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exclaimed 为什么印度的学生看不上麻省理工？

一位美国麻省理工的教授在开学时，看到新生中有位印度学生，好奇地问:“你怎么会在这里，你们国家有印度理工学院，为什么不去那里呢？”印度学生回答说：“我就是因为考不上印度理工，才上麻省理工来的。

”这位印度学生的话语回答中，我们可以知道印度理工比麻省理工还要牛，但究竟有多牛呢？印度理工学院在中国没有什么高的知名度，无法想象出它到底有多牛。

印度一开始就以举全国之力，推动世界一流理工大学的“织梦行动”，丝毫不去顾及那些与日俱增的文盲数量。

于是被称为印度“科学皇冠上的瑰宝”，印度理工学院创建了。

应度理工学院创建于1951年，简称llT。

在全国共有7所校区，是印度高等教育的神话。

美国哥伦比亚广播公司著名节目《新闻60分》曾为印度理工学院制作过一期节目。

主持人在节目中表示:“印度理工学院可能是你所不熟悉的最重要的学府。

它在印度的地位，相当于把哈佛、麻省理工与普林斯顿相加后在美国的地位”。

在印度，每年政府给其它几十所理工大学的补助不过区区438万美元，只是llT的3%。

美国《商业周刊》将印度llT毕业生称为印度“最热门的出口产品”。

而美国IBM、惠普、甲骨文、微软、思科等著名企业更在llT（印度理工学院）设有专门的办事处，以便快速的招揽优秀人才。

2000年《亚洲周刊》评选亚洲最佳理工学院时，印度理工学院（llT）以7所分校中的5所占据了前10强的“半壁河山”。

印度理工学院培养的lT人才遍及世界各地。

美国硅谷更是这些人才聚集之地。

我们可以看看下面这些人的名子和闪亮头衔: 拉贾.古普达（麦肯锡咨询公司前总经理）、尤曼格.古普达（甲古文公司主要创始人之一）、维克特.梅利滋（花旗集团前副主席）、拉科什.甘格沃（美国航空公司前总裁）、阿维.马努德（高盛合伙人）、阿伦.纳特瓦力（贝尔前总裁）等。

他们共同特点，都毕业于印度理工学院。

比尔.盖茨曾这样评价过印度理工学院，称其为改变世界了不起的大学，这所大学源源不断培养出世界一流的工程师，且人才质量之稳定，为全球企业为之赞叹。

他被视为是全球最严格的工程师培养摇篮，众多校友分布在全球各个行业的最高管理层。

印度人考这所大学多难呢？2010年报考印度理工的学生超过45万，招收名额不过一万人，录取率2%，相比之下，美国2010年录取为10%。

如果印度有那个家庭考上了印度理工学院，父母喜出望外，几乎倾家荡产，连续天天请全村邻居吃饭。

因为他们知道，念完llT只要工作几个月，家里一切投资就能收回。

好好的 别逗逼。

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