dear mr ranjan, merit is a myth in india, competition should always b between equals, ours is a highly unequal society with the best of everything cornered by the higher castes thanks to 5000 years of reservations for the upper castes under vARNASHRAM . it will take another 5000 years to correct the wrongs done by vARNASHRAM. present reservation system is the only visible system, although not properly implemented by the antagonist 'higher castes ' babus. Besides why do v need docs & engg from UC's when actually they migrate to US to serve the whites for dollars. those from the backward castes may at-least go to villages & serve or even if they follow the UC's in goin to the west than why should anybody complain now. if merit is to b considered than why not recruit international candidates who r the real merit holders as compared to r mediocre ARJUNS. jai-hind.