CAT crash: Govt seeks report from convener

Swinging into action, the government today sought a report from the convener of Common Admission Test (CAT) Satish Deodhar on the ongoing disruption of the computer-based entrance test for admission into Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).

The HRD Ministry today shot off a letter to Deodhar, asking him to submit a factual report on the whole issue of disruption in the test, which is being conducted by an American firm Prometric, a ministry official said.

Due to "virus attack" in the computers, nearly 4,000 students could not appear in the test during the first two days of the 10-day long staggered entrance that started on Saturday.

Scores of students were unable to appear in the test at several centres today also as technical glitches continued to disrupt the exam.

Candidates could not appear in the test at a few centres in Mumbai, Bangalore and Ghaziabad owing to malfunctioning of computers at these places.

About 2.41 lakh students are scheduled to appear in the test for admission into seven IIMs and a few other B-Schools.

The American firm Prometric has been awarded an $40 million contract by the IIMs to computerise the prestigious CAT.