Why teachers need to caution class over AI hallucination

In the good old days, all of us who are probably from the 90s generation or around teachers used to caution the classroom about various things which were probably social or not so social. For example, good habits-bad habits, good behavior-bad behavior, good food-bad food, good time to study-not so good time to study and of course obedience.

Now, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a new social and Hallucination comes with it.

If I go back in the memory lane, during my not so earning days my father used to give me money for travel, which often happens using Indian Railways and often for a General Class Ticket. Well, Railways have in place security forces, when you are traveling you are supposed to be safe. But once he handed over the money he always used to say in his own language, travel carefully. A teen or little above like me will always be like, Oh, I am grown up, I can take care of myself, don't worry.

Often I am soft spoken, even if I am angry then too, I pretend, I am not. Once a person stumbled upon me, he started talking and told me he knows us. Well, so why to ignore him. And he took advantage of some dark space to stab me. Roughly for 10 days where I was, who knows. I don't know how I was breathing in those 10 days or so.

Sorry for my words but most anti-social elements are found in most social places. I hope you would agree with me even partially.

Now Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the place, its a new social, a new form of Machine Learning that works on Large Language Models (LLMs). Students are bound to ask AI for many things, perhaps Pythagoras Theorem , the color of Venus or how silicone works or maybe more. AI is going to be part of our daily lives in one form or the other. It will stay with us till the next best tech things happen to perform tasks that AI can.

Today's students cannot do away with AI, say by chance or choice both. Perhaps if you will tell a generation of next decade that 20/30 year back from now on there was no Google Map, and we used to ask address of relatives from strangers, they won't trust or will ask why you not used google map then or may be AI?

And here come the responsibilities of Guides, Career Coaches, Medical Doctors, Counselors, School Teachers, and Parents and everyone who lives in society to caution young learners about Precautionary Use of Artificial Intelligence. Here, I mean to say, if you are someone who deals with humans, maybe you are an instructor, a fitness coach, a tour guide or whoever, tell your people to use AI with responsibility.

Any new thing and especially tech things are bound to slow adoption. If we try to adopt them fast, perhaps outcomes are comparatively much negative. Optimum use of AI is important in today's world environment. Overuse of it will lead to damage, may be temporary, but Murphy's law applies here, if something may go wrong, it will go wrong.

Students when using AI for knowledge, should develop a habit of checking and cross checking facts and figures before believing in it. It's important. In academia, wise use of AI must be encouraged so the next generation we can give better AI tools instead of passing the same old things. It's not about AI versions, indeed it's about AI with vision.

Any scientific invention and innovation is blind when overused without open eyes and open ears. Hallucination in AI will keep happening,  there are companies like IBM and many putting efforts to understand and spread knowledge about AI uses. And here is a beautiful article that I received as a newsletter of IBM in my email  "The hidden incentives driving AI hallucinations".

College accepting SAT Score outside United States

SAT is an international test. Its open to all however mainly taken by High School graduates looking for Under Graduate College Admission. If you live outside USA there might be a college near you accepting SAT Score. To help you here given list of Colleges outside USA accepting SAT Score.

1. Aalborg University (AAU)
2. Aalto University
3. Aarhus University
4. Abdullah Gul University
5. Abertay University
6. Aberystwyth University
7. Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna
8. Acadia University
9. Ada University
10. Aga Khan University

TANCET: An opportunity opportunity to become software engineer

Do you like to sit in front of computers writing lengthy codes? Are you looking for a course that gives you livelihood while you pursue your interests at work? Then an MCA degree could be your choice. MCA i.e. Master of Computer Applications as a study programme can be pursued from many different colleges, universities and institutions across India. However, the basic requirement to do an MCA is a graduate degree in any discipline and pass in Class XII examination with Mathematics and English.

Do you know, to become a computer programmer the first requirement is high level of English proficiency because computer programmes are written in English. If you can understand the language of computers written in English and logic is food for thought then an MCA degree will help you to get a job and become a software engineer. MCA is a Postgraduate (PG) degree qualification and you will be eligible to apply for many jobs where PG degree qualification is required.

The duration of MCA course is 3 years, while if you are eligible for MCA lateral entry the course duration is 2 years, thus you will save an year.

The Annamalai University administers TANCET (Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test) for admission to MBA, MCA, MCA Lateral Entry, ME, MTech, MPlan, MArch programmes. Examination is proposed for admission to Universities, Colleges and Institutions in Tamil Nadu. Students from other states of India can also appear for the test.

TANCET MCA Entrance Examination is a two hour test. You will need to answer 100 questions; Multiple Choice Type (MCQs). For more details like syllabus, exam pattern, application link etc see TANCET M.B.A. M.C.A./M.C.A. Lateral Entry M.Plan Admission of Annamalai University https://annamalaiuniversity.ac.in/

How to prepare one month before NDA & NA Written Examination

The National Defence Academy and Naval Academy (NDA & NA) Examination is administered by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for School Leaving (K-12) Students in India. Writing written examination is the first step; qualified candidates are called for personality test and interview for final selection. The UPSC India conducts NDA & NA Examination twice every year. 

Here are a few tips to prepare one month before actual NDA and NA test date.

#1. NDA & NA Examination is rigorous testing to fix, what you have studied in school years and whether you would be able to serve to Indian Defence Forces. Plan your preparation at least one year before you write actual examination.

#2. Self study is the key; NDA & NA Examination is objective type test / multiple choice questions (mcqs). Clear the basics well, and practice identical questions, the types that are asked in real examination.

You can find guide books for NDA & NA Preparation in the market place. Also you can search for websites that conducts online classes and provides study material, mock test etc.

Find a mentor; join some coaching institute for NDA & NA Exam Preparation. If your parents can not afford fees, find someone who can teach you only selected topics, that way will be cheaper. If either not works for you, do not loose hope, be your own mentor!

#3. Plan your studies for NDA & NA Exam at least one year before the actual examination. This is essential step. Cover every topic mentioned in the NDA & NA Exam Syllabus and practice lots of Objective Type Questions. This is essential, so you feel confident at least one month / two month / 3 months before actual exam date. 

NDA&NA Written Exam is competitive test to identify whether you would be able to complete a course from one of the Defence Academy and further serve to Indian Defence Forces. The Level of NDA & NA Examination Questions is high.

One Month Before NDA & NA Examination

#4. Do NOT study new topic. Every topic from the syllabus is important. But NO, if something has left, leave it for now. Focus only around covered topics.

#5. Revision is the Key. Keep revising Mathematics Formulae, and General Ability Test (GAT) Basics.

#6. Test your self; take mock tests, as many as you can. Ideally, one mock Test every alternate day will work well.

#7. Evaluate yourself, how you fared. Why you marked an answer wrongly from one of your favorite topics. Pick the basic books and clear doubts.

NDA & NA Exam is high pressure competitive test; do not overload yourself with exam worries. This is just another examination. Stay calm, go for walk, listen music, eat healthy. STAY FIT. Even small sickness may hamper your performance in actual test.

2/3 Days Before NDA & NA Examination

STOP READING!

How much you prepared, believe, that much will get you a place in NDA & NA Written Test Result. You can flip books, look across some formulae, or periodic table, but not for the purpose of Exam Preparation and scoring. You are already prepared, now it’s time to test yourself.

How to stay productive and learn with ease

In my opinion, a person is most productive when his / her all departments are working normally, this includes, body, mind and soul (the connection between body and mind). The term Soul is often connected with spirituality, see detailed definition here https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soul.

Noises are many, shall you listen to every advice, shall you attend all type of classes, online, offline, crash course, full time etc., etc., etc.. The answer is NO. Whatever you do with full concentration is the most productive part of your productivity system. That is the stage when you focus on One Task, outside noises do not disturb you. Whether you read algebra or go through a history page or you are setting your OKRs for your company, it's completely normal, not tiring and you are into it.  

OKRs that stands for Objectives and Key Results. Students can set OKRs for college programmes. To know about OKRs see official website https://www.whatmatters.com/

Listen everyone, but time is limited. Try to listen to those who have already achieved it, who has already cracked an examination, who are already working and taking a product to the next level. Learn from Doers, Hack Gaps, those who are doers will infuse a positive sense of doing in you. Books are many, magazines are many, websites are limitless, AI is bringing you new knowledge, online classes are there, videos can teach you anytime, anywhere, but hold on, before you decide to take that class and learn from lectures, chose certain options, give them a try, and then select one that fits you and not your classmate or a work colleague necessarily. 

Learning from different sources is awesome, and knowing more will take you close to success where you will say, Aha, I have cracked this. But in the heavy load of information, being human, and in the quest of to know more, get more, we forget the fact that we have only 24 Hrs in a day, our energy level is certain and our body and mind need continuous resources to strengthen. Information load is so high that we do many things, follow many methods to achieve quick success, we go by stories because stories are interesting. In all this, the most important thing we forget is how much to do around what?  

For example, to learn set theory, you can follow your syllabus, take 4/5 mock tests, and buy one guidebook and practice book to increase your problem-solving speed. There is no need at all to solve problems from 10 books that are recommended as marketing gimmicks. Yes, you heard it right. Books are marketed that way too. And no wrong in one sush practice but when you buy a new practice book when exams are nearing, I think that may cause you distraction.

When you solve problems from one practice book, repeat solving them again, do it 2/3 times, you will notice, your approach of problem solving is different as well as time taken.

Entrance Examinations test you not only for knowledge but also for your way of approach to solve a problem. This is not about memorizing or learning. Indeed, this is about how beneficial you would be to college and industry after completing the coursework. The way of approach to solve any problem comes from practice. Yes, when you can do more, do it, that is completely fine, but not meeting your tennis buddy till the exams are over will not help you in cracking Bernoulli's Theorem.  

Keep a balance, and you can crack any exam with learning; and learning is the way you approach to solve a problem. Seats are limited, demands are high, no problem in that, it's not about one test only. It's meaningless, if your test preparation won't teach you a problem solving approach, and that approach will come from a selection of a few books, few classes, and a few mock tests. Strike a balance, Hack Gaps. Crack any examination that you want to. 

Under preparation and Over preparation both hampers your performance. Before you begin must identify your topics and classify those according to difficulty level. This way you will know how much emphasis to go give on what? Once you know you can prepare better and prevent under doing or over doing.  

Inspiration source: Vox.Com, i was searching internet for some articles and found Vox article, the website is pay walled, i read only a few lines before it shown Paywall features, but headline was so interesting that I read it somehow and this idea came in mind perhaps helpful to you test takers. I have not paid them; they need a mention for great work.

First Edit: 3 September 2025 

Ganapati Festival in Mumbai spreads love, joy, boost business and give a reason to strive

Career Care wishes all of you Happy Ganapati Fest 2025. The students and anyone can see the die hard spirit of Mumbai during Ganapati Festival. This business capital is known for Never Stop attitude and it keeps moving. What is special about Ganapati Festival is you will see the spirit of help in everyone. Go to any Ganapati Worship Place. Nobody will ask who you are, from where you came, why you came, no questions, you worship or not completely your wish. You can stay in one such place and enjoy watching or helping organizers or simply sit  idle and relax amid the sounds of Drumbeats and singers singing religious songs; people dancing with or without song wishing each other Ganapati Bappa Morya which simply translates to Happy Ganapati Festival.
Lot has written about this beautiful festival across the internet. Videos go viral in no time. This is heavy rainy season in Mumbai, city witness all kind of rain, huh, its torrential rain, who stops, those drummers, those organizers, those people who stand in queues to worship, those take leaves from office of 10 days to worship Ganapati Bappa at homes all are never tiring attitude. The festival rolls the economy, gives business a ray of hope amid heavy rainfall when the festival gives reason to people to smile and work hard without thinking twice, obviously the season gives a boost to businesses, and those who are seasonal workers like drummers and idol makers get reason to earn money. This gives them a livelihood.
And you can see the patience of Mumbai people, imagine roads are jammed because someone is bringing an idol of Lord Ganesha or taking it on Day 10th to immerse in Holy Waters amidst, dance, religious songs, celebrations and heavy rain pouring, no passerby even say 'Huh', no that is against the spirit of celebration, spirit of religion and spirituality. Nobody asks people to not complain when there are roadblocks but I bet it once you are in the atmosphere you will become part of the celebration without you knowing yourself.
Students or anyone who is struggling to make a career, do something better in life, want to do something different or seeking peace, I think must watch Ganapati Festival in real time. The largest set up Ganapati Celebration is called Lalbaugcha Raja. Link given only for your ease and not for clicks, I strongly suggest see Mumbai in person, now or next time, its never late and learn one of the happiest ways of living without complaints.