‘If board exams decided life, half the CEOs would be unemployed’: Noida entrepreneur

As board exam season tightens its grip on households across India, a post on X has struck a powerful chord: “If board exams decided life, half the CEOs would be unemployed. Let that sink in.” The viral message is not a dismissal of academics. In fact, it begins with a balanced reminder: “Boards are important. But they are not your destiny.” Yet in a country where marks often feel like a measure of self-worth, the post offers something rare — perspective.The post urges students to “sleep, study hard, give it your best shot, then accept the result,” ending on a lighter note: “Not life or death. (Unsplash)Recalling his own Class 12 experience under the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in 1979, Vineet Nayar, businessman from Noida, wrote about walking out of a Chemry exam in “full panic mode”. “At 17, I walked out knowing I had messed it up,” he said. It was a cousin’s blunt question that shifted his mindset: “Will you die if you fail?” His answer was no. “Then why are you treating it as a life and death situation?”Also read|