Kerala might be the Indian state with the highest literacy rate, but instances such as these, if true, shows how it wouldn't matter at all.

Vimal Jyothi Engineering College in Kerala's Kannur district did the unimaginable, or so said a Facebook post, making Talibani diktats in other engineering colleges in the south look a wee bit better.

A Facebook post said that the college fined a student for laughing in the hostel.

Yes!

A fine of Rs 50 was imposed on an engineering student who 'dared' to laugh and even gave a receipt acknowledging the payment received.

What's more lame?

English.

In the receipt issued for the fine, the person spelled 'laughing' as 'laffing'.

Photo: Facebook (Dinnath Bhaskaran) Photo: Facebook (Dinnath Bhaskaran)

A Facebook user Dinnath Bhaskaran shared the photo of the receipt issued saying, "You could only laugh when a student had to pay a fine just for laughing in hostel."

Statistics say only seven per cent of India's engineering graduates are employable and the government is considering making an exit test mandatory for all engineering students.

Here's the Facebook post Bhaskaran shared:

Photo: Facebook (Dinnath Bhaskaran) Photo: Facebook (Dinnath Bhaskaran)

The Facebook post now appears to have been taken down, so let's just hope that this was not a legit incident.