Their hearts are in cricket, but minds are on exams

Updated on: Friday, April 01, 2011

While the country was busy watching the India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final on TV, 20-year-old Arti Parikh was rushing to her examination centre in Bandra. A third-year Bachelor of Mass Media (BMM) student, Parikh was one of the unlucky students whose board exams began on Wednesday. To make matters worse, her exam was scheduled in the afternoon.

“The only good part about travelling to my centre and back was that the roads and trains were empty both times,” said Parikh, who was one of the many students who were unhappy about missing India’s batting. “We got to watch all the other matches and are now missing the crucial ones. As if missing India’s innings was not bad enough, we also have to prepare for tomorrow’s exam. So we can’t watch the rest of the match either,” she added. Other students in her batch showed similar sentiments.

Many university exams, including for Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) and BMM, commenced on Wednesday. Most of these students prepared for their examination under a lot of anxiety. “Instead of preparing for my paper on Wednesday, I worried about missing the match,” said third-year BMS student Abhishek Mhatre. He added that most of his friends faced similar issues. “When I met my friends at the examination centre before our first paper, we had more discussions about India winning the toss and who will win the match than our exam,” he added.

Not surprisingly, students weren’t the only ones complaining about the untimely exams. Exam conductors and supervisors were equally unhappy. “Our supervisor was clearly not happy about having to watch our class instead of the match. Every few minutes she would scream out the score and, in the end, she grew really restless and asked us to submit our answer sheets as soon as possible,” said Pooja Shetty, a third-year BMS student from SIES College.

Their hearts are in cricket, but minds are on exams

More Education news