IIMC delays publication of its merit list

Mou Chakraborty,
Kolkata, April 20, 2007
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC) will not publish its list of candidates on April 21, as declared earlier.

Infact the delay this time can be indefinite! The IIMC has decided to wait till June if necessary. “It will not be right to term it as indefinite delay but yes we are not coming out with the result as long as we are not advised to do so by the MHRD. And since our session starts from June 23 so the center has enough time to decide,” said Prof. Ashish Bhattacharya, Chairman Admissions of IIMC and a member of the CAT group.

The next hearing of Supreme Court is scheduled on April 23 and it is only after that the situation will become little clearer. The MHRD has made it clear today that if the IIM’s declare their result minus OBC category then their case in Supreme Court will become weak and hence has asked them to wait.

If the OBC quota were introduced then the IIMC would admit 318 students this year. Or else there will be 300 seats. As the period of publication of results is getting stretched the anxiety among the students are increasing. Many students would take admission in other institutes and would face financial loss if they get chance in IIMC and decided to take admission their. “We are aware of the plight of the students. But this is a special situation. The MHRD has already been briefed about this matter and we believe that thinking about the future of the students a decision will be taken quickly,” said Bhattacharya.

Keeping in mind the plight of the students the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has brought out a directive on April 19 asking all the management institutes to keep Rs. 1000 and refund the rest of the fee to the students if they wish to take a admission in some other institution. “This directive we feel will help the students to relax and if their fees is refunded they will not face monetary problem to take admission in the IIMs,” added Bhattacharya.

BOX
q IIMC is set implement 3 percent OBC quota from 2007 academic session
q After CAT result was published on January 2 fresh list of OBC candidates was published by January 31.
q IIMC had called 1038 students for Group Discussion & Personal Interview (GDPI) from CAT
q 773 from general category, 134 students from SC category, 60 students from ST category and 21 students from physically challenged category 50 from OBC category
q Last year IIMC had admitted 300 students this year it is scheduled to admit 318 students after adding 3 percent seat for OBC
q If the OBC category is not implemented then IIMC will not increase seats and will take 300 students.
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