IIMs move to avert showdown with Govt
IIMs move to avert showdown with Govt
With the Supreme Court today making clear that it will only hear on April 23 the Government application seeking vacation of its stay on implementation of 27 per cent OBC reservation in institutes of higher education, the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have begun moves to avert a confrontation with the Government on the issue.
IIM-Ahmedabad had earlier said the IIMs would not wait for Central directives beyond April 21 and would put out the admission list for the next session.
But The Indian Express has learnt that directors of all six IIMs have now decided to hold a meeting in New Delhi on April 20. They are also expected to explain their position to Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh.
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