The much-hyped online examination system and debut attempt of Common Admission Test to convert traditional examination system into online have come under doubt as the a large number of CAT aspirant affected as the computer system crashed at several examination centre.
Candidates of at least six cities including Kolkata, Bhopal, Pune, Banglore and Mumbai have been reportedly affected due to the crash in the system. Though the number of the affected candidates has yet to be announced but it seems that the premier B-schools have not learnt any lesson from the recent crash of IGNOU’s online examination for engineering.
Over 2.5 lakh students were appeared for the CAT examination to get entry in the top B-schools including IIMs and several other B-schools. It was the first time the CAT was conducted online throughout the country at 115 centres and 32 cities.