The Times of India

Degrees of no value? This IIT alumnus believes AI cannot replace the power of the right peer group

As AI makes knowledge more accessible than ever, entrepreneur Shikhar Agrawal revisits the value of his IIT Bombay education. He argues that the institution's greatest strength was never its degree or brand name, but the ambitious peer network that shaped his thinking. In the AI era, he believes such transformative learning environments remain difficult to replicate.