CAT 2016 Convener issues clarification on paper leak rumours

CAT 2016 held amidst glitches & paper leak rumours

IIM Bangalore has issued clarification regarding rumours related to paper leak in the first session of CAT 2016 held on December 4.

The CAT convening body put out a clarification on the official website admitting to one incident of malpractice. It further stated that the incident has been dealt with by initiating the due procedure of law.

Here's the full statement issued by IIM Bangalore.

"We wish to inform and assure everyone that the CAT Exam 2016 has concluded successfully. There was one incident of malpractice that was promptly detected and has been dealt with by initiating the due procedure of law. This incident has in no manner compromised the integrity of the Test and the CAT Administration requests you not to pay any heed to rumours or insinuations in this regard."

Earlier, the social media was abuzz with rumours of glitches and paper leak. Some candidates reported that three questions in the quantitative ability (QA) section showed a 'Pi' symbol whereas the same should have been a 'square root'. A few candidates also claimed that one question in the QA section was incorrect.

CAT 2016 was held at 138 locations across the country on Sunday, which saw over a lakh aspirants take the test. CAT Convener, Prof. Rajendra K. Bandi of IIM Bangalore informed that 1.95 lakh students appeared for the test. He said, “While in 2015, 82 per cent of the applicants took the test, this year the number swelled to 83.6 per cent.”

“The test was conducted smoothly across centres in 138 cities in the country,” he added. 

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The paper leak came to the notice of test takers after screenshots of CAT questions were shared on social media around 45 minutes prior to the 2^nd slot of CAT 2016.

The CAT questions were supposedly posted on social media from an exam centre. The leaked questions were from the DILR section.

The incident raises questions on the safety measures put in place by the exam convening body, as to how did the screen shots of the questions find way to the social media when when carrying of mobile phones or any other electronic devices inside the exam hall was strictly prohibited.

Following are a few screenshots of the supposedly leaked CAT 2016 questions which had gone viral.