[new2628]

The quality of your peers is an important feature of any educational system (if not the most important) -- by that measure alone the top institutes in India are excellent. The top researchers/professors at those institutes are also a product of the same institutes, and the same selection process, so the top institutes are generally of a high standard (in terms of workload, choice of topics, teaching quality, etc.). Although, here, admittedly the draw of industry and universities abroad has a large effect and the teachers are not the top 0.01% of their age group in the same way as student are.

[searchableguy]

I don't think that is relevant to the education system still. That is a very small share of Indian student population. 15k/37.4 million.

What do you think about reservation in those institutions?

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservation_policy_in_Indian_I...

2. https://theprint.in/india/education/iits-take-womens-quota-t...

3. For 10% poor all catch reservation which will be implemented soon - https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/10-reservation-for...

[new2628]

I'm not indian, so I only see the surface of all the socio-economic issues, some of which go way back -- as far as I know, the reservation issue is highly charged and sensitive (similarly to gender/race issues in the US), and I have no strong opinion on them.

As far as I see, all energy spent railing against the reservation system is better spent improving yourself.

[searchableguy]

I only mentioned it because you said that the consistent brutal selection process is a feature.

> As far as I see, all energy spent railing against the reservation system is better spent improving yourself.

You have approximately 60% seats reserved, the remaining 40% seats are left for everyone else to compete on equal grounds.