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Examination — aNecessaryEvil
Inspiteofthefactthatexaminationshavebeenhatedbymostofthestudents
aswellassometeachersfordecades,
theystillsurviveandshownosignsoffadingaway.
Inoursystemofeducationtoday,
examinationsareacommonfeature.
Ourpresenteducationsystemhasoftenbeencriticized
astooexamination-oriented.
However, onemustrememberthatinofficesandotherareasofwork,
examinationsstillfeatureclearly.
Thereisnodoubtthatthefearandinfluenceofexamination
causemuchpreparationwork.
Soitthereforeappearsthatexaminations,
whetherconsideredgoodorbad,
wouldstayforawhileasatestofhumanknowledge.
Examinationsaremeanttotesttheintellectofaperson,
howmuchheknowsorhowhehaslearntfromaparticularcourse.
Itisdesignedtomakestudentsstudy,
whichshouldbetheirimmediatemissioninlife.
Inourcompetitiveworldoftoday,
examinationshaveahighlyselectingrole.
Intheuniversity, studentshavetopassannualexaminations
beforetheyareallowedtocontinue,
orstudyahardersyllabus.
Moreover, forentranceintoauniversity,
theresultsoftheexaminationthattheytakeprevioustotheirentrance
wouldprovideaguideasto
whetherastudenthastheminimumqualificationsnecessary.
Inofficeswhethergovernmentorprivateones,
examinationresultsshowclearlywhetherapersonisfitforpromotion.
Theresultsindicatehowmuchheknowsaboutthework
andinwhatareashehastobeimprovedforhisfutureaccomplishments.
Inallthesecases,
examinationsinculcateaspiritofhardworkandcompetition.
Studentsandofficeworkersalikecanrefreshtheirmindagainandagain
onwhattheyhavelearntasfarastheirstudiesorworkareconcerned.
Thismaintainsacertainindividualandoverallstandardofknowledge.