tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647794548092946175.post5619223339001050112..comments2023-08-12T17:16:40.858+05:30Comments on Bright Sparks: India's I.I.T. dreamGyan Cloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261375536957176336noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647794548092946175.post-76268780724781744072016-08-10T16:02:55.800+05:302016-08-10T16:02:55.800+05:30Well, Getting into IIT is a dream for a lot of Ind...Well, Getting into IIT is a dream for a lot of Indian students and parents and in order to help them fulfill their dream, our government is trying to expand the number. However, it is very difficult to maintain the same standard for all IITs as IIT Kanpur, Delhi, Chennai, Bombay and Kharagpur are maintaining. According to some research (I don't remember exactly), It was found that current IITs have about 40% vacancies for faculty but are not able to find the right set of people. So, I firmly believe that instead of spending crores of money on setting new IITs, we should focus on maintaining and raising the standard of current IITs. One thing that I want to say is that we should focus more on research and publicize the positions open for technical engineers in our government organizations. Also we should set some institutes where our engineers can put their brain to do some great job.<br />One view is that students from IITs move to foreign countries or they move to multinational companies, not opting for government jobs. However, just think about a student who is in start of his final year and some companies come, which provide world class facilities and extremely high salary and it takes interview in your institute only, on the other hand, for government jobs there is immense competition, you have to prepare a lot and then a luck factor creeps in, so it is natural for the student to go for previous option.<br />So, is it justified to move on and not paying for the country which provided a world class education to you?<br />The solution is that we should try to generate such jobs inside our country where the minds of our country can explore and contribute and get recognized for their work.<br />This is the way we can improve ranking of our country in technical field and <br />take advantage of our own talent...<br />ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11656739413251232828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647794548092946175.post-17817054775551758232016-08-08T20:34:13.432+05:302016-08-08T20:34:13.432+05:30India has many institutes and universities. Fundin...India has many institutes and universities. Funding a new IIT is not what India needs, but funding in the field of Research and Development and to bring out the innovative skills of a student is what we need. To make ambitious projects like "Start up India, Stand up India" and "Make In India" a success, India should come out a winner in the field of R&D. And the best way to do it is through colleges and universities where bright young passionate minds would love to explore and learn something new rather than memorising terms and definitions for a 10 mark essay type question.<br />Few years ago, Hilary Clinton, the then Secretary of State of US, said in an interview to a news channel that India should not concentrate on funding for infrastructure for educational institutes but need to bring out the brightest from the dull. Every passionate student can make big, simple inventions out of the smallest piece of waste if given the the right guidance to do so, even if he/she is not the best scorer of grades. Any Institute can appear big if they try to train the already best to be the best. But that's not going to work in a country like India which has the maximum number of Young Minds (It all go to waste then). A great institutes are those which can bring out the best from the all equally. Sarukyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15793212196706544404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647794548092946175.post-82670275957074083612016-08-01T20:37:35.094+05:302016-08-01T20:37:35.094+05:30what I truly feel is they should focus on quality ...what I truly feel is they should focus on quality but not on quantity. Standard of these institutions is already on stake. Rather than improving current situation they are making fun of this. Increasing number of institutions doesn't solve the purpose of quality of education provided. <br /><br />Its time to pull up their socks and start moving their thoughts for better alternatives.DIVYAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289915894651068238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647794548092946175.post-32532135524312896272016-07-29T16:28:10.256+05:302016-07-29T16:28:10.256+05:30Sir,
I also feel that this new government mania of...Sir,<br />I also feel that this new government mania of building more IITs and IIMs is a populist policy. The government of our country is mostly obsessed with how to keep majority of Indians happy by providing certain schemes which look attractive in short term, hence it chooses quantity over quality. Because, if it chose quality of research and learning over quantity, not many ordinary people (who actually vote) would care about it hence weakening chances of victory in next term elections.<br />Besides, the government also tries to add fuel to the ordinary Indian's typical craze for brands. Indians really love brands, more than real essence or quality. If that remains confined within domains of fashion or technology it is fine, but Indians even do the same with respect to education and streams of learning they opt for without caring about market value or their own inherent learning for the subject. Hence, a typical Indian who actually likes, say computer science, would choose a high prestigious sounding IIT even for studying aeronautical engineering or architecture over a non-IIT that is ready to give him a chance to study the subject he loves. This way numerous careers are diverted or ruined and potential performers never get to study or follow the paths they would have taken had this social craze for brands like IITs never existed. <br />Don't you feel this irrational hype for brands needs to be checked and people need to be educated about essence of quality? Unless ordinary Indians themselves learnt the importance of quality, our populist government will not do the same either .Abhisheknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647794548092946175.post-38053965196883799932016-07-29T15:33:43.888+05:302016-07-29T15:33:43.888+05:30In india we have few islands of excellence floatin...In india we have few islands of excellence floating in a sea of mediocrity and it is a deliberate attempt to increase these islands,but we have to admit that few IIT's are excellent only in India but not on a global level.IIT's popularity in India is same as the one eyed man in a group of blinds but when we have to compete with some other world class universities we lag behind. This is evident from the fact that inspite of having 17% of the world's brain,we are contributing less than 2% on innovation.Everywhere the approach is marks oriented and those who try to break the shackles of mediocrity either they are crushed or they have to leave country for mind boggling research.Why is it so that a nation which has given 0 to the whole world is almost zero in technological innovation,the answer needs to be asked from all of us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374609740750990412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647794548092946175.post-14657375004232507582016-07-29T12:17:34.726+05:302016-07-29T12:17:34.726+05:30An insightful article.An insightful article.Utkarsh Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17914308696385114578noreply@blogger.com