How to Apply for CAT 2025 Category Certificates Online?

How to Apply for CAT 2025 Category Certificates Online: During the CAT 2025 registration process, you are required to declare your categories. If you belong to a reserved category, you will be required to apply for a category certificate from the CAT 2025 website. To be able to access the category certificate from the official website, you will be required to provide ID proffe such as Aadhaar card, voter ID, PAN, etc, Proof of residence (ration card, utility bills, etc.), Birth certificate, Proof of category (parents’ category certificate, if applicable), Income certificate (for OBC/EWS categories). You can check the detailed procedure to apply for the CAT 2025 category certificates online from this article.

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What are SC/ ST/ NC-OBC/ PwD/ EWS Certificates?

If you belong to any of the SC/ ST/ NC-OBC/ PwD/ EWS categories, you will have to attach your caste certificate while filling out the application form. These certificates are proof that you belong to a particular category. The caste certificates will comprise some important information, such as the name of the candidate, the address of the candidate, and their belonging category. You can download the caste certificates from the official website of CAT.

How to Apply & Download Category Certificates for CAT 2025?

You will have to register on the official website of CAT to download the caste certificate for the CAT 2025 exam. The complete procedure to download the caste certificate is provided below.

• Go to the official website of CAT - iimcat.ac.in.

• Click on the appropriate reservation form under the "Certificate Proformas and Forms" column and then proceed to download.

• Fill in all the necessary details such as name, category, and address.

• Get the application form attested by the gazetted officer.

• Once done, attach the scanned copy of the form with the CAT 2025 application form.

• Submit the CAT application form 2025.

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Here are the certificates that you will have to attach along with the CAT application form 2025. You can click on your belonging category to download the caste certificate.

Importance of SC/ ST/ NC-OBC/ PwD/ EWS Certificates for CAT Registration 2025

It is necessary for you, if you belong to any reserved category, to attach your caste certificate along with the application form. The caste certificate will be required to confirm your category. It must be noted that you will have to attach a scanned copy of the certificate along with the form, while the original copy of the certificate will be required during the time of admission.

What is the EWS Category for CAT 2025 Registration?

If your family income is not more than 8 lakh per annum and you do not fall under any reserved category, you are considered as the EWS category. You will have to submit an Income and Asset Certificate issued by a Competent Authority to apply for a reservation.

Who Are the Candidates for the EWS Category?

• The Economically Weaker Section (EWS) of the society or the Economy Based Un-Reserved Category, who do not fall under the category of SC, ST, and OBC.
• The candidates whose gross annual family income is less than Rs 8 lakh are awarded the CAT reservation.
• The reservation can be availed on the Income generation and Asset Certificate issued by a Competent Authority.

Who Is Excluded from the EWS Quota?

Irrespective of the annual family income, if you lack the following eligibility criteria, you can not avail the benefits of the reservation:

• Whose families have 5 acres and above agricultural land.
• Those who own a residential flat of 1,000 sq. ft. and above.
• Those whose parents own a residential plot of 100 sq. and above yards in the mentioned municipalities.
• Whose parents possess a residential plot of 200 sq. and above yards in places other than the mentioned municipalities.

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What is the NC-OBC Category for CAT Registration 2025?

CAT offers 37% reservation to the NC-OBC or non-creamy layer of the OBC category. If you satisfy the conditions provided below are eligible to apply for NC-OBC.

• Group A/B employee of the central government

• The annual income of the candidate should be at most 6 lakh

What is the PwD Category for CAT Registration 2025?

There are three categories of disability i.e., Hearing impairment, Low vision blindness, and Locomotor disability or Cerebral Palsy. As per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, candidates with at least 40% of a specified disability where the specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and those whose disability has been defined under measurable terms are categories under the PwD category.

What is the SC/ST Category for CAT Registration 2025?

As per the eligibility criteria set by IIM, CAT reservation is also provided to SC/ST category students. The SC and ST category candidates are provided with 15% and 7.5% CAT reservations, respectively. Moreover, the candidates from the SC/ST category must have a minimum of 45% aggregate in graduation or equivalent.

What is CAT 2025 Reservation for Women?

CAT Reservation 2025

All the IIMs, as well as the various government institutes of India, follow the reservation criteria decided by the Government of India. As per the reservation criteria, some seats will be reserved for candidates belonging to any reserved categories. You can check the reservation criteria of CAT 2025 here.

That was all about applying for category certificates in CAT 2025! You must also check out the articles mentioned below to learn more about CAT 2025!

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