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On their marks

Janaki Viswanathan tells about the lessons learnt at the test run of Star Plus' Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain.

Updated on: Apr 13, 2008 04:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By , Mumbai
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The Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hain? National Level Exam held on Friday was quite a dreamtest.

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It accepted late entrants and even allowed copying. And it didn't hurt that it was organised in the Grand Hyatt's ballroom with well-spaced out desks, pencils more pointy than Pinocchio's nose.

Dream exam
And instructions in Hindi and English, and a nine-course meal waiting after the exam paper. The warning bell rang twice. The supervisor, a gent in blinding white, struggled to keep the candidates quiet.

The candidates were drawn from every field as they say - TV stars, doctors, lawyers, school teachers, housewives, MBA students, RJs, graphic designers, sportsmen, and of course, school kids.

How about some chefs and masseurs, too? The exam lasted half an hour.

Trickiest question: who are minstrels? In waiting Lola Kutty, in a very idli chutney mood, huffed, "I've been waiting, waiting and waiting." She was grabbing bytes for Channel [V]'s IQ. Who was she waiting for? Not Godot, hopefully. The results? School kids topped of course.. closely followed by the RJs.

 
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