J2E Simplification

If you thought that it was a technical blog, I am sorry, it is not.

J2E stands for JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) deciding who qualify for the Premier technical / technological Institutes of India, called IIT. (Indian Institute of Technology). A few ’00,000 people take the exam and a few ‘000 make it. (If it gives you any comfort or make you wonder about the system, yours truly is a product of IIT, Madras).

India has several Sports minister, irrespective of the party affiliation. Now and then, one of them decides to play with the systems that are generally left untouched and yielding good performance and result. A few years back, the object of desire (for the minister, that is) was IIM (Premier Management Institute, Indian Institute of Management). Now it is IIT. Apparently they have decided to simplify the JEE.

So, tomorrow you may see questions like:

• Write the last digit of the result when 10 is raised to the power of 5. (You are permitted to use calculator).
  
• What is the formula for water? (Clue: H IJKLMN O)
  
• Why is periodic table called so?
  
• If the value of g is 980 cm/sec/sec, identify the weight of a stone whose mass is 3 gm. (Clue: Force exerted by gravity is given by the product of mass and the constant c).

I think we are missing the real master stroke of the decision makers. When every body gets 100% in the JEE, the existing IIT’s will not be able to accommodate them. Then what should we do? If the Mohammad does not come to mountains, let the mountains come to Mohammad. Whatever colleges these brainy chaps with 100% in JEE join, they automatically become IIT’s. So, in a few year’s time, we will have IIT’s every where.

Tomorrow, we may listen to the following conversation:

“Hi, where did you do your degree from?”

“Of course, IIT. What about you?”

“What else, IIT? Which IIT you are from?”

“In South street, Kilaperumpudur.”

“What, I also did my degree from that IIT. Mr X was our principal, right?”

“Aha, you are mistaken. I think your IIT was between the hotel and the ground, if I am not mistaken. My IIT was between the Grocery store and the railway gate.”

“Oh…that IIT…”

See, when we realize that there are so many IIT’ians conquering the world, why not exploit the brand? In a few years, down the line, the Prime Minister can proudly declare that all his educated ministers (no..no..I am not ready to guess the percentage of educated ministers) are from IIT’s. Bills (Gate and Clinton) will never refuse meeting them – and may even offer jobs.

Let me wind it up with the request from a hopeful rookie who has joined a Java shop recently. He is a .NET guy, but, is being forced to get into Java. He is wondering if the minister can help simplify the J2EE next. That may probably be a boon to at least a few techies.