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I am completely drenched in sweat only to find myself getting up from my sleep a decade later. In real life I have never faced such instances, but even today I get those dreams where in I reach the exam hall unprepared or without a hall ticket. And it is an orgasmic feeling to go back to sleep confirming that you already have got MA Mass Comm degree without a single arrear.

Someone called me the other day asking me whether he will pass out an arrear he has now. I said he will, and I also gave him a simple advise – try taking chits, but don’t get caught! You see – I preach, only what I practice or practiced.

My father gifted me a fountain pen for my 10th board exams. And he bundled 2 important advise with it. He said – never get caught when you copy and secondly if you are unsure about spellings just scribble. I followed his advice religiously till I passed out my Masters Degree.

I was too naïve to copy in my 10th and 12th board exams but then became a master in it while doing my degree. It was literally impossible for me to mug up those derivation and integration formulas Maths had and chemical reactions Organic Chemistry had, and I was expected to pass out without a single arrear to be allowed to stay in the hostel. Well taking chits proved to be a good idea.

Chits kept my confidence level high, and I could easily refer to them when in need. Not that I depended completely on them, but I would have short cuts written in papers just few inches in size, which can be kept hidden in the palm! Or I would get into the exam hall and note down all that was on my mind in the answer paper they give, and later refer to them - legally it was considered wrong! Thank God I never got caught by any of the supervisors then. Masters’ degree was much easier, and there was no need to take any chits. As my professor once said – it would be really tough to fail in those exams!

I dunno what phobia is that – but fear of exams scare me more than death - even today.