I agree with u arjun-author focuses on how hard it is to get into IIM.Being in US over last many years-I agree CAT is hard but IIM does not really succeed in accomplishing it goal of creating practical knowledge.Same applies to IITs.There is more emphasis on choosing the best but not on creating the best education system.Thats where IIts and IIms are eons behing harvards and dukes.Just "the approach" as u said.People have to see the both the systems.Even universities like that of Michigan and Wisconsin are vastly built with proper systems in place.Everything is uniform.Forget about comparing with Harvard or Duke which are best in the world-the author should first analyse where IITs or IIMs stand with respect to "other"-(classified as per author)institutions in US and China.Here the emphasis is creating education systems.Cutting edge research takes place even in very small institutions in US but same thing would not even be possible back home because of good versus bad institutions classifications.One can only differentiate who is good and bad based on practical applicable knowledge not on exam scores or how hard the test is.
