Piyush Pandey, group president and national creative director at O&M India, scored just 53.3 per cent in his Standard X exams. Check out others who made it big.
Piyush Pandey
The ad guru, who is group president and national creative director at O&M India, scored just 53.3 per cent in his Standard X exams. But things soon changed for Piyush Pandey, who enrolled in the Arts course at St Stephen’s College, Delhi. He stood second in the university in his BA exams was among the top 10 on the MA merit list. Pandey believes that marks are not the only way to measure success. “I never scored well while I was in school because I was never keen on science and math. But once I began studying subjects I enjoyed, I began performing well. If you enjoy what you study, then it in turn reflects in your performance,” he said and added that marks didn’t count for much in life, it’s one’s personality and talent that matters.
Ismail Durbar
The famous music composer, who has composed songs for big-budget Bollywood hits like Devdas, Hum Dil De Chukhe Sanam and Kisna dropped out of school when he was in Standard VII. But Ismail Durbar’s passion for music took him to great heights. Durbar said that if one has the talent, then no one can stop him from achieving his goal. “It’s not the end of the world if you don’t do well in your Standard X exams, as there are many more opportunities for you to prove yourself. However, education is important and one should complete it,” he said. However, the music composer said that he never liked studying in school, and was happy with his current profession.
Moshe Shek
One of Mumbai’s most famous chefs and the owner of a popular restaurant in Cuffe Parade, Moshe Shek wasn’t a good student in school. In fact he only scored 55 per cent in his board exams. But everything changed once he got into college. Shek, who did extremely well in college, said there was no substitute for hard work. “I was not naturally intelligent, so I believe that no one is born brilliant. It’s just hard work that takes you to the top,” he said adding that the school environment didn’t work for many students, who eventually did do extremely well for themselves. Shek emphasised that parents should not restrict their children to textbook knowledge, instead should allow them to explore their talent.
Baichung Bhutia
One of the country’s most famous football players, Baichung Bhutia too wasn’t a good student while in school. In fact, Bhutia scored only 59 per cent in his Standard X ICSE exams in Sikkim. He passed his Standard XII board exams through the Calcutta Open University. Yet, Bhutia has carved a name for himself in India’s football world. In fact, he is something of a sports icon. Bhutia said that scoring well in exams helped children getting into good colleges, but he added that a formal education imparted limited knowledge — knowledge which he had little use in the sports world. Therefore, he said, doing well was not the be all and end all of life, especially if a person’s interests lie elsewhere.
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