For a lot of Indian students, getting into any of the IITs or Indian Institute of Technology becomes the sole focus. It means years of preparation, dedication and complete focus. It usually is the way to a good job with an enviable pay packet and a good career ahead. But is an IIT education really all it is cracked up to be – IITans have one view, non-IITans have a different one. This started off a conversation: Nice IIT degree bro
Creators of many of the most successful startups in India did not go to these premier educational institutions.
This commentator feels that an IIT education doesn’t necessarily help develop entrepreneurial acumen.
There are a lot of people who succeed in life without fancy degrees while many with fancy degrees do not.
The guys who get into IIT and then do IIM and then go on to write books – wasted degrees?
The mindset is still that of the brightest students doing Science, the bright ones doing Commerce and the rest doing Arts.
The brightest minds are still expected to compete for the top entrance exams such as JEE to get into an IIT.
The stress of studying hard, trying to beat the competition can take a toll on the mental wellbeing and health of students.
There was quite a bit of flexing there – at least some of those that get into IIT tend to have good opinions of themselves don’t mind letting people know about their accomplishments.
Non-IITans Were like this.
Some got a little defensive.
For once, something not related to politics was trending.
The trend seemed to be organic, unlike most trends that are manufactured via a ‘toolkit’.
The job situation is dire right now – even for IITans, it would seem. And these days, the pakoda metaphor is a popular one for protesting students and job seekers.
The IITan chiawala!
There are many others that inspire – even when they couldn’t get into IIT – perhaps because they didn’t.
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