Filling up the CAT 2025 application form correctly is very crucial as the IIM selection and admission process will depend on this form. If you make incorrect entries in the CAT form, you will have no second option to apply for full-time MBA programmes of the IIMs. Thus do not make factual errors or make course/college choices incorrectly. Check here how to edit CAT application form 2025 in case you need to.
CAT 2025 Form Correction - The registration process for CAT 2025 exam started on August 1, 2025 and ended on September 20. 2025. Lakhs of MBA aspirants have filled the CAT 2025 application form which is a gateway to the top B-Schools in India and over 1300 other MBA colleges. In order, the fill the CAT application form correctly, candidates have to follow the guidelines set by the examination authority. For this, an official CAT 2025 registration guide has also been released by the authorities. It is the responsibility of the candidate to make sure they don't make error while entering details in the CAT 2025 form.
However, if you wish to change the photo, signature and test city options, you can do so now as the CAT 2025 form correction window has been opened.
- How to Edit Application Form Once Submitted?
- CAT 2025 Application Form Correction
- Tips to fill the CAT 2025 application form without errors
How to Edit Application Form Once Submitted?
During the CAT 2025 form correction process, candidates must make the changes if required as these CAT forms will be used by the IIMs for admission process. Information that cannot be edited in CAT form include photo, signature and selection of test cities.
Only certain fields can be edited in CAT form correction process. Candidates can make changes in their CAT 2025 application forms free of cost. Candidates can edit three fields – photograph, signature and test city preference.
CAT 2025 Application Form Correction
During the CAT 2025 application form correction process, you will be required to follow the steps below:
- Go to the official CAT 2025 website iimcat.ac.in
- Login with your user ID and password
- Go to your CAT application form
- Make required changes - upload new photo, signature or re-select test cities
- Save the form again
However, it will be better if you fill the CAT application form 2025 without any errors in the first attempt.
After the form application correction window closes, no request for changes in the CAT application form will be accepted. The CAT exam centre allotment will be based on final test city selection made during the form correction. The exam centre location will be mentioned in the CAT 2025 admit card which will be issued on November 5, 2025.
To avoid any error while filling up the CAT exam registration cum application form, you must first of all, keep all the information ready with you. Keep your marksheets and documents by your side for cross checking the information to be filled. Also keep a scanned copy of your recent passport sized photo and your signature. The photo should be of dimension 1200 pixels x 1200 pixels and in JPEG or JPG format. The file size should be not more than 80 KB. The dimensions of your signature should be 80mm X 35mm and the format should be JPEG or JPG format.The image should be clear with a minimum resolution of 150px/inch.
The most important thing to remember while filling up the CAT 2025 registration form is to cross check all the information entered before submitting it. If you make a mistake in the form, you will be left with only two options:
- Either fill the CAT application form again with new email ID and phone number and pay the application fee one more time.
- Or wait for the CAT application form correction window to open. But in this case, you will be allowed to edit only a few fields like percentage of marks scored, test centre, image, and signature.
- The window to edit CAT application forms is opened for the convenience of CAT aspirants, for a few days after the application process is officially over.
Tips to fill the CAT 2025 application form without errors
Listed below are some key tips to avoid making mistakes in the CAT application form 2025:
- Fill the CAT 2025 application form before the last date.
- You can register first and fill the CAT form later. Do not fill and submit the form in hurry.
- Fill the form after having all the offiical docuements by your side to ensure you fill correct data.
- Recommended internet browsers to fill up the CAT 2025 application form are Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.
- Do not use a smart phone to fill the form. Use a laptop or a desktop.
- Use the same photo on the application form that you will use on the CAT 2025 admit card.
- Use your own and functional email ID and phone number to register for CAT 2025.
- Do not misspell or furnish erroneous information in the form.
- Mention correct age, academic year of passing, score and percentage in the form.
- Do not leave any field marked as mandatory empty.
- Make sure the CAT fee payment is successful and you have obtained acknowledgement.
- Keep a copy of the duly filled form and fee payment acknowledgement slip safe.
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CAT 2025 exam will be conducted on November 30, 2025. Test centre allotment, admit card issue will depend on your CAT application form. Not only that, but your MBA aspiration also depends on it. All the information furnished in the form will be taken into consideration for MBA admission in the CAT accepting colleges. Filling up the CAT application form correctly is also important as the IIM selection and admission process is dependent on this form. The information furnished in the CAT 2025 registration cum application form is the basis on which a candidate will be selected for IIMs' WAT/GD-PI round and/or final admission. Check out important articles below for CAT 2025 preparation.
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No, the candidates do not have to pay any fee for CAT form correction. The facility is provided to candidates free of cost. However, if they have made an error in a field that will not be available for editing during form correction, then they will have to fill a fresh form before the submission deadline and pay the CAT application fee again. So, candidates must review the CAT application form before submitting to check whether they have filled all the information correctly or not. Once submitted, the form will not be editable but of photo, signature and test city.
The CAT form correction window usually opens for 2-3 days. It opens a day after the last date of CAT registration. For example, if the CAT registration 2025 will end on September 13, the form correction window will open on September 14 and close on September 17, 2025. If the CAT registration window is extended by a week, then th form correction window will open thereafter.
Only registered candidates, who shall have paid the application fee will be able to access their CAT 2025 application forms to make changes. CAT form correction is a one-time activity so candidates must not miss the chance of updating their photo, signature and changing test city choices if required.
Candidates need the following documents while filling the CAT application form:
- A recent passport size photo (color against white background)
- Scanned signature with black pen on white paper
- Any photo ID card like PAN card, Aadhaar Card, Voter ID, Passport
- Class 10 marksheet
- Class 12 marksheet
- Graduation marksheet
- Permanent address proof
- Work experience documents Reserved category students need to upload Category Certificate along with the CAT application form. The Certificate is available on the CAT website. Candidates can download, fill it, get it attested by competent authority and upload it as PDF with the CAT application form.
- The PwD category students also have to fill the PwD form and Scribe affidavit along with the exam application form. This is necessary for getting scribe facility and PwD facility at the test centre. The CAT application form is same for students from all categories. Those belonging to a particular category (SC/ST/PwD) will be required to mention it in the relevant field of the CAT form.
IIM shortlist of top IIMs is released in the first week of January soon after CAT result declaration. All IIMs release their shortlist one by one after that in the same month. By the end of January, all 21 IIMs release their MBA/PGP shortlist. The WAT-PI shortlists for admission is released individually by the institutes but for the CAP participating IIMs. For them, the CAP conducting IIM releases the PI shortlist form and guidelines on behalf of rest of them.
Unlike other MBA entrance exams such as SNAP and XAT, there is no extra charge for selecting IIMs in the CAT application form. For overall CAT application form you will need to pay only INR 2500 (INR 1250 for SC/ST/PWD candidates). You can select as many IIM campuses, and courses as you want to.

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