IIMS to review contract of US firm hints to Prometric

AHMEDABAD: The Indian Institute of Managements (IIMS) would review the contract of US firm hints Prometric, after large scale glitches in the first computer-based Common Admission Test (CAT) across the country. This year Common Admission Test to the IIMs today dangled the offer of a possible retest for candidates who had good performance was affected by technical glitches that despoil in India. IIMS service provider, US-based Prometric, did not explain on what basis it would determine which candidates were adversely affected by the glitches - attributed to malware by the IIMs and the firm. Indian first computer-based CAT where test for a number of students had to be rescheduled due to 'virus attack' on computers in the initial days of the test which started on November 28. The computers which would be analysed and then the incidents would be reviewed for IIMS. Today’s statement is the first occasion that the CAT organisers have officially indicated a willingness to broaden the ambit of candidates they are willing to test again. The software used for the test by Prometric allows it to measure the exact time taken by each candidate to answer a particular question, to complete a particular section of the test and to complete the entire test. The IIMs have also decided to give an extra opportunity to students who could not take the test due to genuine reasons even after extending the test window period by a day on December 8, Director Samir K Barua said. The IIMs said they would review the five-year contract of Prometric in the light of the glitches.