Nothing summarises the brain drain and severe indictment of research infra in India than this study by @Careers360. On a comprehensive study of 31 JEE toppers from 1990 to 2020 (31 years), this is what we found:
A. 23 of the 31 toppers are settled abroad.
B. 28 of the 31 toppers work for a non Indian company.
C. 17 of them are settled in USA.
D. In the 1990 to 2010 period, 7 chose to stay in India. However in the 2011 to 2020 cycle only one in ten stayed back in India.
E. In a severe indictment of academic research in India, 19 of them went on to pursue masters and Phd(13), But NONE chose to pursue any masters in India.
F. 6 studied at Stanford and 5 studied at MIT.
G. 16 of the toppers chose IIT Bombay followed by kanpur and Delhi. However, since 2007, IIT Bombay is the preferred choice.
G. While the initial years, 7 of them chose to be in academia and research, of the 2011 to 2020 period, no one chose academia and research. In fact, many chose to work in investment and hedge fund companies.
So, not many stayed back. Not a single person chose India to study further. Just 10% work for an Indian company.
https://t.co/Bnti6P2fXK
The 6 films that the #Modi govt did not want screened at the International Film Festival in Kerala. 3 were screened anyway, the other 3 were pulled.
The MEA threatened legal action & said they were not good for the "safety & security" of the country, per TOI.
Go figure.
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@karthik2k2 I am reminded of Gaurav Sabnis' pictures of some impoverished countries in south America. So clean. Civic sense and poverty aren't related.