tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143201.post5470264325766969180..comments2024-03-29T11:36:07.432+05:30Comments on Alternative Perspective: Manufacturing "Merit" - Part 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143201.post-50891172095274209372007-04-23T20:02:00.000+05:302007-04-23T20:02:00.000+05:30And, I am happy to note that the Supreme Court has...And, I am happy to note that the Supreme Court has thrown the govt's petition out once again.<BR/><BR/>So, now all those IIM applicants who had been put in limbo, thanks to our erudite HRD minister, can now find out whether they got in or not.Supratimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204946111957670313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143201.post-71949901466863935582007-04-23T19:58:00.000+05:302007-04-23T19:58:00.000+05:30Yes, what is the point in harping about "coaching ...Yes, what is the point in harping about "coaching classes", when this is the result of an artificially created scarcity. (Like so many other things in the past. Remember telephones?). The coaching classes have simply worked according to the system. But, I don't see how you build a connection with the reservation debate?<BR/><BR/>BTW, let me tell you a parable - maybe you can draw some conclusions. In Mumbai, it used to be a herculean task to get in to the schools in South Mumbai. Parents used to pull any and every string they could to secure admissions for their kids. Today, these schools are going empty! Because so many new private, good schools have opened up through out Mumbai, and most people do not live in South Mumbai. Ring a bell?<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>SupratimSupratimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204946111957670313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143201.post-70318191676968606022007-04-23T09:18:00.000+05:302007-04-23T09:18:00.000+05:30Professor,If IITs are so bad and ''are surviving o...Professor,<BR/><BR/>If IITs are so bad and ''are surviving on past reputation'' then why the clamor for reservations? <BR/><BR/>You are quite right, the supply side constraints are real problem But pray who is responsible? I don't expect you to admit it but why is a visionary like Arjun Singh so opposed to FDI in education which would easy some of these constraints at no cost to the taxpayer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com