5 important info to be kept ready while registering for CAT

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MBAUniverse.com News Desk |
August 12, 2013
What information do you necessarily need to smoothly complete your CAT registration? This article brings you details on important information you should be ready with while registering for CAT
The estimated time to complete CAT registration process is 20-30 min, provided you are equipped with all the important information sought during the registration process

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.

First, let’s see the important steps towards registering for CAT.

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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