Education system in India is in a mess – high pass percentage but not enough seats

The education system in India is in a mess as is being revealed by reports in the media. It seems in Delhi University, the offline registration has yet to open up for its 54,000 seats. However, it has already received more than one lakh online applications for admission to various undergraduate courses on offer by the premier institute. This has been reported in zeenews.com dated 31 May 2015.

It stands to reason that all those who have passed out, even with high marks, may not get admission to the stream of his or her choice. That is bound to lead to heartburns and disappointments and might ruin many lives.
The education system of today consists of innumerable coaching classes, some in one’s own locality, and others though long distance via mail. The ultimate of all is to pass out with high marks which would ease entry into higher stages of learning. But, when there are 20 students with the same percentage like 97.3% (an arbitrarily chosen figure) and when entry closes at 97.4% (another arbitrarily chosen figure), what happens to the others.
Notwithstanding the %age marks, there are other factors like reservations that lead to more disappointments. And it is not only for Delhi University but is applicable to many others.
In West Bengal for instance, 19 students have come in the top 10 list with the top three students securing 99.2%, 98.2%, 97.8% - all of them belong to the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur. Others in the top ten also come from the same school.
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