Ø CAT (Common Admission Test) 2009 notification out
Ø Chandigarh Based, Aryans Business School (ABS) made its maiden entry in CAT
Ø Two private B-Schools from Punjab have been registered as Non-IIMs Member
Ø Aryans Next target to get International recognitions/affiliations/memberships.
Ø CAT 2009 Vouchers can be obtained from Axis Bank from 9th September to 1st October 2009
Chandigarh (02-09-09)
CAT (Common Admission Test) 2009 notification is out and the test would be conducted first time online between 28th November to 07thDecember’09. CAT is the prestigious entrance exam for gaining admission in seven IIMs & Few Non-IIMs top B-schools of India.
Chandigarh Based Aryans Business School (ABS) made its maiden entry in CAT’s Non-IIMs Member Institutions List. It is to be mentioned that there are around 150 MBA colleges in Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. But only two private B-Schools from Punjab have been registered as Non-IIMs Member except Few Universities like PU, PAU, LPU etc. This is the first time when two Private B-Schools could make its entry in the List of Non-IIMs Member Institutions which have registered to use CAT score.
While addressing the Media, today, in Hotel Town Pride, Mohali, Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group, said that it’s a proud moment for just 2 year old ABS. He gives this credit to the students and staff of the Aryans Group of Institutes. He said that with the inclusion of ABS name in the List of Non-IIMs Member Institutions, ABS would not only get Students from north India , But also from other parts of Country.
Young Entrepreneur, Anshu Kataria said that the next target for Aryans Group is to get International recognitions/affiliations/memberships. He said he had already visited many National & International B- schools including S P Jain, Singapore; IMT, Dubai; Sasin B- School, Bangkok ;IIMs, Ahmedabad & Lucknow, etc. to make more improvement in ABS . He added, Aryans group would work hard to improve the infrastructure, Faculty, placements, Research & Development. Dr.D.P.Singh and Dr.A.S. Balgir, (Both Directors) also addressed the Press Conference.
It is to be mentioned that CAT 2009 Vouchers can be obtained from Axis Bank from 9th September to 1st October 2009. Candidate Score Cards would be available at the website www.catiim.in from 22nd January, 2010. In 2003, around 95,000 candidates appeared, the number rose to about 250,000 last year & this time around 3 lakh candidates are expected to appear in the CAT. In 2008, there were 102 B-Schools/Universities in 2008, in List of Non-IIMs Member Institutions and in 2009, 151 B-Schools/ Universities in the List of Non-IIMs Member Institutions have been allowed to use CAT score.
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