Ahmedabad (PTI): Scores of the Common Entrance Test (CAT) conducted by Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs) will now be available through SMS and email.

"Getting CAT scores through SMS and email is an option introduced by us to decrease the pressure on our website where the results are available online," Head of the IIM-Ahmedabad examination committee Satish Deodhar said on Thursday.

"When the CAT results are announced, lakhs of candidates log on to the IIM website to know the results. This puts a lot of load on the website," Deodhar said.

"So, we have decided to introduce the service that would allow the candidates to know their scores by sending an SMS or putting up a request through email. We have mentioned these options in this year's CAT information bulletin itself," he said.

"We will be sending the scores through post, which will be considered the most authentic document," Deodhar said.

Last year over two lakh students had appeared for CAT examinations.

Deodhar said they had tried out the SMS service last year and had received good response and that's why it has been officially introduced from this year.

CAT-2008 will be conducted on November 16 and results will be declared on January 9, 2009, he said.