This year, Prometric is leaving no stone unturned in interfacing with the media, ostensibly in order to create goodwill among CAT 2010 takers. Last week, Prometric provided a sneak preview into the CAT 2010 testing interface to the media in New Delhi and Mumbai. Some excerpts from the Mumbai press conference with their Managing Director […]

Unlike the Common Admissions Test (CAT) which went fully computer-based in 2009 and floundered, the other Management Aptitude Test (MAT) with a 2.5 lakh strong test-taking population (though spread over four tests in a year) decided to go digital more gradually. Held four times every year, the MAT is delivered in both the paper-based and […]

So the notification for Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University MBA admissions is out, marking December 5, 2010 as the date for the FMS Entrance Test. What do you need to do in order to apply and how should you prepare for the exam? Here is a ready reckoner. How do I know if […]

I. ONLINE FAMILIARITY: Online exams are a thing of the recent past and CAT aspirants need to ease up to giving exams on the computer. In usual practise, most people go online for emails, social networking or simply surfing, all of which stretch for short periods of time. To be sitting for a couple of […]

CATIIM.IN has been hacked. It is currently hosting malware files as listed by multiple antivirus software and also google’s safe browsing diagnostic pages. Don’t visit the site until the infection/hack clears up. If you visit the site without any antivirus or malware detecting software on your machine, there is a high chance you will end […]

Mumbai AXIS Bank, Turner Road branch For CAT aspirants, queueing up outside Axis Bank’s Turner Road branch, it was a dripping affair. With only part of the bank’s foyer flaunting a roof, most students waited in the rain, though a handful were couched under umbrellas. By 9.00 am (the scheduled time for the voucher sale), […]

The most awaited CAT 2010 registration has finally begun. Not wanting to be a mere spectator to everybody’s comments, I decided to try my hand at the process myself. More so this year, because I wanted to experience the preparedness of Prometric and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for this year’s test. After procuring my […]

This looks like the beginnings of one-upmanship contest in computer-based exam awesomeness. While the CAT grapples with getting the basics write, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies’ (NMIMS) entrance exam NMAT is offering a choice of three attempts to aspiring candidates. The best score of the three attempts will be considered. Besides giving the candidates […]

Last week, we had an opportunity to have a quick phone conversation with Prometric’s Vice President (Solution Services) David A Meissner during his visit to New Delhi about scoring, testing environments and results. Following is an edited excerpt: Why is it not possible for a candidate to get his raw score from Prometric? There are […]

(Photo credit: Kristian Bjornard) A lot of expectations rest on a smooth conduct of this year’s Common Admission Test (CAT), after it suffered a major credibility-hit in 2009. The major change in CAT 2010 over CAT 2009 is that of the duration of the test — from 10 days to 20 days and only in […]