IIM Sambalpur starts 10% quota for EWS, increases intake capacity

Central Government has decided to implement 10% EWS quota across 40,000 colleges and 900 Universities from academic year 2019-20 itself

Premier management institute, Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Sambalpur, has implemented the 10 per cent EWS (economically weaker section) quota for the general category from 2019.

The process for admission for the fifth batch of post graduate programme (PGP) (2019-21) in management at IIM Sambalpur is underway.

“We have implemented the 10 per cent quota as per the government policy. Ten per cent seats have been increased for the economically weaker section. The intake capacity has gone up to 132 seats from 120,” said Ashutosh Tripathi, chairman, admissions at IIM-Sambalpur. Last year IIM-Sambalpur had doubled its intake capacity to 120.

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