31/01/2024, WED
On January 29, 2024, more than 500 students of Class 10th and 9th of Greenwood High School, Hasanparthy, Warangal attended a live broadcast of the Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC) 2024 programme from their respective classrooms. Pariksha Pe Charcha is an annual event organised by the Ministry of Education in India, where Prime Minister Sri. Narendra Modi interacts with students, parents, and teachers from across the country and addresses their issues and concerns related to exams. The programme aims to provide guidance and motivation to students who are preparing for exams and to focus on various aspects of exam preparation and overall well-being for students.
Program Highlights & Key Points:
PPC 2024 was the 7th edition of the annual programme that was initiated by Prime Minister Sri. Narendra Modi in 2018 to connect with students and to share his insights and experiences on exam preparation and stress management. PPC 2024 was held at Bharat Mandapam, ITPO, New Delhi, and was attended by around 4000 students, parents, and teachers from various states and union territories of India. Over 2.6 crore students registered for the event. Two students and a teacher from each state and Union Territory, along with winners of the Kala Utsav, were invited. The program was also live-streamed on YouTube and other social media platforms, reaching millions of viewers across the country and abroad.
PPC 2024 was divided into four segments: ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’, ‘Dostana’, ‘Pareeksha Ki Baat’, and ‘Aapke Sawal, Modi Ji Ke Jawab’. In each segment, Prime Minister interacted with the participants and answered their questions on various topics related to exams, such as technology, goal setting, health, sleep, writing, relaxation, friendship, comparison, and competition.
PPC 2024 was a lively and engaging programme that showcased PM Sri Narendra Modi’s rapport with the students and his ability to inspire and motivate them. He used anecdotes, examples, humour, and metaphors to convey his messages and to make the programme interesting and relatable for the audience.
During the interaction, Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi emphasized several key points, which were considered major takeaways from his conversation with the students:
- Technology Setting Small Goals: Students were advised to set small goals gradually while preparing for exams, ensuring thorough preparation long before the actual exams.
- Usage: Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi encouraged students to use technology judiciously and educate their parents about its benefits in academic pursuits.
- Equal Treatment: Prime Minister emphasized that all students should be treated equally, and weaker students should receive additional support to succeed.
- Health and Sleep: The importance of sleep for students’ health was highlighted, comparing the body’s need for rest to a mobile phone’s need for charging.
- Writing Practice: PM Modi stressed the significance of regular writing practice, as it improves skills, aids time management during exams, and enhances memorisation.
- Deep Breathing Exercises: Students were advised to calm themselves by practicing deep breathing exercises before entering the exam hall, helping them overcome nervousness.
- Friendship and Ambition: Having ambitious friends was highlighted as a positive influence for personal development, with emphasis on not getting caught up in comparing achievements.
- Avoid Comparisons: Parents were advised against comparing their children with others, as it can be detrimental to their future.
- Healthy Competition: The importance of challenges and healthy competition in life was emphasized by PM Modi, indicating that they contribute to personal growth and prevent monotony.
- Supportive Atmosphere: Parents were urged not to excessively focus on their child’s scores and marks, creating unnecessary stress. Instead, fostering an atmosphere that encourages overall development and well-being was suggested.
The report concludes that PPC 2024 was a beneficial and enjoyable programme that provided valuable advice and tips to students who are preparing for exams. The programme also highlighted the importance of aspects such as friendship, health, stress management, technology, and adequate sleep for students’ well-being and performance.
The programme also encouraged students to set small and realistic goals, to treat every student equally, to focus on writing during the preparatory stage, to calm themselves before exams, to embrace the positive impact of having ambitious friends, to avoid comparing themselves with others, and to promote healthy competition among themselves. The report also acknowledges the efforts and initiatives of Prime Minister Sri. Narendra Modi and his team to organise and conduct such a programme that connects with the youth and empowers them to face the challenges of exams and life.