• This refers to ‘Proposal to limit IIT entry...’. The decision that calls for more “weightage” to Class XII exams is a welcome decision, if only for its effect on coaching centers. Those have made formal school education and the system irrelevant and students are often mere parrots. However, a counter-argument can be that the extra burden on students favours only the brainier ones. One does question the slightly erratic policy: if Kapil Sibal wants to do away with board exams and introduce a grade system, how does this fit into his last policy? Students will undoubtedly be puzzled.

— Bidyut K. Chatterjee

Faridabad

India too

• One could argue that Suresh Kalmadi’s dissatisfaction with Mike Hooper could be due to his desire to hide the country’s unpreparedness for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. This worry has in the past been echoed from sections of the political leadership and the media. It should be remembered that organising international sports events is an opportunity for a nation to highlight its socio-economic, cultural and political progress. Other Asian countries have pulled it off and India should be no exception.

— Ved Guliani

Hisar

Let them be

• The IIMs question should not be structured simply on benefiting whom for what, but rather about the great issue of autonomy of the institutions. Such institutions have a golden history in Indian education and now have the privilege of being recognised abroad. This should be an autonomous decision as it can be argued that IIMs thrive because of minimal government interference in their operations.

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