Write DIARY in about 150 words on evil of cheating in the examination
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Cheating in examinations exposes the sad underbelly of the present examination system. Unfortunately, the malady has become so endemic that a few years ago the Supreme Court had a strong verdict to serve a message to academic institutions to take all steps to stop malpractices in examinations: “if a country is to progress, we must maintain high educational standards, and this is only possible if malpractices in examinations are curbed with an iron hand”.
But at a time when the entire country is faced with the terrible monster called “corruption”, does it not seem difficult to eradicate the evil of malpractices in examination?
It is not only Indian students who cheat during examinations; students of foreign countries have turned cheating into a national art form. According to a report in the ‘Varsity’ newspaper, a survey has revealed that almost 49 per cent of Cambridge students have plagiarised work. Cheating in exams include formulae, quotations, often complete sets of answers hidden in their personal clothing.
Tricks ranging from using modern calculators having the power of small computers, mobile phones etc. to frequent visits to the toilet where the walls are plastered with answers, are widely followed. An exhibition in Barcelona some years ago showcased 105 ways of cheating in examinations and equipments included miniature microphones and “informative spectacles”. Here one could be more used to seeing micro-mini cheats, writing on the wall and exchanging question and answer papers. Shoes, socks, writing boards – they were all storing places. Impersonation in exam halls is quite common. A student who denounces a cheat is seen as socially immature and someone who has not integrated collective values.
Interestingly, it would pay to keep greater vigil in front of toilets that in the examination halls, as sheets of pages are conveniently tucked behind the cistern so that examinees may easily gain access to answers while taking a small break. Even parents and teachers do act as accomplices in cheating. “Sorry, Sir” and “I was not doing ,Sir” are the common excuses when an examinee is found cheating. The invigilator, in turn, often pardons the guilty, and the act of apologising and pardoning continues until the final bell rings. However, during the process, the serious students writing their papers honestly are always the sufferers and they feel demoralised.