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	<title>Comments on: The CATastrophy Saga &#8211; When The Online CAT Failed To Purr!</title>
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		<title>By: surabhi</title>
		<link>http://www.watblog.com/2009/11/30/the-catastrophy-saga-when-the-online-cat-failed-to-purr/comment-page-1/#comment-32535</link>
		<dc:creator>surabhi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rightly said Yash: IIMs make myself feel proud at myself being called a BITSian. :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rightly said Yash: IIMs make myself feel proud at myself being called a BITSian. <img src='http://www.watblog.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: BR Natarajan</title>
		<link>http://www.watblog.com/2009/11/30/the-catastrophy-saga-when-the-online-cat-failed-to-purr/comment-page-1/#comment-31840</link>
		<dc:creator>BR Natarajan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Whenever you see colour think of Jenson &amp; Nicholson was a catch line for a paint major advt. Whenever you see online Exam, think of BITSAT of BITS Pilani is the catch line of the hour. Birla Institute of Technology and Science popularly known as BITS Pilani is a Leader in education who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. Its time for media to wakeup and write about the success of BITSAT online exam than writing about why CAT online derailed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whenever you see colour think of Jenson &amp; Nicholson was a catch line for a paint major advt. Whenever you see online Exam, think of BITSAT of BITS Pilani is the catch line of the hour. Birla Institute of Technology and Science popularly known as BITS Pilani is a Leader in education who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. Its time for media to wakeup and write about the success of BITSAT online exam than writing about why CAT online derailed.</p>
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		<title>By: cary</title>
		<link>http://www.watblog.com/2009/11/30/the-catastrophy-saga-when-the-online-cat-failed-to-purr/comment-page-1/#comment-31785</link>
		<dc:creator>cary</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>While the move to go online might seem obvious and prophetic even, there are mass inefficiencies with such a process and these should be dealt with before any plans for grandeur.

&quot;geographical reach..&quot; - Can you ensure equality in terms of bandwidth and network connectivity PAN India, let alone system compatibility., etc? If nothing else, this is a disadvantage to rural students who take up the exams in remote areas.

&quot;reduces human error..&quot; - Where multiple sets are involved, the system is inherently flawed. it is IMPOSSIBLE to ensure consistency in the level of difficulty of all question paper sets without compromise.

- all this management gyaan, and they could not even get themselves a decent vendor. The kind of statements being issued by Ramesh Nava, or whoever at Prometric, eschews gross negligence. Lucky for them they will get away, unlike any Indian company.

There is more to follow..

i work in the Evaluation Team @ eLitmus and we shifted to pen and paper a couple of years back. Thanks to IIM&#039;s for helping us substantiate our argument with a case study. Like with evaluation, CAT will follow us with a lag!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While the move to go online might seem obvious and prophetic even, there are mass inefficiencies with such a process and these should be dealt with before any plans for grandeur.</p>
<p>&#8220;geographical reach..&#8221; &#8211; Can you ensure equality in terms of bandwidth and network connectivity PAN India, let alone system compatibility., etc? If nothing else, this is a disadvantage to rural students who take up the exams in remote areas.</p>
<p>&#8220;reduces human error..&#8221; &#8211; Where multiple sets are involved, the system is inherently flawed. it is IMPOSSIBLE to ensure consistency in the level of difficulty of all question paper sets without compromise.</p>
<p>- all this management gyaan, and they could not even get themselves a decent vendor. The kind of statements being issued by Ramesh Nava, or whoever at Prometric, eschews gross negligence. Lucky for them they will get away, unlike any Indian company.</p>
<p>There is more to follow..</p>
<p>i work in the Evaluation Team @ eLitmus and we shifted to pen and paper a couple of years back. Thanks to IIM&#8217;s for helping us substantiate our argument with a case study. Like with evaluation, CAT will follow us with a lag!</p>
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		<title>By: cary</title>
		<link>http://www.watblog.com/2009/11/30/the-catastrophy-saga-when-the-online-cat-failed-to-purr/comment-page-1/#comment-31784</link>
		<dc:creator>cary</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>While the move to go online might seem obvious and prophetic even, there are mass inefficiencies with such a process and these should be dealt with before any plans for grandeur.

&quot;geographical reach..&quot; - Can you ensure equality in terms of bandwidth and network connectivity PAN India, let alone system compatibility., etc? If nothing else, this is a disadvantage to rural students who take up the exams in remote areas.

&quot;reduces human error..&quot; - Where multiple sets are involved, the system is inherently flawed. it is IMPOSSIBLE to ensure consistency in the level of difficulty of all question paper sets without compromise.

- all this management gyaan, and they could not even find themselves a decent vendor. The kind of statements being issued by Ramesh Nava, or whoever at Prometric, eschews gross negligence. Lucky for them they will get away, unlike any Indian company.

There is more to follow..

i work in the Evaluation Team @ eLitmus and we shifted to pen and paper a couple of years back. Thanks to IIM&#039;s for helping us substantiate our argument with a case study. Like with evaluation, CAT will follow us with a lag!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While the move to go online might seem obvious and prophetic even, there are mass inefficiencies with such a process and these should be dealt with before any plans for grandeur.</p>
<p>&#8220;geographical reach..&#8221; &#8211; Can you ensure equality in terms of bandwidth and network connectivity PAN India, let alone system compatibility., etc? If nothing else, this is a disadvantage to rural students who take up the exams in remote areas.</p>
<p>&#8220;reduces human error..&#8221; &#8211; Where multiple sets are involved, the system is inherently flawed. it is IMPOSSIBLE to ensure consistency in the level of difficulty of all question paper sets without compromise.</p>
<p>- all this management gyaan, and they could not even find themselves a decent vendor. The kind of statements being issued by Ramesh Nava, or whoever at Prometric, eschews gross negligence. Lucky for them they will get away, unlike any Indian company.</p>
<p>There is more to follow..</p>
<p>i work in the Evaluation Team @ eLitmus and we shifted to pen and paper a couple of years back. Thanks to IIM&#8217;s for helping us substantiate our argument with a case study. Like with evaluation, CAT will follow us with a lag!</p>
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		<title>By: Yash Gandhi</title>
		<link>http://www.watblog.com/2009/11/30/the-catastrophy-saga-when-the-online-cat-failed-to-purr/comment-page-1/#comment-31773</link>
		<dc:creator>Yash Gandhi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why can&#039;t the IIMs seek technical assistance from BITS-Pilani. India&#039;s premier technology institute has been super successful in pioneering online tests and without any major glitches. BITS catered 123,000 applicants this year, at 19 centres across the country, for a period of 1 month. The inability of premier institutes of the caliber of IIMs make myself feel proud at myself being called a BITSian. HAIL BITS!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why can&#8217;t the IIMs seek technical assistance from BITS-Pilani. India&#8217;s premier technology institute has been super successful in pioneering online tests and without any major glitches. BITS catered 123,000 applicants this year, at 19 centres across the country, for a period of 1 month. The inability of premier institutes of the caliber of IIMs make myself feel proud at myself being called a BITSian. HAIL BITS!</p>
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		<title>By: Ramesh</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ramesh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>BITSAT, the online test of BITS, Pilani is a success story of online tests in India. This year 120,000 students took the test and not a singlr student went back without taking the test!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BITSAT, the online test of BITS, Pilani is a success story of online tests in India. This year 120,000 students took the test and not a singlr student went back without taking the test!</p>
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