I feel that Exams fail in testing the level of learning of a student, (In the process the student also gets failed often) but still the damn system pushes you to study, prepare one self to write and get through and maintain percentage in all those subjects that are remotely linked to your future job. A compulsory series of filtration like surprise quiz, planned quiz, mid term exam and end term exam. Some times we used to feel that, much of our time was devoted to evaluation rather than learning.
It was the first semester; every one was brimming with enthusiasm to prove themselves in the subjects they like most. It was "Organizational Behavior" that was the most liked subject for all, it also demanded much of our time to study, think and live with. But surprisingly that was the subject where none of us dared to dream about scoring a double digit.
One day Professor Arul walked into the class with an attender following him carrying a bunch of papers. "I had told you, the omens are always right" I said to Veni pointing to our test papers when she was saying her mirror broke down today morning, then while coming out of her hostel, she mistakenly walked under a ladder and was stopped by a black cat that crossed her. She didn’t bother to answer me, her eye balls rolled up and she started praying with a mix of tension and anxiety.
"Your prayers will be serious only when you are in a trouble" I thought recollecting the forward that said "What's the difference between people who pray in church and those who pray in casinos? and the answer is "The ones in the casinos are serious". Senthil and I were exchanging evil grins seeing our friends pray. We stopped that as Sandy shot us a nasty look that seemed like encompassing all the bad words that we had come across by that day. Meanwhile we heard numerous hue and cries of our classmates who received the paper. Being seated at the last bench It was usually us who will have the last laugh. All of us waited impatiently for the test papers. I grabbed mine from our CR’s hand, only to look at the horrified image on the paper. It was a big, nasty looking zeroin red. For the first time I blamed Indians for inventing zero.
I was aghast, I felt it was only I who got this number (having faith in my abilities pertaining to this subject). But when I turned my head towards right , I witnessed a series of trembling hands that fluttered the papers which displayed the same symbol “The Zero”in blood red color, however I should admit that zero on my neighbor’s test paper always looks funny. Little satisfied that I have companions, I turned to my left. Believe me I was happy about my benchmates showcasing their team spirit, coz I saw the same funny images as on the right side.
It was the first semester; every one was brimming with enthusiasm to prove themselves in the subjects they like most. It was "Organizational Behavior" that was the most liked subject for all, it also demanded much of our time to study, think and live with. But surprisingly that was the subject where none of us dared to dream about scoring a double digit.
One day Professor Arul walked into the class with an attender following him carrying a bunch of papers. "I had told you, the omens are always right" I said to Veni pointing to our test papers when she was saying her mirror broke down today morning, then while coming out of her hostel, she mistakenly walked under a ladder and was stopped by a black cat that crossed her. She didn’t bother to answer me, her eye balls rolled up and she started praying with a mix of tension and anxiety.
"Your prayers will be serious only when you are in a trouble" I thought recollecting the forward that said "What's the difference between people who pray in church and those who pray in casinos? and the answer is "The ones in the casinos are serious". Senthil and I were exchanging evil grins seeing our friends pray. We stopped that as Sandy shot us a nasty look that seemed like encompassing all the bad words that we had come across by that day. Meanwhile we heard numerous hue and cries of our classmates who received the paper. Being seated at the last bench It was usually us who will have the last laugh. All of us waited impatiently for the test papers. I grabbed mine from our CR’s hand, only to look at the horrified image on the paper. It was a big, nasty looking zeroin red. For the first time I blamed Indians for inventing zero.
I was aghast, I felt it was only I who got this number (having faith in my abilities pertaining to this subject). But when I turned my head towards right , I witnessed a series of trembling hands that fluttered the papers which displayed the same symbol “The Zero”in blood red color, however I should admit that zero on my neighbor’s test paper always looks funny. Little satisfied that I have companions, I turned to my left. Believe me I was happy about my benchmates showcasing their team spirit, coz I saw the same funny images as on the right side.
“Apart from earth, Zero is one neutral entity that qualifies for having a great gravitational force” I thought “All of us start the exam with a zero marks, it’s only those fortunate ones who escape the gravity zone and move above”. In this subject the fortunate one, I mean the class topper was successful in moving out of the gravity zone and managed get 2 marks.
Veni showed some initial reluctance to show her paper, because zero for her meant a personal failure. I tried to soothe her saying “take it easy, it’s not just you. Many of us ended up with a zero, and the highest mark is 2”. Senthil looked at me and said “thambi, why it’s just you and me who are not taking it seriously? Has some thing seriously gone wrong with us?”. I patted his shoulders saying “It’s only the brave who can cheer up in failures” .
“shut up, you know it’s the first time in my life, I ended up getting zero” Veni got psyched up with our talk
“What do you think it’s so common for every one of us to get zero?" I retarded " C’mon yaar it’s for me too. I never got a zero before; of course I had scored -4 once in my engineering math’s but never a zero” Senthil and Ash broke into a big laugh as soon as I finished my statement while Sandy and Veni were reaching to their boiling point. Believe me when it comes to education / career, boys tend to be easier going compared to gals, it may be due to carelessness or due to over confidence, but it shows up as a “Cool” attitude. Guess I was both.
“Can’t you behave normal Vardhan”? Sandy said to me in a cold voice.
“Hey it’s only Vardhan, who is normal” Senthil gave a back up” C’mon let’s move to the canteen and let’s think what we should do”. When it comes to strategizing the study approach Senthil and Bava were at their best. For next few days till the mid term we had planned how to study this subject. Even though every one scored less, it wasn’t just me or my bench mates, still the number Zero on the answer sheet was very alarming. So we took a oath to study and understand our Professor Arul’s case studies. Believe me it was tough to reach the expectations of India’s one of the famous HR practitioners. All of us started to put their best efforts in OB, while managing the performance in other subjects. We were geared up for the coming mid terms in next week.
Veni showed some initial reluctance to show her paper, because zero for her meant a personal failure. I tried to soothe her saying “take it easy, it’s not just you. Many of us ended up with a zero, and the highest mark is 2”. Senthil looked at me and said “thambi, why it’s just you and me who are not taking it seriously? Has some thing seriously gone wrong with us?”. I patted his shoulders saying “It’s only the brave who can cheer up in failures” .
“shut up, you know it’s the first time in my life, I ended up getting zero” Veni got psyched up with our talk
“What do you think it’s so common for every one of us to get zero?" I retarded " C’mon yaar it’s for me too. I never got a zero before; of course I had scored -4 once in my engineering math’s but never a zero” Senthil and Ash broke into a big laugh as soon as I finished my statement while Sandy and Veni were reaching to their boiling point. Believe me when it comes to education / career, boys tend to be easier going compared to gals, it may be due to carelessness or due to over confidence, but it shows up as a “Cool” attitude. Guess I was both.
“Can’t you behave normal Vardhan”? Sandy said to me in a cold voice.
“Hey it’s only Vardhan, who is normal” Senthil gave a back up” C’mon let’s move to the canteen and let’s think what we should do”. When it comes to strategizing the study approach Senthil and Bava were at their best. For next few days till the mid term we had planned how to study this subject. Even though every one scored less, it wasn’t just me or my bench mates, still the number Zero on the answer sheet was very alarming. So we took a oath to study and understand our Professor Arul’s case studies. Believe me it was tough to reach the expectations of India’s one of the famous HR practitioners. All of us started to put their best efforts in OB, while managing the performance in other subjects. We were geared up for the coming mid terms in next week.
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Dear vardhan...when did I come across black cat with out my knowledge and my mirror is right in its place till I left the college...and whats that "0" story boss????
Hi yaar, Sorry it wasn't you who I was talking about : ).
Mr. Kris. students will get -4 marks also in exams. think chetan bhagat is immitating your style.
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