The testing process for this year's admissions to the Indian Institutes of Management, the all-important Common Aptitude Test, drew to a close on Friday.
And now begins the excruciating wait for the scores and percentiles which will decide who will enter Round Two (group discussions and interviews) of CAT admissions. The results, slated to be released on January 11, are crucial not only for IIM aspirants but also for those trying for MBA courses in scores of tier-II colleges across the country that use CAT scores for admissions. Administered by Prometric, the exam held over 20 days starting October 22 (with holidays and ‘no testing days' factored in), had around 2.05 lakh candidates. This is an increase of over 1,000 candidates compared to last year.
The exam was conducted in three more cities – Bhilai, Jamshedpur and Jammu — in addition to the 33 existing centres.
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With a new format, where the number of sections went from three to two by merely readjusting the topics of questioning, the test went off smoothly. Barring one reported incident at the Institute of Local Governance in Bangalore where students had to be shifted to a backup location, no issues were reported.
In a press release on Friday, Prometric said a significant change were the two new “world class state-of-the-art testing facilities in Gurgaon and Hyderabad”. “We are happy to announce the successful completion of CAT 2011,” said Soumitra Roy, Managing Director, Prometric India.