<p>IIT has a downside. And that is that you have to study three subjects - Physics, Maths and Chemistry - ardently for atleast two years, abandoning every possible EC, making a total nerd out of you. It is so hyped that if you aren’t selected, life’s considered over for you. (for the most stereotypical families at least). </p>
<p>In US, if you don’t succeed in MIT, there are other equivalent options waiting for you - Caltech, Princeton, Chicago, Harvard, Standford, UCB, UCSC and many more. Plus you don’t have to study rigorously abandoning your ECs and schools (Most of IITians are practical life fail, guess why?), abstaining from imparting maturity (I believe most of the IIT ‘aspirants’ won’t have the general knowledge to comment on the 2G scam, or at least to know about it) in themselves.</p>
<p>Also, you have to study Chemistry for preparing for IIT-JEE even if you want to be an astrophysicist, or Science even if you want to be a computer engineer which is downright ridiculous.</p>
<p>Ask an average IIT aspirant on why he wants to join IIT. The reply (most of the times) would be ‘to get a job in US’ or ‘I don’t know, people say it’s good’ or ‘IIT tests your IQ’ (facepalms). Few will say they have a passion for Science.</p>
<p>Plus we’ve those cram schools, from which thousands of naive idiots make it to IIT every year, pushing away any ‘smart’ students.
[India’s</a> Cram-School Confidential: Two Years, One Test, 40,000 Students - WSJ.com](<a href=“India's Cram-School Confidential: Two Years, One Test, 40,000 Students - WSJ”>India's Cram-School Confidential: Two Years, One Test, 40,000 Students - WSJ)</p>
<p>Plus the motto of these schools (it’s nearly impossible to qualify without studying in a cram school or otherwise studying for 10 hours a day, abandoning your school at all) is to NEVER GO BEYOND THE SYLLABUS OF IIT-JEE. If one has a passion for Science, his passion is literally killed off (unless the person is kind of mature.)</p>
<p>IIT, along with it’s whole-India famous exam - the JEE, has a major flaw. But Indians FAIL to acknowledge this flaw. Because it helps creates job - in the US that is.</p>
<p>Note : I’ve either experienced most of the aforementioned things in RL (I had been going to a coaching center this year, in 10th grade) or read or heard them from other ‘sensible’ people or realised them, observing the people in my surroundings. </p>
<p>If anyone has a debate against it, bring it on.</p>