11,000 MBA aspirants to take online CAT re-test
Nearly 11,000 MBA aspirants, who could not
take the online Common Admission Test (CAT) due to technical glitches last
year, will take the examination over Saturday and Sunday.
The second phase of the exam to
select students for the country's top B-schools, will be conducted in around 40
centres across the nation, including nine in Delhi.
"There are 11,000 students, 2,000 in
Delhi, who have been identified across the country for the CAT re-test. These
students couldn't take the exam because of technical problems earlier."
"However, we can not say for
sure how many will actually take the re-test since a number of them must have
already appeared for other MBA entrance tests," he added.
"As a result of the technical
problems and students being unable to take the test, the date for the results
has also been postponed. Earlier, the result was to be declared Jan 22, but now
it will be out Feb 15,"
"Since the results will be
delayed, the students will get less time to prepare for the group discussion
and interview. But the admission process as such will remain unaffected,"
he added.
At least 241,000 Masters in Business
Administration aspirants had registered to appear for the first online CAT
examination spread over 11 days from Nov 28 last year. However, all students
could not appear for the exam due to technical glitches.
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