Anyone familiar with the IITs would agree that a purely engineering education — preceded by years of social isolation in a high-pressure coaching environment — is not conducive to …
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Why the UK’s Latest ‘High Potential Individual Visa Scheme’ Is Deeply Discriminatory
Although the official justification, as expected, is on the lines of meritocracy, it is a clear case of welcoming into the UK those who have had access to elite …

Preference for English, Upper Caste Candidates: How UPSC ‘Biases’ Impact Civil Services Exam
According to the data fetched from different sources, it is estimated that only 1.5% or a mere 11 candidates who took the CSE 2020 in Hindi made it to …

Why We Need to Stop Glorifying ‘Exam Warriors’
Do we need to exclusively rely on exams in order to test our intelligence?

Merit Can Be Toxic
In his latest book 'The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good', renowned political philosopher Michael Sandel debunks popular narratives on merit.