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26/09/24 13:19 PM IST

Quota in PhD admissions at IIMA

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  • After a legal battle of over three years, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has announced that it will implement reservation in PhD admissions next year onwards based on the “government guidelines”.
About the case
  • The clause mentioned in the online applications comes in the wake of a public interest litigation (PIL) moved in 2021 by Anil Wagde, a member of the Global IIM Alumni Network, an association of IIM graduates, seeking implementation of reservation in IIMA’s PhD programmes.
  • These were earlier known at IIMA as the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM). The online applications, which opened September 19, will be accepted till January 20.
  • Lack of reservation in PhD courses is resulting in abysmal representation in the IIM faculty.
  • The PIL submitted that not providing reservation in the PhD programme, which commenced in 1971, amounted to “gross violation” of constitutional provisions, Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act and the University Grants Commission’s guidelines.
Implementation
  • The IIMA also stated that it was facing an “uphill task” in figuring out a methodology to ensure that the reservation would lead to “no discrimination to anybody”.
  • The institute also stated that “a best suitable methodology is likely to take some time” and that “appropriate reservations will be provided in due course”, without specifying a timeline.
  • The affidavit filed through its Chief Administrative Officer Colonel Amit Verma said that an internal committee of faculty members would be formed to work out the methodology.
PhD options at IIMA
  • IIMA offers doctoral specialisation in economics, finance and accounting, food and agri business, human resource management, information systems, innovation and management in education, marketing, operations and decision sciences, organisational behaviour, public systems and strategy.
  • Candidates applying to these Doctoral Programme in Management are required to take the Common Admission Test (CAT) or a standard test in lieu of CAT, depending on the specialisation.
Source- Indian Express

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