Kolkata: : In a scenario where Central institutes are grappling with the implementation of 27 per cent quota for OBCs, seven students from the same category have made it to the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) without availing the quota.

Subrata Mitra, in-charge of admissions at IIM-C, said about 25 OBC candidates, whose names were in the general list, were called for group discussion (GD) and personal interview (PI) for post-graduate diploma in management (PGDM) on the basis of their CAT scores. “The students have made it to the list on the basis of their merit alone. We have already sent offer letters to them,” said Mitra. IIM-C has increased its intake of students this year to 318 from earlier 300 students. As per the three per cent reservation for OBCs candidates, a total of nine students from the category would be admitted to the institute this year.

The list of candidates in the first year of implementation of the OBC quota was declared at IIM-C on May 1. However, they will have to wait a little longer as another round of GD will be held on May 15 for them before the final list is decided. Also, they will have to submit an affidavit declaring they do not belong to the creamy layer.