Middle East and Sri Lanka are approaching IIM’s and want them to take CAT on their behalf
Every year lakh of students pursue CAT, and the number is ever increasing ever year with the increasing demand for professionals of high caliber. Well now the IIM’s are thinking to take CAT global. Even the CAT committee the body responsible for conducting the test is planning to make it available throughout the year. B-schools from Middle East and Sri Lanka are approaching IIM’s and want them to take CAT from on their behalf. Such kind of offshore CAT means enhancement of best practices. Taking entrance exams of lakh of students are not an easy task, every year Prometric conducts CAT and has successful since years. Conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in association with Prometric and partners Everonn and MeritTrac, CAT was made computer-based for the first time in 2009. However, the test was marred by technical glitches, resulting in thousands of candidates being unable to take the test in its controversial first edition last year. With the enchanting success of CAT every year the committee is planning to make CAT available throughout the year. Although CAT is a computer-based test and not a computer adaptive test like GMAT, which can be conducted throughout the year. But plans are being made so that CAT is possible throughout the year