Hello reader,
Recently, it was announced by Mr. Kshitij Mishra, our DBMS instructor for Term 4 at SST, that students who have hard-coded their answers in the mid-term exam will be awarded zero marks.
I would like to sincerely admit that I did exploit a loophole in the assessment system to get a better score. My reasons were as follows:
- The time pressure during the exam
- My lack of enough practice with some of the more challenging problems
- A loophole in the Scaler Exam platform, which tempted me to take this shortcut
I fully acknowledge that this was a mistake on my part. I assure you that I will not repeat such behavior and will focus on genuinely improving my skills instead of seeking shortcuts.
Through this petition, I am seeking your support. I plan to request our instructor to consider a fairer consequence — such as deducting marks only for the questions where hard-coded answers were used — instead of a complete zero for the entire exam.
If you resonate with this perspective and believe in giving others a chance to learn from their mistakes, I kindly request you to sign this petition.
Thank you for your understanding.
Hardik Jumnani
Student, SST
24BCS10025
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Reached 100 supporters
May 27, 2025
44 Comments
A similar incident occurred during our webdev exam last trimester, where instead of solving problems the intended way (using setTimeout, setInterval), plenty of test takers decided to take a shortcut by directly console logging, which is unfair to those who spent the time studying those particular concepts. Despite this, there were no real repercussions. A similar incident also occurred in our LA exam. These incidents might make it reasonable to believe that shortcuts (flaws with the platform, without any explicit mentions of their disallowed-ness) are fair game. So, as someone who did not hardcode any problems, I believe it is unjustified to reward a zero to those who did.
I believe that only the questions that are hardcoded should be turned to 0 As most students now have hardcoded just bcz ppl have been getting marks by harcoding in previous exams leading to us getting lower results.. And I believe most of these who have hardcoded first time have done 1 or at max 2 questions
I didn't hardcode, but giving 0, without any proper warning, is wrong. They should at least give marks for the non-hardcoded questions, this time being the final one.
I belive that it should have been announced earlier that hard coding isn't allowed. Many students had been suggested by bsms and other seniors that they can hard code a test case so they can get better marks so their ranks improve. I agree that it might be against the good spirit of the test so I suggest that the hardcoded questions be rewarded zero marks and the rest be awarded as per their weightage.
Requesting a more balanced approach to grading. Zero for one mistake is too harsh.
For once they should be given a chance
…
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Hello reader,
Recently, it was announced by Mr. Kshitij Mishra, our DBMS instructor for Term 4 at SST, that students who have hard-coded their answers in the mid-term exam will be awarded zero marks.
I would like to sincerely admit that I did exploit a loophole in the assessment system to get a better score. My reasons were as follows:
- The time pressure during the exam
- My lack of enough practice with some of the more challenging problems
- A loophole in the Scaler Exam platform, which tempted me to take this shortcut
I fully acknowledge that this was a mistake on my part. I assure you that I will not repeat such behavior and will focus on genuinely improving my skills instead of seeking shortcuts.
Through this petition, I am seeking your support. I plan to request our instructor to consider a fairer consequence — such as deducting marks only for the questions where hard-coded answers were used — instead of a complete zero for the entire exam.
If you resonate with this perspective and believe in giving others a chance to learn from their mistakes, I kindly request you to sign this petition.
Thank you for your understanding.
Hardik Jumnani
Student, SST
24BCS10025
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
May 27, 2025
44 Comments
I know they did wrong, and they shouldn’t have done it. But I still believe they deserve a chance. However, this is a message for everyone who cheated or used hardcoding: It's not just about a single paper — it's about someone's future. Due to relative grading, the honest students end up receiving lower grades in such scenarios. This can affect their educational loans (which many of us are relying on), their placement opportunities, and ultimately, their morale and that of their families. Despite working hard, they may score less while others score more — not because of merit, but because of unfair means. That’s deeply disheartening.
A similar incident occurred during our webdev exam last trimester, where instead of solving problems the intended way (using setTimeout, setInterval), plenty of test takers decided to take a shortcut by directly console logging, which is unfair to those who spent the time studying those particular concepts. Despite this, there were no real repercussions. A similar incident also occurred in our LA exam. These incidents might make it reasonable to believe that shortcuts (flaws with the platform, without any explicit mentions of their disallowed-ness) are fair game. So, as someone who did not hardcode any problems, I believe it is unjustified to reward a zero to those who did.
I believe that only the questions that are hardcoded should be turned to 0 As most students now have hardcoded just bcz ppl have been getting marks by harcoding in previous exams leading to us getting lower results.. And I believe most of these who have hardcoded first time have done 1 or at max 2 questions
I didn't hardcode, but giving 0, without any proper warning, is wrong. They should at least give marks for the non-hardcoded questions, this time being the final one.
I belive that it should have been announced earlier that hard coding isn't allowed. Many students had been suggested by bsms and other seniors that they can hard code a test case so they can get better marks so their ranks improve. I agree that it might be against the good spirit of the test so I suggest that the hardcoded questions be rewarded zero marks and the rest be awarded as per their weightage.
Requesting a more balanced approach to grading. Zero for one mistake is too harsh.
For once they should be given a chance
…
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I know they did wrong, and they shouldn’t have done it. But I still believe they deserve a chance. However, this is a message for everyone who cheated or used hardcoding: It's not just about a single paper — it's about someone's future. Due to relative grading, the honest students end up receiving lower grades in such scenarios. This can affect their educational loans (which many of us are relying on), their placement opportunities, and ultimately, their morale and that of their families. Despite working hard, they may score less while others score more — not because of merit, but because of unfair means. That’s deeply disheartening.