Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Thursday published the list of candidates selected for its famed Post Graduate Programme (PGP).

The new list, enlisting 280 candidates, also includes 6 pc OBC quota reservations as ordered by the Supreme Court to implement quota in all centrally-run institutions.

Following the ruling of the apex court, the fresh intake division for the admission to the PGP batch stands as: 192 for general category, 17 (6 pc) for Other Backward Classes, 42 (15 pc) for Scheduled Castes and 21 (7.5 pc) for Persons with Disability, prior to which it was: 186 for general category, 38 for Scheduled Castes (15 pc), 19 for Scheduled Tribes (7.5 pc) and 8 for persons with Disability (3 pc).

"We have prepared the admission list as per the guidelines of the Moily Committee, which had been given the task of preparing a roadmap for implementing the quota for OBCs. This year we have made provisions for a 6 pc OBC quota. But within three years, the entire 27% reservation quota will be implemented in a phased manner", an Admission Committee member said.

Further, Prof. Satish Deodhar, Chairman of the Admission Committee said, "May 19 is the last date for confirmation acceptance of admission for all candidates who have been offered admission to the PGP. We have declared the list of candidates belonging to all categories and their personal background will be known only after they accept admission offers on May 19. At present, those who have been offered admissions can check the status of their applications using their test registration number and date of birth".

IIM-A is considered to be the best among the B-Schools in the country today.

Students appearing for the Common Admission Test (CAT) will feel some extra pressure on them after the quota comes into force.