OFFTOPIC : (about CS & India) Yes they should be allowed to. I always wanted to be free from studying general subjects common to all and wanted to specialize i

OFFTOPIC : (about CS & India) Yes they should be allowed to. I always wanted to be free from studying general subjects common to all and wanted to specialize into my own interests as soon as possible. But the education system (as in India) doesn't allow to start doing that unless I have completed 12 years of schooling. Over that, to get into good institutions we have to compete on Physics, Chemistry & Maths, and not in the areas we are interested and have developed great skills at early ages. This system of education is really missing on students who tend to develop interests in particular field at early ages. And leaves such students (as in India) to third grade institutions with lack of infrastructure. Such students have learnt and played with things on their own eversince they got interest in their field. But this style of separation by competition in India won't help it in any ways. I find people in IITs who realize that they weren't meant to be there and they don't like computer science... after 2 years of college. And on other hand we got people in low ranking colleges with good skills but restricted due to their college's capabilities and lack of opportunities around their college. I think its clear from my loosely planned thoughts that in India money doesn't exist equally among people... same is the case with education. Apart from a few good universities and colleges, the rest of the majority still lies in gloominess of poor quality. The goal should be education for everyone and not just for the ones who rank high in competition. Education for those who deserve and not for those who could change morph themselves into high scoring machines... not for those who cleared exams because of familial pressures... for those who like doing what is done in engineering.