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What all subjects should I put in 10th / 12th standard?

Refer to your mark sheet. Total marks of all subjects that appear in the mark sheet/grade sheet would be considered irrespective of the Board’s regulation

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How do I convert my CGPA to %age?

A. For CBSE, multiply your CGPA by 9.5

B. For GGSIPU, multiply your CGPA by 10

C. For Delhi University
For graduates before 2022, multiply grand CGPA by 9.5
For graduates after 2022, multiply grand CGPA by 10

D. For other colleges, compute the aggregate percentage of marks obtained as per the norms of the University/Board. If no norms exist, enter the aggregate percentage of marks obtained for all years/semesters of the degree course.

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I don’t have my final degree as yet. Am I eligible? What marks do I put in since I don’t have my final result?

Yes, you are eligible. Any student can take CAT in his final year of bachelor's degree. Even if you don’t have a degree, once you get an admission, you get a provisional degree from you college. It forms the basis of our admission. I worked for two years after my graduation. And I got my degree collected by a friend, while I was doing my MBA!

As for marks, you will upload whatever last known CGPA, converted to percentage, you officially have.

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What work experience should I put in? Will internship be counted as a Work Experience? What if my work experience was along graduation?

Part-time/ Project/ Internship/ Articleship/ Pre-graduation work experience should not be entered and will not be counted as work experience.

Other than that, doesn’t matter what kind of work experience you have. As long as you have the supporting paperwork, for point allocation purpose, teaching in a school is same as working in an MNC

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I am involved in the family business. Can I show it in CAT form? How do I do so?

Certainly, you can show it as work experience. That is, assuming, if your family business is a registered business. However, you need to:

A. Have an experience letter

B. Valid bank account statement and/or salary slips

C. Neither of the above two matters if you don’t have fundamental knowledge of the work that you are claiming to do. That will be the easiest way for me to assess whether you are telling the truth or not!

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I have a career gap before/ after graduation. How can I hide it?

You can’t and you shouldn’t. the good thing is that you are aware of a gap.

What was the reason for the gap? Illness? Plans fell through? Trying something else but didn’t work out? Create a storyline to justify your gap.

Courses, internships etc can justify the gaps. All said and done, you need to work out an explanation by the time you reach your interview stage. Because, rest assured, it will be asked!

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Where do I upload my CV points, certificates etc?

You don’t. There will be an appropriate time when the results are declared. At that time, the B schools will send a Performa for you to fill. Once you get a call from any specific B school, they will send a link to you where you would have to fill all such information like strength, weaknesses, role model etc

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I don’t have an updated EWS / Category certificate.

Upload whatever version you have. Just remember to download undertaking format from CAT website and fill it. Make a combined pdf of your category certificate and this undertaking and UPLOAD THAT with your application.

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What all courses should I select in CAT form?

As a thumb rule, fill all the PGDM courses. Fill FPM/ PhD courses only if you ready for a long-term commitment and are looking at teaching as career. Fill niche courses like HR/ Data Analytics only after a proper assessment of your interest areas. In case you aren’t really sure, fil them all

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Do I register for non – IIM institutions as well by clicking on the link on the landing page?

No. That link is for Non – IIM institutions to register themselves and pay to collect CAT scores for their selection process! So, unless you represent any MBA institution, that link is not for you!

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What are the different criterion used for MBA selection?

A. Marks in 10th

B. Marks in 12th

C. Marks in Graduation (May even differ from stream to stream)

D. Work Experience (type of Work Experience doesn’t seem to be mentioned anywhere)

E. Gender

F. Diversity Factor

G. Performance in GD / PI / WAT

H. Last but certainly not the least – CAT / Exam SCORE

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What’s the best time to fill the form?

I always recommend to do the registration early on. Go through the form with a fine-toothed comb and be sure about all the data that you are intending to fill in. Plan to pay on the last couple of day. The benefit is that when you register and don’t pay, you would get periodic reminder from the website to complete the payment option. Also, while you are at it, it would be a good idea to make a new Email ID which would be discarded after the entire process. This would ensure that your primary email ID remains SPAM free.

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I filled my name incorrectly during registration. Any way that I can change that?

Name, Date of Birth, Mobile Number and Email Address cannot be changed once the registration is complete.

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I don't have a surname. What do I put in the box?

In case you don't have a surname, put a space bar in that cell

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What are the dimensions for Photo?
Can I wear spectacles in the photo?
Can I have a light blue background?
Will any photo work?

There are very, very clear guidelines on what constitutes as a valid photo / signature. Lack of an acceptable photo might your application getting rejected. So, make sure to get an updated photo. Also, the exact same picture needs to be pasted in hard copy on your admit card also, otherwise entry to the test centre may be denied.

For more details, look at the attached file.

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I an EWS. What is the serial number that I have to put in?

Leave the box blank.

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