I am not really sure that the IITs as institutions have contributed to the development of India. Almost all IITians leave India for US/UK etc. Most of the people who run the Indian union are people that didn't go to IIT or couldn't afford to go there.
Let's take MIT, Univ of Chicago, Stanford, Harvard etc. People who went to these Universities went on to become great industry titans or politicians in their own countries. However, how many from the IIT's claim the same.
Of course, people like Rajat Gupta would have succeeded even without an IIT education because he's super smart. Mind you, Rajat Gupta was at Harvard when he landed the McKinsey job.
People who went to IIT have done remarkable things in their career, but those people would have succeeded even if they were schooled at XIT or YIT or ZIT. They are the Einstiens, Enrico Fermis of the World.
When you take out that crop of people, can we really say that IITs as institutions have helped develop India? As yourself this question.
This comment is targeted at IIT's as institutions, not at the individuals who went to those institutions.
RE:Not sure about that...
by aks on Dec 10, 2006 02:16 PM Permalink
Dear Arun and others,
lets get one point clear..which forms the basis of ALL arguments against IITians that i have come across. believe me..ALL arguments.
and that is.."most IITians leave india for the US/abroad. Well, thts a misconception. you and scores of others brewing hatred for IItians will be surprised to know that hardly 30% of iitians go abroad.
As a comparison, 15-20% of non-iitias, from other colleges, also land up abroad.
I rest my case here. hopefully, the IITs will soon officially release some data on the ppl gng abroad.
