Understanding Bihar’s Super 30 Phenomenon

Was not that bad when I was growing up. Sure there was pressure to become engineer/doctor but IIT was not be-all end-all. There was always DCE, REC. Have things changed that much in last 20 years?

Re: Understanding Bihar’s Super 30 Phenomenon

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Post by pm90 » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 1:54 PM UTC

epapsiou wrote: post #4

Was not that bad when I was growing up. Sure there was pressure to become engineer/doctor but IIT was not be-all end-all. There was always DCE, REC. Have things changed that much in last 20 years?

IIT gives you a lot of name recognition and opens up many doors automatically. As someone who didn’t get in, I missed out on foreign internships and research opportunities by not attending them. The universities you mention are still great but don’t have the same recognition I guess. Every foreign grad students first question after learning Im from India “ oh did you go to... IIT?”

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Post by pm90 » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 1:57 PM UTC

Unpopular opinion: this is not the way engineering should be taught, to ace a stupid test. I understand these are economically underprivileged kids and I wish them best, but I would really love it if someone followed up on where they end up after graduation.

I’m hoping that as the economy develops further, the need to go to such extremes will diminish and folks can pursue their true calling.

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Post by iamshs » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 2:06 PM UTC

pm90 wrote: post #6

Unpopular opinion: this is not the way engineering should be taught, to ace a stupid test. I understand these are economically underprivileged kids and I wish them best, but I would really love it if someone followed up on where they end up after graduation. I’m hoping that as the economy develops further, the need to go to such extremes will diminish and folks can pursue their true calling.

Agreed, that test eats up years of childhood.

Considering that nearly 100K students give the exam, what criteria will work best to select 5K students for available seats?

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Post by mkagenius » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 2:19 PM UTC

pm90 wrote: post #6

Unpopular opinion: this is not the way engineering should be taught, to ace a stupid test. I understand these are economically underprivileged kids and I wish them best, but I would really love it if someone followed up on where they end up after graduation. I’m hoping that as the economy develops further, the need to go to such extremes will diminish and folks can pursue their true calling.

> someone followed up on where they end up after graduation

There you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSwi3RcVBzw

It is mostly big banks, big and medium IT companies.

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Post by aviraldg » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 2:21 PM UTC

pm90 wrote: post #6

Unpopular opinion: this is not the way engineering should be taught, to ace a stupid test. I understand these are economically underprivileged kids and I wish them best, but I would really love it if someone followed up on where they end up after graduation. I’m hoping that as the economy develops further, the need to go to such extremes will diminish and folks can pursue their true calling.

https://swarajyamag.com/culture/reviewing-the-real-super-30-... seems to have some comments from past students

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Post by mkagenius » Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 2:45 PM UTC

epapsiou wrote: post #4

Was not that bad when I was growing up. Sure there was pressure to become engineer/doctor but IIT was not be-all end-all. There was always DCE, REC. Have things changed that much in last 20 years?

> but IIT was not be-all end-all. There was always DCE, REC.

Its a way to use as filters at later stage of life. Job or marriage (see iitiimshaadi.com). Top 2% or top 10%.