It is testing times for Delhi University students who are busy with the semester exams. Even though the introduction of semester system in the varsity faced much wrath from students and professors, the examinations are finally being conducted. The university is conducting exams for humanities, social science and commerce undergraduate courses under the semester system for the first time, and reportedly, more than 50,000 students will be sitting for the exams. We check with students on what are their lucky charms they hold on to during exams.
During exam time, many students turn religious and some also try to bribe gods and goddesses by offering them prasad and earnest prayers till their results are declared.
Keshav Saraf, student at Delhi College of Economics, shares, “Exams are the most important time for students and nobody wants to take a chance. Many of my batchmates feed biscuits to dogs before and after exams in the belief that gods will be pleased and they would not fail.”
Sushant Mehra, a first year B.Com student quips, “There is a temple in SRCC which students visit just before their exams and pray for good marks. There’s a Hanuman mandir between Hansraj and KMC College which is very crowded during exams. This is the best time for panditjis as well as they get maximum amount of offerings during this period.”
Nupur Singh, a first year student at Gargi College, says that her pink handkerchief is her lucky charm. She says, “My mother gave me this pink hanky in school, and since then whenever I appear for any exam I carry it with me. I don’t use this hanky on a day-to-day basis; it’s only meant to be carried during exams.”
However, Manijri Kapoor, a first year student at DU says, “I have a gold and gem encrusted Ganpati pendant which is my lucky charm during exams. It was passed on to me by my grandmother. I’m usually stressed out during exams, but I feel this pendant calms me down and brings me luck and blessings from my grandmother.”