The Real Indian IQ

[G.Subramaniam]

Outlook

All the poor Bihari kids in the Super 30 got into IIT this year. What's the secre

Most are backward caste

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Rigour Rules

Select the Best
Candidates are screened for IQ levels with three written tests, categorised as 'difficult', 'more difficult' and 'most difficult'.

Make them Slog
For one year, students study day and night; they can't miss a single tutorial class.

Stay Focussed
As far as possible, no television, no Internet, no movies.

Practice Makes Perfect
Students are subjected to repeated mock tests; by exam time, they've gone through hundreds of question papers from previous years.

Each year 6,000 young boys buy the application form for Rs 60 and submit it in the hope of making it to the Super 30. Candidates then take three separate admission tests to determine IQ, administered in ascending order of difficulty.Of the 500 short-listed initially, 30 eventually make it to the core group. These are the poorest with the most powerful minds.

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So with screened IQ, and coaching, backward caste kids can win merit seats

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The problem with general purpose quotas is there is no IQ screening and no behavior improvement