IIM-A puts admission process on hold

Ahmedabad, Apr 20 (UNI) The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has expressed its regret to successful candidates for PGP 2007-09 batch for putting off the admission process following the Centre's direction to IIMs to put on hold the admission procedures for the academic year 2007-08 till the Supreme Court hears the quota stay issue on April 23.

IIM-A said that since the implementation of Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 is subjudice and is in the Supreme Court, it regrets to announce that the offer of admission to successful candidates for PGP 2007-09 batch will be made only after the underlying issue is resolved.

It said short-listed candidates, who participated in the second stage of admission process, should visit its website periodically to be abreast of the latest developments.

''It will be the endeavour of Indian Institute of Management- Ahmedabad to announce any major development related to admission status through appropriate communication channels as and when required,'' it said.

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