CAT out of bag: Candidates skip re-test

<p style="text-align: justify;">Though he stands to lose many marks, Harish Chavan, 24, is firm on his decision to skip the second phase of the Common Admission Test (CAT), which is to be held on Saturday and Sunday.<br /><br /><br />&ldquo;During my first attempt in 2009, I had faced many technical glitches,&rdquo; said Chavan. &ldquo;I could not view several questions in the quant <img style="border: 3px solid black; margin: 3px 4px; float: left;" src="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/1264826632phpkULF00.jpeg" alt="" width="150" height="110">section. With several important institutes conducting their own tests or accepting XAT scores [the admission test of the Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur], I chose not to go through the stress of attempting it all over again.&rdquo;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Chavan is now preparing for the admission test of the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Like Chavan, several other candidates have decided not appear for the CAT again. Abhijeet Chhoga, 23, a resident of Bandra, said: &ldquo;I was one of the candidates who had an option to not appear for the test. Also, I did not see any point in attempting the CAT again as I have scored well in my XAT exam.&rdquo;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />After the technical glitches that had marred the first phase of the CAT, which had employed an online format for the first time, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) had made two lists of candidates for the re-test. &ldquo;The first list had students who were unable to attempt the exam or those whose data was not registered,&rdquo; said Parag Chitale, director, Chitale&rsquo;s Personalised Learning Centre (CPLC), a centre to train management students. &ldquo;It was mandatory for them to appear for the exam. The second one gave students the option to skip the exam if they wished.&rdquo;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />According to Chitale, the optional list included those students who had experienced disruptions in the online version.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Arks Srinivas, director of TIME, a management training centre, said most of the candidates in the second list were not bothered about reappearing for the test as they expect institutes to give less weightage to the CAT scores this year. &ldquo;Several of them are now relying on the state CET, XAT, and other entrance tests,&rdquo; Srinivas said. &ldquo;With institutes such as Great Lakes, Chennai, and Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad, conducting their own exams, students are concentrating on these exams and preparing for group discussions and interviews.&rdquo;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br />The second phase of the CAT will be attempted by around 2,000 students in Mumbai and 10,000 across the country. The test will again be conducted in two slots at noon and 3:30pm, respectively.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Source: http://www.dnaindia.com</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Date: 30th Jan., 2010</strong></p> <hr /> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>For further details about related courses and colleges please click below:</strong></span></p> <p><a href="https://management.shiksha.com">Related courses and colleges</a></p>