Number of attempts

Hence they take time to get to know about these institutes and to prepare for the exams. So if the number of attempts has to be restricted, let it be at least three and they need not be the consecutive attempts starting from the year the students pass their 12th examination. Instead, the age limit should be fixed as in the case of Civil Services examinations.

IITs are the pride of our nation. Any effort to ease the tension of the students should not lead to the deterioration of the quality of students getting admission to the IITs as the introduction of just one objective paper might lead to. Even if there is a need to make the question paper easier, the altogether elimination of the subjective question paper needs some rethinking on the part of the authorities. If we apply the same reason to other examinations such as Civil Services, CAT, the mains and the interview in CSE and the gruelling GDs and interviews to the aspirants of IIMs should be eliminated. But we must be aware how these myopic steps would lead to the deterioration of the standards the UPSC and the IIMs have persevered to set.

One of the motives forwarded for the introduction of the changes was to prevent the thriving business of the private coaching industry which gives an undue advantage to those who can afford it. But as long as the quality of education at the school level is below average and the number of seats in the premier institutes not enough to cater to the number of applicants, the business of private coaching institutes for the competitive examination is bound to thrive.

So the admission to one of the best institutes in the world, IITs, should be rigorous so that the students with the best of attitude as well as aptitude get selected to them. The authorities should never compromise on quality and should take decisions in the best of interests of IITs.