Monday, March 9, 2009

Of exams and laughs

I always thought the CG MST would be the best exam memory I would carry from VJTI. But I was wrong. I underestimated the novelty of paper setters in VJTI. From questions that make your stomach churn to ridiculous instructions , they have it all.

This is the paper I got for the mid semester test of Multimedia Systems.



“Please don‘t write stories”
It’s a known fact that engineering papers are graded based on their length. So, we HAVE to write looooong answers with a lot of masala to spice it up. Paraphrasing is used extensively to convert a one-sentence answer into 3 sentences, without increasing the actual content. The examiner, not wanting to waste his time in correction, didn’t want to read “stories” in a 20 mark paper.

“Write crisp answers. You may use bullets”
Hands down, this person was definitely a big fan of MS Word. If only we could submit a soft copy of the answer sheet.

“Describe a multimedia application used in VJTI. lf there is no such application, describe what activities can benefit from multimedia applications.”
No such application in VJTI? Are you kidding? I wonder if Mr/Miss Paper-Setter knows what multimedia is!

Such are the exams of the oldest and most prestigious engineering college in Maharashtra. VJTI raaks!

4 comments:

IceMaiden said...

hey i was goin to scan n put this next... hehehe. Ganesh behind me was like, no i wont use bullets, i will use arrows. will i get marks??!!! lolz. ;) :P :D

Aditya Sengupta said...

Also interesting to "note" is how your overzealous paper-setter hasn't seemed to have gotten the name of the institute right. WTH is "Veer Mata"?

Penguin said...
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Penguin said...

we dont get shocked at seeing such errors. its expected.