CAT results: 9 notch up 100 percentile

Updated on: Thursday, January 12, 2012

The Indian Institute of Management declared the results for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2011 on Wednesday, in which nine aspirants have notched up a 100 percentile. Around 1.85 lakh candidates took the test over a 20-day period across 36 cities starting mid-October, 2011.

The toppers included Shashank Prabhu, a student of Faculty of Management Studies, who reappeared for CAT despite securing a seat in a premier B-school. Prabhu said, "I didn't manage to do so well last year, which shattered many expectations. I wanted to prove a point, which I could this year." But he is yet to make up his mind about which B-school he wants to get into, or if he is going to leave FMS midway.

On the fact that joining an IIM would mean he will lose out on a year, Prabhu said, "Whatever you do is never a waste. I have learnt many things in the last one year."

Shikhar Goyal from Sri Venkateswara College scored 97 percentile despite over 50% visual impairment. Goyal, who is from Hisar in Haryana and comes from a business family, said, "I applied myself to the preparations without worrying about the score." He was provided a scribe during the test. The study material provided by the teachers at his coaching centre helped him crack CAT, added Goyal.

The IIMs and several other B-schools, including the management studies departments in the National Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Technology, subscribe to CAT score. The IITs and FMS decided to accept CAT scores this year.

The convenor of CAT 2011, professor Janakiraman Moorthy of IIM Calcutta, said the IIMs will start calling candidates for the next stage of the admission process with immediate effect. "Some IIMs may come out with the list from this evening itself. Within a week, all the IIMs would have sent out mails to prospective candidates," he said. About the results, Moorthy said: "While nine aspirants scored 100 percentile, 1,800 candidates scored 99 percentile and above."Vinayak Gupta, a student of economics (H) with SRCC who scored 99.89 percentile, said: "The 15-minute trial was a great help, and the test was better organized."

This year, many of the new IIMs, including those in Tiruchirapalli, Udaipur and Raipur, have increased their intake from 70 to 120. This will improve the chances of making it to the prestigious institute.

Times of India

CAT results: 9 notch up 100 percentile

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