The entrance examination noose

 Results of yet another edition of Kerala entrance examinations are out and celebrations galore at houses of the 'rank holders' and the coaching institutes. However, i wonder what is there to celebrate for securing top position in an entrance examination, which only entitles one for admission to a course of choice at an institute of choice. The real test lies in the next four or five years during  which period they have to show their mettle by continuously scoring good marks in all papers and come out with flying colors as a successful doctor or engineer. However,  I have not come across any reports/surveys by anybody to show where these rankholders reach after the study is over. I would like to urge the coaching institutes to conduct such a survey and share the results to public.

Personally, I am of the opinion that there is nothing to celebrate in achieving the top position in the entrance exam at all. And there is no reason for the coaching institutes too to celebrate 'producing' the top rankers. Anybody who can mug up the materials and reproduce it in the OMR sheets can easily clear the test. It is here the role of the institutes come in. What they actually do is conduct innumerable practice tests using questions from the previous exams. They keep on continuing the practice tests till the students can jump to the correct option the moment they see the question, without actually knowing how the problem had been solved or how the answer has been arrived at!

I am afraid this is a dangerous situation which leaves the students under pressure once the actual course starts. It is high time the people who matters gave a serious thought to the issue and find out a viable alternative for the entire admission process.