Partially true, but the bigger problem is that none of our IIT/IIM/IISER/AIIMS have elite patronage.
Our elites send their kids to B-grade US/UK univs bcoz we do not allow them to buy a seat at our elite institutions.
As a result no one cares about research issues in India.
Our elites send their kids to B-grade US/UK univs bcoz we do not allow them to buy a seat at our elite institutions.
As a result no one cares about research issues in India.
Things in IIT/IISC/AIIMS would be 100x smoother & output driven, if the kids of IAS secretaries, industrialists, judges were allowed a direct entry under some elite quota.
There would be real skin in the game.
Right now, no one cares (not even the alumni).
There would be real skin in the game.
Right now, no one cares (not even the alumni).
And yes merit is overrated.
Harvard/Stanford does just fine with 50% of seats for the alumni & global elites.
Obama/Bush/Clinton family have a direct entry at these institutions.
Scores matter for the remainder (& only till a limit).
Harvard/Stanford does just fine with 50% of seats for the alumni & global elites.
Obama/Bush/Clinton family have a direct entry at these institutions.
Scores matter for the remainder (& only till a limit).
Elites are not interested in research & high tech, but buying prestige.
If they were IIT/IIM/IISER alumni & also their kids were guaranteed admission in some course (business intelligence, MBA, fintech) they would move mountains to fundraise/solve research pipeline in India.
If they were IIT/IIM/IISER alumni & also their kids were guaranteed admission in some course (business intelligence, MBA, fintech) they would move mountains to fundraise/solve research pipeline in India.
My working hypothesis is that the rich kids will ensure that their parents/contacts will ensure a continuous stream of research funds & seamless access to the best problem solvers (no more gulags masquerading as hostels at IITB & broken facilities).
The elites are genuinely smart & this cannot be measured by the irrelevant JEE exam.
I would much rather study with Murthy/Ambani Jr, teenage entrepreneurs, dalits from working neighborhoods, than 100% of nerds with no vision or desire beyond cracking exams (I was one of them).
I would much rather study with Murthy/Ambani Jr, teenage entrepreneurs, dalits from working neighborhoods, than 100% of nerds with no vision or desire beyond cracking exams (I was one of them).
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