Director of IIMs to review CAT-2009

The holding of computer-based CAT-2009 entrance exam will be reviewed by directors of all the eight IIMs by this April end or May, a professor at IIM-A said here today.

"Definitely all the directors need to meet once and discuss threadbare how to take this newly introduced computer based CAT forward, in terms of conducting the test," Director IIM-A Dr Samir Barua told PTI.

"Since it was introduced for the first time replacing the traditional paper and pencil format, there were some technical glitches in conducting the test initially, but in terms of results there are no issues at all," Barua said.

The date for CAT review has not been fixed yet as majority of IIMs are now slated to hold their convocations, sources at IIM-A said, adding "But by mid of April the date is likely to get finalised."

"Directors of seven IIMs had taken a decision to replace the paper and pencil format of CAT by switching over to the computer-based test in 2009, and IIM-A was chosen as its convener," a professor at IIM-A said.

Following the decision, American firm Prometric was awarded a $40 million contract by the IIMs to conduct the prestigious computer based CAT exam in 2009, he added.