IIT B-schools to hold JMET 2009 on December 14; exam pattern to undergo changes

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MBAUniverse.com News Desk |
July 24, 2016
Joint Management Entrance Test or JMET 2009, the gateway to the prestigious seven Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) B-schools and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore's Department of Management Studies, will be conducted on December 14, 2008.

The structure of the exam will undergo changes this year, according to IIT Kanpur. This year this written management entrance exam will be conducted by IIT Kanpur.  

According to IIT Kanpur, JMET 2009 will be of 3 hours duration. The test will consist of 120 questions including objective & multiple choice type in Verbal Communication, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation areas.

Earlier the test was two hours long with 150 questions where the sections were same.

The test will be held in 37 test centres in 8 cities include Bangalore, Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee and Madras.  

The Schools/ Departments that use JMET 2009 scores are:

IIT Bombay: Shailesh J Mehta School of Management
IIT Delhi: Department of Management Studies
IIT Kanpur: Department of industrial & Management Engineering
IIT Kharagpur: Vinod Gupta School of Management
IIT Madras: Department of Management Studies
IIT Roorkee: Department of Management Studies
IISc Bangalore: Department of Management Studies

According to the JMET announcement by IIT Kanpur, "The results of JMET 2009 provide a basis to each participating institute to shortlist potential candidates for conducting its own selection process, like, Group Discussion/Interview etc."  

The application process was closed on October 17, 2008. The result of the exam will be declared on January 5, 2009.