SEMS !!

The four letters, that would even shake the great Maximus Decimus Meridius, if he were alive today. Given the option between facing a tiger in a gladiator arena and spending three hours in front of Fluid mechanics and machinery paper, any engineering student will happily select the former. The time when all our formerly well functioning organs cease to work and all sense is lost, the time when only creativity comes to our aid. Take it from me, creativity proves to be a very dangerous artillery, especially during exams, as you end up answering questions like, “what is the function of NVC in a two point starter” as, “The function of a NVC in a two point starter is to serve the purpose for which it was created, and also to elucidate the functionality of the two point starter in a clear, yet subtle manner, thereby playing a major role in functioning of the two point starter “. SEMS - The Achilles heel of every engineering student!

The build up to the exam is, if possible, an even greater pain the hind part. As the count down begins, we say to ourselves "good some ten days left" and prepare a flawless time-table .The implementation part is where it gets really difficult.

The next day, "Okay, I’ve still got nine days left " and strike out the previous one and reform a new time table. The process continues until you’ve got a single day left and realize “damn, I’m screwed! “

Even the prospect of seeking expertise from your friends who have always been there to give advice and correspondence on ay issue, becomes bleak, the reason being two-fold :

Firstly, there is always this fellow who would have learned the portion thoroughly. There is a fear that your confrontation with him will only wreck your already diminished confidence and inhibit your progress.

The second being that the person to whom you correspond may say that they are in the same stage as you are and you will heave a sigh of relief, only to agnize later that the person in question is either a natural in the subject or a conniving fellow when it came to studies!

So the next time, if you intend to do something productive before your semester exam, pray to the almighty in all languages known to you , to bless us with blissful showers, so that the exams get postponed. Then keep your fingers crossed, in the hope that the authorities forget to reschedule the exams. Optimism to the point of foolishness, one might say, but we here at anna university are taught otherwise!!