Affirmative actions and merit
The raging controversy over the the increase of the reservation in IITs and IIMs. Coming days will see increased mercury. But the reactions are same, not surprising, Though the recommendation is to increase quota in all government funded universities, it is the IIT that caught the fire, :Judgments pronounced, it affects depending upon which part of LoC you are in. The arguments go like these. It will bring down the quality of IITs, economic background should be the basis of reservation not the caste, reservation is the best affirmative step, it will frustrate children etc. We shall tackle each on its own merits. Economic Conditions as basis of reservation: IITs and IIMs are far most subsidised institutes. My guess is very few would have opted out of IITs and IIMs because of financial problem. For poor all he needs is financial assistance, we do have exp where poor have made into iits and iims. A typical IITian is a middle class, and many would have availed loans. But getting there is...