I have personally benefited from ASTA’s training. ASTA's programs focused strictly on education — teaching me how to analyze markets, manage risk, and build discipline. At no point did I receive stock tips or advice on what to buy or sell. I support this petition because mistaking educational training for investment advisory could unfairly restrict access to legitimate trader education. I respectfully urge SEBI to acknowledge the difference and support quality financial literacy for retail traders. Empowering retail traders with disciplined, independent decision-making skills strengthens the market ecosystem. A clear regulatory distinction will help genuine educators continue contributing to financial literacy in India.
Walking out that exam hall, I couldn't feel any of my senses, couldn't see properly because of the tears rolling down my face, couldn't hear properly because of the trauma warping my hearing. All i could feel was sadness and rage. I spend what felt like my entire life preparing for this exam. But nothing could have prepared me for whatever the devil wrote on those pieces of paper. My brain cannot comprehend what happened that afternoon, frankly I'm surprised I am even able to write this, but I persevere, so you too can express your story without having the pain to write it out and experience it once again. Truly a nightmare that I would never want to experience again.
To those saying “I found it easy” or “I’ll still get an A*” this clearly isn’t about you.
The issue isn’t whether some students could do it. It’s whether the paper was accessible for the wider cohort. The overwhelming consensus is that it was unusually difficult and time-pressured. A paper can still be unfair even if the strongest students perform well.
This is about the students who genuinely struggled despite being well prepared. The paper was accessible only to those able to spot unconventional methods quickly under extreme time pressure, not to the average student sitting A Level Maths.
IM GENUINELY APPALLED, 2 years and 2 summers i actually revised for this exam, how can i figure out an answer which is meant to be a number with no numbers, edxecel i hate you, not just for maths, but economics aswell. 2019 was east compared to this, ive never cried so much.