How are students in Indian colleges taught programming?

Exam Question: Write a program to print an empty square with side 10 units using *.

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Standard Solution (from the manual) -

1. int main()
2. {
3.      for(int a=1;a<=10;a++)
4.         {
5.             cout<<"*";
6.         }
7.             cout<<endl;
8. for(int b=1;b<=8;b++)
9.     {
10.     for(int c=1;c<=1;c++)
11.         {
12.                 cout<<"*";
13.         }
14.         for(int d=1;d<=8;d++)
15.               {
16.                 cout<<" ";
17.               }
18.                 cout<<"*"<<endl;
19.        }
20. for(int e=1;e<=10;e++)
21. {
22. cout<<"*";
23. }
24. return 0;
25. }

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My solution-

1. int main(){
2. for(int x=0;x<10;x++){
3. for(int y=0;y<10;y++)
4. if(y==0||y==9||x==0||x==9)printf("*");
5. else printf(" ");
6. printf("\n");
7. }
8. }

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Result - 3/20.

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Conversation with my prof-

Me: Sir why did you give me such low marks.

Prof: Your code is wrong.

Me: Sir, how could it be wrong? It prints the exact output required!!!

Prof: But your code is only 6 lines long. The correct code is about 25 lines. Refer to the manual.

Me: But sir, what has the length of code got to do with its correctness? My code prints the exact output required.

Prof: Do you know how long I have been teaching here? 25 years.  Do you think you are the first student trying to trick me? The correct code has 5 for loops. Your code has only 2. Don't try to act over smart with me . Now get out before I deduct 2 more marks from your total.

Me: WTF!!!

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