TCS wins bid for CUSAT’s online CAT

IT services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has bagged the contract for the first online common admission test (CAT) for admission to the various programmes offered by the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) in the academic year 2015-16.

A Syndicate meet held on Saturday ratified the proposal. TCS will be responsible for the development of software and the conduct of the nationwide test.

K.K. Saju, Director of the International Relations and Academic Admissions (IRAA) wing, said that the online test will be held as per the guidelines for computer-based test prescribed by the regulating agencies including the All India Council for Technical Education. He said that TCS made the lowest bid among the qualified bidders. The varsity authorities hope that the shift from ‘pen and paper’ format will ensure transparency and eliminate errors in the conduct of the test for admission to the B.Tech and other courses. Every year, thousands of students appear for CAT at centres across the State and outside.

Complaints

The authorities had a tough time last year after students at several centres complained about the poor printing quality of question papers. The CAT results had got delayed following the confusion over the distribution of marks for questions that were not legible in the test for B.Tech exams.
image


Posted

in

by

Tags: