I knew there was going to be no replacement of the paper but I simply couldn't afford to have contradicted my views which I had expressed earlier. We had to submit our completed SOP form at the beginning of the entire process. I had started filling my SOP from the 27th of March - The day when I got the news of getting selected for the MICA GE/PI round. I had filled atleast 10 rough copies of my form and was ready with atleast 15 likes and dislikes each before finalising 3 each on the form. I knew exactly what each and every word in my SOP form meant. The moment I made a mistake in my questionnaire I realized there was a contradiction. I cancelled the NO I had marked and turned it to YES for regular exercise. And in the regular sport I had also entered Cricket which again I had to cancel as by no means was I playing Cricket regularly. I scribbled over the word Cricket and wrote walking after it. The other 2 questions were answered neatly and efficiently as per what I feel about fitness. The scribbling in my questionnaire I reckon was a major part of my failure. When a person is given 20 minutes there is no need to do haste and scribble. For a reader of that questionnaire all it could project is that may be the person wanted to clarify about his stance but still about 2-3 cancellations means either hiding a fact or trying to manipulate with some data. All this thought about me doing badly in my questionnaire struck me only after it was declared that I was a spot reject for this year. With no apprehensions in my head at that moment I continued to answer the problem of the UN guy. The following was my answer:
" I think Mr. Chetan should go ahead and write the false report. The most important for any organization is to assure that business runs smoothly and the company has quality projects from potential clients. This would also help Mr. Chetan to maintain better relations with the ministry and help him get future projects for his organization. Using his power he should find a suitable job for the employee elsewhere."
I was comfortably left with atleast 5-6 minutes after putting the last full stop in the above para. That is when I was still staring at the cancellations I had made. I had left no room for correction at that moment not because I had done it well but because I had consumed my quota of visually pleasing pardonable mistakes. The sheets were collected as soon as the allotted time ended. Then we were told to check our interview slots. The interviews were slotted to start from 11:00 a.m. Those who were the first 3 people in the each of the 4 interview panels were requested to not be late. We were given a much needed break of atleast 30-40 minutes. From the classroom we were requested to move to the auditorium - A place which I seen in pictures a million times. A place which I felt described as to why the MICA experience is so unique.
We quickly checked our respective interview slots and moved to the auditorium. Entering again into an Air-conditioned room felt great. Digital Pictures turned into real vision. The colourful long drapes hanging from the ceiling just mesmerized me. I went right in front of the passage way of the audi and started to climb the steps observing the colourful cushions neatly placed on chataee on every step. Felt a sense of belonging like a Cicketer who is amongst the probables of the Indian Team might be feeling while going through further selection process drills in a boot camp. Gently placed my bag on one of the steps and left with my friends to have a bite at 'Chota's' - A well known eating joint at MICA.
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