When I was in IIT, I used to wonder why 22.5% reservation exists in IITs. It simply doesn't help the SC/ST in my village, whose parents are toiling whole day to feed their kids in the evening. Can we do something for them? Instead of providing reservation, can we guarantee education for their kids? Can we make them competent enough to hate to come through any reservation? Can we make them a better human being than just giving them a reminder in the name of reservation that they are from backward caste or SC/ST? If a guy can not score 30 out of 300 in JEE and still you want to call him an IITian, it just hurts my emotion. By reserving 22.5% seat government was sending at leat 22% coward candidate into IIT. Most of them had to go through 1-2 years of prepatory course to get into the main stream. Then few had to spend six years to get a diploma? Sometimes not even diploma...huh ... The bottom line is politicians need to understand the importance of rewarding the right people and they need to find out a way to help those who are in need. Laloo, the greatest MANDAL, destryed the complete education system in Bihar, how did that help anyone, including Yadav? Can anyone answer that?
