Having gone through the system, my two cents: The exploding population of India has put a huge pressure on the public infrastructure. Any credible university/c

Having gone through the system, my two cents: The exploding population of India has put a huge pressure on the public infrastructure. Any credible university/college (because of numerous swindling orgs) which usually means govt. run has a flood of candidates, the IITs being the archetypal example. Add this to the social pressure put by the definition of success according to the culture and you've got yourself in an Indian pressure cooker[1] which shapes you to perfectly fit the mold of the educational system- effectively quenching creativity. I wouldn't generalize though. The smart still are able to wiggle through and come out the other end without selling their soul. But the opportunity cost for the others who would have excelled given better instruction and infrastructure is unfathomable. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_cooking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_cooking