Hoping to have a
more diverse students profile in terms of academic background and genders, IIM
directors have called for a change in the Common Admission Test (CAT) format.
The directors of
IIM, Calcutta, Bangalore, Indore and Ranchi noted that there had been a larger
presence of engineering students in the institutions, and girls constituted
only 10 per cent of the students.
Holding the
admission process responsible for a huge intake of engineering students in
IIMs, IIM- Lucknow Director Devi Singh told Business Standard, “We feel we need
to change the way CAT is conducted. Despite efforts to get students from other
backgrounds, the number of engineering students has actually increased.”
The reason for high
entry of engineering students into the IIMs is because the CAT gives emphasis
on quantitative aptitude.
IIM directors also
expressed concern over the quantitative bias in the CAT.
Observing that in
other B-school girls account for 40% of student population, IIM-C Director
Shekhar Chaudhuri , said, “It has been found that on an average girls account
for only 10 per cent of the students studying in IIMs. He also said that the
discussions are on to bring about changes in CAT format so that there is a
diverse student pool. However, they are not sure when these changes will get
implemented.
Directors of
prestigious IIMs were speaking at a discussion programme on the occasion of the
golden jubilee celebration of IIM Calcutta (IIM-C) recently.
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