Anand Kumar, the widely acclaimed founder of Super 30 has backed the Infosys Chairman Narayana Murthy’s opinion that the quality of students in the IITs has degraded over time.But he blames IIT JEE Joint Entrance Exam Panel for this.He advocated greater transparency in the exam and a change in the way questions are framed.
Addressing a gathering of hundreds of former IITians at a ‘Pan IIT’ summit in New York, Murthy had said the quality of students entering IITs had deteriorated over the years due to the “coaching classes that prepare engineering aspirants”.
According to Anand Kumar, it is because of the lack of knowledge about the IITs’ pattern that the students have to run around the coaching institutes to acquire that little bit extra, which makes the ultimate difference.
He further welcomed the reforms announced by the IITs for the JEE, said that the students needed to be applauded, rather than criticised. It is their hard work that makes them crack arguably the toughest competition.
Once the students reach the IITs, it is the job of the teachers there to provide the environment where they grow. Blaming the coaching institutes will not solve the problem. It is the professors and the teachers to teach in a manner that brings the best out of the students, who are from different backgrounds and social classes.” he added