PPC 2023: KV to hold nation-wide painting competition today

The theme of the competition is becoming an 'Exam Warrior ' based on the book written by the Prime Minister. Around 50,000 students are expected to participate in the event.

KVS to hold nation-wide painting competition

Five best entries will be awarded with a set of books on freedom fighters and topics of national importance and a certificate. (Express Photo by Cheena Kapoor/ Representative Image)

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Pariksha Pe Charcha 2023: In the run up to Pariksha Pe Charcha 2023, a nationwide painting competition will be held in 500 Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country on January 23. The day is observed as Parakram Diwas, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

The theme of the competition is becoming an ‘Exam Warrior ‘ based on the book written by the Prime Minister. Around 50,000 students are expected to participate in the event.

The painting competition will witness participants from various CBSE schools, state boards, Navodaya Vidyalayas and Kendriya Vidyalayas.

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The nodal Kendriya Vidyalaya, where the event is to be organised, will have 100 students from different schools as participants in this competition. Broadly 70 students have been invited from nearby state board and CBSE schools in the district, 10 participants would be from Navodaya Vidyalaya and 20 students from nodal KVs as well as nearby KVs, if any in the district.

Five best entries will be awarded with a set of books on freedom fighters and topics of national importance and a certificate.

Parakram Diwas is celebrated to inspire students on the life of the great leader and instill the spirit of patriotism.

The sixth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha will be held on January 27 at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi, around 1200 students are expected to participate in the event. The event will be held in a town hall format, in 2021 Pariksha Pe Charcha took place online due to the pandemic. While it is streamed live across television and social media platforms, a select group of students, teachers and parents also got to interact with the PM live.

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They are selected through an online creative writing contest, themes for which are shared with schools across the country. About 38.80 lakh participants (students- 31.24 lakh, teachers – 5.60 lakh, parents – 1.95 lakh) have registered for the event this year, compared to about 15.7 lakh in 2022, according to the education ministry.

(With inputs from Express News Service)

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