Are you CATting tomorrow?

ON SUNDAY, around two lakh wannabe-CEOs will take the common admission text (CAT), which comes with a different pattern and longer duration this year. In fact, the numbers are despite renewed efforts by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to cut the growing and almost unmanageable number of candidates. A cut-off of 50% in graduation has been made mandatory for this year’s CAT aspirants. Over the years, this entrance exam has seen the numbers swell from a few thousands to over two lakh today. In 1998, around 65,000 candidates had appeared for CAT. This increased to 1 lakh in 2003, and around 1,60,000 students appeared for the exam last year.
source: economic times