24th November, 2003
Ministry of Human Resource Development  


GOVERNMENT ORDERS INQUIRY INTO CAT PAPER LEAKAGE


The Human Resource Development Minister, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi has taken a serious view of the leakage of question papers of the Combined Admission Test (CAT) for Indian Institutes of Management which took place yesterday. He has ordered an enquiry into the matter. Shri V.K. Shunglu, former Comptroller and Auditor General of India will conduct the inquiry and submit the report within a month. The terms of reference of the Inquiry Committee are as follows:

    1. To examine the circumstances which led to the leakage of question papers and to see whether there was any systemic failure;
    2. To fix responsibility on persons or agencies responsible for the leakage;
    3. To examine methodology of conduct of CAT examinations and suggest measures to avoid recurrence of such instances in future.