CAT 2024 Registration Deadline Extended

CAT 2024 Registration Deadline Extended

Last Updated Sep - 14 - 2024, 05:23 PM | Source : NDTV | Visitors : 16

IIM Calcutta has extended the CAT 2024 registration deadline to September 20, 2024. The exam will take place on November 24, with admit cards available from Nov
CAT 2024 Registration Deadline Extended

IIM Calcutta has extended the registration process for the Common Admission Test (CAT) to September 20, 2024. Interested and eligible candidates who wish to appear in the entrance exam can now register on the official website by September 20, 2024 5 pm. The registrations will be available on the official​ website of CAT  2024.

The previous deadline for CAT registrations was September 13.  Admit cards for the test are scheduled to be released on November 5. The exam will be conducted by IIM Calcutta on November 24 across 170 cities. Candidates from ​the general category will be required to pay an examination fee of Rs 2,500, while an examination fee of Rs 1,250 is required for reserved category candidates.

CAT 2024: Steps to apply

Step 1: Register to generate a unique user ID and password.
Step 2: Log in with the generated user ID and password to fill in the application form. 
Step 3: Submit the application form after entering ​the details and making ​the online payment.
Step 4: During registration, the mobile number and email address provided by the domestic candidates will be verified through an OTP sent to that mobile number and email address.
Step 5: Once the OTP is verified, the user ID and the password will be sent to the registered em​ail address and to the registered mobile number to complete the registration process. 

Overseas candidates will receive the OTP on their email address only.  Once the payment is made and the application form is submitted, applicants will not be allowed to make any changes. 

CAT 2024 Eligibility

Bachelor’s degree
Candidates are required to have at least 50 ​p​ercent marks or ​an equivalent CGPA to apply for the CAT exam. For candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Persons with Disability (PwD), the eligibility criteria ​a​re 45 ​p​ercent marks.

According to the official release, the examination fee has been revised to Rs 2,500 for general category candidates, up from Rs 2,400​, and Rs 1,250 for reserved category candidates, up from Rs 1,200.

As per legal requirements, 15 ​​percent of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates. Around 7.5 ​p​ercent for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates ​and 27 ​p​ercent of the seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes candidates belonging to the ‘non-creamy’ layer (NC-OBC). Up to 10 ​p​ercent of the seats are reserved for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) candidates.

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