CAT 2024 Error Correction Window Closed: Check the Mistakes you could Edit, Step by Step Process How to Rectify Application Form Mistakes

IIM Calcutta has closed the CAT 2024 Application Error correction window on September 30, 2024. After the close of CAT 2024 registration process on September 20, at 5 PM, the CAT Centre 2024 at IIM Calcutta had opened the CAT error correction window on Sept 27. CAT 2024 Application Error Correction window remained open for a period of three days with the option to edit the specified CAT application pages. This year, the CAT exam centre  permitted to edit three errors in CAT application form. Please note if your CAT application form continues to have errors, your candidature may be at risk.

CAT 2024 Error Correction Window: Important Dates & Errors You can Edit
Below are the dates and specified errors that you can edit in CAT 2024 Application Form during the Error Correction Window:

CAT 2024 Application Error Edit Activity	Important Dates & Key Information
CAT 2024 Registration Closed on	September 20, 2024 at 5 PM
CAT 2024 Error Correction Window Opens	September 27, 2024
CAT 2024 Error Correction Window Closes	September 30, 2024
Editable CAT Application Errors	Photograph Signature Test City Preference (Check Details Below)

How many times you could Edit CAT Application Errors?
You could edit your CAT application errors only once. If you try to edit your CAT application multiple times, the website would not allow you to login to CAT error correction window again. 

Who could edit CAT application form?
Only the candidates who have successfully submitted the CAT application 2024 and have made payment of requisite fee could edit CAT application.. Check details below

What is CAT Error correction Fee?
There is no CAT error correction fee to edit the CAT application form. The facility is provided free of cost by CAT Center 2024 and is available only for once.

CAT Application Errors that you could Edit
Candidates were able to edit the following fields in the application form (if required): (i) Photograph (ii) Signature (iii)Test City Preferences. As such the candidates could edit the below mentioned fields in the CAT application form, if they felt so 
1. Photograph: Re-upload available 
2. Signature: Re-upload available
3. Test City Preferences: Can change the test city preference for 5 test cities 

Check step by step CAT Error Correction process below
1. Photograph: Re-Upload Allowed  
If you had uploaded a blurred image on CAT 2024 application form, while filling up your CAT Registration and Application form, or wish to upload an updated photograph on CAT form now, due to the reason that it was not available earlier with you, IIM Calcutta has come to your help. Now you can re-upload and replace your photograph image of required size on CAT 2024 application form till the last date of CAT Edit Option window by login on CAT 2024 website iimcat.ac.in.

2. Signature Image: Re-upload Allowed
If you think that your signature image was not correctly uploaded, it is time to re-upload it with correct signature image. Or in case, you uploaded a blurred signature image on CAT 2024 application form, you can use the facility to upload and replace it with clear image. 
 
3. Choice of Test Cities: Anticipate & Think About Everything
You can change your test city preferences considering and anticipating the situation in your earlier chosen test city. It is better to analyse the situation in the city through various reports and change your test city preferences accordingly. 

CAT 2024 Application Edit: Step by Step Process
You could re-upload your improper or blur photograph and signature, could change the choice of 5 test cities in order of preference on CAT 2024 application form in following steps:

• Login by using your user ID and password
• After Login Click on Go to Application to start the Editing Process. 
• Read all the instructions carefully while editing the form.
   

Step 1: Go to CAT 2024 website home page, click on Registered Candidate Login

Step-2: Login with your CAT 2024 ID and Password on CAT website 

Step 3: CAT 2024 Application Edit option asking for Document upload is displayed. Click on Document upload and Click on ‘Browse’, select your best scanned photo & Signature image of required size and drag/click on it. It will re-upload and replace your earlier photograph and signature with the new one 

Step-4: Test City Preference
Click on the next edit option for change test city preference. Your test city preference page will open. You must have prepared a revised list of preferred CAT exam cities. Insert the preferred test cities from drop down menu and click on save & next. The edit process is over now. 

Opening of CAT Error Correction Window: Previous TrendsCAT Centre opens the CAT error correction window after 3-4 days from the closing date of CAT registration process. This year CAT Application error correction window took a week’s time to open. Key Trends of opening CAT application error edit window are as below: 

CAT Exam Year	CAT Registration Closing Date	CAT Error Correction Window Opening Date
CAT 2024	September 20, 2024	September 27, 2024
CAT 2023	September 21, 2023	September 25, 2023
CAT 2022	September 21, 2023	September 23, 2023
CAT 2021	September 22, 2021	September 25, 2021
CAT 2020	September 23, 2020	September 27, 2020
CAT 2019	September 25, 2019	September 28, 2019
CAT 2018	September 26, 2018	September 27, 2018
CAT 2017	September 25, 2017	September 27, 2017

Source: MBAUniverse.com Analysis

Type of Errors in Photographs Upload in CAT Application Form
You need to follow the instructions already issued by IIMs in regard to upload the right type of photograph in your CAT application form. Given below are the sample photographs with wrong type marked ‘X’ and right type indicated by the tick mark. You should upload only right type of photograph while re-uploading your photograph on CAT 2024 application page during the CAT 2024 Correction Window.

 

Why to Exercise CAT Application Edit Options?
Sometimes you make mistakes in uploading your photograph, signature and due to one or other reason, earlier you might have not exercised the correct choice of test cities. So, don’t miss the opportunity and rectify the inadvertently made following errors in CAT application

Important Do’s
While re-uploading your photograph, please ensure the following:
•    Re-upload only your recent photograph
•    The Photograph should be of the size as required by IIMs
•    You must have a hard copy of your same photograph of passport size as it will be required to be pasted on the CAT 2024 Admit card
•    Please check the right sample photos below as per the requirement of IIMs to apply for CAT 2024 and ensure that no error is repeated while re-uploading your photograph
•    The facility is available only once during the three days period, so carefully choose your photograph for re-upload
•    Download and view your CAT 2023 application form after re-uploading your photograph, signature and changed test cities. Check whether it has been duly reflected in your CAT application form

CAT Application Edit Option: Facility has Riders
The facility comes with following riders:

• You can re-upload the photograph, signature and change the choice of preferred test cities only if you have received the message that your CAT application form has been successfully submitted
• Only those candidates who have paid applicable Registration Fee and have registered successfully for CAT 2024, can edit CAT application form 
• You can Edit CAT registration errors only once. If you try to login again to re-upload your photograph, it is not allowed.
• Please note that no other error in the CAT 2024 application form can be edited. 

Can’t Login to Correct CAT mistakes multiple times
CAT 2024 test takers can login and re-upload photograph and signature images in their application form only once. However, once you submit your application form after error correction during the 3 days error correction window, you cannot login again to edit the application form errors. This fact reveals that the CAT 2024 application form error correction process is on the lines of last year CAT exam which also allowed you to submit with all your CAT application rectifications only once.
The candidates who login to edit the CAT application errors and click on ‘submit’ without completing the modification cannot login again for application error corrections irrespective of the fact whether you have re-uploaded or not re-uploaded your photograph, signature and changed the test cities.

You should correct the errors only after gathering all the required options and right documents as the facility once used will be closed for you.

What You cannot Edit? Errors With No Edit Option
CAT Application Form 2024 Correction window does not allow you to edit the personal details filled in the personal details page of CAT Registration & Application form. Accordingly, you cannot edit certain personal details like Name, Date of Birth, email id, mobile number in the CAT 2024 application form. If you have made a mistake in these details, the best way is to contact CAT 2024 help desk and get the solution from them.

CAT 2024 Application Form Edit Option: Other Errors You Cannot Edit
Following type of CAT application form 2024 correction is no more allowed during the limited period availability of CAT Error Correction Window. Only in the year 2017 all these errors in CAT application form could be edited:

Academic Details
The errors in Academics cannot be edited, although you can submit a query form on CAT help desk to rectify the errors.

Work Experience
The work experience had to be entered in months, please check that you have entered correct length of work experience in months. Besides, you should check that correct details for the area of work experience has been entered. If no, fill up and submit the grievance redressal form and submit on CAT website.

IIM Programmes & Interview cities
There are 21 IIMs who altogether offer more than 40 management programmes. You must check and in case you had filled up the details in a hurry, select the right programme and right interview city for the said programme and include it in your query form and submit without fail so that CAT 2024 exam centre can help you.

If you have made mistakes in personal details, please note that you will not receive a refund or the Admit Card for your registration. The best way is to contact CAT 2024 help desk and get the solution from them. The CAT 2024 exam is on November 24, 2024 and the CAT admit card will be available for download from November 5, 2024 onwards.

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