The CAT committee and Prometric — which conducts the admission test for Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other leading B-Schools — have outlined a seven-point guideline to determine which candidates would be eligible to appear in the second phase of CAT 2009 to be held on January 30 and 31. The committee felt that “equity and fairness” required it to give some candidates a second chance as they were at the receiving end of the goof-ups during the first phase of CAT 2009 held from November 28 to December 8 last year. Those not meeting the seven conditions laid down laid down by the committee will not be allowed to take the test again even if they lodged compla
ints with Prometric, emergency helplines or websites of IIMs. The first category are candidates who could not take the test because the exam lab shut down after the faux pas. However, those who did not turn up for the examination voluntarily will not be included. The second lot of students who will get a second chance are those whose who could not appear for the test because they were given notices about their rescheduled dates less than 48 hours before the test. Also getting a second go at the test will be candidates whose test dates were rescheduled but the centres were fixed in other cities. The next category of candidates are those who pressed the end/quit button within the first 120 minutes during the first three days of the test but have not yet been given rescheduled dates. In case a candidate in this category chooses not to take the second test, then his or her first test results will be retained. Candidates who had completed the test in more than 140 minutes of clock time due to computer disruptions will also be allowed to appear in phase two of the test. However, if a candidate in this category chooses not to appear for the second rescheduled test, then his or her score from the first test will be considered null and void.
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ints with Prometric, emergency helplines or websites of IIMs. The first category are candidates who could not take the test because the exam lab shut down after the faux pas. However, those who did not turn up for the examination voluntarily will not be included. The second lot of students who will get a second chance are those whose who could not appear for the test because they were given notices about their rescheduled dates less than 48 hours before the test. Also getting a second go at the test will be candidates whose test dates were rescheduled but the centres were fixed in other cities. The next category of candidates are those who pressed the end/quit button within the first 120 minutes during the first three days of the test but have not yet been given rescheduled dates. In case a candidate in this category chooses not to take the second test, then his or her first test results will be retained. Candidates who had completed the test in more than 140 minutes of clock time due to computer disruptions will also be allowed to appear in phase two of the test. However, if a candidate in this category chooses not to appear for the second rescheduled test, then his or her score from the first test will be considered null and void.For Further: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/7-point-shortlist-for-CAT-phase-II/articleshow/5418598.cms
