Lab-ia Failura
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If you are a recruiter,this is purely a work of fiction. Believe me.
It was yet another lab exam in Warangal.As usual,I had left half of the experiments as unknown and firmly believed that I would get a question from the known half. Even among the known ones, I barely knew anything beyond connecting the circuit.Theory behind it,calculations,formula-zilch I knew.I had to maintain my un-nerdable status,right?
In spite of the multiple failures I had in lab exams,the ones that had proven the optimist in me wrong,I was positive,confident.
That was the Special Machines lab exam.The invigilator was an Ad-Hoc Lady Faculty(AHLF),evidently low on confidence.When I figured it was her, I breathed a sigh of relief.
By random draw of lots,I picked up my experiment.I vaguely remembered how the circuit looked like.Vaguely is not what is expected in an Electrical Lab.The circuit is everything.In these labs, they will let one give the power supply only when the invigilator says okay to the circuit diagram.After managing to remember bits and pieces of the experiment,I got the whole set of motor,generators and VARIACs VARs to do the experiment.I created a circuit diagram and went ahead confidently to our lady invigilator.
She gave me looks as if when the circuit was powered,not only can it damage the Warangal feeders but can turn the whole South India grid upside down.
Me:Something wrong with the circuit?
AdHoc Lady Faculty:mmm…(confused,not sure of the fact that she was wrong)
Me:Madam,is it aesthetically unpleasant or factually erroneous
AHLF:(What is this guy talking!!) Ya ya, whatever. How can this wire go here? And why is this component here?
Me:Ya ya, madam, I knew this. Small mistake!!! small mistake!!! Sorry sorry!
So with full support from that AHLF,I managed to clear that lab exam.
Failures in labs don’t end there.During the times when BigB made a grand come back with KBC,“I would like to quit” (the phrase contestants used to get out of the hot seat) was my favorite.
Scene: IC(Integrated Circuits) Lab Exam.I did not cover exactly 1 and a half experiment.
Lady luck had a break up with me the night before,for sure. 
So, I went and picked up my experiment, god! the one that I didn’t know! I approached the sadist Prof in ECE department and told him that I did not cover this experiment.The rule says that I can get another experiment forfeiting 5 marks.C’mon! 5 marks.That was a day when my stars were all in order like our city traffic.
I picked my sheet and that was the half experiment I cared to neglect.
“You wont get any more chance. You may leave”,said the Prof.
Ego-meter in me was overshooting and pleading to an ECE Prof was not happening.I proudly said” I would like to quit”
I returned to my room in sometime and… there goes the power supply.The story is that the readings taken by most guys went for a toss,thanks to the power cut and every one passed.
I got my first zero there.I was zeroing in on days to come.
How can a Prof be this bad to a student? How can someone be given zero? 1 mark, 2 marks at least. Is there a law of conservation of marks that makes giving at least pass marks so difficult?
This was not my first tryst with single digits.It was what I got in Basic Computer Programming in the first year. The 50 marks paper,amongst a lot of other questions,had this question , “What is a computer”? that too for 5 marks.Also were there questions on Pascal programming.With an answer sheet filled mostly with the history of computers,and some Pascal code, I managed a 2. What about the 5 pages I wrote on What is a Computer? ?
With sessional marks that resembled an array of single digits,mark-sheets that piled up to match a month’s supply of newspaper,I managed to finish my degree.
Shhh..don’t tell this to my employer. Please please. You know that the job market is down,right?
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31 comments
achoda!!! you got a zero aa.. thats something u can be proud about and tell your grandkids da!
… Did u knw that einstein said “I quit” to school 
nice no!
u need guts to walk out of a lab exam!!
and u are like some stud now na.. all acumen winner n all..sibm stud.. a celebrity… u ll soon have a wiki page like dedicated for u.. n this will be one of the “cute” incidents
and watche title i say… no wonder u single still
Dude ! Took me back to college days . But never had 2 ! Cool one da .
Woah! Are you sure you have completed your studies? Those single digits take up a long time to add to doubles that suggest pass mark or in the vicinity of it.
Reminded me of the time I scored a 1 for Physics, but that was in school and I was mercilessly insulted in front of classmates and some seniors when I tried to ask the teacher if there was scope for maybe a couple more. 3 sounded immensely better than 1.
“You scored 1! How can I even look at your paper?” Hmph! I say 1 is a pretty looking digit, whats so bad in looking at that!
I got a 2 in Math when I was in the 2nd standard and got some chooral payasam as well
Great people have humble beginnings, you see!
5 pages on “What is a computer?” No wonder u took up MBA. Finally found ur right calling
hmm… appreciate your honesty…
In my elementary school, I had couldn’t name all planets and had missed a mark for not writing Pluto… Now that they’ve declared Pluto not a planet, I want my marks back…
See I knew the fact well ahead of all those scientists, but no one cared to believe me….
ha ha..
“She gave me looks as if when the circuit was powered,not only can it damage the Warangal feeders but can turn the whole South India grid upside down.”
Same pinch!!
aagh!! u just reminded me of all those escapades with circuit diagrams in the ECE labs, years back!!
n you know what the worst part is? to realise that you never get to do all that inspite of all the hardwork you did in that stream for your graduation! but then, when i think of those lab nightmares, i’m kinda relieved im not working on that!
Hi,
Reminded me about what actor Innocent used to say about his tryst with exams.
I too got below sea (‘C’) level marks once and was subjecte to some niceties which probably even prisoners are not subjected to. Was above sea level since then.
Cheers,
***aesthetically unpleasant or factually erroneous
I still cant stop laughin…. i miss all those labs man…. especially the smell in the chemistry lab…. hu hu hahaha
I once swallowd the acid from the pitpt by mistake… YUCK!!! Ah the labs
@Srav
Zero is indeed something to be proud of!
@Ren
Thanks da.
Think think! You would have!
@Cris
Shhh…I got a fake degree made
@GWBE
Kootundallo enikk…
Urapalle
@Arby_K
He he, no other raksha
@Shrinidhi
Thanks man
He he, nice one.
@Layman
I was capable of that.
@Usha
Thanks.
Ya,most things that we learn are never used at workplace.
@Salil
Good one. Sea Level. Submarine Acads!
@Divkiran
How else to pass those exams yaar! Had to do such stunts.
@Divkiran
And that had to be base(alkali) and not acid. Acid –>burette , Base—>Pipette
Man…for me it ECLD (Elecronics Circuits and Logic Design) Double supply…And the biggest joke…im working for a Electrical manufacturer…You too don;t tell my employer…and sorry abt the Puja post,i was half way through while we started chatting…:P
* sigh*
Why did you have to bring those horrible memories back?… Mine was limited till class 12 by the way
Drank up the base err pipetted or whatever you call it during my chem board practicals.
The Physics teacher flung my record across the room right on to my face. Had to rewrite the entire record in 2 hours time.
Not to mention the amount of fine I paid for breaking test-tubes, pipettes, conic flasks and all those fancy glassware in chem lab.:P
mashe – what were you thinking about while in the lab? I am sure something else was straying your mind..but well, the electrical engineer in me asks – how did you get the VAR’s to carry on with the expt?
@Vivek
Thanks da.Oops, I just mailed your boss.
@jj
You were a star! You will go places! 
@maddy
he he, was van pokk in Engg.Was not my area.
And I meant Variac.Typo, trust me.
Hehe. The lowest i got was a 2, but not for lab.
I can so relate to what you’re talking about ECE lab exams; I’ve written about the same when i was in s6:- http://toms-almanac.blogspot.com/2007/08/when-unluck-strikes.html
Nice read. “Aesthetically unpleasant or factually erroneous” – lol!
@Thomas
Enikk company undallo! Ozhapp Inc ilekk swaagatham
PS:WordPress thought you were a spam for some weird reason.Mandan WP.
hm.. midukkan.. njaan ithuvare ‘sampoojyan’ ayittilla.. ennuvachu njaan atra mosham onnum alla
degree 1st yearil ente mark itha pidicho – maths -2, Hindi -5, chemistry (main subject) -7, physics – 18 and english – athu pass aayi…
pinnem ingane kure vaagi kooti – avsaanam final yearil elal examum koodi ezuthi.. athu oru marathon ezuthayirunnu mashe…
(kurachu vayikiyanelum ivide ethipettu – ethipetta sthithikku ini stiramayi ivide okke kkanum…)
@-xh-
Hallon!
Ore thoniyil aanu nammude sanchaaram. Thoniyil vellam keraathe nokkanam.Otta veenu kazhinju.
day, comment updates subscribe cheyyan oru vazi undakku…
@-xh-
Undakki machu.
Thank the lord.. the contents of the post was not abt biology practicals. and by the way genius how many suppls. did you give actually??
@Seema
C’mon , this was a piece of fiction. Supply-o-njan-o!! che!!
So now u know y i din pass with flyin colors in chem…lol
@Divkiran
I had guessed it reading your comment.
Mann.. you’re just too goood!!! superb writing..!!! 404 career section also was a treat to read!!!! keeeeep posting bro!!
jus loved the way you write!!! keep it up..!!!
btw.. MNS are such a bunch of losers i tell u..!!
@raghav
Thanks for visiting.Thanks a lot.
MNS-ya, pukka se losers they are.
‘Aesthetically unpleasant’ …how politically correct!
Which one was better ? Special machines lab or Power systems lab? or the Micro processor lab….
dude..sounds like 5. someone or something.gud going.im 4m nitw..graduating technology..1st year..my dept being electrical…
lout,i run a blog.can u pls visit it and post ur comments,suggestions or wat so ever.
http://www.sravanth1991.blogspot.com
my email id is
sravanth1991@gmail.com
superb nikhil…this is the first time when i read ur blogs..actually its a long journey to reach u
i ws searchng abt 34 bubblegums nd candies then i read abt preeti nd in her blogs ,she mentioned abt u nd from there i came here..from last three hours i m continuously reading ur blogs…its awsum
all r like..as i were on that place when u faced all dat situations..
keep writing..
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