While Tamil Nadu boasts of being a hub for quality school and higher education, the number of students from the State entering the portals of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) is dismal. Data in public domain shows that of the 9,974 students who joined the IITs this year only 188 were from Tamil Nadu, whereas Rajasthan, which figured on top, sent 1,965 candidates to the premier institutions. This put the State a poor 13th in the list. Another disturbing...
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