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I never commented on the quality of education or the rigour of the BSc degree. I’m sure it would be quite rigorous given its IITM that’s administering it. What I am trying to highlight is that you might not be realising the truth of the point that you are making. Grads from places like IIT/BITS/ISI etc. do not fair well in admission cycle’s because they are from these unis. They fair well in them because of the opportunities afforded to them by virtue of them attending these unis. Almost all applicants who get admits from these unis will have excellent internships, research, and full time employment opportunities. It’s these things which help them get in, not just the fact that they are from an IIT. It is very rare to find Indian candidates (even ones from IITs) in these top programs who haven’t had good quality relevant work ex or excellent internships/research etc.In your case, you just don’t have these (or if you do, you haven’t highlighted them). Your profile is completely comprised of the supposed ‘tags’ you have from ‘IIT’ and ‘IIM’ and I am merely highlighting that these just don’t work. So, if anything, you are defeating your own point with your reasoning. Yes, JEE is not the only way of getting quality education and opportunities and the IIT tag isn’t everything. But you really don’t have anything in your profile going for you apart from these. And purely in terms of tag, the BSc degree will give you no advantage whatsoever just because it has IIT stamped on it. Nor do I see any strong motivation for pursuing a career in quant that you have highlighted in your question. Without these, I really do not see how you can have even a somewhat competitive profile for any top program. If you are really serious about making it to top programs, get some relevant work ex and figure out a clear career goal and path.
I never commented on the quality of education or the rigour of the BSc degree. I’m sure it would be quite rigorous given its IITM that’s administering it. What I am trying to highlight is that you might not be realising the truth of the point that you are making. Grads from places like IIT/BITS/ISI etc. do not fair well in admission cycle’s because they are from these unis. They fair well in them because of the opportunities afforded to them by virtue of them attending these unis. Almost all applicants who get admits from these unis will have excellent internships, research, and full time employment opportunities. It’s these things which help them get in, not just the fact that they are from an IIT. It is very rare to find Indian candidates (even ones from IITs) in these top programs who haven’t had good quality relevant work ex or excellent internships/research etc.
In your case, you just don’t have these (or if you do, you haven’t highlighted them). Your profile is completely comprised of the supposed ‘tags’ you have from ‘IIT’ and ‘IIM’ and I am merely highlighting that these just don’t work. So, if anything, you are defeating your own point with your reasoning. Yes, JEE is not the only way of getting quality education and opportunities and the IIT tag isn’t everything. But you really don’t have anything in your profile going for you apart from these. And purely in terms of tag, the BSc degree will give you no advantage whatsoever just because it has IIT stamped on it. Nor do I see any strong motivation for pursuing a career in quant that you have highlighted in your question. Without these, I really do not see how you can have even a somewhat competitive profile for any top program. If you are really serious about making it to top programs, get some relevant work ex and figure out a clear career goal and path.
