Don’t Scare Exams, it tests your knowledge. Really?
Don’t Scare Exams, it tests your knowledge. Really? This blog might be an offensive one for exam lovers (1-2% people of the world). Well I’m not here to criticize examinations, but the system. Exams in ancient time were conducted just to test the knowledge of students, if they had acquired the teachings taught by their teachers (Guru). But in the present world, situation is very different. Exams are still there, but the reason of its existence has less percentage of the reason to test knowledge but more percentage of judging/choosing careers. “Board Exams are the most important exams of your life, so study hard.” This line is the most repeated line by teachers, relatives and parents. By this line what they actually mean is study how to earn marks for your subjects. Now studying to get knowledge and studying to get marks are both very different thing. To this many people would react that if you study hard, you are going to earn marks anyway. This statement was very tr...