Ahmedabad: The online registration for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2009, which was scheduled to end on October 1 has been extended until October 11, while the sale of CAT vouchers at designated AXIS Bank branches has been extended till October 8.

Following several technical glitches in the first few days, the IIMs had announced a 10-day window for candidates to edit their forms and correct mistakes before submitting them to the institute. This 'edit' feature will be available to candidates till October 11.

The decision was taken by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and Prometric, a technology-enabled testing and assessment services company that will conduct the computer-based exams this year, in view of a series of bank holidays in the month of September. With large number of candidates throughout the country appearing for the CAT every year, the extended window will allow those who might have been inconvenienced by these holidays more time to obtain a voucher and register for the inaugural computer-based CAT 2009.

Sale of vouchers and online registration for the examination opened on September 9.

"With more than 200,000 registrations to date, some test sites have already been completely filled," said Ramesh Nava, vice-president and general manager (Asia-Pacific, Japan & Africa), Prometric. "Candidates are encouraged to check the list of available test sites, read the registration instructions carefully and view the YouTube tutorial video beforehand so as to experience a smooth registration process."

The CAT for this year, which is scheduled between November 28 and December 7, will be conducted in 32 cities in the country through 105 secure computer-based testing centres specially prepared for the examination. The IIMs have assigned Prometric the job of computerising CAT, which is considered to be the premier test used in the selection procedure for admission to the IIMs.

Source: Business Standard