CAT Admit Card 2024 Live Update: CAT Hall Ticket Released; Check how to download and verify details
CAT Admit Card 2024 has been released by IIM Calcutta on November 6 at 11.30 AM. You can download your CAT Hall Ticket on CAT official Website iimcat.ac.in. Check CAT Admit Card 2024 actual image below. Also check how to download and verify your admit card details.
Is this delay due to increase in number of candidates registered for CAT 2024? Check latest CAT 2024 Admit Card Live Updates, when and how to download, details to verify and how to rectify errors.
Table of Contents
- Are CAT Admit Card (CAT Hall Tickets) Released?
- CAT Admit Card Release Date & Time
- Is this delay due to increase in number of candidates registered for CAT 2024?
- Where to download CAT Admit Card 2024?
- How to Download CAT 2024 Admit Card?
- Documents Required to Download CAT Admit Card 2024
- Details to check in the CAT 2024 Admit Card
- CAT Admit Card 2024: Importance Do’s & Don’ts
- What to do after CAT Admit Card Download?
- How to rectify the Admit Card Mistakes?
- CAT Admit Card 2024: Important Points to Remember
- Don’t delay the Admit Card Download
- But Don’t Panic, if Delay occurs
1. Are CAT Admit Card (CAT Hall Tickets) Released?
Yes, CAT Admit Card 2024 has been released by IIM Calcutta on November 6 at 11.30 AM on CAT official website iimcat.ac.in. MBAUniverse.com has verified and confirmed this after candidate login on official CAT website. Check actual image below.
2. CAT Admit Card Release Date & Time
CAT Admit Card 2024 was expected to be released by IIM Calcutta on November 5 at 5 PM. This was confirmed by CAT Convenor Prof Ramya T Venkateswaran (IIM Calcutta Faculty) “CAT Admit Card will be available for printing from Tuesday, November 05, 2024, 5:00 p.m.” But it was released by IIM Calcutta on Nov 6 at 11.30 AM.
3. Is this delay due to increase in number of candidates registered for CAT 2024?
It is possible that this delay is due to an increase in number of candidates registered for CAT 2024. However, official confirmation of CAT 2024 registrations numbers is awaited from IIM Calcutta. Read this article on CAT Registration Number Trends & Analysis.
4. Where to download CAT Admit Card 2024?
CAT Admit Card 2024 is released on official CAT website iimcat.ac.in. You can download the admit card after login. Remember, no hardcopy of the CAT Hall ticket will be sent to you by CAT 2024 exam centre. You need to use your CAT login ID to download your Hall Ticket from official CAT website. Check step by step details below.
5. How to Download CAT 2024 Admit Card?
You can download CAT exam admit card from official CAT website in 5 simple steps.
Step-1: Logon to Official CAT Website iimcat.ac.in
Visit Official CAT Website iimcat.ac.in. Check for the icon ‘Login’ on the screen and click on it.
Step-2: Enter CAT Login ID & Password
Enter your 7 digit CAT user Id and the 7 digit CAT password. This will lead to Admit Card page. In case you forget your CAT password, do not worry, click on ‘forget password’ and IIMs will send your CAT login ID and password to your registered Mail ID for CAT exam
Step-3: Click on ‘Admit Card’ Link
You are at the Admit card link. Click on it and it will open the page with the details of your CAT exam centre and CAT exam slot – Morning or afternoon. Check Previous year link below
Step-4: Click on ‘Admit card’ Pdf in Right hand corner
At the opened page click on the pdf file Admit card is displayed on the right hand corner. To get your Admit Card downloaded, click on it. It completes the Admit card Download process. Check last year process below
Step-5: Take Print of CAT Admit Card
After downloading the Admit card in your pen drive, take at least 2 prints of the same on A4 size paper and affix your identical photo graph on the hard copy of the CAT Admit card.
6. Documents Required to Download CAT Admit Card 2024
You need following documents and things to download CAT Admit Card 2024. To avoid the technical glitches caused by the rush of lakhs of candidates who download their admit card simultaneously, you should download your Hall Ticket immediately after it is released by IIMs on CAT website. Make sure you have with you following 3 most important things:
- The Computer/Laptop equipped with internet browsers - Internet Explorer (version 11 and above) or Mozilla Firefox (version 50 to 61) or Google Chrome (version 50 to 69)
- Your CAT 2024 Login ID & Password
- Printer to Print your admit Card or Pen drive to save the downloaded admit card and to take print later
7. Details to check in the CAT 2024 Admit Card
You need to check the following mandatory details in your Admit card when you download it from CAT website
- Your Name: Name should be as entered in the registration/application form of CAT 2024
- Test date: Your Date of CAT 2024 exam
- Test Time: Slot of exam (Morning or evening) with time of CAT exam and reporting time at test centre should be mentioned in CAT Admit Card
- CAT registration number should be available in the Admit Card
- PWD status – In case the candidate is physically challenged, it must be mentioned in the Admit Card else the benefit of reservation will not be there.
- Test center Details- Your test city, test site with address should be mentioned
8. CAT Admit Card 2024: Importance Do’s & Don’ts
- CAT 2024 Admit Card is the mandatory and most important document to appear in the CAT exam.
- Without the hard copy of your admit card with your photo affixed on it, you will not be allowed to enter the CAT test centre on CAT day.
- Please note that the Admit card will be available for download from CAT official website iimcat.ac.in with all the important dos’ & don’ts for CAT exam day
- Must Take clear Print of CAT Admit Card on A4 Size paper
- Produce the hard copy of your Admit Card with your photo affixed on it at Exam Centre
- Keep one original photo id also for verification at the exam centre
- Don’t carry any stationery, Mobile, digital/electronic watch, etc. on exam day
- Don’t wear jackets, shoes, jewellery, coats/overcoats on exam day
9. What to do after CAT Admit Card Download?
Once the CAT Admit Card 2024 is downloaded, Convert CAT Admit Card Soft Copy into Hard Copy. CAT Admit card is in PDF format. You need to convert the soft copy into hard copy and then you should take the print. It will be better to take more than 2-3 prints of your admit card. Keep one with your other mandatory documents which you will have to carry to the exam centre and other with you so that in case of any query you may instantly refer to it.
Take print of the admit card on A4 size paper as you will need the hard copy of the admit card with your photo additionally affixed on it at the CAT exam centre on CAT exam date.
10. How to rectify the Admit Card Mistakes?
If you find any mistake in the admit card in your personal details like Your Name, Test date, Venue, CAT registration number, PWD status, Test center Details; please immediately contact the CAT exam centre at IIM Ahmedabad by mail or over phone for rectification
11. CAT Admit Card 2024: Important Points to Remember
Admit Card 2024 download is available from the date of its release. Following are the important things to note about the release and download of the Admit Card:
- Only Successfully Registered Candidates can Download: Your admit card will appear after login on IIM CAT website only if your online application form has been submitted successfully by the last date to apply for CAT.
- Check Automated Mail Confirmation from CAT Centre 2024: Please check that you have received an automated email confirmation upon successful submission of CAT application form alongwith the payment of CAT exam fee.
- Use CAT 2024 Login ID & PW: Login to the CAT website using your registered User ID and view/print the Admit Card.
- Use High Speed Internet: To avoid any technical glitches and to quickly download the Admit Card when it is enabled, it is advised to login with a high speed internet computer.
- Take Print on A4 Size White Paper: After completing the Admit Card download process, you must take print of the admit card on A4 size white bond paper or the similar quality paper.
- Admit Card Download Available till CAT Exam Date: According to the release by IIMs, "After submission of the application, candidates will be permitted to download their examination admit card, till the date of the test."
- Check your CAT candidature: Please also note that your CAT candidature is subject to having paid the applicable CAT Test Fees and fulfilled the eligibility criteria of Academic qualification, Category, PwD status etc., as has been mentioned in the Application submitted. These details would be verified in the subsequent stages of the Selection process.
12. Don’t delay the Admit Card Download
Despite it being a very strong site capable to cope with the high volume of CAT 2023 aspirants, it may develop some technical glitches like getting slow, not displaying full details or giving you some error messages. This might create irritation and may cause more anxiety. When you can very well avoid it, there is no need to wait to initiate the CAT Admit Card download process when it is live and available for download now. Key benefits of early CAT admit card download are:
- Early Download of CAT Admit Card helps you avoid technical glitches due to heavy rush on CAT website
- After its release by IIMs, thousands of the candidates login to CAT website to download their Admit card which makes the server go very slow or it does not respond. So, either download your Admit Card immediately when it is released or after a few hours
- Those who download Admit card early will have the opportunity to get the Admit Card errors rectified timely from CAT exam centre by contacting the CAT help desk.
- You will be able to know whether you CAT application has been successfully submitted as only the candidates whose CAT form has been submitted successfully will be able to view and download CAT Admit Card 2024.
13. But Don’t Panic, if Delay occurs
Despite high traffic on CAT official website, the download process of CAT admit card is expected to be smooth and glitch free. There is no need to rush up for downloading admit card since last date to download CAT 2024 Admit Card is November 24, 2024.
This year IIM Calcutta is conducting CAT 2024 on November 24, 2024 in three sessions. It is a computer based largest MBA entrance exam for admission to MBA/PGDM 2025-27 batch in 21 IIMs, FMS Delhi, IIFT, SPJIMR Mumbai, Management Departments of IITs, MDI Gurgaon, IMI New Delhi, IMT Ghaziabad among hundreds of other top B-schools in India.
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