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Re:Over 90% of Indian techies in the US are upper-caste Indians by srean on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @08:36AM (#24566257)
There is also the effect of first generation learners. Many don't have the benefit of parents and family with a background in education who can mentor. That's quite a big deal.
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Re:Over 90% of Indian techies in the US are upper-caste Indians by thewhitetulip on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @10:10AM (#24567246)
I can attest to that personally. I am reasonably intelligent yet I absolutely flunked by IIT exams because of 0 guidance.

None of my family knew what IIT was and for some reason they chose not to send me to a big city for a decent coaching class

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