The worst disease mankind can bring to itself is by
preaching equality. Not a man-woman, religion-religion, class-class, sect-sect,
rich-poor and all those sub group nomenclatures that society takes pride in
defining and bring into existence, but an individual-individual equality that I talk
about. Any country’s prosperity depends on how many genius minds it has got. By
preaching equality a country could only dilute and curb the genius minds. India,
today, is facing such a situation. The proposal by the government to introduce
one common entrance examination for admission to all the engineering colleges
including IITs, if materializes, is a symptom to the endemic called ‘preaching
equality’. In addition, the proposal to
include the 12th board examination percentage to contribute as a
significant weightage to the overall rank could only intensify the effects of
this endemic.
It is evident from any country’s history,
culture and civilization that when a group of people rise above the ordinary
through their intellect minds, they have been wiped out by much more forceful
power either through physical power or through mysticism. That is because the
intellects were perceived dangerous to the society, were considered gifted and
most importantly were considered a misfit to be part of the endemic ‘preaching
equality’. In democracy, the physical power is in the form of policies.
Policies are the claws. Policies are the daggers. Policies are the nuclear
weapons. One such policy is all set to kill a group of intellect minds who take
joy in solving the JEE question papers, an examination which challenges to
apply the fundamentals of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
I possess no strong knowledge on the B.Tech program structures at IITs
but very well aware that someone who has cracked the JEE has applied the fundamental
principles of Science and Math in the best possible way. I have no interest in
wanting the IIT graduates to, what is called, ‘serve’ the nation. For someone
who took fun at the age of 17 or 18 in applying the fundamentals of science and
math, will possess the best free mind at 25. Free minds leads to creativity.
Creativity defines the intellect minds. Intellect minds will contribute to a
nation’s prosperity.
The only
obvious solution – exclude JEE from the common entrance.