New Delhi: The 7th edition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Pariksha Pe Charcha 2024”, an interaction programme with school students, teachers and parents, has till today, recorded over one crore registration on the MyGov portal.
Under the programme, students, parents, and teachers from across the nation and also from overseas interact with the PM to discuss exam-related anxiety and life after school. The event has been organised for the last six years by the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education.
This year, the programme will be held on January 29, 2024, from 11 am onwards in a town hall format at Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam, ITPO, Pragati Maidan. Nearly 4000 participants will be interacting with the Prime Minister. Two students and a teacher from each of the states and UTs and winners of the Kala Utsav and the Veer Gatha competitions will be invited as special guests for the main event.
The online MCQ competition is live on the MyGov portal between December 11, 2023 to January 12, 2024 for students of Classes VI to XII, teachers, and parents to participate in the contest. As of January 5, 2024, over 90 lakh students, more than 8 lakh teachers and around 2 Lakh parents have registered so far.
Pariksha Pe Charcha is part of the larger movement – ‘Exam Warriors’ – led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to create a stress-free atmosphere for youngsters.
The movement is driven by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to bring together students, parents, teachers and society to foster an environment where the unique individuality of each child is celebrated, encouraged and allowed to express itself fully.
There is even a book by the PM called ‘Exam Warriors’.
As a precursor to the main event, starting from January 12, 2024, i.e. Youth Day, till January 23, 2024, a bouquet of activities shall be organized at the school level. These will include joyful learning activities like marathon runs, music & meme competitions, Nukkad Natak, student-anchor-student-guest discussions, etc. On the last day, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, a painting competition will be organised in 500 districts across the country. The topics will include Chandrayan, the sporting success of India, etc. – which showcases how examinations can be an Utsav of Life.
About 2050 participants will be selected on the basis of their Questions on the MyGov portal and will be presented with a special Pariksha Pe Charcha kit comprising of Exam Warriors book in Hindi and English, written by the Prime Minister, and a certificate.