New Delhi, Dec 05: IIMs have decided to extend the 10-day Common Admission Test (CAT) 2009 by one more day. CAT 2009 was scheduled to run for 10 days from November 28 to December 7 but with over 8,000 students unable to appear for the exam on scheduled days owing to virus attacks forcing cancellations of CAT at several centres, it has been decided to extend the CAT until December 8.
On December 8, CAT 2009 will be held over one morning session in 20 cities, namely Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Pune and Varanasi.
“We understand and regret the additional stress and inconvenience caused to candidates who have not been able to test on their scheduled day due to technical difficulties,” said Ramesh Nava, vice-president & general manager, Asia Pacific, Japan & Africa, Prometric. “We are working with the IIMs to add an additional session on Day 11 to accommodate them within the city they were originally scheduled.”
In response to feedback from candidates, Prometric has extended the hours for the CAT Candidate Care (1800 103 9293), added more telephone lines and Candidate Care agents to accommodate the high volume of calls. Effective December 3, the Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) and phone support will be available everyday from 8 am-8 pm throughout the testing period.
–Agencies