The first thing that came to my mind when I saw this video about 'examify' was, "I wish somebody would have thought of this idea when I was in high school!"
Although I do have a concern, that if this app gains popularity, it would be like blessing every fighter in the Kurukshetra battlefield with a Brahmastra*. And in today's world where the cut off marks of even the not-so-popular colleges are touching the 100% mark, I wonder what would be the aftereffects of distributing such a power to all students.
Franklin Templeton Investments partnered the TEDxGateway Mumbai in December 2012, and a young hacker, Angad Nadkarni, presented an overview about his creation, 'examify' during one of the sessions. As he spoke about the challenges every student goes through while facing the cut-throat competition in every field, we could see an empathizing audience cheer his theories about 'noise' and and the solution he offered as an answer to counter this 'noise'.
The app uses the fundamentals of data mining doubled with Angad's hacking skills to 'steal' data from other websites, and the result is a magic wand to tell a student the questions he/she can expect in an examination. Awesome, isn't it?
So if you are a student, or are close to one, do not restrict from viewing/sharing the video link above to guarantee better results! Kudos to the young Angad for coming up with a brilliant idea...
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* Brahmastra, sometimes known as the Brahma Astra (Astra means 'weapon'), was described in a number of the Puranas as considerably the deadliest weapon. It was said that when the Brahmastra was discharged, there was neither a counter attack nor a defense that could stop it.
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LOL. I should watch the video now. Basically, I think our education system is focused on memorizing/rote-learning. Many people are happy with the marks they gain, which is basically a reflection of their memory and practice, not skill/innovation. Very sad.
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