Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with students, teachers and parents during the ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2024’, in New Delhi on Monday. (PTI)
Pariksha Pe Charcha 2024: PM Narendra Modi, drawing instances from his own journey in the political arena, said that he doesn’t let a difficult situation bother him and instead “gives a challenge to the challenges itself”
From handling competition without being jealous and befriending those brighter than oneself to asking teachers to form an “unbreakable bond” with students and urging parents not to “compare” their children with others, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave handy tips to handle exam pressure in the seventh edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC) -2024 on Monday.
While the PM’s interaction with students went on for almost two hours, it concluded on an important note on self-confidence to beat any stressful situation in life. Modi, drawing instances from his own journey in the political arena, said that he doesn’t let a difficult situation bother him and instead “gives a challenge to the challenges itself”.
The event was held at Bharat Mandapam, ITPO at Pragati Maidan. PPC is an annual interactive session where the PM talks to students, parents and teachers on exam anxiety. This year, over 205.62 lakh students, 14.93 lakh teachers and 5.69 lakh parents registered for the session, as per the MyGov portal.
The five big messages from the PM’s interaction:
- Avoid unhealthy competition, take inspiration from peers doing wellWhen a number of students asked about how to handle pressure and competition among peers, PM Modi said that while competition is crucial for growth, but it need not be unhealthy. The PM asked students to always make friends with brighter students, but at the same time rejoice in their achievements and be inspired by them. Instead of competing with others, one has to compete with oneself. He cited an example of a video where children prioritised helping each other while competing in a healthy manner. “Doing well in exams is not a zero-sum game and competition is with oneself as good performance by a friend does not restrict the field to do well. If your friend scored 90, then it is not like you are left with 10 marks. You still have your 100 to score and that should be your thought process. That friend should be your inspiration and not unhealthy competition. If students don’t follow this thought process then you may never befriend people who are right for you in life,” the PM said..
“Confusion and indecisiveness too are some of the biggest problems students need to address. There must not be any. NEP 2020 has brought in a lot of opportunities for students. If you have chosen one discipline, then you have the option of changing to something else if you develop an interest in other disciplines. You have the luxury of flexibility now due to NEP 2020,” the PM said.
