IIM CAT 2016 Registrations Record At 7-Year High: Enrollments for the Common Admission Test (CAT) to Indian Institutes of Management and other driving B-schools have hit a seven-year high, with 2,32,434 applications got for CAT 2016.
Instruction News As against 2,18,664 enrollments for the test a year ago, 2,32,434 applications were gotten for this present year by the Office of the Convenor of CAT 2016 as on September 27, 2016, the enlistment due date, Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru said in a discharge.
From the period CAT 2010 to CAT 2016, this is the most astounding number of candidates, said Professor Rajendra K Bandi, Convenor, CAT 2016, said. While regardless we have a larger part of male applicants (67%), the rate of female competitors has insignificantly expanded by 1% contrasted with a year ago, which is a decent sign, yet not adequate, he watched.
In any case, half of the around 14,000 extra applications this year had originated from ladies applicants, he said including it was 'a positive sign'.
The quantity of Persons with Disability candidates has expanded from 901 to 938. In this classification, the rate of male applicants is high (more than 80%), which is something to consider. Our social frameworks need to support female PWD understudies. Be that as it may, on the positive side, the rate of female PWD competitors has expanded from 14.76% to 17.48%. Little positive strides, however miles to go on this, Professor Bandi included.