CAT likely to be on Computer

[sachinbhai]

Unless and until it is actually implemented we cannot say it ll be advantageous or will create some problems..., Instead since its suppose to come into action only in the year 2009 i guess we need not worry much abt it for the time being....

finish it off this season itself

[Parasuram NA]

Puys,
The main problem will be with the RC passages... with the navigation and also hw do u rate one passage in difficulty wrt to another ???
there will always be contention...

Also if the exams are gonna be held across a spread of say 2 months, then hw do we take up test series ?? guess most of the slots towards the end will b taken up so that ppl can understand the level of difficulty and then prepare accordingly... so still we get a problem of congestion at one end of the spectrum....
not to mention the issues of connectivity...

Cheers!!!!

[ab_2008]

As a personal opinion I am for the Online version of the CAT exam. The reasons are multifold:

1. The GRE and GMAT both are online exams and has been successfully been run world over. The CAT authorities (IIMs) can in fact improvise upon their existing systems and can bring out something ingenious relevant to the Indian scenario.

2. It will help cope with the growing number of applicants.

3. Redefining the exam based on the lines of GRE/GMAT will help attain global outreach as more foreign students might be interested for an Indian MBA.

4. Also, will help them track the number of times a person is appearing for the exam. Although it might offend someone , but it is not a good practise to allow someone to sit for 3/4/5 times in an exam which is an unfair opportunity to the undeserving. Reputed International Management institutes does take note of the number of times a person has taken GRE/GMAT along with his score for offering admission.

[shivit]

With CAT going out of bag in year 2009 into online world, I guess things we will be changing -

1. The famed analysis, cut-offs & answer keys of various institutes will no longer be there. Moreover, the discrepancies in Verbal Section made by biggies in mba coaching industry.

2. The long queue in front of any CAT center with people outside wondering if any "mela" or "railway recruitment exam" is going on inside.

3. The mba coaching institutes will be reinventing themselves. 2 sharp HB pencils will be obsolete.

4. The famous All India Mock Cats? I will surely miss them. Every sunday, we used to "enjoy" waking up from Midsummer Night's dream to write the 2.5 hours marathon.

In all, I think its a positive move to go online. But surely IIMs have to do a lot of homework. Otherwise, we all know the blunders in CAT 2006 done by them.

[varun.jindal]

However, there is no clarification on the official CAT website CAT IIM - 2007 wherein the IIMs have mentioned the following very carefully:

An article appeared in Business Standard dated February 4, 2008 which gives an impression that a decision has been taken that IIMs will introduce online CAT from CAT 2009. This is totally incorrect. In view of increasing number of candidates IIMs are considering various alternatives for modifying the process of conducting CAT, if necessary. Online testing is one of those alternatives. The proposals are at the preliminary stage of discussion.

I hope Times of India article on URL: CAT to be held online from November 2009: IIM-India-The Times of India is not an attempt by TOI to make its readers April Fools

[Whats in a name]

I think its pretty right on IIMs part to inculcate this online funda!!! Its obvious that at the end of the day...the autority wont love to find themselves into d pot-holes of frauds n mockery!!!
Now what I felt is there are several issues related to CAT goin online...
First n d foremost thing which I realize is the RC section...Its noway possible for an online module to pacehold for 500-600 word long passages and following ques!!! there are so many catches there...firstly one cant mark/underline on d comp. screen!!! secondly its not very convenient to navgate through d pages back n forth...probably they'd change it to sum relatively small passages....
n may b they'd introduce more grammar,reasonin/vocab questions instead...

and collectively I feel that navigating thru' d pages would b an issue...
otherwise things r goin 2 b smooth I feel

Regards
Soham

[frequency123]

it isnt a april fool joke , since yesterday's papers had the tender notices - applications for conducting the CAT exam for the IIMs.

[cubsat]

Originally Posted by Whats in a name

I think its pretty right on IIMs part to inculcate this online funda!!! Its obvious that at the end of the day...the autority wont love to find themselves into d pot-holes of frauds n mockery!!!
Now what I felt is there are several issues related to CAT goin online...
First n d foremost thing which I realize is the RC section...Its noway possible for an online module to pacehold for 500-600 word long passages and following ques!!! there are so many catches there...firstly one cant mark/underline on d comp. screen!!! secondly its not very convenient to navgate through d pages back n forth...probably they'd change it to sum relatively small passages....
n may b they'd introduce more grammar,reasonin/vocab questions instead...

and collectively I feel that navigating thru' d pages would b an issue...
otherwise things r goin 2 b smooth I feel

Regards
Soham

GMAT vs CAT(Online) .... some personal views
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1. In India the number of GMAT takers w.r.t. CAT takers is abysmally low. So there never arose a need to have more and more centers in India where people can take GMAT. Many states don't have one. But in case of CAT (as the CAT takers are very widespread), there will be a need for CAT Online centers in every state, that too having an average capacity of around 5000-6000 in smaller states(by population) and 14000-15000 in larger states. This is a huge task. It's quite impossible that so many centers can be created within a year. Even if they use the centers used by GMAT takers, the task is still difficult.

2. The online test can also be taken by International students.

3. Let's say it's possible i.e. CAT becomes Online CAT. Then
1. It'll have to be taken multiple times a year.
Reason is that once this system of online CAT is in place, this whole process of multiple exams will be a money spinner for the IIMs. Note that the fees of the colleges have been raised by a huge amount. Secondly, it'll be easier to manage the number of takers, if they are spread throughout the year. The fee for the exam will also increase.
2. It'll be an adaptive test with everyone getting a different collection of questions as picked from a question database.
This is because an exam 3-4 times a year with all different questions is next to impossible.
3. It will be score based and not percentile based.

4. Since the number of people with good scores will skyrocket (ek attempt to accha jayega hi), so the calls will not only depend on CAT score, but profile also. Work-experience guys have a little edge here.

5. All in all the whole end to end process will get more competitive and tough.

[Whats in a name]

how many of u feel that these changes(if ever get introduced) will com into effect this yr itself as its not only the IIMs but also othr instis considerin CAT scores...n thr r lot many issues to be resolved b4 goin online

Regards
Soham

[getintoiimb]

guys check this out
You may get to bell the CAT online this year

NDTV says we might have the CAT online this year itself..
my head is spinning guys
god save me..