Why everyone goes crazy for marks in India?

<p>There is a basic reason we quantify education. Do you want to go to a decent college after school? To ‘learn for the sake of learning’ or to get a degree and a job or just to scope out the hot chicks in college…it doesn’t matter. That college will have a limited number of seats. There will tons more students wanting to go to that college. So what should be done? If you think that admission should be given just to people who ‘learn for the sake of learning’, everyone will say that. Heck tbh I don’t learn for the sake of learning. I have specific goals for my education. But to get in, I could BS too. So how does a college figure out who to admit and who not to when everyone can lie to get in. Through tests and marks. </p>

<p>I don’t say that our system of taking one entrance test is the best, but it works. Taking into account ECs and other things like US universities do will pose a huge disadvantage to the rural underprivileged kids. At least entrance tests and CBSE marks offer a somewhat fair measure. I say ‘somewhat’ because rich kids get expensive prep classes which the poor can’t. But still, many poor children make it and get subsidized education which is a huge boon for them. </p>

<p>Now, another fact is that if you learn for the sake of learning, then you must know your subject better than those people who rote-memorize (your topper) and thus you should have no difficulty in scoring. Don’t tell me that the teachers are at fault. If you are good in the subject, you’ll know which words to include to get those marks. Be smart, it is a cut-throat world and you can’t just blame the system or other people. Do something about it or suck it up and learn to deal with it.</p>

<p>Just my 2 cents.</p>