20/03/2026
📢You signed the attendance. You wrote until your pen ran dry. You submitted the script. So how does a physical piece of paper just... vanish into thin air?"
The notice board was a sea of white paper and red ink. But for one student, there was only a blank space. A dash. "M.S." — Missing Script.
I didn't go to the café. I went to the HOD’s office. I needed an Engineering answer for a systemic failure.
Me: "Sir, we calculate tolerances to the fourth decimal. We build bridges that don't fall. So how does a physical piece of paper, signed and submitted, just... vanish?"
The HOD didn't look up from his coffee. He just pointed to a stack of 500 exam booklets on his desk.
HOD: "You think a script is just paper? In this building, a script is a heartbeat. And sometimes, the rhythm gets interrupted."
Me: "But sir, from our side, it feels like a death sentence. We study for months, we write until our hands ache, we submit to the invigilator. Where is the 'Mechanical Failure' happening?"
He sighed and leaned back.
HOD: "Sit down. Let's talk about 'Entropy.' In a perfect system, there is no disorder. But a Faculty is not a machine; it's a crowd. Sometimes a script is slipped into the wrong folder during a 4:00 PM rush. Sometimes an invigilator misses a signature on the submission sheet. And sometimes—and this is the truth—a student writes their Registration Number so poorly that the script becomes an orphan. It exists, but it has no name."
Me: "So we just accept the 'Entropy'?"
HOD: "No. We 'Audit.' We cross-reference the attendance list with the marked scripts. We look for the 'Gaps.' If you signed that list, we will hunt for that paper like it’s a lost child. But remember... even in the best-designed engine, there is a 1% chance of friction. Your job is to make sure your 'Input'—your name and number—is so clear that the friction can't touch you."
I left the office with a new perspective.
The Lesson: Errors happen in every system—whether it’s a University script or maybe in your office.
ADVICE TO STUDENTS: Ensure you sign the list. Always double-check your work. Don't forget to write your REGISTRATION NUMBER and your name in any of your exams.
My question to you: have you ever found your self victim of skipping attendance sheet or your REG number.
Tell us how you felt that day 👇
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