Essay :
Examinations are necessary. Express your views against the statement.
Answers
In the present Scenario of examinations, particularly in the English medium system, up to the 12th. Class students are found to be scoring even 90% or even above and those who secure 70% or less are treated as mediocre. Students suffer a sense of disappointment at securing this percentage and so do the parents. There is a lot of mental pressure on the young mind to secure higher and still higher a percentage. Examination papers have their patterns changing — objective type questions of 1 or 2 marks each for a part of the question paper while some are descriptive to test the writing power of candidates. There are All India Boards while there are State Educational Boards conducting these examinations.
Even for getting into the University or the Colleges offering Degree and Post-graduate degrees or professional degrees like Engineering, Medical, or such other professional courses, there are entrance examinations held. And so are examinations held for services — All India, State level, for Bank services or Life Insurance services and the like.
Examinations, thus are the only way to judge a candidate’s ability and mental competence, and no other method, thus far, has been able to be mooted out as an alternative to this system.