Archive · 26 Jul 2025
CU to Use 2010 OBC Rules for Postgraduate Admissions
Calcutta University is sticking to old rules for postgraduate admissions to avoid making students wait.
They're using the 2010 rules for OBC (Other Backward Classes) reservations because the court has paused the newer rules.
The state government wanted a new list with 140 groups, but a court has stopped that for now.
The university is worried about delaying admissions and wants to start soon.
The Supreme Court will decide later this month if the court's pause of the new list will stay in effect.
Calcutta University will conduct postgraduate admissions using 2010 OBC reservation rules.
The decision aims to prevent delays in admissions, according to the Vice-Chancellor.
The state government's June 8 notification included 140 OBC subsections for job and education reservations.
The Calcutta High Court stayed the new notification.
The Supreme Court will likely hear the state government's challenge to the stay on July 29.
- Who
- Calcutta University and the state government.
- What
- Calcutta University will proceed with postgraduate admissions using the 2010 OBC reservation rules.
- When
- The decision was announced on Friday.
- Where
- Calcutta University, West Bengal.
- Why
- To avoid delays in postgraduate admissions and ensure students are not disadvantaged.
- University
- Calcutta University
- OBC Rules Used
- 2010
- New OBC List
- 140 subsections
- Supreme Court Hearing
- July 29 (likely)
- Home Student Reservation
- 60%
