What started off as a facebook status update, but my mind lingers on to it. Which are the worst and best mid sem papers I have given in the college.
I just gave my last mid semester examination in DCE..(ok… I will be ploitically correct.. DTU..phh!) and
cant help but be all nerdy and all geeky…
if you dont likey, then dont readeeyyy 
This list is not based on marks scored or not scored. I had the lowest score in engineering Maths II, but that doesnt figure here.. why?? because some exams are more traumatic …even if you score decent. The sheer feeling of ignorance and lack of preparation just sucks that happy place out of you. The dreaded 90 minutes..
worst mid sem papers..
5. Physics – first semester
I think I dont know why I recollect it as a terrible experience, but optics in first semester was dreadful.
The horror of newton rings and all those bizzare things that I still dont understand, and would probably fail if asked to take the course now. However, teachers were good and fairly liberal. I scored decently.. wave mechanics saved me seriously..
4.Artificial Intelligence – VIII th semester
I am yet to get my score for this one, but boy after giving this paper, I didnt had the will to smile. It was just so tiring to see yourself try every question and not answering any in a complete manner. It really sucks when what you read is not asked in the paper. An absolute downer. A sort of a blackout amidst the paper, and I didnt had the will to write it. Seriously… disheartening
3.Manufacturing Processes (Ist semester)
Now this paper, I am never going to forget in my entire life. 2 questions, 10 marks each. n number of sub parts in both the questions..and anything and everything was asked in the paper. That silly workshop book by hazra chaudhary… didnt make sense to me at all. Not even the slightest. Tools and cupola furnace.. some terms we didnt undertood..and never will. The whole DCE… (alright.. DTU (alright DCE.. (alright DTU…(…)))) in a tizzy on that chilly morning, when people in RTV trying to overhear each other’s discussions.. just in case someone knew better!
2.Advances in Computer Architecture (VII semester)
Now the subject sounds really good.. I bet. Its not. Its VHDL, that too taught poorly. Now.. I am not placing the blame on teachers for not teching, they hardly ever. I place the blame for not letting us know the exact amount of syllabus. They would just tell you to read all the chapters…and give the most obscure topics mentioned in a corner in some stupid old boxes.
Even if person evaluating the papers is sound, the exam would not be a trauma, but in our case… that person was so hard to reason with. I mean what do you do when you just have to sit and play who-blinks-first with a cow. it was exactly like that.
1. Digital Circuits and Systems (III rd sem)
Daddy of all worst papers ever! Now..not being in praise for myself..but I am good in this subject. I mean, I and Sunil worked our asses off for this one. And I thought we had it in our hands. But just on the D-day, when a 5 variable quin Mclucsky question gets out of your hand, you come to know that you have messed up some columns of your truth table…and you have even messed up more of it while trying to fudge the resutls up in the paper… its really bad.
Even though the paper was never shown to us, I still doubt whether it was ever checked.. I bet marking in an 0/1 manner I would barely get an 8 on 20. Ripped my heart out..
And… thats enough exam talk for now. Would come up with worst subjects overall as well…
