Why did Changsha Railway Institute lag behind East China Jiaotong University?

Changsha Railway Institute was far better than East China Jiaotong University before it merged into Central South University!

Changsha Railway Institute, established in September 196, is the only railway specialized college in the south of the Yangtze River, which is directly under the Ministry of Railways. It was one of the first universities in China to obtain the right to confer doctoral and master's degrees (1981). In 2, Changsha Railway Institute, Xiangya Medical College and Central South University of Technology merged to form Central South University.

East China Jiaotong University was founded in 1971 and moved to Jiangxi in the same year. In 1973, it began to enroll students in the name of "East China Jiaotong University". Before 2, East China Jiaotong University was mainly specialized in education. In 2, the school was transformed into a "central and local * * * construction, with local management as the mainstay", and it was one of the five universities in Jiangxi Province that focused on strengthening construction. Until 213, the school became a doctor's degree awarding unit, and it was the first batch of engineering colleges in Jiangxi Province that passed the project construction acceptance of doctor's degree granting right.