The whole third week of the month of September was sacrificed at the altar of 1st mid-semester exams. For those who don’t know about it, two mid-semester exams are conducted in each semester. 30 % marks from these exams are considered in the final marks for the semester. So they are a crucial cog in the scheme of engineering. Two exams were supposed to be conducted each day between Thursday and Saturday. The whole atmosphere of the college had changed by Monday itself as students started scrambling for notes and books. For the first time, I missed the presence of