CAT scores are correct: Prometric

AHMEDABAD: The only tool in the hands of some of the candidates of Common Admission Test (CAT) 2009, in the form of the RTI Act, has also become ineffective. The candidates who wanted to know the break up of their raw scores and were asked to knock the Prometric’s door by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) are now disappointed.

The reply they have received from Prometric says, “We have carefully reviewed your responses, rechecked your scores and have found them to be absolutely correct. You will be happy to note that they are exactly the same as reported to you on www.catiim.in. To safeguard certain information which is proprietary to Prometric and IIM and to ensure the integrity and security of CAT, it will not be possible for us to disclose the additional information that you are requesting for.”

A letter from CAT Candidate Care Support, Prometric Testing Private Limited, says, “You will understand that the purpose of the test is to assess a candidate’s aptitude and skill in a domain. Public disclosure of the questions, its contents, answer keys and specific scoring procedures for each candidate compromise validity and subsequent use of the questions.”

“I had asked a set of questions that have been unanswered till now. I have spoken to the concerned authorities at IIM-A and then approached Prometric, like I was asked. After close to eight days of waiting, I still stand at the same point from where I had started,” said one of the candidates who has received this reply. The other CAT 2009 candidates who had written to Prometric have received the same letter in answer.

Source: business Standard