That Little Surprise On Mail...

I usually open my mailbox whenever I sit and aimlessly scroll down. 4 days ago I was doing that when I saw this...
I had been attending this online physics course for two months(thanks to Geetha mam who had informed!) . Prof.H.C.Verma is well known for his books on concepts of physics. He and IIT-Kanpur together had announced an eight-week programme for all, mainly for UG,PG physics students and teachers and to interested high school students. I just thought we can see and learn 3 vid per week so 24 vids and enrolled. Then came quizzes and certificate criteria. The topics were of Electricity, Optics,Waves and Mechanics. When I checked the criteria , it came : excellent for 80-100%,
good for 60-80%, satisfactory for all rest who got below that or just watched vids(whoa!). And then I got my certificate..
I had got Good..I was happy that I attended it. I learnt a lot of new concepts. It was knowledge that mattered to me always. But still I never expected this Bonus...

SSV

[PS: He hinted that there may be another session..plz be alert :)]


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