NOW WRITE GCET TWICE

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MBA, MCA aspirants can take two online exams in two weeks. Best of the two scores will be considered for admission merit list
By Yogesh Avasthi
Posted On Tuesday, September 22, 2009 (Ahmedabad Mirror : (Cover story) (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20Latest&sectid=2&contentid=2009092220090922034639437ece187b6)
The online GCET (Gujarat Common Entrance Test) exams conducted by Gujarat Technological University (GTU) will be a CATwalk for MBA, MCA aspirants, this year onwards.
Why? Even CAT won’t give you a second chance like GCET would. Yes, you read it right. Beginning this year, students can attempt GCET twice in a fortnight. This, however, is not mandatory.
The best of the two scores will be considered for the admission merit list, say GTU sources. That is not all. Students will also get a copy of their answer sheet as well as their score card. They can not only find out where they made a mistake, but even calculate the time taken to attempt a question.
This can help them prepare better for the second GCET exam, in case they plan to go for it. Also, they will not be informed whether the answer is right or wrong immediately after attempting the question, as was the case earlier.
This, to make sure students are not flustered if they have clicked on a wrong answer. “They will come to know their score once the test is over. We don’t want them to panic over a wrong answer and brood over it while they attempt the next question,” said a source.
The second-chance news comes as a treat from Gujarat Technological University that was flooded with complaints after it introduced the online format this year.
As many as 23,000 students had appeared for the two-hour online GCET in July. Despite dry runs for a week prior to the exams and four rounds of mock tests to test the system and software, the online test was not without glitches. At many centres, the exams got delayed because of registration formalities and log-in procedures. Though GTU had asked every centre to arrange for extra servers, computers and a generator, frequent power disruption was reported from many places. Re-tests were conducted at such centres.
Also, students who had previously taken the written GCET exam and had attempted the online test in July, felt they scored less marks in the latter. This, because they were not accustomed to using a computer.
Besides, students also felt there weren’t enough question sets prepared since those who appeared for GCET on its last day found out their friends had attempted those same questions on the first and second days.
“Now with revisions in the new system, we believe students will benefit a lot. We have learnt a lot from the previous experiences and will ensure the online exam is without technical glitches this time,” said M N Patel, incharge vice chancellor of GTU.

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