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ShareMumbai: Itching to know how your neighbour fared in CAT (Common Aptitude Test)? Sorry, it won't be out of the bag till December 7. Pet as much you like, the candidates just won't purr.
Intrigued? Well, that is what the Indian Institutes of Management have decreed. They want candidates for CAT to not divulge any information on the questions till the exam is over. The exam, which starts on Saturday, ends on December 7.
Candidates were in for a shock on Friday when they were issued the gag order. According to Prometric, which is conducting the test, candidates will sign an agreement to this effect during the exam. The agreement prohibits them from publishing, reproducing, transmitting or storing the contents of CAT in any form or by any means, verbal or written, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose.
"The IIMs are very serious. Students will be disqualified and may even find themselves in legal trouble if they disregard the gag order," said Arks Srinivasan, director, Triumphant Institute of Management Education, a training centre for CAT.
Candidates find the order a bit tough to digest. "How will they monitor verbal conversations between friends at home or over the phone?" asked Rahul Venkat, a candidate from Malad. "And does this mean the questions will be similar for all the 20 sessions?"
