NEW DELHI. In a twist inspired by the political parties in India, two students formed a
coalition
to pass an exam after both of them individually failed to score minimum marks required to clear it.
“If political parties can do this to run the government, why can't we do the same to clear an exam,” said one of the students, explaining his stance on the coalition.
Adding further, he said, “The required passing marks for the exam were 35. But my friend and I both failed as we managed to score only 19 and 17 respectively. We were heartbroken, but we soon realized that if we come together and form a coalition like political parties, then our total score would become 36, which would be enough to pass the exam.”
This move left the teacher confused and dazed. “These students came up to me and said that when no political party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament, it seeks help from other parties to form government. They asked why can't they do the same to pass their mathematics exam and I didn't know what to say to them,” the teacher said.
The father of one of the students said that he knew where his son might have gained the inspiration to come up with this idea.
“When the election results were announced in Delhi, Bihar, and
Meghalaya
, my son was glued to the TV. I thought this was because of his interest in politics. But now I realize that he was following the results of these elections because all these states formed a coalition government and he was trying to figure out how coalition works. It will be quite difficult if he keeps taking inspiration from politics because one day he might create a ruckus in house and say that he is just following parliamentary behaviour,” the distraught father said.