How to fill CAT 2026 Application Form? Steps by Steps Process & List of Documents Required
Common Admission Test 2025 ( CAT )
CAT 2026 application process will start in the first week of August. The exam convening IIM will release the online application form at IIMCAT website. Check here the process to fill the CAT 2026 application form and list of documents required.
CAT 2026 Form Filling Process
CAT 2026 registration cum application dates will be announced in the last week of July and the process will start in the first week of August 2026. Candidates who plan to appear for CAT 2026 must know the process to ensure submission of error free form. Although there is provision of CAT form correction, but only a few fields are editable. Once the CAT 2026 application form is submitted, the information mentioned on it will be considered final. The information will also be verified and if any information is found invalid or incorrect as per the official records, the CAT application form will be cancelled.
Therefore, it is critical to fill the CAT 2026 application form correctly. Read below to know the process to fill the CAT 2026 application form and list of documents required.
How to fill CAT 2026 Application Form?
CAT 2026 registration cum application has four main steps –
- Registration
- Application Form Filling
- Document upload
- Fee payment
Given below are brief descriptions of CAT 2026 application process.
CAT 2026 Registration
To register for the CAT exam, candidates will have to:
- Visit the iimcat.ac.in website
- Click on ‘new registration’ option
- Enter name, DoB, nationality, state, phone number and email ID
- Confirm registration with OPT and verification link
CAT Application Form Filling 2026
Once the CAT login ID is created, use it to visit your dashboard. Go to CAT 2026 application form and fill in relevant details.
- Personal details
- Academic details
- Work experience
- Address and other details
- CAT Test city options
- IIM courses and campuses
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CAT 2026 Application Process: Documents to Upload
There are two main documents required for uploading at the time of CAT application form filling. Photo and signature. Check below dimension and format of these documents.
| Documents |
Details |
|---|---|
| Scanned Passport Size Photograph |
Dimensions: 1200 pixels x 1200 pixels Format: .jpg or .jpeg format. Resolution: 80 KB and less than 150 px/inch in resolution. |
| Scanned Signature |
Dimension: 80mm X 35mm Format: .jpg or .jpeg. Resolution: Not be more than 80 KB and less than 150 px/inch |
CAT 2026 Application Fess
Candidates can pay the CAT exam fee on the same date as application form filling or later. But the fee has to be paid before the last date of CAT 2026 registration.
| Category |
CAT Exam Fee |
|---|---|
| General, EWS and NC-OBC |
INR 2,600 |
| SC, ST and PwD |
INR 1,300 |
CAT 2026 Application: PDF format of Certificates and Performa
For some candidates, there can be requirement of submitting certain certificates and affidavits along with the CAT application form. IIMCAT will release the proforma along with the application form. You can check here previous years’ forms for reference.
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