IIMs to look into CAT 2009 fiasco

With the pressure mounting on them to bring a satisfactory closure to the computer-based Common Admission Test (CAT), the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have announced a procedure to look into the wrong-doings of the first online edition of the test this year.

“Candidates have reported the nature of disruptions faced which include pressing of ‘end’ button prematurely, malfunctioning of computers, missing graphs and charts, etc. We have put in place a process to identify and assess the impact of these disruptions, which are being addressed to ensure fairness in testing,” said a statement from the institutes.

“We would also like to state that the test papers have been designed by experts to ensure that no one gets an unfair advantage. Statistical methods are commonly used to equate difficulty levels across test papers,” it said.