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With her CAT score, getting into the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore should have been a cakewalk for Vaishanavi Kasturi. But after being rejected outright, the visually impaired student is today waiting for the prestigious B-school to get back to her with its final decision. Vaishanavi cleared the CAT with a score of 89.29 per cent, outscoring thousands of other candidates. With IIM-B setting a cut-off of 86.42 per cent for the disabled, she was certainly qualified for the next round of tests the group discussion and interview. But the call never came. Disappointed and in need of an answer, Vaishnavi sought to

IIM-A Alumini Trust to bail out students

IIM-A Alumini Trust to bail out students IIM Ahmedabad Alumni Trust has come to the rescue of students who face the prospect of losing money due to the delay in admissions. The admissions have been delayed due to the stand-off between the government and the IIM managements following a supreme court stay on OBC reservation. The trust has decided to give soft loans to shortlisted students who face the deadline for paying up the admission fee at other management institutes. The students fear that they may have to forfeit their deposit money if they chose to accept admission to IIM-A, once the

Wait is over, admissions to IIMs begin

The suspense over the admissions to the Indian Institutes of Management ended on Friday after the HRD ministry issued a directive to all Central educational institutions to begin admissions for general and SC/ST categories. The IIMs wasted no time in releasing their merit lists, on their websites, leading to a collective sigh of relief. Students whose names have been released would have two weeks instead of three weeks to accept or reject the admission. The directive to 64 Central government funded institutions, including IIMs and IITs, came after UPA allies and left parties gave a go ahead to the government to

Delhi dozes, IIMs lose quota sleep

Delhi dozes, IIMs lose quota sleep Having cleared the toughest of examinations, some of Indias brightest minds entering the countrys Ivy League this year may face crammed classrooms and hostels — and perhaps morning skirmishes at the toilet. The Indian Institutes of Management, Indian Institutes of Technology and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences are in quota chaos. Six months before the admission process starts, the institutes are still waiting for the Centre to clear their infrastructure plans to meet the surge in students mandated by the new reservation law. More : telegraphindia.com

Date delay affects XLRI aspirants

Date delay affects XLRI aspirants The decision of postponing the IIM admission dates to April 21 has taken a toll on students on the waiting list of XLRI admissions. XLRI releases two lists of selected candidates — both confirmed and those on the waiting list. Earlier, about 50 students for the business management and about 10-12 students for personnel management and industrial relations would be selected from the waiting list. Students move from XLRI only to institutes like IIM. Now that the date has been deferred, students may stick to XLRI instead of facing uncertainty. So, chances of students on the waiting list