The following was my response to a private e-mail regarding IITs' admission
policies being challenged for not being merit-based enough. First scroll down
to read the original post.
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Begin forwarded message:
From: Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com
Date: August 25, 2010 9:48:34 AM CDT
I agree with all your points. In addition, I think that one way of removing
the vast subsidies that the whole of India provides to the few who get in to
the IITs would be this:
1. Recognize that the subsidy from the rest of the country stems from the
fact that the institution spends more
Excellent ideas, Amlan.
On Aug 26, 2010, at 12:46 PM, amlan saha wrote:
I agree with all your points. In addition, I think that one way of removing
the vast subsidies that the whole of India provides to the few who get in to
the IITs would be this:
1. Recognize that the subsidy from
C'da,
Fairly good assessment. Nevertheless a couple of issues, which you brought
up may need some delibration:
Under the circumstances, it is not only FAIR, it is the RIGHT thing to
RECOGNIZE and give adequate consideration and weightage, in ADDITION to the
merit measured by test entrance
