IIM CAT 2026 Registration – Apply Online, Date Extended, Eligibility and Exam Date

The Indi­an Insti­tutes of Man­age­ment (IIMs) have released the noti­fi­ca­tion for the Com­mon Admis­sion Test (CAT) 2026. The CAT 2026 online appli­ca­tion process start­ed on 3 August 2026, and the last date to apply has been extend­ed to 22 Sep­tem­ber 2026 up to 5:00 PM.

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Can­di­dates inter­est­ed in admis­sion to par­tic­i­pat­ing IIMs and oth­er man­age­ment insti­tutes can sub­mit the CAT 2026 appli­ca­tion form through the offi­cial reg­is­tra­tion por­tal. Before apply­ing, appli­cants should read the infor­ma­tion bul­letin care­ful­ly and check the eli­gi­bil­i­ty cri­te­ria, appli­ca­tion fee, impor­tant dates, required doc­u­ments, exam­i­na­tion pat­tern, and admis­sion-relat­ed instructions.

IIM CAT 2026: Important Dates

IIM CAT 2026: Application Fee

The appli­ca­tion fee can be paid online using a deb­it card, cred­it card, net bank­ing, or anoth­er pay­ment method avail­able on the offi­cial reg­is­tra­tion portal.

IIM CAT 2026 Eligibility Criteria

Can­di­dates must ful­fil the fol­low­ing edu­ca­tion­al requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in any stream from a rec­og­nized uni­ver­si­ty or institution.
• Gen­er­al, OBC, and EWS can­di­dates must have at least 50% marks or an equiv­a­lent CGPA.
• SC, ST, and PwD can­di­dates must have at least 45% marks or an equiv­a­lent CGPA.
• Can­di­dates appear­ing in the final year of their Bachelor’s degree may also be eli­gi­ble, sub­ject to the con­di­tions men­tioned in the offi­cial CAT 2026 infor­ma­tion bulletin.
• Can­di­dates should check the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for detailed eli­gi­bil­i­ty rules and doc­u­ment requirements.

Participating IIMs

The CAT 2026 admis­sion process includes the fol­low­ing par­tic­i­pat­ing Indi­an Insti­tutes of Management:

• IIM Ahmed­abad
• IIM Amrit­sar
• IIM Ban­ga­lore
• IIM Bodh Gaya
• IIM Cal­cut­ta
• IIM Guwa­hati
• IIM Indore
• IIM Jam­mu
• IIM Kashipur
• IIM Kozhikode
• IIM Luc­know
• IIM Mum­bai
• IIM Nag­pur
• IIM Raipur
• IIM Ranchi
• IIM Rohtak
• IIM Sam­balpur
• IIM Shil­long
• IIM Sir­maur
• IIM Tiruchi­rap­pal­li
• IIM Udaipur
• IIM Visakha­p­at­nam

The list of par­tic­i­pat­ing insti­tutes and avail­able pro­grammes should be checked in the offi­cial CAT 2026 infor­ma­tion bulletin.

IIM CAT 2026: Courses Offered

CAT scores are used for admis­sion to var­i­ous man­age­ment pro­grammes, including:

• Post Grad­u­ate Pro­grammes in Man­age­ment (PGP)
• MBA and relat­ed man­age­ment programmes
• Fel­low­ship Pro­grammes in Management
• PhD and doc­tor­al-lev­el man­age­ment programmes

Admis­sion require­ments, selec­tion cri­te­ria, and pro­gramme avail­abil­i­ty may dif­fer from one insti­tute to another.

IIM CAT 2026 Examination

The Com­mon Admis­sion Test is a nation­al-lev­el man­age­ment entrance exam­i­na­tion con­duct­ed for admis­sion to post­grad­u­ate man­age­ment pro­grammes. Can­di­dates should pre­pare accord­ing to the offi­cial CAT 2026 exam­i­na­tion pat­tern and syllabus.

The exam­i­na­tion gen­er­al­ly eval­u­ates areas such as:

• Ver­bal Abil­i­ty and Read­ing Comprehension
• Data Inter­pre­ta­tion and Log­i­cal Reasoning
• Quan­ti­ta­tive Ability

Can­di­dates should refer to the offi­cial infor­ma­tion bul­letin for the final exam­i­na­tion struc­ture, mark­ing scheme, dura­tion, and oth­er instructions.

How to Apply for IIM CAT 2026

Can­di­dates can com­plete the CAT 2026 reg­is­tra­tion process by fol­low­ing these steps:

1. Vis­it the offi­cial CAT 2026 reg­is­tra­tion website.
2. Cre­ate a new account using the required basic details.
3. Log in with the reg­is­tered credentials.
4. Enter per­son­al, aca­d­e­m­ic, and com­mu­ni­ca­tion details.
5. Select the pre­ferred exam­i­na­tion city and oth­er required options.
6. Upload the pho­to­graph, sig­na­ture, and oth­er required documents.
7. Review the appli­ca­tion form carefully.
8. Pay the appli­ca­tion fee through the avail­able online pay­ment method.
9. Sub­mit the appli­ca­tion form.
10. Down­load and print the final con­fir­ma­tion page for future reference.

Appli­cants should ensure that all infor­ma­tion entered in the form is cor­rect before final sub­mis­sion. The sub­mit­ted appli­ca­tion form and pay­ment receipt should be kept safely.

Documents Required for CAT 2026 Registration

Can­di­dates should keep the fol­low­ing doc­u­ments ready before start­ing the appli­ca­tion process:

• Recent pass­port-size photograph
• Scanned sig­na­ture
• Valid pho­to iden­ti­ty proof
• Class 10 cer­tifi­cate or marksheet
• Class 12 cer­tifi­cate or marksheet
• Grad­u­a­tion mark­sheets or aca­d­e­m­ic details
• Cat­e­go­ry cer­tifi­cate, if applicable
• PwD cer­tifi­cate, if applicable
• Valid email address and mobile number
• Oth­er doc­u­ments men­tioned in the offi­cial infor­ma­tion bulletin

Important Links

Apply Online for CAT 2026

Click Here to Vis­it the CAT 2026 Reg­is­tra­tion Portal

Download CAT 2026 Date Extended Notice

Click Here to Down­load the Date Exten­sion Notice

Download CAT 2026 Information Bulletin

Click Here to Down­load the Infor­ma­tion Bulletin

CAT 2026 Official Website

Click Here to Vis­it the Offi­cial CAT Website