[mkagenius]

> but IIT was not be-all end-all. There was always DCE, REC.

Its a way to use as filters at later stage of life. Job or marriage (see iitiimshaadi.com). Top 2% or top 10%.

[epapsiou]

Man I am glad I missed all this. And not even sure how this would have worked. Back in my days at IITB we had about 350 boys and 7 girls.

[namanyayg]

Prettier/fairer the girl, the higher the IIT rank of the guy. Isn't that how it's been working since forever?