Yogita Rao
NEW DELHI: The IIMs have, for probably the first time, said mobile phone jammers will be deployed at select exam centres for Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024 as a security measure. CAT 2024 is scheduled for Nov 24 and will be held in three sessions.
The decision to use jammers could have been prompted by exam malpractices during other national-level competitive exams in the country, said Hemang Panchmatia, programme director of a leading coaching institute.
Around 3.29 lakh candidates registered for CAT 2024, marginally higher than last year’s 3.28 lakh. The 2023 registrations had jumped 30% in a year — crossing the 3-lakh mark for the first time — but only 2.88 lakh appeared for the test.
IIM-Calcutta is CAT 2024’s organising institute.
Manoj Tiwari, director of IIM Mumbai, said Indian economy is growing at a healthy pace despite challenging geopolitical situations. “Buoyant manufacturing, improved logistics performance indices and resilient service sector activities are pushing to have more employment, especially trained ones to manage massive operations growth in several sectors. Keeping this stable trend of a booming economy, one can easily predict more CAT aspirants in the coming years,” he said.