The biggest consequence of the increase in the number of seats in IITs, IIMs and other educational institutes will be the increased burden on the existing faculty.

T V R Shenoy gives a detailed analysis on the current state of teachers in our best educational institutes and why many of them will leave once reservation is bought in.

Did anyone in the Manmohan Singh ministry actually talk to the teachers in the IITs, IIMs, or AIIMS before deciding to increase numbers wholesale? If you don't consult teachers in decision that directly affect them aren't you treating them as lackeys who must do as they are ordered? And why should someone labour away in a job that is not respected when there are greener pastures -- and Green Cards -- to be had?

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