The Joint Entrance Exam of the
Indian Institutes of Technology is an exam that Indian boys have taken
for many of years and it could determine the rest of their lives. According to
the article it is such a big deal in the Indian culture that it is considered
on the first acronyms that Indian boys learn. Nearly half a million boys took
this exam and they are only competing for about 5,000 spots. Almost all
citizens agree that this exam is far too hard and that something should be done
to reduce the competition. In order for this to be done the Human Resource Development
Industry is going to devise a plan for a new test to come out that would govern
the admission process of several engineering institutes, including the famed
I.I.T.’s. The nature of the new aptitude test, which is expected to debut in
2014, would be different from the J.E.E. The selection procedure, too, would be
very different from what the I.I.T.’s use today. So, the type of person who
enters the I.I.T.’s in the future may be very different. Opinion is divided on
whether the new I.I.T. graduate will be better or worse than current alumni.
This article was very
interesting to write about because I have never heard of this type of exam in
the Indian culture. From reading the article I gathered that the IIT was for
upper class, literate families and it determined their success in life. Unlike
the SAT, which some colleges don’t require anymore, this test is studied for
over years and years and it could make or break an adolescent male’s life. I
agree with the author in the statement he made that they should make a new test
over the IIT. A statistic was shown that only 1 in 50 people crack the exam. It
takes much coaching and practice to even begin studying for this exam, and I
believe that if you’re a bad test taker one exam shouldn’t make a difference in
your life goals.
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