With only 5 days left to finalize the online registration and apply for CAT 2015, the aspirants in their frenzy to hurry up the things should avoid the petty mistakes in the process. IIM Ahmedabad the CAT 2015 convening IIM opened the registration for the largest MBA 2016 entrance exam leading to 19 IIMs and other top rated B schools, for the full span of 46 days on August 6, and will close it on September 20, 2015 just before midnight.
It will be better to register and apply for CAT 2015 by following the guidelines, paying requisite fee within next 2-3 days, instead of waiting for the eleventh hour if you wish to avoid last minute technical glitches in CAT 2015 registration site and getting your application fee stuck in transit.
Prof S K Agarwal, Expert on CAT preparation suggests that aspirants should patiently complete the entire registration process after reading and understanding the instructions on CAT 2015 site. Instead of resorting to speedy or overconfidently filling up the registration and application form, without arranging proper information in order of instructions, completing the process item by item and page by page should be ensured.
Since there are many changes in the process of registration for CAT 2015, please go through the necessary guidelines for registration and prepare a check list before beginning the process. Please note that not filling up the required information or filling up any wrong information may render the candidate disqualified even if he or she has secured a high percentile in CAT 2015.
Follow the CAT 2015 registration process
Common Admission test (CAT) 2015 registration process has 2 parts comprising personal details and application details in 5 pages. If you read the guidelines gather the required information, prepare a check list of documents, you can complete the process in 15 minutes.
Click on Register now
The first part of CAT 2015 registration is related to creating the profile and the process is very short and simple. On the homepage of CAT 2015 website, there is a simple icon “Register now”. It will ask you to insert your registration details like name, date of birth, email and mobile number. When you complete it, please check and then click on submit as later on you won’t be able to make modifications in your name and date of birth.
After submission, you will receive the necessary id and password for CAT 2015 registration immediately on your mobile as well as on your mail id.
Be clear: Don’t get confused
How to write your Name
According to the instructions for CAT 2015 Registration process name of a candidate ‘should be the same as on your 12th/Diploma/Degree certificates’. You are therefore supposed to write your name as it appears on the prescribed document.
Many candidates have their surnames appearing before their first names in their 12th standard certificates. Now the problems is whether to write the name in the order as given in the certificate or should begin with the first name. Since the name has to be as per the certificate, you have to abide by the guidelines.
If you have a changed name, you may enter your changed name but you have to produce supporting documents for change of name at the time of examination, interview and admission.
Please do not write a name different from the one given in the prescribed certificate unless the supporting documents are available as it is fraught with the risk of not being allowed to appear in CAT 2015.
Insert DOB from calendar icon
As per the registration instructions for CAT 2015, no amendment is possible in Date of Birth after making the payment for registration and clicking the submit button. Format for filling up the date of birth is DD/MM/YYYY in CAT 2015 registration and a candidate is not required to write it since the calendar icon has to be used to select the correct date.
Next page: Login as existing User
To login to next part of registration, please go to ‘Existing user login’ and use your CAT 2015 Id and password received by you from CAT Centre 2015 on your mobile and mail.
CAT 2015 has not asked for payment of registration fee before completion of registration and application form. The requisite fee is to be paid online only after completion of CAT 2015 registration and application details.
Queries and confusions: Clarify well
Query on Photograph & Signature
Upload the photograph and signature of required size in personal details section. Scan the photograph and signature and then upload them. Check that photo resolution is of minimum 150px. CAT 2015 registration form wants you to upload your recent passport size photograph not larger than 80KB with dimension of 35mm X 45mm in .JPEG, .JPG formats.
The signature should be with the dimensions of 1000mm X 35 mm and the documents file format should be .jpg or .jpeg. The file size should not be more than 80KB. Suggestion is to put your signature on a plain white piece of paper in black ink. Scan the signature part only and get to the required size and then upload.
Query on Uploading the documents
The required category certificates are available on the site. Download the Certificate from the CAT 2015 Website, fill, and get signatures of appropriate authorities, self-attest and scan as PDF document to upload. This is the prescribed process.
If you already have a certificate that fulfils the prescribed criteria, you may upload the same. Please cross check the details given in your certificate and the certificate on CAT 2015 site
a) The certificate should have been issued by competent authority.
b) The name of the caste and caste number should appear in the certificate
c) The Ministry's resolution/order number should be available
d) The certificate should be in Hindi or English only
Query on Conversion of Grades
If you have only grades instead of marks and percentage on your marks/grade sheet as many institutes/universities award grades only, you have to obtain a certificate from the Board/Institute/University specifying the equivalent marks which should be used for filling the online CAT 2015 application form.
Query on Work Experience
The working professional finds it difficult to enter the relevant work experience as he is working in the Accounts & finance section of an Automobile company. What should he go for Finance or Automobile is a big question.
Think logically now. The company is an Automobile company. So it is better to select that one. The work experience is to be entered in months till July 31, 2015, please remember.
Be careful while making Payment
It’s quite possible that at the material time of making payment for CAT 2015 some internet issue comes up or some wrong details are entered. The first step is to connect to your Bank and by the time you get your amount back, make the payment again with correct details to avoid the loss of opportunity
It is possible that due to heavy rush during the last days of CAT 2015 registration, there may be some technical problems, to avoid it you should register and apply for CAT 2015 without waiting for the eleventh hour.
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