I have applied to a couple of universities some 2 months back and i spoke to my referees a couple of days back. They say, they have not been contacted yet.. The unis promise to respond to any applications within 8-10 weeks and now it almost the time and they have not even contacted the referees.. what does it mean? or does it mean anything at all? did u guys had/having this problem ?

it depends.. some of mine did not contact referees until after my interview. others were still waiting for references at interview so its not necessairly a bad sign. you can always email and ask the place your applying to if they have reviewed applications. show your keen.