Examinations are often denounced as a totally bad institution. But they have their uses. No better system has yet been devised that can suitably take their place.
In schools and colleges and government departments, examinations are necessary as tests of efficiency. There must be some proof that a boy is fit to be promoted to the next higher class, that a young man leaving a Medical college can cure diseases. Examinations encourage us to work hard. If a student at a college knows that there is no examination ahead of him, he will neglect his studies, unless he has the love of acquiring knowledge for its own sake.
Examinations encourage the habit of Cramming his quite possible to pass an examination by ‘ramming without acquiring a sound knowledge of the subject. They are imperfect tests of efficiency for the man who passes may not really be as good as the man who fail. And examinations are no tests of moral qualities, which arc the most important of all. Acquisition of mere knowledge without the formation of one’s character is useless.
In schools and colleges and government departments, examinations are necessary as tests of efficiency. There must be some proof that a boy is fit to be promoted to the next higher class, that a young man leaving a Medical college can cure diseases. Examinations encourage us to work hard. If a student at a college knows that there is no examination ahead of him, he will neglect his studies, unless he has the love of acquiring knowledge for its own sake.
Examinations encourage the habit of Cramming his quite possible to pass an examination by ‘ramming without acquiring a sound knowledge of the subject. They are imperfect tests of efficiency for the man who passes may not really be as good as the man who fail. And examinations are no tests of moral qualities, which arc the most important of all. Acquisition of mere knowledge without the formation of one’s character is useless.
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