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Online CAT exams kicks off all over India
The
Common Admission Test (CAT) which is being conducted through computers
for the first time, kicked off on Saturday. Over
2.4 lakh students registered for the entrance for admission into the
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New Delhi:
After its first attempt to hold the Common Admission Test for
admission into IIMs in computer -based format was marred by glitches
last year, American firm Prometric has dropped NIIT as the delivery
partner and chosen two new service providers for the job.
Prometric attributed the decision to
NIIT's inability to participate in the computer-based test this
time.
"Conflicting business priorities at this time may have compelled
them not to participate in CAT 2010. NIIT continues to partner with
Prometric in other computer-based examinations," Soumitra Roy, MD,
Prometric, India, told PTI to a question on why Prometric and NIIT
are not partnering for CAT 2010.
The IIMs had last year given the contract to Prometric to hold the
CAT through computers.
The American firm had announced to
conduct the test over ten days period at different centres with NIIT
as its delivery partner.
However, the exam was affected from the day one as students faced
myriad of technical problems, forcing the firm to reschedule the
exams for thousands of affected students.
Though it continued to retain the
contract for holding the test this year, Prometric dropped NIIT as
its delivery partner.
The firm today announced that it has selected MeritTrac Services Pvt.
Ltd and Everonn Education Ltd its delivery partners for the CAT
2010, which would be held in coming November.
"Both partners were selected after a thorough evaluation process
based on their responses to our request for proposal," the firm said
in a statement.
MeritTrac and Everonn bring with them
competency in testing logistics and manpower, thereby providing good
synergy with Prometric, it said.
"They will work closely with us for the preparation of testing
venues, as well as the administration of the CAT 2010.
In addition to tightening the
processes for site readiness and training, Prometric will also be
implementing a longer test site preparation period," the statement
added.
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