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Updated on: Wednesday, October 27, 2010

The Common Admission Test (CAT) for admission to prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) begins tomorrow when over two lakh candidates are expected to appear.

The test will be conducted online in about 78 centres across 33 cities in a staggered format beginning tomorrow and ending on November 24.

Convener CAT-2010 and IIM, Lucknow, professor Himanshu Rai expressed confidence that unlike last year â€“ when technical glitches had marred the tests -- the exam this year would be free of any such problems.

"We are absolutely confident of holding the tests smoothly this year," he said.

Himanshu Rai said though the schedule is of 29 days the test will be held on 20 days only and includes nine days break including those on festivals.

He said the test will be held in two sessions from 8 am and another from 3.30 pm.

The candidates will be required to report two hours in advance, he said.

A total of 204,267 candidates have registered for CAT 2010, with the highest number of registration in Maharashtra where 30,296 candidates have registered for the test.

The state is followed by Uttar Pradesh where 26,810 candidates have registered and Delhi comes next with 19,931, Rai said.

Forty different sets of question papers have been prepared. The results of CAT-2010 will be declared on January 12.

The CAT is being jointly organised by IIM-Lucknow and IIM Kolkata, Rai said.

Prometric, entrusted with the task of conducting the test in the online format, had released a 'practice test' paper earlier to familiarise the candidates with the online format.

Managing Director of Prometric India Soumitra Roy had earlier told reporters that they have ensured back-ups in case of any glitch.

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