delayed. IIM Indore, the exam conducting body has specified that it is making all arrangements to conduct the exam as scheduled.

Q: Is there any change in exam pattern expected for CAT?

A: Yes, the exam will be conducted in three shifts and the total time duration has been reduced to 120 minutes for each shift. The sectional time limit for each section of CAT 2021 question paper will be 40 minutes.

Q: For how long will CAT registration process take place?

A: CAT egistration process is conducted for one and a half month. CAT 2021 registration was conducted from August 4 to September 22, 2021.

Q: What is the minimum eligibility for CAT exam?

A: The minimum eligibility criteria for CAT is graduation with minimum 50 per cent aggregate or equivalent. Final year candidates are also eligible to appear for CAT.

Q: How many IIMs can I select in the CAT form for WAT-PI shortlisting?

A: Each candidate can select any number of IIMs in the CAT form for Written Ability Test and Personal Interview shortlisting. Colleges selectted in the form, will receive your CAT score for shortlisting.

Q: What is the CAT application fee? Can I pay it online?

A: CAT application fee for General category students in Rs 2,200 and for SC/ST candidates it is Rs 1,100. The fees has been increased this year by 10 per cent.

Q: Is CAT application fee refundable?

A: No, the CAT application fee is non-refundable. Candidate cannot apply for fee refund and there is no policy of CAT fee refund under any circumstances.

Q:  If I make a mistake in CAT application form, can I correct it after submission?

A: After submission, CAT forms can be edited only through form correction process which is of two-three days duration. Only certain details mentioned in the form can be edited. Thus, it is better to submit error free form in the first attempt.

Q: Do I need to upload any document along with CAT application form?

A: Yes, the candidates have to upload Caste/PwD certificate (if applicable), a passport size photograph and scanned signature along with the CAT application form.