Are we being taught the art of disaster management?

August 5th 2010: Examination forms were available for November 2010 attempt. This was when PCC students who were completing their articles in April 2011 came to know that they were eligible for writing their exams in November 2010 instead of May 2011. A notification in this regard was issued a couple of days later. Four months is considered ideal for preparation for Final examinations.

This scheme of events left the candidates (due to complete articles in Apr 2011) with just 3 months of time to prepare, if at all they chose to write the exams in November. Not just the time factor, most of the students would not have had their mental framework ready to start the preparation. Many had not even enrolled for their tuitions. In short you get a first hand experience of managing unexpected events. (May be helpful to manage a disater in future)

Sep 30th 2009 : A notification making all questions mandatory for November 2009 examination was issued. We all have heard of One Month notice that an employee gives to his/her company when he resigns. Most of us would appreciate the fact that being a professional course, a student is not expected to prepare selective topics. Some may still go ahead and argue that, the institute thought of having a check on quality.

All that apart, there is no denying that it did have an effect on students who were into their last leg of preparation. One month is quite short notice for students to adjust their preparation. This is a period when most students would be into their last leg of revision. To make last minute changes was asking a little too much from the students. Another experience in managing unexpected events.