India: Just Like U.S.!

Inspired by the NYT piece, an Indian law professional has taken his own nation's legal education system to task for high tuition and fudged employment numbers, although because it's India he takes more of a class-based focus than many in the U.S. would. I frankly don't understand all the nuances of the Indian educational system, but I thought I'd repost some choice bits here for comparison's sake:

Each institution considers it its claim to fame to have ‘X’ number of people joining law firms with a salaries ranging from Rs. 8,00,000 to 25,00,000 (Rs. 8-25 lakhs) p.a. There are few who join foreign universities to pursue higher studies. The remainder of the students, those joining the bar or pursuing social careers (NGOs etc.) form part of a group characterized by the irony they represent. On one hand law schools propagate their commitment to society and Convocation dignitaries urge students to join the bar and stress on the ‘social commitment’ of lawyers, while on the other hand these students don’t form a part of the law schools achievements or even get their picture in the prospectus for the courageous step they’ve taken.

... I assert that national law schools are generally catering to the needs of the upper middle class society thus alienating themselves from a vast majority of the Indian population that wish to receive quality Indian education....

About a decade ago, the Supreme Court stated that education in this country still ought to serve a socialist purpose and not be regarded as a profit making industry. The present structure of National Law Universities defy both these ideas....

A student from a disadvantaged section of the society then surely doesn’t stand a chance in this system.

Education being run like for-profit and causing problems for lower- and middle-class people - sound familiar?