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I'll admit that I only have a passing familiarity with consultancies and other companies in India, but I don't think I'm defining innovation too narrowly.

A striking example is the IITs. These universities are lauded as some of the best in the world, but where is the ground-breaking research? Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places, but I haven't seen anything amazing come out of these schools.

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I don't think the IITs have ever been famous for their research programs. They are well known as a magnet for the smartest engineers in India. Those smart engineers then come to the best US universities and contribute to the reseach, start companies etc. The IITs are a very effective filter and not world class research institutions.

I don't know much about IITs beyond the standard. But is research their strength? I'm not sure. On the other hand, I did find this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_Institutes_of_Te...

I would argue that most tier 1 universities in the world should have a strong research focus.

Posting a list of accomplished alums is nothing special, right? I mean, any good university is going to have that.

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