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Yes, it's practically a lottery with a skill floor. And I think that's a pretty good way of doing things. The purpose of these technical institutes is to reliab
by arjie 2y ago
Yes, it's practically a lottery with a skill floor. And I think that's a pretty good way of doing things. The purpose of these technical institutes is to reliably train people into a bunch of skills, not to get people who have the skills already and stamp them. The purpose of an entrance exam is to have a method that:
- demonstrates a floor of intelligence and skill
- is demonstrably fair
- has high dynamic range
- can be trained against by the conscientious
I think the JEE behaves well against these criteria. In addition, affirmative action is explicitly handled by quotas. This gives a predictable system with known constraints. When participating, you know your targets. Personally, if I know my constraints ahead of time, and I can optimize to them by studying, and the studying is directionally useful to education, that is sufficient to me. If I fail, it's on me and I can accept that.
- samarthr1 2y agoNot saying it is good or bad, but is someone who loves a subject more deserving of a seat in that subject, than someone who is looking to minmax their salary package at the end? I have batch mates who hate CS, but chose it simply for the placements, and wholeheartedly believe that they are a wasted seat, because they are not interested in learning the subject.
- arjie 2y agoIt's too hard to pick the deserving. It's probably better at the societal level to pick something that is clear and easy for candidates to follow and optimize against. And I think Indian selection systems are far better at that than the US. I wouldn't worry too much if I were you. If you pick EE/Mech and come to the US for a CS Master's you'll be fine. I can't speak for India itself.