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CAT:
Tough for aspirants, tougher for parents New Delhi: About 1.70 lakh students are testing their mettle in the Common Admission Test (CAT-2005) today, for admission to the six Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) and other B-Schools in the country. While the candidates maintain a composed attitude before the tests, the parents and attendants accompanying their wards remain tensed as if they themselves are appearing at Hell's gate before the Devil. "It's too difficult to pass time here. However I have told my daughter, who is appearing for the first time in CAT, to do her work calmly without being over-sensitive and leave everything else upon the fate, I, myself, am very nervous," said Surinder Chaddha, a businessman. CAT is considered among the toughest written tests in Asia, and the security arrangements at the examination centres only adds to the tension. CAT is collectively conducted by the six IIMs, under HRD Ministry, located at Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Lucknow, Indore and Kozhikhode, and a number of other B-Schools, which use the CAT test rankings for admission procedures. The CAT examination is held in two phases. The first is the aptitude test, which is a written paper and the second is the interview and the group discussion round. The results of today's written tests are likely to be announced in late December or early January. Clearing the CAT is no guarantee for admission to the Post- Graduate Programme (PGP) or Masters in Business Administration (MBA) courses at the prestigious institutes. The students go through an exhaustive grilling session at the group discussions and viva-voce before their admission. Even as the ghost of CAT question paper leak of 2003 looms large, authorities have, this time, left no stone unturned to ensure secrecy of the CAT papers. To prevent any leaking of the questionnaire, the CAT Committee has evolved the practice of changing the printing press each year. |
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