The CAT 2026 registration last date is September 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM under the current official IIM Indore schedule. Applicants whose form, required uploads or fee payment are still incomplete should finish the applicable steps through the official CAT portal before that cutoff rather than assume the deadline will run until midnight or be extended.
The controlling CAT 2026 advertisement says registration closes at 5:00 PM. No official extension was found during the September 14 review, although IIM Indore could still publish a later revision. Previous-year extension patterns are therefore not a safe reason to delay an incomplete 2026 application.
Has the CAT 2026 registration deadline been extended?
No official extension was identified in the primary and current sources reviewed on September 14. The official CAT 2026 advertisement still shows September 15 at 5 PM as the registration closing time.
That does not prove an extension cannot still be announced. It means applicants should act on the current official deadline instead of waiting for a possible future change.
What should an incomplete applicant finish before 5 PM?
1. Use the official CAT website
Open the CAT 2026 portal at iimcat.ac.in and use the candidate registration or login route applicable to your current application state.
2. Complete the required application details
Finish the sections that remain incomplete in your CAT application, including the candidate information, required uploads and other fields shown by the official form.
3. Review your test-city preferences
The official advertisement says candidates select five preferred test cities. Allocation remains subject to availability, so confirm the preferences shown in your application before final submission.
4. Complete the applicable registration fee payment
The official CAT 2026 advertisement lists the registration fee as ₹1,350 for SC, ST and PwD candidates and ₹2,700 for other candidates. Do not assume a partially completed or unpaid application is safely finished.
5. Verify the final application state
After completing the process, check the candidate account for the final application and payment status available to you and retain any acknowledgement or payment record generated by the system.
Should you wait for a CAT deadline extension?
No applicant with an incomplete form should rely on an extension that has not been announced. Candidates sometimes expect CAT registration to be extended because extensions have occurred in other cycles, but historical behavior does not change the current CAT 2026 deadline.
If IIM Indore later announces an extension, the new official date can be followed then. Until that happens, September 15 at 5 PM remains the evidence-backed cutoff.
What are the CAT 2026 registration fees?
The official advertisement lists a fee of ₹1,350 for SC, ST and PwD candidates and ₹2,700 for all other candidates. The advertisement also states that the registration fee, once paid, is non-refundable.
Where should candidates register?
The official CAT website is iimcat.ac.in. IIM Indore’s official admissions material directs CAT applicants to this site.
Verification note
ThePulseSignal reviewed the official CAT 2026 advertisement hosted by IIM Indore, which confirms the September 15, 5 PM registration deadline, registration fees, official CAT website and test-city preference framework. TPS also reviewed current deadline coverage to check whether a later official extension had emerged. No official extension was identified during the September 14 review.
What remains unresolved?
IIM Indore could still revise the registration deadline. TPS did not directly inspect an individual candidate dashboard, the exact success-confirmation label after submission, or a controlling CAT 2026 correction-window notice defining every editable field and date. Those details should be verified through current official CAT guidance when relevant.