The learning system of our society is such that students are put in competition. Students are motivated to study for exams rather than for knowledge. The more mark a student fetches, the better facilities he gets.
But as a student, you must realize that fetching better marks in exams or studing in a good institution does not make you more creative by default. If you practically observe, most of the successful people were not good at exams.
Successful people have a different quality which plays the vital role. It is their usefulness for the growth of their industry, society and the world.
So, as a student, your purpose does not end at topping exams. Topping exams is a tangent purpose. Your purpose should be to increase your usefulness for the world.
More details on this can be found in the book True Fundamentals of Life and in our trainings meant for students.