I don't understand why universities can't give a certain weightage to some specialized examinations. Like some international Olympiad for CS. We already have something like this if you are a KVPY scholar. But all universities only look at your entrance exam marks. Other than just trying to maintain the status quo I don't know why they can't change this current system.

Also even if the subject taught at IIT is not worth it it opens a lot more doors than what my college can ever do. In things like research.