Not true. For my case:
I applied on March-12, PER on March-12, AOR on April-12 (What I am known from my 2nd CSE reply).
I sent my 1st CSE on December-12 (After 8 months From PER) & Replied after 1 day " Your appl is awaiting for initial review".
I sent 2nd CSE on April-13 (After 13 months From PER) & replied on July-13 (After 15 months from PER) i.e. " Your appl is awaiting for initial review your appl is received by SGVO on April-12".
What is my observation: all of 2011-MI 3 applicants r waiting for final review & they will receive MR by April-May/14. This is also true for MI3+.
MI-2 & MI-1 getting MR now this days though slow. So, what I see only no news of 2012 MI-3 applicants. This will also be changed inshallah.
April-May/2014 will be our golden time. Inshallah.