Do I need to self-attest the documents before uploading?

You don't need to attest any document except the undertaking form, in case you fill it

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My picture is 1 year old. Can I upload it?

You should look like your photograph

Your photograph might be 5 years old with you looking the same

Your photograph could be 2 months old but if your face has changed drastically, you are better off getting a new picture

Your photograph should be identical enough for them to be confident about your identity

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My 12th Marksheet contains subjects like Work Experience which grades like A1 etc. What do I do for them?

Use the above table to get the respective marks and add them to your overall total

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I had appeared for the improvement exam in 10th / 12th. Which marks do I need to fill, the improvement one or the original?

Fill the improved marks (assuming they were more than the original) but do carry to the interview both the original marksheet as well as the one with improved marks.

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I am in my final year and have all results till date. Do I consider that percentage or CGPA marks which is for only pre - final year OR all the years combined?

Use the marks of ALL THE SEMESTER whose results have been declared

Use weighted average to calculate your overall %age as on date

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I am in the final year of my bachelor's degree. Do I need to submit any final year certificate in my CAT form?

No. You not need to submit any proof of your percentage nor submit any certificate in the CAT form.

Just your aggregate %age of the results declared so far

Final year certificate will be needed only at the time of admission.

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I am a General/EWS/NC-OBC category candidate and got 49% in the Bachelor’s degree. Am I eligible to apply for CAT?

No. As per the CAT eligibility norms, you should have obtained 50% or more in the Bachelor’s degree (45% for SC/ST/PwD). Following the norm, you are NOT eligible to apply for CAT.

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I graduated this year but have a back in ___ Semester. I have not been given the grand CGPA as yet. How do I calculate what %age to input?

If you were marked absent in the exams, you can choose to ignore the exam

However, if you failed the exam; you have to sider whatever marks were given

In either case, use appropriate weighted average / University specific criteria to calculate the average.

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I work with a firm that gives in-hand salary. How can I produce a proof of that?

Get an experience letter from them
A joining letter
and ask them to produce a salary certificate for you on official letter head!

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I made the payment but it doesn't reflect in my account. What should I do?

In the bulk of cases, such kind of server errors resolve automatically after 48 hours.

If it doesn't get resolved even after 48 hours, take the screenshot of the payment and drop a mail to IIMCAT email ID

Make sure to cite your registration number in the subject line

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I have a gap between my 12th and Graduation. How do I justify that?

First off - good that you know that you have a gap which needs justification.

Why did you have that gap? Illness? Family issues? Preparing for some other exam?

Be truthful in your explanation. TBH, at that age a very high level of maturity isn't really expected out of you!

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I have a gap after my Graduation. How do I justify that?

First off - good that you know that you have a gap which needs justification.

Why did you have that gap? Illness? Family issues? Preparing for some other exam? Tried to get a job but couldn't make it work?

At this age a certain amount of maturity is expected out of you.

Look at different ways you can explain that gap. Family Business. Plethora of courses available on net. Internships. Job - For any job is better than none at all!

Need to have a storyline to justify that you are an active go - getter, a man with a plan!

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I graduated in June this year and planning to appear for CAT this year. Since the admission will be June of next year; will this year be considered as a drop year (from June this year til next year)

Yes. This year will be considered as a gap year. Please plan on how to utilise this time and explain the same in the interview

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I graduated in May this year and will join a job till I get an MBA college. Will this work experience be calculated for CAT only till 31st July? If yes, what's the point of working further. If no, will they consider work experience of later months (after July) after getting the call?

1. Yes, this experience will be counted only till 31st July. You may ask yourself whether it is worth putting yourself through the ordeal of all the preparation.

2. The point of why you should continue further is that we don't really know if CAT plan will materialise or not. If it doesn't, we should have a backup plan.

3. Any additional experience after the 31st July mark can help make your interview even better. You can utilize this opportunity to portray yourself as a serious aspirant - assuming you work diligently and are able to answer questions thrown at you. You may not get points for it but you can make your interview better

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Do all IIMs have 100% placements??

No. They don't. It is all a marketing gimmick plus data manipulation - Kind of what any MBA is all about.

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How/ When do I apply for Non - IIM institutions like IIFT/ FMS/ MDI Gurgaon?

There will be a separate notifications for each of the individual Non - IIM institution. Once that notification is released, you will go to the website of that institution, fill their forms and pay the respective fees.

ONLY AFTER THAT would you be considered for that particular institution.

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What should I input in these two fields?

On your caste certificate, you would have

A) A serial number telling the Central list serial number of your caste

B) Caste/ Tribe name as per the central list

Also check www.ncbc.in

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Do all IITs have separate admission process?

Seven IITs offer various MBA programmes. IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay are ranked among top 20 MBA institutes in India.

Application process for IIT MBA admission starts post CAT result declaration. Interviews are conducted between February and April.

Admission process is conducted separately for each institute. They have a really high ROI!

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In the university name it is not showing Delhi university or University of Delhi. What should I do?

You should select the option which says "Delhi"

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I made the payment, it is deducted from my account but the status on website still shows unpaid. What do I do?

Wait for 24 - 48 hours which is the standard wait time. Sometimes server takes a bit longer to respond.

If the problem doesn,t get resolved even by then;

A. Take a screenshot of your IIMCAT homepage and your payment statement

B. Drop a mail to IIMCAT helpdesk as well as bank guys

C. Make a fresh payment at a time when you anticipate server load to be less like early morning

D. Keep a follow - up with bank for refund

E. Remind yourself never to keep things pending for the last day!!!

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