IIT-JEE topper prefers MIT to IIT
Shitkanth, the IIT-JEE topper, prefers MIT to IITs. This decision will definitely open eyes of other youngsters; they too can think, judge and change their decision from handsomely paid jobs to sufficiently paid scholarships at world's top institutes.
His approach differs from most youngsters, he is not that inclined for Indian administrative services (IAS). He claims people do not recognise any officer once he retires from set post. We, too, on many occasions, feel that IAS officers are forced to do red-tapism on the direction of unqualified netas (ministers).
He is not the only one from Bihar to be getting world-acclaim. Besides him, another boy, Tathagat Avtar Tulsi from Bihar, broke many world-records in excellency at a young age. He completed 10th at nine, bachelors in science at 10, masters in science at 12. Many prizes and medals have been registered against his name. Currently, he is working as senior research scientist for his PhD at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
He also got invitation from Bell Lab, America, to work in collaboration with Lov Grover (inventor of Quantum search algorithm) as his topic of research is quantum computing. Tulsi listed in TIME magazines as the most precious gifted Asian boy. His story was showcased by National Geographical Channel in ’My Brilliant Brain’.
Shitikanth’s move to MIT should not be criticised, as our system of education is not research-based even in the IITs. Basically curriculum have been designed looking at industrial need. However, in America, curriculum of education is in such a way where a student will always have a choice taking research work to earn credits for completing the degree.
For better understanding, we always need practical classes where a student gets a chance to have a close look on the working of machines and its outputs. It all needs a well-established infrastructure in the institute. I do not complain of less number of equipments available in the IITs, but of course MIT and other top institutes in the world have better facilities and infrastructure than our institutes. Many a times, for the same reason, our students from IITs move to different labs in other countries in their summer and winter vacations where they get exposure to the lab and its faculties besides well-paid fellowship.
We all know that the growth of a student depends on effort combined by a candidate and his/her mentor allotted. Although on papers, many institutes in India and probably IITs also divide students among available faculties in the department but you can clearly observe that they do not frequently talk and discuss research topics.
The decision of Shitikanth preferring MIT over IITs will definitely open eyes of hundreds of other youngsters studying in the IITs who do not opt for research. Now they also can think, judge, and change their decision from handsomely-paid jobs to sufficiently-paid scholarships at the world’s top institutes. These changes in attitudinal approach among teens would surely take India on the top of the world one day and the dream of former president APJ Abdul Kalam might come true.
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manish tiwary
i like
Siddharth
brilliant !!!!!!
U r on the right track.
Move onnnnnnnnnnn
amit
It is indeed true that Basic research facilities in india pale compared to US labs. I welcome his decision.
I myself am ex-IITian
viveksarma-IIT M
well. it suggests how should our future should be! this simple article tells us how much our indian education lags behind.hope our IIT's too become an international platform 4 reaserch work
saumya
extremely good i wana b like u.If possiblr plz guide me
ARJO
there are some people who do only one work all his life, but there are some who do all the work in only one life.u are the best in the second category
ARJUN
u are extremely brilliant! congrats!
Deepak
I was selected for CS in IIT , took transfer to MIt
and
and
I regret it. research is superb but classes - cold , dull and ...
IIt faculty were human
here they are robot -only work and work
AAYUSH
HI TOPPER
wasiqur rahman
Many student did not get chance to prove his brilliancy.....So it not easy to say that the topper of iit is only the brilliant but the student who is walking in the road with a book in his hand proves more brilliant if they get equal chance....but it is the bad luck that they have to survive for his life in very early age..and at last i want to say that a empty stomach is not a good mathematician and physicst...wasiqur rahman
PRADEEP K DAS
The main problem is that renumeration is the field of research is very less , the stipend in Mtech s is Rs 6000 pm and Phd programmes is 10,000 which is far too attractive . hence the govt of India should increase the amount handsomely ,and assure placement , then the good students will pot for research .
Bhargavi
Can the writer of this story please provide any contact number of shitikanth.I will help other students .
P
Hmm. I do not know about Shitikanth's preference for MIT, but the writer of this story surely needs to go back to grade school to learn english.
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