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IIM admissions get govt green signal
Published on Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 19:44, Updated at Fri, Apr 27, 2007 in Nation section
Tags: OBC Quota, Arjun Singh , New Delhi
TESTING TIMES OVER? Govt says the verdict on OBC quota in IIMs will be out on May 8.
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New Delhi: The long-standing deadlock over the long-standing admissions in Indian Institutes of Management seems to be finally over.
Giving in to mounting pressure from all quarters, Government on Thursday asked IIMs to go ahead with the admission procedure for the general and SC/ST category seats as per schedule.
While this directive applies to General and SC/ST category, the call on contentious 27 per cent OBC quota in elite educational institutions will be taken after the Supreme Court hearing on May 8.
The move comes as a much-needed relief for thousands of IIM aspirants whose future was hanging in balance while Government and judiciary argued over implementation of 27 per cent OBC quota.
On Wednesday night, the Government failed to take a decision on OBC quota after differences have surfaced among UPA partners with key allies DMK, PMK and even the RJD turning down the Government request to allow admission without OBC quota.
The ruling UPA partners and the Left parties decided to meet on Thursday to find a way out.
Union Railway Minister and RJD supremo, Lalu Prasad said, "The UPA and the Left will meet again to discuss the issue."
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee had been asked by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to convince the allies.
Coalition partners insisted they would allow admission provided the Government sent the right signals to the OBC electorate.
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