Man Fails High School 38 Times
A 73-year-old Indian farmer who vowed not to marry before passing his high school exams has failed to get through for the 38th time.
Shiv Charan Yadav has been taking the exams — normally given to schoolchildren at the age of 15 — every year since 1969, without success.
He was in his 30s when he first decided to better himself through education.
This year, he failed everything except Sanskrit, scoring only 103 out of a possible 600 points.
He said he found mathematics especially hard, blaming the subject for dragging down his score.
“Once I pass I want to get married to a girl who’s under 30,” Yadav, who lives alone in Kohari village in the western desert state of Rajasthan, told Reuters.
He is now revising for his 39th attempt next year.
By Sirius on 19-06-2007
Comment by fail
June 19th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
And I thought failing math this year and attending summer school for it would be the end of my life. This man obviously has it worse than me and hopefully he passes it in his 39th attempt :p.
Comment by Qi
June 19th, 2007 at 3:30 pm
i’ll pray for you mister!! go for it! ^_^ im definitely sure you’ll get it!
Comment by Lyla
June 19th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
Oh, I hope he gets it, I feel very bad for him. Hope some nice woman comes to him nontheless so he won’t feel lonely.
Comment by arie
June 20th, 2007 at 9:30 am
you’ll pass don’t worry.
Comment by Bikerpunk
October 23rd, 2007 at 6:53 am
RE: you’ll pass don’t worry.
Dude can’t even read Sanskrit never mind English, and he’s nowhere near here.
Comment by Toeshoes
December 31st, 2007 at 12:25 pm
Me hungee. Om nom nom nom
Comment by chingkulingkang
December 14th, 2008 at 7:48 am
hehehehe if he pass then someone will marry him whos’ below 30 then she will be dumber than the dumbmest
Comment by sigh
May 26th, 2009 at 3:29 am
Ironic how you spelled "dumbest" wrong there, ching.
Comment by Sanjuro
September 20th, 2009 at 8:17 am
You would think that after this whole time that he's close to passing, but no, he gets 103 out of 600…