Stopped from entering exam hall with full-sleeves, 18-year-old finds way to keep his shirt onThey say chasing your dream calls for sacrifices. What they don’t tell you is, those sacrifices can take a lot out of you – or your clothes. That’s what this aspiring engineer learnt on Sunday.A student who came to write the IIT-JEE (Advanced) exam at Sadvidya College in Mysuru was told he wouldn’t be allowed to enter in the full-sleeved shirt that he was wearing (“strict rules” to prevent misconducts). He was only allowed inside after he found a pair of scissors and cut off the sleeves, as they suggested.The exam was scheduled to begin at 9 am. Some of the students who walked into the exam hall realised too late that they wouldn’t be allowed to enter in full sleeves. A girl who had worn a full-sleeved kurta was sent back to change, but never returned.A little later, an 18-year-old boy turned up for the exam in a full-sleeved shirt. Asked why he didn’t pay attention to the rule, he claimed it was his “lucky shirt” that he wore for all his exams. But his requests, logic and alternatives (such as a thorough frisking) found no takers.The supervisors were clear – he had to go home and change the shirt. Coming from Heggadadevanakote, however, it was impossible to go back 25 km and return in time for the exam. The other suggestion was to buy a new one from a nearby shop.But no shops were open on a Sunday morning, pointed out the student.The next alternative given was that he swap his shirt with his father, who was wearing a T-shirt. Now, although the boy was ready to do this, the father pointed out that he wouldn’t fit in his son’s shirt. And he had no plans of standing half-naked all day in Mysuru, waiting for his son to finish the exam.By now, much time had run out. The doors were closing. The last suggestion came from one among the authorities. He came up with a pair of scissors, asking the student to do the needful. With hardly any time to contest, the engineering aspirant sacrificed the sleeves of his “lucky” shirt and was just in time to enter the hall.Mirror got in touch with CBSE officials, and told them about the incident, but they claimed they were “doing their duty”.“We had earlier banned watches for the exam, but relaxed it this time by allowing candidates to wear simple analog watches though the smart/programmable watches were still a big-no. Similarly, we have been instructed by the CBSE top management that we should not allow any student in full sleeves, big buttons, brooch and flowers,” an official said. Afterwards, the 18-year-old came out beaming and said he wrote the exam really well and was happy he could write it in his lucky shirt. We sure hope it worked.