IIM-A to make position on admission clear on April 21
IIM-A to make position on admission clear on April 21
Even as the Supreme Court has posted the hearing on quota in elite educational institutions case on April 23, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), yesterday said it will make its position on admission to the coming academic session clear on April 21.
We will make our postion on admission clear on April 21, IIM-A Director Bakul Dholakia told yesterday night.
The six IIMs had given a virtual ultimatum to the government that they would go ahead with the admissions without the OBC quota for the coming academic session if they did not hear anything from the government by April 21 following the Supreme Courts stay on it.
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