When
it comes to engineering, the first thing that every science student of the
senior secondary level thinks of is the ‘Indian Institute of Technology’, or
the ‘IITs’ in short. Thanks to the numerous coaching institutes that keep
coming up every now and then in every nook and corner of a city, one doesn’t
need to go around with a looking glass to find an aspiring ‘IITian’! And the
Indian education system nurtures it with its numerous entrance examinations,
the IITJEE, AIEEE, and regional examinations. However, at the end of class
twelve, only a few from those students get to study in the prestigious IITs.
Then comes the NITs, which is considered with lots of regards in comparison
with private engineering colleges.
But
the question that comes up from this scenario, is what makes the IITs so
revered in the world of technical education? Basically all institutes offer a
BE/BTech degree, which is a reason why we can find atleast one B-Tech graduate
in every household! The fact is that in IITs right from the selection procedure
to the final degree, they choose and nurture some of the best minds in the
country. And the best does not mean someone who scored 99% in the board exams.
The best are the ones who have the potential to ideate and innovate. I will not
be wrong if I say that the IITs rank above the NITs in nearly every aspect.
Coming
to the question, my answer will be YES. The best of the NITians should be
allowed to transfer to IITs in the final year. However, this is obviously for
the ones who are up for it, those, who believe that it is an opportunity to
finish an unfulfilled dream. The advantages of this are many. A student of an
NIT does not mean he lacks the potential to be an IITian. Plus, considering
IITs as the best, a chance to spend the final year in one, will surely make
them more productive in technical field. The new environment of education after
three years, new faces, new lines of thought, these will be no less than challenges
to the student. It’s a place where the student will get to make use of his
personality and knowledge, before he is opened to the corporate world.
Some
would say that instead of sending students to IITs, why not uplift the
standards of NITs? My question to them is, when you have the best students and
the best professors, best internship opportunities and quite naturally the best
placements in the IITs, how come NITs will get at par with IITs, unless we try
to learn from them and ideate with them. I don’t think there is a better way to
do that than directly allowing students to go to IITs in the final year and gather
experience from the IITians. If we say
that the students are the future of the nation, then why not take a small step
to make a better future!