CAT results to be declared today

CHENNAI: With the results of the Common Admission Test (CAT 2008) scheduled to be declared on Friday morning, a considerable number of B-School aspirants are
anxious as the 2008 edition of CAT has thrown up unexpected surprises.

"This was the first time we had to attempt 40 questions in the verbal ability and reading comprehension section, while in the previous editions we had to write only 25 questions in this section," pointed out Shruti Raman of Avadi.

Besides, the CAT 2008 question paper carried 360 marks for 90 questions, which was markedly different from the earlier versions where students had to answer only 75 questions carrying a total of 300 marks.

"The first thing I will do on Friday is to log on to the CAT website to know my score. I have also registered for receiving the results by e-mail, as a back-up option," Shruti said.

The results will be hosted on the website hhtp://results.catiim.in and candidates also have an option of getting the results by SMS. "To receive the results by SMS, the candidate must type in his/her CAT registration number and send it to 57333," an official notification said.

In addition to the IIMs, more than 50 B-Schools across the country admit students based on their CAT scores. Institutions in Tamil Nadu which admit students on the basis of the CAT scores include the Bharathidasan Institute of Management in Tiruchi, National Institute of Technology in Tiruchi, Amrita School of Business in Coimbatore and the Institute for Financial Management and Research in Chennai.