In our quest to assess the intelligence of a student, through mechanisms like exams, classroom participation, quizs, and so on; we often forget to distinguish between a student and a ‘studentoid’! Heard of the humanoid? A humanoid is a thing in the guise of a being that has an appearance resembling a human being without really being one (Oxford English Dictionary Online, n.d.). For example, a smart phone! It can perform many intelligent functions like a human being, but it's not a human being. Rather, it has some characteristics that intrinsically are humanly. Similarly, a ‘studentoid’ is something, not someone, who attempts to look like a student, comes to the classroom, participates in the classroom activities like hearing the lectures and taking quizzes but not necessarily being endowed with all the attributes a student. In the view of the above, it is important to mention that a student should be interested in grades and getting a job, but a defining trait