The parents' exam myth.

The parents are seen doing the following things before the exam and during it. They do it to make the child do well in the exam. It is called the parents’ myth about the exam.

1)    They take the child at the temple and take the blessing from the priest.

2)    They tell the child to take the blessing of the family members and the neighbours.

3)    Mother especially feeds the mixture of curd and sugar to the child.

4)    They become soft with the child.

5)    They speak in such a manner that the child won’t take tension.

6)    They take a seat at the school ground while the child writes the exam and they read spiritual books such as Hanuman Chalisa etc.

7)    During this time, they meet either the spiritual guru or the astrologer for getting to know about the child’s star.

8)    They keep ritual ceremony before the exam such as Puja or Hawan etc.

9)    They try to smile as much as possible before the child and show that they are very positive about him.

10) They promise before the god if the child gets above 90%, then they will devote 5 kg sweets to the god.

11) Some of them bring the ashes from any spiritual guru and give it to the child so that he can apply it on his forehead. Even he takes it at the exam hall and keeps with him during the exam time.

12) They even tell the child to write the name of the god in the answer sheet before writing the paper.

13) As soon as the child comes out of the exam hall, they welcome him and take at the ice cream shop. There. They ask slowly to him how the paper was.

14) They take a piece of advice of the experts as well as the career counsellor.

15) They tell the child eats the almond, nuts, and dry fruits as much as possible.

16) They attend the seminar for the exam preparation organised by any social institute along with the child.

But they react differently after the results. It may be blame game or star fault or exam systems.