IIM-A aspirant challenges HC order for admission

Ahmedabad: A division bench of the Gujarat high court on Friday issued notice to the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) after an aspirant challenged a single-judge bench’s order rejecting his demand for admission to the premier institute.

Raghav Gupta, filed an appeal after a single-judge bench earlier this week rejected his petition seeking admission on basis of his performance in the Common Aptitude Test (CAT). He questioned the undue important given to the personal interview for admission to the institute.

The single-judge bench accepted IIM-A’s submission that the CAT score projects a candidate’s intelligence quotient (IQ), whereas the personal interview at IIM-A judges his emotional quotient, which is more important to the premier institute for admission. Therefore, more weight is given to the personal interview. “The CAT score does measure a candidate’s intelligence to an extent, the final selection process is based on many qualities which are necessary for a professional’s career growth,” the court recorded IIM-A’s submission.

Rejecting Gupta’s petition, the single-judge bench said, “...the petitioner will have to accept the fact that he was not selected for final admission at IIM, Ahmedabad as there are number of other more meritorious candidates ahead of the petitioner.” The single-judge bench further observed that different business schools have their own way of selection and parameters and the court did not think it fit to interfere with the admission process.