The point being, education needs to be brought in for all starting at the base as Sai mentions. Not at the top for students who havent had quality primary and secondary education. It just demeans the idea of "higher education" as Prof Gopinathan has so precisely mentioned.
Friends who have gotten through on reservations say they would feel happier had they gotten through on merit. It gives them a RIGHT to be there. Letting them in without grooming is like leaving them in a dark room full of treasures without the ability to see. The same would be true of any person (whatever his cast be) who got through purely on reservations.
Once the institutes start failing is when the Government (and the opposition) will realise what they have done. Screw around with anything else but the education system, I say. It is producing qualified professionals all of India is proud of.
