How to fill CAT 2026 Application Form? Steps by Steps Process & List of Documents Required
Common Admission Test 2026 ( CAT )
CAT 2026 exam
29 Nov '26
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
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 |
Commonly asked questions
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.
Yes CAT syllabus is difficult to crack if you do not have enough time. There are three subjects in CAT- VARC, DILR and Quantitative Aptitude. Most of candidates find RC passages tough to crack. In Quants, Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry pose significant challenge during preparation. In DILR, Reasoning questions often turnout to be tricky and confusion.
CAT is a speed-based test of analytical aptitude, logical reasoning skills, data interpretation and English comprehension. Now, it may sound tough, but these are the skills which we are taught in school so there is nothing new to learn. What is required is to learn these subjects at advanced level. If you are an average student but have studied Science or Commerce in Class-12 and graduation, you will find a lot of familiar topics in Data Interpretation, Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning. All you will need is brush up the basics and practice the concepts on advanced-level problems.
However, since the competition is so high in CAT and less than 95 percentile can break your dream of joining a top college like IIM, the preparation for CAT requires a lot of focus, dedication, discipline and diligence. If you can do that, despite being an average student, you can crack the CAT exam.
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