Political
Fever Versus Exam Fever
This time of the year sees more into exam time.
School Board examinations are held…the stepping stone to the next level. This
is the time when students put in many hours of study to get good marks/grades
in their Board Exams. The Class X and Class
XII Board Exams are important as they pave the way for the
future of the studies a student wants to pursue. The Medical & Engineering Entrance tests are held after
the completion of class XII. And students have sleepless nights burning the
night oil to study hard to get a seat in the Premiere Institutions in India…be
it medical or engineering…choice lies with them.
There are the IIT’s and other government engineering
colleges. There are Government Medical Colleges also. So also a number of
private institutions are there for these courses but to get an admission in
these private institutions there is the Donation System which pinches the
pocket. But with a good ranking in the entrance test enables a child to get a
seat in a college of his/her choice without donation.
This time of the year is very important in for
studies.
With the coming of the General Elections in May 2014, the Political fever
is at its height. The temperature/heat of each and every Party is rising more
than the expected heat from the Summer’s Sun. The General elections can be a disturbance
to the study factor.
But who cares! Politics has an
upper hand over other things and is nurtured and nourished by politicians as
and how they like. Each one hitting out at others in strong languages and
making promises that will hardly be kept once they come to power.
And the puny voter…I say puny because no power lies
in the voter except the vote…waits for that day to cast their precious vote.
With the Voter Identity Card in hand, the voter steps into the Polling Booth to
cast the vote…so precious that they make the destiny of some to reach and enter
through the door of the Parliament to sit on a Chair…a prestige that is given.
It is no test with books and courses but a litmus test that is passed with the
push of the button of the EVM (Electronic Voting Machine). With the highest number
of votes the winner gets a place.
Two
big tests are coming up. Both are no doubt tests of different king. One is the
work with brains and long hours of devotion and dedication to education. The
other is to woo the voters, by hook or by crook, use strength if required and
also by mislead.
Whatever
be it, those no longer in their schooldays are the happy lot.
Those
who have attained the Voting age are happy to cast their vote…the first-time
voter is the most enthusiast.