CAT - Likely to be Held Twice from Next Year 2012-2013 (Entrance)

COMMON ADDMISSION TEST (CAT)

Common Admission Test, popularly known as CAT, conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for selecting eligible candidates for admission into various post graduate level management programmes, might be held twice in a year. The scores of CAT is used as part of the selection procedure for short-listing candidates desiring to pursue business administration programmes in the IIMs, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and numerous other top B-schools in India and abroad.

As per sources, the organizers of the reputed computerized test are on talks about making the test available biannually for the convenience of the working class aspirants, who are left with no choice but to wait for an entire year for appearing in the exam and wait for the declaration of the results. The organizers are planning to implement the twice-a-year pattern from next year.

With the increase in the number of institutes taking CAT scores in consideration as part of the screening procedure, the number of students sitting for the test is also increasing drastically. According to an IIM official, the number of working class candidates desiring to take the CAT is considerable, but the routine professional life urges them to drop back.

Confirming the news, Prof Jankiraman Moorthy, Convenor for CAT 2012, said that the decision to make CAT biannual will benefit the candidates, from the working class, willing to appear for the test. However, the plan is only in its initial stage and no final decision has been made so far, added Moorthy. Details on the testing pattern, timing of the second testing session, etc. will be settled with only after the ongoing discussions come to an end.

With the establishment of CAT biannually, working professionals would certainly take this news as a positive step. They would be able to apply and sit for the CAT as per their convenience, depending upon the semester in which they wish to take admission - Fall or Spring, not just in institutes in India, but across universities and colleges on foreign lands.

Result - CAT 2011 Results Will be Announced on January 11, 2012

Common Addmission Test (CAT)

The months’ long hard work and practice of cracking a plethora of some of the toughest questions will finally come to an end on January 11, 2012. Yes, that is the date declared by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for announcing the results of Common Admission Test, popularly known as CAT, 2011. Regarded as one of the best and hardest entrance examinations in India to fight for a seat in one of the esteemed IIMs, the result will decide the fate of over 2 lakh candidates who took the test this year.

With just 40 days to go, the wait seems longer than before, as candidates keep their fingers crossed hoping to make it at least to one of these prestigious B-schools. Besides the IIMs, CAT opens the doors of admission into as many as top 25 good quality B-schools. Once the IIMs declare the CAT 2011 results, IIMs and other top MBA schools will start the process of short-listing candidates for Group Discussion (GD), Personal Interview (PI), and Writing Ability Test (WAT).

This year, CAT saw a total of 2,05,345 candidates registering their candidature for 2011 test. The exam was successfully conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and Prometric, the service provider for the computer-based CAT. The test was held over a period of 20 days from October 22 to November 18, in 68 centers across 36 cities. Three new centers, namely, Bhilai, Jamshedpur, and Jammu, were added to the existing list of centers.

Further, two new state-of-the-art testing facilities were established in Gurgaon and Hyderabad by Prometric, this year. Candidates, who took the test, this year, saw a number of changes in the CAT. The testing sections were cut short to two from the prevailing three, while the check-in time was reduced by half an hour. Once the results are out, candidates can view their individual performance score cards by logging onto the CAT

website: http://www.catiim.in/