How to Apply for Non-IIM Colleges After Filling the CAT 2024 Form?

If you are a CAT aspirant, you must be speculating ‘How to Apply for Non-IIMs After Filling the CAT Form?’. The answer to this question is, that you have to apply separately to each non-IIM institute like FMS Delhi, SPJIMR Mumbai, MDI Gurgaon, IIT Delhi, IMT Ghaziabad, etc. that accept CAT exam scores. To go about it, you must visit the application portal on the official website of each non-IIM institute and fill out the application form with personal information, academic background, work experience (if applicable), and CAT registration number within the registration deadline. The final step is to pay an application fee that is separate from the CAT registration fee. Check the detailed application process to non-IIM colleges after filling out the CAT application form below.

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How to Apply for Non-IIMs After Filling the CAT Form?

There is no single unified application portal for the CAT exam and MBA/PGDM admission to non-IIMs. Check out the following points on how to apply for non-IIMs after filling the CAT form.

• In order to apply for non-IIMs after filling the CAT form, you are required to apply separately to each non-IIM institute like FMS, TISS, SPJIMR, IIT, and more. You can fill out the application form for the institutes only after the notifications are released by them.
• There are separate application portals for most non-IIM institutes on their official websites. The MBA or PGDM application link can be found most likely in the Admissions section. You must first visit the official website of each non-IIM institute and check their own application deadlines, specific eligibility criteria, application fees, and required documents for each programme. The last date to fill out the application form is going to be different for each institute.
• You must create a new account first on the admission portal of each institute.
• Fill out the application form with the following details:
  • Personal details like Name, Gender, Date of Birth, Marital Status
  • Specialization preferences among Finance, Marketing, General Management, Business Analytics, Information Management, etc.
  • Academic details from Class 10th & Class 12th (Board, Institute Name, Month & year of passing, Marking Scheme, Maximum marks/ CGPA, Obtained marks/ CGPA, Percentage), and Graduation (mode, degree, degree type, specialization)
  • Work experience
  • CAT exam details (registration number, year of passing, CAT overall percentile along with sectional percentile and score)
• Next, you must upload the required documents like the following:
  • Photo Identity documents (passport-size photograph)
  • Education documents (10th marksheet, 10th certificate, 12th marksheet, 12th certificate, Graduation marksheet, Graduation certificate)
  • CAT scorecard
  • PwD certificate (if applicable)
  • Caste certificate (if applicable)
• The fees charged by every college for form-filling are also different from each other. Since the application fees are not covered by the CAT registration fee, you must pay the application fees for each institute individually.
• After filling out the application form, you must send the scanned copies duly filled-in, signed and stamped along with the required enclosures (mentioned inside the application form) over email to each institute individually.
• There may be a requirement for entering your CAT registration number in each application form since it may help in linking your CAT score to your application, making it easier for the institute to access your CAT results and review your score when they are made available. However, for applying to some institutes, you may need to upload your scorecard as well.
• After the CAT results 2024 are announced, keep visiting the official websites of the non-IIM institutes you have applied to, for recent updates on calls for further rounds like GD (Group Discussion), WAT (Written Ability Test), and PI (Personal Interview). You may find shortlists on the official websites of the colleges that contain the names of the candidates shortlisted for the subsequent selection rounds.
• The non-IIM institutes will give interview calls separately to the shortlisted candidates.

Institute-wise Admission Process for Non-IIMs After CAT

You must apply individually to each non-IIM institute through separate application portals on their respective official websites. Find the detailed admission process for each non-IIM institute encompassing the application fees, selection criteria, and average package below.