[Reader-list] Shame on IITs

[Baruk S. Jacob]

Hi Ranjith,

Read the article with interest-I am in the strange position of having seen both sides of the reservation debate, and am yet to really make up my mind. A snippet caught my eye, though, 

"IIT-Delhi professor Pankaj Jalote said reservation for students had to be viewed differently from faculty reservation. In case of students, he said, there is no compromise on the quality of education. "But if selection of faculty is done on anything else but merit, it will affect education,"

Do you disagree with this? 

Regards,

~Baruk

http://bottlebroke.blogspot.com


--- On Fri, 7/18/08, Ranjith Thankappan <ranjit_hcu at yahoo.co.in> wrote:

> From: Ranjith Thankappan <ranjit_hcu at yahoo.co.in>
> Subject: [Reader-list] Shame on IITs
> To: "sarai" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> Date: Friday, July 18, 2008, 8:37 AM
> hi
> Few days back Manuwadi director (former) of IIT Madras made
> a comment “'HRD minister has injected AIDS into
> IITs” (Please visit this link for news
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/HRD_minister_has_injected_AIDS_into_IITs/articleshow/3176486.cms)
> 
>  
> these are the kind of "meritorious" Directors
> available to IITs. No wonder IITs produce IT koolies for
> the developed world and degraded to the extent of
> brahmanism. what a shame!!
> regards
> 
> 
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