Though several pros and cons exists on the issue of giving autonomy to IITs and IIMs, there is certainly one benefit to achieve. That is keeping the premier institutes of the country free from clutches of the politicians who in the name of providing equality to backward class of society, actually aim at satisfying personal interests. If people on the basis of caste and community are being admitted into the institute, I am afraid, it would loose its quality for which it is known worldwide.
