Oxford College has ended its partnership with Tata Consultancy Companies (TCS) as its admission take a look at supplier citing “technical issues”. The College mentioned that it has taken the choice following suggestions from candidates, take a look at centres and fogeys. TCS was chargeable for working the net assessments for the college at its affiliated take a look at centres, and had entered into this partnership in early 2023.
Final yr, TCS had gained a contract from Oxford College to handle their admission assessments that is taken by about 11,000 college students yearly. The worth of the Oxford College contract shouldn’t be recognized, however stories peg it at round $5 million.
TCS had introduced the partnership with Oxford College in April 2023. TCS iON was deployed to design the admission assessments for Oxford College which incorporates CAT, HAT, ELAT, MAT, MLAT, PAT, AMELAT, and the Philosophy take a look at.
Oxford College revealed its resolution to finish ties with TCS on its web site below the title ‘Essential Discover’. Here is the discover because it seems on Oxford College web site:
Essential Discover
Following the technical issues skilled by some candidates enterprise Oxford’s on-line admissions assessments in 2023, in addition to their faculties, schools and different take a look at centres, now we have undertaken an in depth assessment of the problems to know higher how and why these occurred and brought on board the skilled and invaluable suggestions shared. Our Professional-Vice-Chancellor for Schooling, Professor Martin Williams has just lately written to all take a look at centres to speak our resolution to finish our relationship with Tata Consultancy Companies (TCS).
We are actually engaged on different choices for 2024 and past and can talk the brand new preparations as quickly as potential and no later than the beginning of the brand new admissions cycle in early Spring.
Within the meantime, potential candidates are welcome to discover the previous papers and sources nonetheless out there on the person take a look at net pages which can be useful preparation.
Final yr, TCS had gained a contract from Oxford College to handle their admission assessments that is taken by about 11,000 college students yearly. The worth of the Oxford College contract shouldn’t be recognized, however stories peg it at round $5 million.
TCS had introduced the partnership with Oxford College in April 2023. TCS iON was deployed to design the admission assessments for Oxford College which incorporates CAT, HAT, ELAT, MAT, MLAT, PAT, AMELAT, and the Philosophy take a look at.
Oxford College revealed its resolution to finish ties with TCS on its web site below the title ‘Essential Discover’. Here is the discover because it seems on Oxford College web site:
Essential Discover
Following the technical issues skilled by some candidates enterprise Oxford’s on-line admissions assessments in 2023, in addition to their faculties, schools and different take a look at centres, now we have undertaken an in depth assessment of the problems to know higher how and why these occurred and brought on board the skilled and invaluable suggestions shared. Our Professional-Vice-Chancellor for Schooling, Professor Martin Williams has just lately written to all take a look at centres to speak our resolution to finish our relationship with Tata Consultancy Companies (TCS).
We are actually engaged on different choices for 2024 and past and can talk the brand new preparations as quickly as potential and no later than the beginning of the brand new admissions cycle in early Spring.
Within the meantime, potential candidates are welcome to discover the previous papers and sources nonetheless out there on the person take a look at net pages which can be useful preparation.
