Date:09/01/2008 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/01/09/stories/2008010951991001.htm

Back CAT results declared

New Delhi, Jan. 8

Close to one per cent of the 2.3 lakh aspiring business managers have cleared the Common Admission Test. The result for the examination conducted on November 18 last year, was declared on Tuesday. About 5,000 management aspirants will be able to get admission to the seven IIMs, including IIM Shillong, which will start functioning from the coming academic session. About a 100-odd management schools across the country also use the CAT scorecard for their student intake. The total number of seats for the six IIMs stands at 1,400. "Out of the vast number of initial aspirants, only 2.5 per cent or around 5,000 will get short listed for group discussion and personal interviews. According to early indications, only close to one per cent of the 2.3 lakh candidates who appeared for CAT have been short-listed by the IIMs for the next round of personality assessment," Mr Deekshant Sahrawat of MBA guru, Roots Education said. The number of students with prior work experience has also gone up significantly. The IIMs will prepare a list of students on the basis of their performance who will be invited for group discussion and personal interviews. According to an IIM-L official, last year an estimated 1.2 per cent of the applicants had cleared the CAT. The number of aspirants this year has gone up by almost 20 per cent. - Our Bureau