The Exam Fever – A Monster to Students ! ! !
“Exams are to test you on what you know, but Results are only the representation of your knowledge at that particular day, it does not represent your actual knowledge and a human being should be never be judged according to the marks of the student” – Gunti
It’s been a little while that I posted a new blog entry. Genuinely I was not able to think of a good topic for the same. But then I found it, the exam fever. I will not be talking about the school exams, they are usually in the month of March-April, but today I will be talking of the exams for the undergraduate students, especially the engineering stream. I will take you to the coffee shops, the Khokkha, the laboratories and the hostel scenes during the exam time. Come let’s take a look together.
I will be uploading this episode by episode, part by part, I will take you to the days of the examination feel of IIT Guwahati, most of the things are same at other IIT’s too.
Story- #1
This is story of 1st assignment of the EEE department.
*Note that this is a work of fiction, and does not represent any real characters; all are imaginary, and if it does, and it is just by co-incidence.
We are over with our mid-semester here and 2nd phase of the quizzes are over; currently waiting for our laboratory examinations and then the big thing will arrive – The End – Semester examination.
Just uploaded my last assignment for the semester did it honesty by myself. There were the other 3 which I and my friends got a help from the ‘Ghissus’ over here. Some changed the language, some change the figures and the facts, some try and put their mind at it and are successful in creating a new version of the same assignment that is circulated in the hostel.
We have a character Saurav or popularly called “Gawar” because of his extreme hilarious and out of the world humor and PJ’s. Arguing with him on any topic will make you burst with laughter, and don’t even thing to with a quarrel. He beats the best of the best.
So, it was Tuesday August 2nd, when our Prof Sethia, announced the assignment for the students in the class.
Sethia : “Students, I want you to take time to go through the research papers that I have asked you to read, and answer the following questions within the world limit that is 300-400 worlds for each questions. Research and discussion among the students are welcomed. I want each one of you to explain the things required in your own words. And for students who are slow at typing, I have uploaded a tutorial link on Toodle, (Toodle is the intranet We-hosted site which gives link to the entire course taken in the current semester and links it to the page where assignments, lecture notes and other ‘useful’ things are uploaded regularly).
The last submission date and time is 8th August’2011 at 11:55pm sharp. I have given the link for the same; the link will vanish after the mentioned time.
Gunti, Swami, Gawar, Fundoo were sitting at the second last bench, we ever a little early for the last bench.
Gawar: “Dudes, we are screwed. How can somebody hit it really hard in somebody’s ass”?
Swami: “I can understand, it would have been bad for the player”
Fundoo and I (Gunti) were amazed at what these two were talking about.
Gunti: “What the hell are you talking about? Are you thinking that the Prof has started to kick our ass?”
Swami: “That he has already started, we are talking about the clip on my New iPhone-3S, using the Admin Wi-Fi to surf of the youtube soccer videos.”
Fundoo: “But, dude isn’t the net off from 8am-5pm everyday except the weekends.”
Gawar: “Ho, singer, it’s only closed for the students, I am currently using the IP of the faculty, and they have better speed and open through the clock.”
Gunti: “Lemme see, sexy phone dude!!”
Gunti was a geek, always interested in latest gadget and internet technology.
Swami: “I got it for my birthday, from my dad! Cool na”
Gunti: “Too cool for me, far better than my Nokia Prism, it was a hit, when it hit the market in early 2007, this was the best phone among my friends, except for my friend Sid the owner of Nokia N95, the coolest of all.”
Something happened meanwhile, and suddenly the Prof said.
Sethia: “ There at the last bench!!”
We went nervous; a drop of sweat went through my forehead, through the sideburns towards the neck, giving a tickle sensation throughout.
I knew nobody would dare to standup. So, I took a chance. He might at maximum through us out of the class, dared and stood up.
Sethia: “Are you able to hear me at the last?”
Gunti: “Yeesss Sir!”
Sethia: “Could you go and open the windows.”
I had not realized that the power had gone and the microphone worked no more, that was the reason the he asked me if I could hear at the back!!
I went and opened the curtains, and in no more than 2 minutes the class got over.
Gunti: “Pheeew, saved today. Swami from next time keep your iPhone locked inside the room. We might end up in some trouble some day.”
Swami: “Chill Gunti, I’ll not get it the next time in class”
Gawar: “Can we play CS in this through Wifi if we connect the phone to our LAN”
Gawar was a hard core CS player, not ‘bond’ at it, but played day and night when every he got time. But for me, he seemed glued to his laptop screen most of the time.”
Swami: “Not easy, but we might try, Gunti can you do the Wifi settings for me in this?”
Gunti: “Sure dude, anytime”
This week is cool for the guys, Wednesday is their lab, but Thursday is too busy day. The next part of the story will take you to a usual Wednesday evening and preparation of Thursday; you will see why Thursday is so important.
Suggestions and comments are welcomed. Keep reading the blog.
“I am a story teller” – Gunti
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