Delay in CAT results

Updated on: Thursday, December 31, 2009

New Delhi: Results of the glitch-ridden computerised edition of the Common Admission Test 2009, for admissions to the elite B-schools in the country may be delayed.

While CAT convenor Prof Satish Deodhar said that the results could be delayed by a few days from the originally-scheduled January 22, another person close to the developments said it could stretch to February 2010. “If it were a pen-paper format, we could tell. But, in the case of computer based test (CBT), it is difficult to say anything at this point,” Prof Deodhar said about a possible delay in the results.

The exam was conducted online for the first time this year in tandem with US firm Prometric, but was marred by a series of software glitches. The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM), which administer the test, had earlier announced that they would give out a fresh date for those who could not appear for the test due to the technical problems.

“We have not yet decided on the new date. IIMs, Promeric and NIIT are working on preparing labs and test centres for the final test date. Hopefully, we will announce something by Monday,” Prof Deodhar said.

Prof Devi Singh, director of IIM Lucknow, said that the focus now is on completing the testing process. “It could be January 24 or January 31, but the final decision is yet to be made,” he said.

Delay in CAT results

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