Ok. The story goes back to long long ago (Yeah, I know. I am getting older). I was in +2 ( also called intermediate second year). I knew it was the day the results (only pass/fail) will be out in news paper. I wasn't very much concerned as I was damn sure that I anyway will pass the examination. All, I was concerned was how many marks I would be getting. There was a father of our classmate who came to drop his daughter and had a paper with him. It still has time for the first bell to ring. So, there were few people in class room and the uncle was looking for our results in paper. So, when my turn came, he asked my number and I gave my number though, I am not much interested (I had very huge confidence that I will pass :) ). He looked at my number and said "oh! you are failed!". That was a shock for me (Given the state I was in earlier :P ). I rechecked and it's confirmed, I was failed. All I can think the reason to fail was "May be, I haven't tied additional papers well with thread and that might have got lost". But, you know, at the end, you are failed. So, I started feeling sad and the classes were taken. Each and every lecturer try to console and say, "you have September and you can get it done. Focus well on studies". I was in no mood to hear all those things and tears used to drop from my eyes when ever I hear these consolations and am in no mood to accept my failure. Some neighbors and some acquaintance consolations/sarcastic statements were working wrongly. Whenever, they remind (If at all, I forgot) this and I start feeling sad and tears used to drop. So, things weren't going as smooth as it was earlier. Though, my parents supported very much and never brought that topic at all in front of me as they know me :)
Finally, thru some contacts, our college principal got to know marks of mine(before state board sent to college) and called me into his room to discuss the same. He told me "Be brave to hear the results and don't get shocked". So, he asked me to note down each subject's marks and I started noting down. Almost every subject, I passed with distinction except one. And, that is Maths, Paper-1 (Yeah, there were two maths papers and I don't remember the reason why now?). And the marks were out. The marks are "3". After listening this, I couldn't control my laughter. My principal was wondering why am I laughing. My theory for my failure in a subject was "the additional papers might have missed while tying to main sheet). So, even if additional papers are lost, it is impossible for me to get 3 marks for main sheet. And that too, it is maths. You can't write one full main sheet for one question that can give 3 marks!!". So, excluding this paper, I got 350+ out of 470/475 (Don't remember this number exactly now). Now, I am very sure that something went wrong and I asked for re-evaluation.
When my dad heard this story, he said "It's ok. You have betterment in September and it's maths paper and you can score very good marks in it. Even, in worse case, if you get 50+. you will cross 400 (yeah, those days, it was treated as very good score). So, it's ok". I was adamant. I said "Why should I be called as one subject failed person at all. I want to go for re-evaluation and want to get more marks in other subject where I can get". So, he, along with a person, who have some contacts in state board went to Hyderabad. So, the person in state board asked for a bribe of Rs6k, just to show the paper. So, My dad and other person decided to sue a case against the marks in Court. So, there was a case filed. Mean while, I started preparing for betterment. Just, one day before the betterment exams start, the news is out that our lawyer won the case against the marks and the re-evaluation of the paper showed marks as "72" out of 75. Aah. That was a big relief to me and I can't forget my lifetime of those moments (The pain and the happiness at the end). And, as an ice on the cake, I topped in town for First year results!
So, moral of the story: Don't rank yourself based on what some one said and don't worry even if you have failed. It's not the end of the story. :)
Finally, thru some contacts, our college principal got to know marks of mine(before state board sent to college) and called me into his room to discuss the same. He told me "Be brave to hear the results and don't get shocked". So, he asked me to note down each subject's marks and I started noting down. Almost every subject, I passed with distinction except one. And, that is Maths, Paper-1 (Yeah, there were two maths papers and I don't remember the reason why now?). And the marks were out. The marks are "3". After listening this, I couldn't control my laughter. My principal was wondering why am I laughing. My theory for my failure in a subject was "the additional papers might have missed while tying to main sheet). So, even if additional papers are lost, it is impossible for me to get 3 marks for main sheet. And that too, it is maths. You can't write one full main sheet for one question that can give 3 marks!!". So, excluding this paper, I got 350+ out of 470/475 (Don't remember this number exactly now). Now, I am very sure that something went wrong and I asked for re-evaluation.
When my dad heard this story, he said "It's ok. You have betterment in September and it's maths paper and you can score very good marks in it. Even, in worse case, if you get 50+. you will cross 400 (yeah, those days, it was treated as very good score). So, it's ok". I was adamant. I said "Why should I be called as one subject failed person at all. I want to go for re-evaluation and want to get more marks in other subject where I can get". So, he, along with a person, who have some contacts in state board went to Hyderabad. So, the person in state board asked for a bribe of Rs6k, just to show the paper. So, My dad and other person decided to sue a case against the marks in Court. So, there was a case filed. Mean while, I started preparing for betterment. Just, one day before the betterment exams start, the news is out that our lawyer won the case against the marks and the re-evaluation of the paper showed marks as "72" out of 75. Aah. That was a big relief to me and I can't forget my lifetime of those moments (The pain and the happiness at the end). And, as an ice on the cake, I topped in town for First year results!
So, moral of the story: Don't rank yourself based on what some one said and don't worry even if you have failed. It's not the end of the story. :)
