The Common Admission Test (CAT 2011) has yet again given the IIMs a cause for concern. Despite a successful run last year where it managed to retain its prestige and credibility, almost 60 B-schools, intriguingly, have chosen to not register for CAT 2011. The IIMs are now keen to assess why these institutes have decided not to register for the CAT.
This year, 145 business schools (excluding 13 IIMs) will consider CAT 2011 score for admitting students. Though the total number is not very different from last year, what has turned out to be a cause of concern for the organisers of this test is that 58 institutes, which were registered with CAT 2010, have dropped out. The CAT organisers want to know the reason for their discontinuation.
Of these B-schools that have dropped out from the list are Fostima Business School (New Delhi), Institute of Management and Development (Delhi), J.K. Padampat Singhania Institute of Management and Technology (Gurgaon).
Speaking about this trend, Jankiraman Moorthy, CAT 2011 convenor and faculty member of IIM-Calcutta, says, “Institutes leaving or joining CAT is nothing unusual. Though our core group of institutes is still with us, we have noticed that a large number from last year's list is missing. This is a cause of concern.”
However, CAT organisers are dismissing CAT 2009 glitches as the reason for their disassociation.
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