CAT 2017 Admit Card: Important do’s and don’t, Last minute checks; don’t miss
Candidates are worried about the mistakes and mismatch in the CAT 2015 Admit card issued at 1 PM on October 25, 2015 in PDF form. Although the admit card was accessible without any technical glitches and was enabled by the CAT Centre 2015, five minutes prior to scheduled time, candidates have raised their concerns on the mismatch they found in the CAT 2015 admit card.
CAT Centre 2015 has addressed all the concerns of CAT 2015 aspirants related to admit card and has also shared how to rectify them assuring the candidates not to worry.
The admit card will remain available for view and download till CAT 2015 exam day, says the CAT Centre 2015. However, prior to 12.45 PM on October 25, 2015 CAT 2015 site displayed the message “The Login to form will be available only between 25-10-2015 12 Hours 45 Minutes to 25-01-2016 23 Hours 55 Minutes.” No CAT 2015 aspirant was allowed to login as existing user before 12.45 PM today even to view the summary and details of CAT 2015 application already submitted by him.
Admit card addresses all as ‘she’
The instructions contained in Admit card addresses even the male candidates as female candidates. For example instruction 4 reads “Candidate will be disqualified from CAT 2015, if she attempts to appear for the test more than once.” Similarly instruction nos. 8 & 10 also address the candidate as ‘her’.
Many candidates raised their concern why it was so and whether their gender was incorrectly described by CAT Centre 2015. This concern of the candidates was conveyed to the CAT 2015 convener Prof Tathagata Bandyopadhyay who has clarified “it was not an inadvertent mistake and the candidates don’t need to worry.” Hence the instructions are in order and there is no issue with the CAT 2015 Admit Card.
Mistakes in Admit Card
If you are unable to view your Admit Card post log in, or find your details mismatch to your application details which you can view along with the Admit card details, there is no need to panic. CAT Centre 2015 advises you to refer to the help desk details given below.
-- Toll free: 1-800-266-0207
-- Email: [email protected]
Blank Admit cards
A number of candidates reported that their admit cards were blank. There is nothing to worry about it. If the candidate has registered multiple times, CAT Centre 2015 will consider only the most recent (last) registration as the official application for CAT 2015. Admit Card generated for you is for the most recent (last) registration. Thus, if you login using User ID of earlier registration attempts, your Admit Card will be blank.
-- The precaution therefore is that you should view the Admit Card only using the recommended browsers and not from your mobile phone.
-- Do not login with your user id of earlier registration attempts. It may produce only blank admit card.
-- Use only the most recent CAT 2015 registration user ID. This will enable you to view the Admit card with details since CAT Centre 2015 recognizes only the most recent (last) registration as the official application for CAT 2015.
Cross Check the details with application summary
It is further advisable to take at least 2-3 prints of the admit card after checking the details given in the CAT 2015 Admit Card. Please also ensure to check that all the details are available in it. If you find any information missing, please immediately contact the CAT 2015 help desk.
Name: Your name as entered in the registration/application form of CAT 2015
Registration Number : The registration number is same as your registered user id for CAT 2015
Date of Birth : your date of birth as you entered in the application form
Birth Category : Whether General, SC/ST, OBC etc.
PWD/DA : In case the candidate is differently abled/physically challenged, it will have ‘yes’ else ‘No’
Date / Day of test: Date of your CAT 2015 exam
Time / Session: Examination session (Before noon or after noon)
Test City: Name of the test city where you should appear in the test
Test Center: The exam centre in the city where you will be required to appear in the test
You will have to affix a recent coloured passport size photograph on the hard copy of the Admit Card in the given box. CAT aspirants can view, download and print the admit cards till their CAT 2015 exam without any hurdle.
Guidelines
Test takers will have to carry the printed copy of their Admit Card for verification at the time of the CAT 2015 test on Nov 29, 2015.
One photo of the candidate has to be pasted in the space provided on the CAT 2015 Admit Card. Signature on the admit card will have to be done before the invigilator in the testing room.
At least one original (not photocopied or scanned) and valid (not expired) photo identification card (such as College ID, Employer ID, Driving License, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, Aadhaar, UID, Identification Affidavit) should also be presented .
The candidate's photograph and signature images should be legibly printed and visible on the photo ID card and should match the name on Admit Card. The Photo ID card should not be damaged or smudged.
The printed Admit card should be on an A4 size paper. It will be valid only if the candidate's photograph and signature images are legibly printed.
Candidates should report at 7:30 AM for the forenoon session and at 1:00 PM for the afternoon session. No candidate will be allowed inside the test centre after 8:45 AM for the forenoon session and post 2:15 PM for the afternoon session.
Mobile phones or any other electronic gadgets such as watches, calculators and stationary items like pen, pencil, and paper are NOT ALLOWED inside the examination hall. Only Admit Card & Photo ID Card only will be allowed inside the test hall.
Rough sheet(s) and pen will be provided to the candidate for rough work which will have to be returned after the test. Candidate should write his/her name and registration number on the rough sheet(s).
Candidates are advised to locate their test centre and its accessibility at least a day before the test so that they can reach the centre on time on the day of the test.
In case any of the CAT 2015 aspirants does not have any other photo id card as listed on CAT 2015 Admit Card guidelines, he/she should get the identification affidavit prepared accordingly
The format for the same is available on the CAT 2015 website at the link on the home page at the icon ‘Candidate Identification Affidavit’
https://iimcat.ac.in/EForms/Mock/Web_App_Template/756/1/PDF/Candidate_In...
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