Ahmedabad: Convener of Common Admission
Test (CAT) on Saturday said that there are no wide spread server
crash for their first ever online test but just delays.
"There are no wide spread server crash. What is
happening is there are delays due to many process that we
require to fulfill," Professor Satish Deodhar convener of this
year's CAT said.
"This is the first day of the first on-line test. Such
an attempt to take an on-line test of 2.41 lakh students in
the span of 10 days is being carried out for the first time in
the world," Deodhar said.
"We must understand that there are bound to be some
problems on the first day of such an huge exercise but the
exams is going on and it will go on for the next ten days," he
said.
More than 2.41 lakh students are appearing for the
test across the country for admission in different IIMs and
other management institutes.
"There were delay in processing of candidates finger
prints and photographs which are required. There is also delay
as our test file are taking long to get download due to strict
data security provision given to them. Students are also not
familiar with the system," Deodhar said.
"But we hope that from tomorrow it will become more
smooth," Deodhar further added.
"We are rescheduling exams for some who faced
problems. Every candidate will be able to give the exams,"
Deodhar said.
Prometric, the American firm to whom the IIMs have
given the contract of conducting the on-line test is also
working to solve the problem, he said.
"We are in constant touch with them and are working
with them to resolve the problems," Deodhar said.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, November 28, 2009, 18:01