Education is of paramount importance in India. The competition is fierce. I don't have data but you can frequently read in newspapers about so many teens commit

Education is of paramount importance in India. The competition is fierce. I don't have data but you can frequently read in newspapers about so many teens committing suicide over failures to clear an exam or because of intense pressure to perform. These days so many kids start preparing for IIT entrance exams at least 2 years in advance. Even though there are may be 10,000+ engineering colleges in India, only around 30 are just good enough. I once read a Quora post in which a mother asked for guidance as to how she should prepere her 6 year old kid for IIT! Getting admission in medical colleges is even worse. There are even fewer colleges and I've heard that people pay very very large sum as donation to get lateral entry in medical colleges. Education in political science/art is considered waste of time and money. Degree in commerce (if from non premier colleges) is for mediocre jobs. The situation is far worse than I can describe here. Far more worse.