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I diagree with your claim. If you have a situation where the number of engineers is doubling every few years, it is no surprise that the average quality would

I diagree with your claim. If you have a situation where the number of engineers is doubling every few years, it is no surprise that the average quality would decline; it will start going up when the total output of engineers stabilizes again. On the other hand, note that the state of Tamil Nadu used to produce only 2,000 engineers a year; if you look at the top 2,000 engineers graduating out of Tamil Nadu today, I'm sure you'll find that they kick ass compared to the past. I don't have data; but I think the onus is on you to produce evidence for your claim that the quality is declining every year :-)

badri 17y ago
er... it depends on what you and me define "quality" as :-). I base my claims of the following chronological series of events: 1. Sam Pitroda heads the Knowledge Commission and advises the govt to increase the number of institutions and universities in the country to increase the % of people pursuing higher education. 2. There is a mad rush and suddenly a lot of deemed universities. In Tamil Nadu, its big business. 3. step #2 implies lot more engineers. The eligibility and criteria for engineering relaxes gradually. It stood at 60 when I passed out of school(2002). Now its 45! 4. Supply exceeds demand(by a huge margin). 5. one fine day, govt wakes up. Yashpal committee submits report to govt on ensuring the quality of deemed universities.(happened last month) 6. govt yet to take action based on the report.