The Indian Institute of Technology, IITs and other centrally-funded educational institutions will have to put on hold the minorities sub-quota, following the Supreme Court order. Students in this category, who had already been counselled, are likely to lose their choice of course or the IIT. IIT-JEE Organizing Committee Chairman Prof.

G B Reddy said that the minority quota will not be implemented this year but all the students who have been shortlisted will be accommodated in the OBC quota list. The first list for allocation of seats will be released soon. There are a total of 9,647 seats in different IITs including 4,722 for the general category students.

A total 17,464 candidates were shortlisted for counselling this year. Under the proposed sub-quota, 441 seats were reserved for minorities, but only 325 candidates were shortlisted.