IIT’s are the top most and very prestigious institutes and
getting admission in those a tough nut to crack for many including me as well.
Every year lakhs of aspirants appear for their entrance examination and very
fewof them got selected in them. In these students, only 9% girls are there.
If we quantify it bit more then it means out of 9974 students got admitted into
IIT’s this year only 900 are girls. What’s happening out there?
If we see last 7 years CBSE score in top towns like Delhi,
girls have outshone boys continuously with a good margin so why they are not
getting into IIT’s. Is it related to the difficulty level of IIT examination or
the sudden change in exam structures from CBSE? I don’t think this is the case
over here. I attribute this problem to the orthodox mindset still prevailing in
most of the part of our country regarding girl’s education. Only 18% of the
total student registered for IIT entrance were girls, further strengthen my
viewpoint.
The problem is that people from all parts of the country
apply for IIT’s and some of them are still very orthodox about the girl’s
education. Many of them start seeking grooms for their girls as soon as they
complete their school education. IIT’s provide technical and professional course
and their fee structure is quite high. This is the second roadblock for Girls
as many parents don’t want to spend too much on girl’s education.
IIT’s are into some specific towns and many students come
over from different places and stay in campus hostel. This provides the third
roadblock in Girls education as many parents don’t want to send their girls
child outside their home towns.
Though the percentage of girl’s students has marginally
increased from 8% last year to 9% this year but there is long way to go. Also,
the results of admitted girls are at par with boys which is a source of
encouragement. In IIT’s post graduate courses, girl’s percentage has increased to
15%.
IIT management is doing their bit by reducing the fees of
girl students by 50 percent. They have to take some more concrete steps to
spread the awareness about the education in IIT and how much is going to be
beneficial for Girls.
Our view is that today’s girl are very different from the
girls in 80’s or 90’s even. They are more confident and independent and that’s
why you need to support them more. More and more girls in IIT’s classrooms
means healthier competition and personality enhancement of students. This is
the time to show Girl Power and I am sure the fairer sex won’t remain behind in
that.
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