Half of Top IIT Rankers Trained in Kota, Coaching Hub Dominates Admissions

Quick Summary

• an analysis by IIT-Kanpur revealed that every fourth aspirant securing admission in IITs this year was from Kota,Rajasthan,a major coaching hub for JEE preparation.
• The Delhi zone had the highest percentage of students qualifying JEE-Advanced (33.37%) and led in conversion rates to IIT admissions at 36.78%.
• Hyderabad zone registered the largest number of admissions to IITs with 4,363 students (33.7%). Other zones contributing admissions included Bombay (3,825), Roorkee (1,729), Kanpur (1,622), Kharagpur (1,655), and Guwahati (812).
• kota coaching centers produced nearly half of the top-100 rankers in the JEE Advanced examination this year.

Indian Opinion analysis

The report underscores the pivotal role played by Kota as a preparatory hub for India’s engineering aspirants-around one-fourth of admitted iitians this year benefited from training there. This reflects an entrenched reliance on high-stakes private coaching as a decisive factor in securing competitive exams like JEE Advanced.

Zones showing higher qualification percentages like Delhi also highlight regional disparities regarding access and success rates linked to supportive infrastructure or resources that are necessary for elite coaching systems such as those in cities like Kota.

A question India must contemplate is whether such dominance risks marginalizing students unable to afford intensive coaching hubs or those residing outside resource-abundant regions-possibly fueling inequities within higher education access over time.

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