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Admissions insanity: a broken system continues

Indian college admissions, a chaotic and opaque process, further disadvantages deserving students. A complete overhaul is long overdue.

Admissions insanity: a broken system continues
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Another year, another admissions farce. The EAMCET results are out, and with them, the usual scramble and confusion. This opaque system prioritises jumping through administrative hoops over genuine merit or potential. It is a barrier, not a gateway. When will we demand a system that actually serves learners, not bureaucrats?

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The EAMCET, while imperfect, provides a standardised mechanism for admissions in a highly competitive environment. It ensures a baseline of academic assessment.

Audit trail
  • ·Opaque process
  • ·Bureaucracy reigns
  • ·Student disadvantage
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