Updated On: 17 February, 2026 11:40 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
As board exam pressure mounts, former HCL CEO Vineet Nayar shared his own marksheet and a powerful message on X, reminding students that exams test memory, not courage. Recalling his teenage panic and mindset shift, he urged students to stay calm, sleep well and not treat exams as life-or-death

Former HCL CEO Vineet Nayar also shared the picture of his old marksheet from the year 1979
As board exam season grips students across the country, they are under immense pressure. To help motivate students appearing for exams, former HCL CEO Vineet Nayar has shared a candid and comforting message for them on his official social media handle on X.
While posting a picture of his marks sheet when he appeared for the board exam, Nayar wrote, “If board exams decided life, half the CEOs would be unemployed.”