How to Fill CAT 2019 Application Form: Know the Step by Step Process; Avoid Mistake

It is very important to know how to fill CAT 2019 application form and what are the key steps and guidelines to fill in the CAT application form on CAT exam website. CAT 2019 login on CAT exam website will be available to you once you successfully register for CAT, verify OTP and get the CAT user ID and password from CAT Exam Centre 2019. Please note without receiving the CAT 2019 login ID, it is not possible to fill CAT 2019 application form.

Before proceeding to fill the CAT 2019 application form, it is important to gather your required documents and go through the guidelines with the key information on the step by step process how to fill CAT 2019 application form without mistake. Only a few days are left to fill in CAT 2019 application form, the last date for which is September 18, 2019 till 5 PM. 

How to Fill CAT 2019 Application: Key Things to Know

• Recommended browsers to fill the CAT online form are Internet Explorer (version 11 and above); or  Mozilla Firefox (version 50 and above); or  Google Chrome (version 50 and above)
• The application fee for CAT online application form 2019 is Rs.1900 for General and Rs.950 for Reserved category candidates
• No Editing in CAT online form 2019 is possible after making payment and after CAT 2019 application online submission   
• After Registering for CAT 2019, you need to login again with CAT 2019 login ID to complete the CAT Application form
• CAT 2019 fee payment should be made after reviewing all the details entered in the CAT application form
• Download and Keep a hard copy of completed CAT 2019 application form for reference  

CAT 2019 Application Form: 5 Page Document
The CAT 2019 Application Form is a five page document available on CAT website. You should collect all the required documents first and then start to fill in CAT 2019 application form with your CAT 2019 Login ID.

The step by step process how to fill the CAT 2019 application form, how to pay CAT application fee and ultimately how to submit CAT application form must be known before you begin to fill the CAT application form.

10 Documents: Required to Fill in CAT 2019 Application
Before you proceed to fill in your CAT 2019 application form, you should gather and keep ready the following documents:

1. Mark sheet: Class-10 & 12
2. Mark sheet: Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma
3. Final Year Certificate from the HoD/Principal (If in final year of bachelor’s degree) also previous year mark sheet
4. Work experience Document, if any
5. Applicable Certificates to upload (Category/Affidavits)
6. Scanned image of your recent passport size photo with the dimensions 35mm X 45mm
7. Scanned image of your signature with the dimensions 1000mm X 35 mm
8. These images are required to be uploaded at the time of filling in CAT 2019 application form in  .jpg or .jpeg format and the file size should not be more than 80KB each. The image should be clear with a minimum resolution of 150px.
9. Keep Ready the list of the IIM programmes to which you wish to apply, before you fill in the application form
10. CAT exam fee payment instruments to pay CAT 2019 exam fee – like Debit/Credit cards, Net banking

3 Broad Steps: How to Fill in CAT 2019 Application Form
There are three parts of CAT 2019 application form and each one has to be completed in the predecided order

• Create a Profile
• Use CAT 2019 Log in Id provided to you with system generated User ID and Password by IIMs
• Fill in CAT 2019 Application form after entering details and making online payment through Net banking/Credit card/Debit card and submit the CAT application form. 

   

How to fill CAT 2019 Application Form: Step by Step Process
Please follow the important guidelines while filling in CAT 2019 application form. The step by step process how to fill in CAT 2019 application form without mistake is given below.

Step-1: Fill in Personal details
Enter your personal details like parents' name, gender, category, nationality, communication address among others. You also need to upload your photograph, signature and caste certificate 

Step-2: Fill in Academics
Enter your academics beginning from class 10 onwards like exam taken, Board/University, marks obtained, maximum marks, percentage of marks among others in the required fileds of CAT application form.

Step-3: Fill in Work Experience, if Applicable
If you are a candidate with work experience, enter your experience in completed months as on 31st July 2019 in CAT application form.

Step-4: Fill in IIM Programmes & Interview Cities
Select any number of Programmes offered by 20 IIMs. Select the IIM programme and then select the IIM Interview City for that programme as per the cities in the respective drop down list.  For the 6 new IIMs you need to choose the same interview city.

Step-5: Select 4 Test Cities
There are 156 test cities for CAT 2019. You can choose 4 preferred test cities in order of preference to appear in CAT 2019.

Step-6: Make Payment of CAT 2019 Application Fee
The payment is to be made online. A General / NC-OBC candidate needs to pay Rs.1900 while an SC/ST/PWD candidate will pay Rs.950 towards the CAT 2019 application fee.

Once you have filled in the last section of CAT application form and have made payment, your CAT 2019 application form is considered complete and you will receive a confirmation mail. After this, changes to any information on the application form are not possible. The CAT Registration is a 30 minutes process and the candidates should collect all the required documents/material before starting their CAT registration and Application Process.