IITs and IISc to accept CAT scores

BANGALORE: This might be a welcome relief to a lot of CAT aspirants as IIMs, IITs and IISc announced that the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee, and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore will be using CAT 2011, as part of their student selection process for the MBA and M Mgt programmes beginning from the academic year 2012-13.Professor Janakiraman Moorthy, CAT 2011 Convener said, “This is a major initiative that brings two premier higher education systems together.We anticipate that this will result in closer tie-ups and collaborative research work that will provide both sets of institutions a competitive edge in the long run.” The Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET), previously used for admission by the IITs and IISc stands discontinued.According to Professor L S Ganesh, former HOD of Management Department, IIT Madras, the intersection of candidates who take both CAT and JMET in a single year is quite large.The decision to use CAT for admission into the IITs and IISc will minimise the test preparation and financial burden on candidates.CAT 2011 will be held over a 20-day window, from October 22 to November 18 across 36 cities.Online registration opened on August 17 and will be available until September 28.For more details on CAT 2011, including the list of non-IIM institutions registered to use CAT 2011 scores visit www.catiim.in