Government gives Nod for Admissions to Elite Schools

Without OBC quota till apex court decides

New Delhi: Putting an end to quota suspense, constituents of the Congress-led UPA and its Left allies today gave their Nod to the government to allow IIMs. IITs and other central educational institutions to proceed with admissions for general, SC and ST categories for the coming academic session without the OBC quota for the moment.

A meeting of the ruling UPA constituents and Left allies, concerned to assure a wider political consensus on the OBC quota issue, backed the HRD Ministry’s proposal to fill the seats as per last year’s norms and leave out the enhanced seats to accommodate the 27 per cent OBC quota till the Supreme Court decides the matter, scheduled for hearing on May 8.

The move comes as a much-awaited relief for thousands of IIM aspirants who future was hanging in balance in balance while the Government and the judiciary argued over implementation of 27 per cent OBC quota.

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