IITs heading down a deep abyss

Quoting studies, Gulhati says admission by nation-wide tests where hundreds of thousands appeared had made the selection process mechanical. "Writing such tests is trainable, and training offers significant advantage. Thus, India's professional colleges including the IITs have shut their doors to a vast pool of talent among the poorer sections of the society (who cannot afford the training) and are missing out on true scholars not interested in rote learning, he says......read on