CAT 2016: 5 reasons to complete registration before 3PM today; deadline to end at 5PM

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September 27, 2016
CAT 2016 aspirants have to make sure that they finalize their registration before 3PM today on September 27 to avoid last minute technical glitches
The primary reason for the extension is to facilitate the applicants who are still in the process of completing their applications Prof Rajendra K Bandi, Convener CAT 2016

Allowing an extension of 5 days in CAT 2016 registration process, the CAT 2016 convener Prof Rajendra K Bandi, faculty at IIM Bangalore has made it amply clear that the step has been taken to facilitate the candidates who have not been able to apply for CAT 2016 due to technical problem or some other issue but are keen to appear in CAT 2016.

Now one thing CAT 2016 aspirants have to make sure is that they must not expect any further extension and should finalize their registration preferably before 3PM today and avoid the deadline of 5PM as the last minute rush can again put them into technical glitches and they may miss the chance to get into any IIM or other top B-schools like FMS, IMI, IMT, MDI, NITIE, SPJIMR, TAPMI among others.

In fact the CAT registration window whenever extended, the thought behind providing this facility is to accede to the candidates’ genuine request and help those who are serious on taking CAT exam and not for the candidates who are always late and are fond of getting into technical glitches at the last moment registration instead of finalizing the things well in time.

According to Prof Bandi, CAT 2016 convener, “The primary reason for the extension is to facilitate the applicants who are still in the process of completing their applications.  There are many applicants in this stage, and we have been getting a lot of requests from them.”

Register early: 5 point advice from Convener
Advising to register early, Prof Bandi says “Going by the trends of previous years, there will be a huge surge in the number of registrations in the last 2-3 days, which increases the load on the servers, and can potentially impact the server response time. Therefore, candidates are strongly advised to register early and avoid last minute inconvenience.”

Apart from issuing a clear statement on the CAT 2016 registration, Prof Bandi has also asked the candidates to adhere to following don’ts-

-- Don’t wait till last day and register in advance
-- Don’t rule out the last day technical glitches
-- Don’t let your money stuck in transit on last day due to more response time
-- Don’t invite last minute inconvenience due to heavy rush that may increase load on servers
-- Don’t expect further extension in last date of CAT 2016 registration

Clarify everything before moving ahead
It is very much necessary that you should be clear on what you have to fill in the CAT 2016 registration form and how to complete it. Petty mistakes can lead you to go for re-registration as your earlier registration will become invalid and you may have to shell out another chunk of Rs.1700/-.

Carefully complete the process
CAT 2016 registration which opened on August 8 at 10 AM and after deadline extension will close today on Sept 27 at 5PM, has 2 parts comprising personal details and application details in 5 pages. Many items in CAT 2016 registration process creating confusion among aspirants should be clarified before proceeding for registration and to ensure error free submission.

CAT 2016 registration guide warns the aspirants not to make mistakes at various registration and application points as the personal details are not allowed to be changed later on. It is therefore, very much necessary to understand well before beginning the CAT 2016 registration process. While the registration guide and video have been enabled by CAT Centre 2016, still there are points where students get stuck and are unable to move further on registration

Don’t opt again for the last minute
As suggested by the CAT 2016 Convener Prof Bandi that there will be a huge surge in the number of registrations in the last few hours, which increases the load on the servers, and can potentially impact the server response time, as a result on the last day you may find it difficult to upload your documents promptly as is available before noon.

To avoid any sort of technical glitches at the last minute while uploading the documents, photograph or signature, the best is to submit it now. Besides, only few hours are left for CAT 2016 registration to close at 5PM today.

Last opportunity
CAT 2016 aspirants who couldn’t complete their registration process till September 22, 2016 due to one or other problem now have the last opportunity to complete the registration process for CAT 2016 till 5 PM on September 27, 2016.

Submission error correction facility
After successful completion and submission of application form, in case certain errors remain to be rectified, the facility to correct those errors in CAT 2016 registration form will be available from October 1 to 5, 2016.

Allotment of test centre and slot to appear in CAT 2016 exam will be made by IIMs and will be advised alongwith your admit card on October 18. CAT 2016 exam will be conducted in a single day on December 4, 2016 in 2 sessions (Morning and afternoon) only.

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