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Saturday, December 19, 2009

BAD MBA CAT

The decision of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for cat mba to continue with computerised CAT mba 2009 and to give just 8,000 candidates another shot at the exam in late January 2010 has not gone down well.

Candidates who remain to be tested and those found to have been genuinely affected by various glitches during the first testing period will be asked to appear for the test. The IIM are setting up the criteria to identify candidates eligible for the retest of CAT. The candidates will be informed by Prometric by e-mail.

CAT Selection Process 2010

CAT Result and Short-listing

iim CAT mba 2009 result will be announced from Friday, 22 January 2010 onwards on the CAT website. Simultaneously, mba CAT website will also list the names of the candidates short-listed for interviews by IIMs for PGP. Each IIM will send interview letters to the candidates it has short-listed. The criteria for short-listing varies from IIM to IIM. Please visit the admission hotlinks of the respective websites of mba for further information.


Eligibility Verification

If a candidate is short-listed for interviews by any IIM for mba , he has to comply with the following eligibility verification:

Mark sheets

A candidate must show original mark sheets and submit photocopies to prove his/her eligibility at the time of interview.

Reservation Category Requirements

If short-listed for interview, SC, ST, NC-OBC, and DA candidates must show the original caste/class/disability certificate and submit a photocopy at the time of interview.

Candidates in the Final Year of Graduation

If short-listed for interview, candidates appearing for the final bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification examination must show an original certificate from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar/ Director of the university/institution certifying that the candidate has obtained 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of the candidates belonging to SC, ST, and DA category) based on latest available grades/marks. He/she must submit a photocopy of the original certificate at the time of interview. For the PGP of IIMs, such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2010 from the Principal/Registrar of their college/institute (issued on or before June 30, 2010) stating that they have completed all the requirements (the results may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor's degree/ equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate.

IIM mba would not allow any candidate to join their programme in case the candidate is unable to complete all the requirements for a bachelor degree on or before June 30, 2010.

The IIM would also not offer admission to any candidate after June 30, 2010.