Guys...now everyone has decided abt retake......so lets start discussing the stratergy for the retake exm.......

looking at the dec cat....i think the level of diffculty shuld not be changed ....i hvn't solved any previous year cat papers so i hve started solving those papers frm 99 because the mock cat papers of time and other institutes are no way near to the dec cat.......

wht u all guys say.....plz share......

Hi Puys,

If anyone gets confirmation (via SMS/Email/call) from CAT Candidate Service/Prometric on the new schedule, for those tests which were cancelled due to technical glitches, center problems, virus etc., please do post the information you have got. I suggest the below format:

1. Original Test date and slot:
2. Reason for the cancellation (if known):
3. New testing date and slot:
4. Time and date on which you received the new schedule:
5. Is there an option to choose the dates for the new schedule:
6. Your experience in rescheduling:

This will definitely help fellow puys.

MODs, please help to make this thread as informative as possible, so that all the 8000+ candidates(for whom test has been cancelled) will be benefited.
Please modify the content of this post if required, so that it can be made even clearer.

Thanking PG,
ats002

Sry..wrongly posted

Dear Mods,
Just like u guys made a spreadsheet for problems with cat(during cat period). can we make a sheet for problems with conduct of retest. as told in the homepage article we can include the below problems.
1. eligible for retest but not given a chance.
2. Not eligible but yet given a chance.
3. Making the retest optional to people for whom it should be compulsory and vice vorca.
4. Problems during actual retest conduct.(on 30/31)
5. Any other problems.

This will give us a stock of the current situation, as to how many are still affected. And also later on it is surely going to strengthen the case Harsa is fighting for.

I think you will take a serious consideration of the above.

Hey puys

I got email from prometric few days back that i have option to retake cat.

I want to appear for it again but there is no procedure mention in the email or website that how to inform them that i want to reappear.

thaough they have mentioned in the email that if u dont want reappear thn email and inform us.


kindly reply asap. how to inform or apply???????

even i had the same dilemma...even i wana give the retest...so called the candidate care...i asked theem if i need to give a telephonic / mail confirmation....the guy told me that no such confirmations are rqd...the default option is YES for the retst...they told me to wait for the details that will be dispatched to us on 23rd...so chill bro...start preparing .atb

Hey puys

I got email from prometric few days back that i have option to retake cat.

I want to appear for it again but there is no procedure mention in the email or website that how to inform them that i want to reappear.

thaough they have mentioned in the email that if u dont want reappear thn email and inform us.


kindly reply asap. how to inform or apply???????

The candidate care line is closed on Sundays. WTF?

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Hi All,

I have a big concern. I just went through the 7 criteria specified by IIMs. I think i fall under category 5. My test was disrupted for 2 hours due to some glitches. does that mean clock time exceeded 140 mins? I am yet to receive any notifications from Prometric? What to do now? Can anyone share the candidate care number or mail id?

u have decent attempts yaar....if u r sure that ur accuracy will be around 85 to 90% thn don't go for it again.....i have 42 attempts .....i m sure abt my QA and DI section but not sure abt VA .... i believe tht i can do better with no of attempts so i m going for retake option.....SO if u think u can perform better go for it else don't go for it as u already have gud no of attempts.......in the end u have to take decision........

But truely speakin ths type of situation shuld not be in front of us......if it is there thn it shuld be for all.........Ek side retest nhi di aur accha result nhi aya to baad me aisa feel hoga ki option tha phir bi nhi di......dusri side retest di aur result accha nahi aya thn aisa hoga ki faltu me de di......Because of this dilemma i screwed my last 2 days.....

Hello All,

Anybody not planning to take the re-test ? I am still in a dilemma. And like everybody else, I need to respond , if I choose to not take the re-test, latest by tomorrow evening.Candidates,planning to not exercise the re-test option, can you mention the number of attempts you had in the 1st phase ? This would help me in deciding my course of action.

My attempts :

QA - 15
VA - 20
DI - 16

Total - 51

Hello all,

I had my test on 1st Dec, and it went pretty well without any 'visible' technical glitches and I wasn't expecting a rescheduling-of-test mail. However I received one on 11th Jan '10. Called up candidate care, they clarified saying that my answers were not accepted by the system and so there's a retest. then again I receive a mail yesterday saying the retest is optional for me. If the reason given by candidate care(post 11th Jan mail) is true, I don't think the retest comes under the 'optional' category at all, does it???

I called the candidate care and told them and asked the reason for rescheduling the test in the first place. They have a different answer now, and assured its ok if I choose to skip.

Now am completely confused. Anyone in similar dilemma???

Hey!
the same thing has happened with me
my exam went fine minus the fact that i could not see the qn no. and timer
anyhow 10th jan i recieved an email as well as sms from prometric, saying i have been identified as an "ELIGIBLE" candidate to retake the exam.
i called them up the next day- they say because of the so called technical glitch my scores havnt been registered. and im on their mandatory retake list.
13th i recieve an eail again saying that they want to clarify the fact that i have the "CHOICE" of retaking and its not mandatory for me.
i called them again, they apologised for the inconvenience and told me i have a choice and they do have my score with them
and now i have 2 decide by tonight whether i want 2 retake it or not.
and i just cant take a call.
Coz im just NOT up for it. but i dont want 2 regret my decision also !
Help!

Pathiks Says

I'm confused. I got the mail too giving me an option for a retest but didn't get an SMS. I gave it on the 29th 1st slot and don't really remember how my performance was. I may have lost 5-6 minutes due to technical glitches (computer freezed while timer was running). But I'm not really in the mood to give the CAT again. Still thinking what to do.

I'm in an identical dilemma..
i m so not up for taking it again..

Ny latest updates.(Forum testing going on)

sir0cc0 Says

They did assure me that it was properly recorded, as for the reason they didn't have any answer.

yea the same thing happend to me...even tho i want a retest ...i called them just to knw the reason...however the help line guy told me...whatever reason taht i had entered in the form is the actual reason...one thing is for sure...we cant bank on the reasons given by these help line guys....sochle dost dena hai ki nahi retest...dont trust the prometric...result ke din ...prom will pass the buck of blame to you ...dont take the risk...

They did assure me that it was properly recorded, as for the reason they didn't have any answer.

Hello all,

I had my test on 1st Dec, and it went pretty well without any 'visible' technical glitches and I wasn't expecting a rescheduling-of-test mail. However I received one on 11th Jan '10. Called up candidate care, they clarified saying that my answers were not accepted by the system and so there's a retest. then again I receive a mail yesterday saying the retest is optional for me. If the reason given by candidate care(post 11th Jan mail) is true, I don't think the retest comes under the 'optional' category at all, does it???

I called the candidate care and told them and asked the reason for rescheduling the test in the first place. They have a different answer now, and assured its ok if I choose to skip.

Now am completely confused. Anyone in similar dilemma???

what was the reason they mentioned during d 2nd call..rather than asking them for the reason...call them and ask them if your scores of d first attempt are properly recorded or not ...if its fine then i guess it clears the confusion...

Hello all,

I had my test on 1st Dec, and it went pretty well without any 'visible' technical glitches and I wasn't expecting a rescheduling-of-test mail. However I received one on 11th Jan '10. Called up candidate care, they clarified saying that my answers were not accepted by the system and so there's a retest. then again I receive a mail yesterday saying the retest is optional for me. If the reason given by candidate care(post 11th Jan mail) is true, I don't think the retest comes under the 'optional' category at all, does it???

I called the candidate care and told them and asked the reason for rescheduling the test in the first place. They have a different answer now, and assured its ok if I choose to skip.

Now am completely confused. Anyone in similar dilemma???

muksap84 Says

Is the time to reply in case I am not interested to retake been extended?

yea its th opportune time to call/mail them ....do it before 17th jan...

Is the time to reply in case I am not interested to retake been extended?

I think if you choose to appear for the re-test then the score from the first phase will be forfeited and if you don't go on the test day then you might be registered as Did not appear.
Extract from email:
If you choose not to retake the CAT exam, the score from the first phase of testing will be retained. If you choose to retake the CAT exam, the score from the first phase of testing will be forfeited and you will receive the score from the retake.
If you choose NOT to retake the CAT exam, please email us at iim.retake@prometric.comiim.retake@prometric.com> to notify us of your decision. Notifications must be received by January 17.

So if the interpretation of the mail is correct then you should only choose to appear for retest if you actually will.

I had the same doubt, so I asked that guy twice. He said that if we don't appear for the retest, then the previous scores will still be retained.

some body please help me, i dont know what to do!!!!!!!!
my test was scheduled on 7 decmber,3.30 pm at lucknow but due to some tech...prblms test was cancelled in my lab.we even did not enterd in the lab.at 4.30 pm they told us that test of all candidate belonging to that lab was cancelled.i called candidate care on 11th of december n told them that i could not take my test..
now i have not received any mail or sms till date.when i call candidate care they r telling that they have received final list n MY NAME IS NO THERE.

when i asked them whether the problem is going to be resolved or not,they said that they can not commit anything...
I AM REALLY UPSET NOW DO'N KNOW WHAT TO DO
please if any one can help me please ...................

muksap84 Says

It's good to see some ppl are very confident that abt the level of retest and the certainty of glitch free test, but I am quite skeptical specially what was in our plate for the first time. Even just consider this retest selection process.. it's so error prone...they have probably went abt the job by conducting lottery...they have missed the self declared 10th deadline...what better can you expect from them..anything on earth is possible as far as IIMs are concerned. I am really disgusted

agreed that the selection process has been error prone...but the probabilty of the glitches happening during the retest are really minimal...sicne the sample set will be very small..and most of the gltiches reported during the first phase were due to the heavy load on the servers and poorly functioning PCs...but now ther reputation is at stake buddy...they must have done sufficient UATs before the 2nd phase...so y not appear for a retest ina glicthfree environment...the level will be similar...or so will the format...if thers a change in either of those then it will raise another issue...of the test nt being fair to the re-takers...atb

It's good to see some ppl are very confident that abt the level of retest and the certainty of glitch free test, but I am quite skeptical specially what was in our plate for the first time. Even just consider this retest selection process.. it's so error prone...they have probably went abt the job by conducting lottery...they have missed the self declared 10th deadline...what better can you expect from them..anything on earth is possible as far as IIMs are concerned. I am really disgusted

hi yaaron,

Many of u hav got email for retest but are u also provided with the date and centre details.
Or
It is supposed to get by 23 jan.

hve just got the intimation of the retest...the details will be mailed on 23rd jan...

hi yaaron,

Many of u hav got email for retest but are u also provided with the date and centre details.
Or
It is supposed to get by 23 jan.

my frnd gave a call yesterday...Prom told to wait for 48 hours more!!!
so keep your fingers crossed...theres still a chance..

U must call candidate care today as the list hav finalised in the early morning.

fingers crossed, u say?
i've got my fingers permanently locked in an obscene position
btw, i haven't been preparing anything..............just stressed out i guess..........i had 39 attempts with a real good accuracy..................do ppl think i shud go for the retest if i get the optional one??

if i had been at your place...i wud have partied on getting the retest mail

I think if you choose to appear for the re-test then the score from the first phase will be forfeited and if you don't go on the test day then you might be registered as Did not appear.
Extract from email:
If you choose not to retake the CAT exam, the score from the first phase of testing will be retained. If you choose to retake the CAT exam, the score from the first phase of testing will be forfeited and you will receive the score from the retake.

If you choose NOT to retake the CAT exam, please email us at iim.retake@prometric.comiim.retake@prometric.com> to notify us of your decision. Notifications must be received by January 17.

So if the interpretation of the mail is correct then you should only choose to appear for retest if you actually will.

what should be the content? are we supposed to give the test registration number? since I have 2 one of them was cancelled. When my test was scheduled on 5th Dec(after 2 failed attempts earlier)... i reached my center and to my horror found that it had been scheduled for the canceled number(yes... it was canceled but still they have it in their database and they do the searches based on Email IDs i guess).... they made some changes and finally was allowed to take the test at 11:30 sorts... now the retest eligibility mail does not mention which SR number.

I talked to a CC rep. He told me that for those who have an option to retest, if they don't appear on the test on that very day, the previous scores will be retained.

So I am planning to select the retest option and then not attend if the center is not in my city. Also the date has been extended to 17th for taking a decision.

I think if you choose to appear for the re-test then the score from the first phase will be forfeited and if you don't go on the test day then you might be registered as Did not appear.
Extract from email:
If you choose not to retake the CAT exam, the score from the first phase of testing will be retained. If you choose to retake the CAT exam, the score from the first phase of testing will be forfeited and you will receive the score from the retake.

If you choose NOT to retake the CAT exam, please email us at iim.retake@prometric.comiim.retake@prometric.com> to notify us of your decision. Notifications must be received by January 17.

So if the interpretation of the mail is correct then you should only choose to appear for retest if you actually will.

I had my test on 30 nov, mornin slot, at CMR Institute of Management and Technology;the site code was IILN6..Due to server breakdown most of the ppl in the room got more than 140 min....:shock:..I havent got any mail for retest..
Has anyone in the same site got a retest date??....Plz reply

yaaron dildaaaron bata do yaar what is the actual deadline of receiving that sinister e-mail....

i fall in the 135+ or 140+ category (dont know exactly)

but no communication 4m their side...i mailed them...72 hrs no reply...
i dont want a mail on 29th askin me to appear on 30th....


sob sob.......kyun aesa kar rahe ho cat walon......ktooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnn kyonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

I talked to a CC rep. He told me that for those who have an option to retest, if they don't appear on the test on that very day, the previous scores will be retained.

So I am planning to select the retest option and then not attend if the center is not in my city. Also the date has been extended to 17th for taking a decision.

guys i called to cat candidate care service.....the representative told me that we don't have any control over test date n slot and also the testing centre will not be the same this time.....it may change.....
They just registered my preference for location but not assured me for the same .......

my frnd gave a call yesterday...Prom told to wait for 48 hours more!!!
so keep your fingers crossed...theres still a chance..

they keep sayin to wait for 48 hrs. its already 15th. Hopefully they should not mail us on 29th sayin u have retest tom.

fingers crossed, u say?
i've got my fingers permanently locked in an obscene position
btw, i haven't been preparing anything..............just stressed out i guess..........i had 39 attempts with a real good accuracy..................do ppl think i shud go for the retest if i get the optional one??

abhishek_titas Says

well, i had taken the test on the very first day, and had encountered three reboots. i haven't got any mail from prometric yet. !@#$!!!!!!

my frnd gave a call yesterday...Prom told to wait for 48 hours more!!!
so keep your fingers crossed...theres still a chance..

errr.. as far as i know, it means the first attempt score will be forfeited even if he doesn't retake the test.

or do u mean he read the message wrongly and has typed the wrong one on PG?

nt sure whether he has posted a wrong sms or nt...but what i got is exactly identical to that mentioned int he mail....if retake then forfeit...if NO retake then retain...
it might happen that some guys might have got the wrong sms...whcih Prom later rectified ...bt i m amongst the lucky 1s to get the correct version...

RM86 Says

read the sms properly dude...its you who made a mistake while reading the sms.. ...its clearly mentioned when the score will be forfeited and when will it be retained...anyways atb

errr.. as far as i know, it means the first attempt score will be forfeited even if he doesn't retake the test.

or do u mean he read the message wrongly and has typed the wrong one on PG?

Seems prometric is giving out retests to whoever has complained...
I gave CAT on 5th Dec morning slot.
I just felt that probably one of the DI set diagram and a question in Quants wasn't clear. So I raised a complaint like this...

Subject: I was not satisfied with the experience on the exam day
CAT Registration Number: SR*******
Questions or Comments:
Some Charts/Graphs were not clear in DI section and one question was wrong
in DI.
Also one diagram in Quants section was not clear. I gave my exam on 5th
Morning slot.




And I have got a sms stating that I have an option to take the retest.
I didn't have any restarts or technical glitches of any kind. It went quite smooth.


I can't understand their logic of giving a retest based on complaints on wrong/unclear questions. If it is so, it is applicable for the entire set of people who have appeared in that same slot.


Anyways...will wait for SNAP and XAT results and play my cards accordingly...


@mods...
Requesting u to add a poll having slot wise options for whoever has got an option for retest. It can give a clear picture of how many people have got the option of retest over different slots/days.


Like...
Day1-Morn slot...
Day1-Evening slot...
and so on..........