There are several stakeholders in the CAT 2009 entrance tests that seem to be dogged (pun unintended) by controversy. Now that the tests are over for the students, it's the IIMs who are being tested by all and sundry: the Government, rival testing companies and God knows who else!
One tends to forget that there are actually only four stakeholders who really matter:
- The students.
- Their families.
- The institutes (including the IIMs) who will admit these students.
- And corporates will eventually recruit these students.
Of these, the first and the last are the most important - the IIMs are, anyway, in the midst of it all already. And, it's time someone spoke to the students themselves to ask them what they feel. Did the majority go through the kind of nightmare that now seems to be touted everywhere? Would they be willing to go through the stress of another CAT test again?
I find people a few years younger than me far more mature and practical than I was in their age. They've got their heads screwed on right and take a very pragmatic view of life. Like this young lady here:
Now that the tests are over, perhaps it's time the action moved on as well. The students have their regular college exams to focus on - and remember, that's as important as the CAT. It's time a reassurance was given that will send out a strong signal to the world at large that India - and its premier B-Schools - are capable of going digital. Everyone has had hiccups when they introduced online tests - even the famed GMAT and GRE in a land as developed as the US of A.
As the lady says in this video, "change is always for the good". And good will triumph, always.
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