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SSC or Staff Selection Commission , an organization under Government of India, conducts examinations to recruit personnel for different posts in the various ministries and departments of the Government of India and in subordinate offices. Every year, lakhs of government job seekers apply for SSC exams in hope of a stable government job they can bank upon their future. This year too, the examination was conducted as per schedule in February. The difference, this time, is the allegation of mass cheating being executed by some corrupt coaching institutes which somehow managed to obtain the question paper of SSC tier II exams and sold them to the rich and powerful people. The candidates who appeared for exams this year are saying that it is only possible in collusion with the SSC higher authorities. There is a facebook page SSCtube from where we got a clear hint of the leak. They posted screenshots of questions before the exams which was shared widely. As per the candidates, the s...

Little birds, my source of joyousness, I know you since the finest moment of my childhood curiousness. Your sweet chirp was my alarm tone, Redundant was the alarm clock or the app on my phone. Come and wake me up, dear sparrows. Every day from our balconies, some of us watch you with utmost fascination; Some selflessly feed you with great affection. While some, maybe most, do not pay heed, Towards your stubby trunk, short tail, and the cute beak Through which you pour the entrancing melody. Friendly sparrows, don’t deprive us of your song. Why are you abandoning us? Think about those among us, Whose day begins with your sweet chirps. You've lived with us for ages, Became our house member, of sorts. Don't leave your home, little sparrows. Your disappearance is troubling, You aren't just another bird to boost Earth’s biodiversity, You are an indicator of a civilization prosperity. I think AR Rahman has dedicated a s...

AFTER AN EXHILARATING HOLI, comes the boring and haunting board exam, the exam for which no amount of preparation gives an impression of sufficiency. Students across the nation get excited as well as depressed. They are ‘excitingly depressed’. Excited to give the final exam of their school life, to enter into a new world, and depressed thinking what society would say if their marks won't be that good. Sharma Ji’s meritorious child is making things worse. While the level of questions asked in the exams has become easy these days, the quality of students being produced is decreasing, WhatsApp, Social Media and expansion of internet are to blame. The internet and smartphones may help students in their higher studies, but it misfires in case of younger kids. It only serves as a distraction, the biggest of modern times. Earlier, when kids go out to play some sports , it was treated as a distraction from studies. But now, it has been understood clearly that it wasn't seeing...