I answered my SSC exam in 1982 through St. Thomas School in Aldona. At
that time I remember that one was allowed to use a ballpen to answer,
and most students did. But until a few years before that it was
(thought to be) compulsory to use fountain pens to answer Board exams.
Now I don't know if
I think teachers in Goa then (largely) held a belief that using a
'fountain' pen, or a nib pen, improved one's handwriting. I still
prefer to use an ink pen. Have been through Selzas and other brands,
and the currently popular one (among the very few that use them
anyway) is Reynolds. You can get
