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Monday, March 01, 2010
The results that were slated to be out in early January and then in mid-February, are well behind schedule. An estimated 2.4 lakh candidates appeared for the examination this time. The seven IIMs located at Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Kozhikode, Bangalore, Kolkata, Indore and Shillong will put up their lists of shortlisted candidates who will qualify for the second stage that comprises group discussion/ essay writing and personal interview. So far, only IIMs in Shillong and Ahmedabad have put up their lists.
Over 120 other business schools in the country use these scores as a yardstick for admissions. An announcement on the website states that this time the scores have been released before the IIM lists to facilitate admission processes of non-IIMs that are dependent on CAT score.
The results can be accessed on http://catiim.in. Scorecard contains candidates’ scores, both absolute (out of 450) and percentile. CAT is the first of the two-stage admission process to the IIMs’ flagship two-year post-graduate programmes (PGP) in management.
The second stage comprises group discussions/essay writing and personal interviews.
This year’s CAT, held in a computer-based format for the first time, was conducted over a 10-day window in November-December 2009, and then in January for those who could not take the test due to technical glitches. The scorecard does not explain any anomalies or queries students may have regarding how a comparative percentile can be determined for 12 different set of questions.
However, a disclaimer on the CAT website states that the scores reported are the scaled scores arrived at by establishing psychometric equivalences to adjust for any variation in difficulty levels across the tests. Curiously, the scorecard has marked them out of 450 for a test that comprised 60 questions, spread over three sections that carry equal weightage.
CAT results out but ‘server issues’ pose a hurdle to students accessing marks
- Scores on website but five IIMs yet to release shortlists
- Only IIMs in Shillong and Ahmedabad have put up lists
The results that were slated to be out in early January and then in mid-February, are well behind schedule. An estimated 2.4 lakh candidates appeared for the examination this time. The seven IIMs located at Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Kozhikode, Bangalore, Kolkata, Indore and Shillong will put up their lists of shortlisted candidates who will qualify for the second stage that comprises group discussion/ essay writing and personal interview. So far, only IIMs in Shillong and Ahmedabad have put up their lists.
The results can be accessed on http://catiim.in. Scorecard contains candidates’ scores, both absolute (out of 450) and percentile. CAT is the first of the two-stage admission process to the IIMs’ flagship two-year post-graduate programmes (PGP) in management.
The second stage comprises group discussions/essay writing and personal interviews.
This year’s CAT, held in a computer-based format for the first time, was conducted over a 10-day window in November-December 2009, and then in January for those who could not take the test due to technical glitches. The scorecard does not explain any anomalies or queries students may have regarding how a comparative percentile can be determined for 12 different set of questions.
However, a disclaimer on the CAT website states that the scores reported are the scaled scores arrived at by establishing psychometric equivalences to adjust for any variation in difficulty levels across the tests. Curiously, the scorecard has marked them out of 450 for a test that comprised 60 questions, spread over three sections that carry equal weightage.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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