The move was necessitated by the finding of a recent study that says the relatively young JMet not too unlike the Common Admission Test, and that efforts to organize an annual JMet seems enormous. On average, nearly 40,000 candidates to the test each year.

Prof. Janakiraman Moorthy, CAT 2011 meeting, he said. "This is an important initiative that offers two premier higher education systems together We believe this can interruptions and closer cooperation in research work, which provides both institutions a competitive advantage in the long run. "

Prof. LS Ganesh, former heads of delegation of the Administration Department, IIT Chennai SAid, "The decision to use CAT for admission to the IITs and IISc minimize the test preparation and financial burden on applicants. "

In an official statement, Prometric, a leading provider of test development of industry leading partners to test and delivery solutions IIM in the development and delivery of the CAT in 2011, said CAT 2011 will be held on window of 20 days from October 22 to November 18 to 36 cities.