India's exam fetish is killing tech talent, argues dev; JEE doesn't even test CS
mgill25 · x · 2026-09-22
ni5arga argues India's "examination fetish" — JEE, CGPA, GATE, Codeforces ratings — sorts people by proxy numbers while real CS skills like compiler writing, vulnerability research, and kernel work never enter the filter: "JEE is not computer science. Rank is not competence."
mgill25 pushes back hard: Asian schools consistently outperform Western counterparts in STEM, and knowing how to game the system is itself a skill worth prioritizing.
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