- The Chief guest, an economist on first-name terms with our PM, spoke about why India should not have a Nuclear bomb, while the fuction was chaired by one of the pioneers of India's nuclear tests.
- The Profs keep harping about the effect of 24-hour internet access and have cut it down, while the extremely disturbing and distracting extension work in hostels begins right after students come back from a 3-months break.
- We inaugrate a state-of-the-art indoor stadium and build a manhole bang in the middle of a playground.
- We pride ourselves on being the brightest and yet are burdened with 49% of those who ain't exactly that.
- In this Institute of Technology, the most sought after minor is management and job is consultancy.
Wednesday 5 August 2009
The Land of Contradictions
"The problem with IIT is that it's governed by non-IITians." I spent a week at my alma-mater on the pretext of convocation which was 4 hours long. Although so boring, that everyone except for those on the stage dozed off at least once. That was when my idle mind started thinking on these lines. I had indeed spent 4 years in a land of contradictions.
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"We pride ourselves on being the brightest and yet are burdened with 49% of those who ain't exactly that."
Very well said!!!
Regarding the last point, I don't think people opt for management/consultancy just because they have a special liking for them. There are a combination of other factors that are involved.
49% i belong to 49% and i am brighter than u and have more cg
most of the 33% candidates who have come to iitm this year have higher cg ( padduuu and bihari gang)
reservation is completely justified till the unreserved ones are not worth a cent
@Ork: nevertheless, they are the hot ones, and most of the times it's because people wanna go there...
@anon: My 'dear, dear friend' ( and unfortunately my room neighbor)... U've done pretty well for yourself, and came in fair n square... So this doesn't apply to you... U in fact failed to exploit it... The statement was for those who did exploit it... Also, "One swallow doth not a summer make"
Its unfair to say that all 49% are "non-bright" when so many of the other 51% are dumber than dumb can get. The other 51% dont fully use the opportunities presented to them either.
Those who live in glass houses must not throw stones at others.
by saying that the 49% are better than the other 51%, you're only supporting the cause of 'merit', which is the antithesis of 'reservation'
@Akhil: the smart ones in the 49% would anyway get in, and they do..
Also, pointing at another problem doesn't resolve this one..
n thanks for reminding about the glass house..
@KG: I suppose so...
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