The Indian system is very interesting. Everybody who wants to go to school goes. Everybody graduates, even if they don’t study and do poorly in class.
However, the education, for those who are capable, is superior. No dilution.
The result is that grades and class rank, especially, are accurate and very important in assessing a candidate. A doctor from an Indian medical school could be terrible, but the valedictorian from Lady Hardinge is probably better than any Harvard graduate.
That’s very interesting. But I’ve seen transcripts of Indian students. Some do actually fail classes—not everyone passes. So not sure I totally buy into your thesis.