Pariksha Pe Charcha Highlights: PM Narendra Modi will interact with students at 11 am at New Delhi’s Talkotra stadium
Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0 2019 Highlights: Just a week before the board examinations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with around 2,000 students at New Delhi’s Talkatora Stadium on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. This is the first time, students from all over India and abroad are attending the programme. The participants belong to countries including Russia, Nigeria, Iran, Nepal, Doha, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore.
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The programme is live streaming in all government and CBSE schools, colleges and higher education institutions of the country and abroad. This year, a cultural programme of 10 minutes has also been included in which the bright student winners (e.g. Dancers/Singers etc) from Kala Utsav contest, their parents and teachers will be performing. A short film will be telecast on steps taken to reduce exam pressure since last years’ ‘Pariksha Par Charcha’.
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The event started last year to discuss issues related to exams and the stress connected to that. The session comes days after HRD Ministry released the book ‘Exam Warriors’ authored by the PM focusing to help them cope with the stress.
Pariksha Pe Charcha Highlights: PM Narendra Modi will interact with students at 11 am tomorrow at New Delhi's Talkotra stadium
At least once in a day, think about how did you feel like when you were at the age of your child and you will learn how to deal with your child on your own. Do not expect maturity of your own level from your children, PM tells parents.
Timely intervention is necessary in cases of depression. Do not ignore early symptoms. We can fight back, says PM.
If smallest of symptoms of depressions are found, take your child to expert. Do not shy away from counselling. It is wrong to think about 'what will people think, what if this gets leaked?' Experts can help a child address their issues better.
A student from Agra asked PM how should students staying away from home deal with homesickness and depression? PM replies, students do not have a platform to express themselves. Parents need to talk to students based on their students so that even if a child is staying away from home, they can talk to their parents about issues in their life.
Sarah from Indian Community School, Kuwait asked, "questions asked in the exam is different from subjects taught." PM replies, the issue arrises because we have linked education to exams and not life lessons.
Be self-confident and do not assess your work based on other's appreciation. Instead, challenge yourself to win the heart of your teacher.
A student from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Moscow, tells PM, after Pariksha Pe Charcha last year, the perspective of my parents changed. They motivate me now and tell me that I can do it. PM said, the credit goes to parents and not him. Parents need to stop comparing their children with others'. Such comparisons demotivate children. Compare your child with their own marks. It will motivate them to score better, but if we compare them with others, they will not be able to score better. Never criticize in public rather motivate in public and criticise in private, That is how I deal with my team.
Science and maths are important but this does not mean the rest of the subjects are not good. We need to bust this myth, said PM. Do not choose based on pressure, make an informed choice based on your own judgement. Start conversations with your parents and teachers, he adds.
Students lack proper guidance. Firstly, assess what is your interest and passion. What is that you like to do? Take help from your teachers in making an informed choice. In the late 70s, I used to ask students in Baroda, and most students wanted to attain a degree and did not know about what to do. Once during my visit, a student said I want to rule, hence I want to become a bureaucrat. It was his clarity which made him reach his target later. Have clarity of thoughts and faith in your conviction. Follow the conviction with a character to act.
Mhd. Saleem from Aligarh Muslim University asks PM, "parents ask students to follow science stream without knowing their choice, how to deal with it?" Another student from Banaras Hindu University asks PM, "how to chose the right career?"
Exams are not bad, it is how we deal with them, said PM answering question of a student. If you treat exams as an opportunity, you will learn and enjoy from it. Exams give you an opportunity to assess your own strengths, he adds. But do not live for the sake of exams. Do not run behind marks, aim at acquiring knowledge and marks will follow you, adds PM.
Amit Chauhan, a student from Pathankot asks PM what is the formulae to make studies fun and enjoyable instead of stressful. through video conference. Another student asks, do you think exam obstruct all-round obstruction or help in its development?
What keeps you motivated throughout the 17-hour daily work, asks a student through video conference. Giving an example of a mother, PM said, a mother works 24X7 hours, handles the house and still remains tireless because she looks at the house as her own. Likewise, the nation is my family, the countrymen are my family member. I do not feel tired while working for my family members: PM
The aim should be clear and based on self-assessment and not expectations of others. Make a bigger aim and smaller targets in the way for self-assessment. If we keep in assessing self in shorter targets, it would help us achieve the big target, tells Modi answering question of a Ghaziabad student.
Aim for larger targets. If you fail for the aim, it is forgivable but not if it the aim is too low, said PM. Set an aim in such a way that it is reachable but not within the reach.
Technology is good but its use is in our hands. Parents should discuss technology as part of dinner table conversation. We are converging due to technology and are becoming narrow-minded. This should be used for our expansion instead, said PM at Pareeksha Pe Charcha.
Madhumita Sengupta, a parent from New Delhi asked, "My son was good at studies but is focusing too much on online games. How should I deal with it?" Modi asks if it is PUBG
PM Modi shares tips to beat exam stress during Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0. Learn to embrace mistakes: said PM
Need to understand the cause behind the parental stress. "Do not make your child's report card your visiting card," said PM
Parent from Manipur asked the question via video chat. How to deal with stress during my child's expectation.
Expectations are important. They should act as motivation and not a burden, said PM duirngPariksha Pe Charcha. "I want 1.25 crore people should have 1.25 crore aspirations," said PM. PM said expectations and aspirations should motivate you towards goa.
PM asks students to listen to their parents with attention. Asks parents not put pressure of their expectations on children. "If you wanted to become a doctor and became a clerk, do not expect your child to fulfil your dreams. Listen to your child's calibre, their dreams," PM to parents
The burden of the exam will be lessened and focus will increase if we do away with if not now then never attitude. Life is beyond exams, said Modi. Life does not stop if you score any lesser in an exam, he added.
A biology teacher at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kolkata asks PM on what to tell parents who treat exam as the foundation of a life of their children. A student from Kerala, aspirant of UPSC asks how to deal with the pressure of expectations. A student asks how does PM deal with the pressure of the nation's expectations?
Pariksha Pe Charcha is not a platform to give suggestions or advice. I am here to live the state of mind of the youth, says PM Modi.
PM starts address by paying tribute to former Union minister George Fernandes who passed away today morning. Read full story here.
HRD minister Javadekar asks students 'How's Josh?'. Students gave a loud 'high sir!'. The dialogue is from movie Uri - the surgical strike.
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Last year 7 crore people joined the Pariksha Pe Charcha. This year, we are expecting 12-14 crore people to join the event from across the world, said Javadekar. This year, students, teachers and parents from foreign countries including Russia, Singapore join the event.
Minister of Human Resource Development (HRD) addresses students, teachers and parents at Pariksha Pe Charcha 2. Javadekar welcomes all. Modi among the very few PMs to address the issue of exam stress, said HRD Minister.
Students enact a play to show the importance of singing, dancing and other co-curricular activities at Pariksha Pe Charcha.
Major announcements made by the Ministry of HRD throughout the year informed to students. Among major announcements, was the move of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to introduce two levels of maths exam for class 10 from 2020 onwards. In addition to the existing level, an easier mathematics syllabus will be introduced under level-2. According to an official circular by the CBSE, the current mathematics subject will be called Mathematics-Standard and the easier level will be called Mathematics-Basic.
Differently abled student of class 11 Rini plays piano with a foot at Pariksha Pe Charcha as a mantra of not giving up and fighting odds of life.
Students present a cultural dance at Pariskha Pe Charcha 2. Students, teachers and students attending the event at New Delhi's Talkatora Stadium. PM Modi, HRD Minister, Prakash Javadekar, MoS Styapal Singh attending the event.
A short film on the journey from Pariksha Pe Charcha one to two on display for students. Initiatives by HRD in a year at a glance.
PM Narendra Modi arrives at Talkatora stadium amid enchants of 'Modi, Modi' by enthralled students.
HRD minister, Prakash and MoS Satyapal Singh arrive at the Talkatora Stadium to attend #ParikshaPeCharcha2
Less than 30 minutes ahead of the annual address of PM, a student shares what he wants to ask Narendra Modi. "Why can't we change the theoretical knowledge in the Indian education system to practical one," he asked.
While holding an interactive session with nearly 3, 000 students last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched upon his own preparations for his “examination” in 2019. “Results and marks are by-products of exams, one must concentrate on giving their best. I follow a similar approach in politics, I only look at giving everything I have to my fellow Indians. If you think too much about results, it comes in the way of achieving other things. Elections come and go, they are like by-products. I wish you all the best for your board exams, for my board exams I have the wishes of 125 crore Indians with me,” he said.
HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar to attend the event as well.
The programme will be live telecast on Dooradarshan (DD). Special sessions will be held in all government and CBSE schools, colleges and higher education institutions of the country. The participating foreign-based schools will also have live telecast.
In addition to the address by the PM. Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0 will also have a cultural programme. Students, teachers and parents will watch a short film by the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry. Movies on exam stress and HRD initiatives also expected to telecast today at the event.
An online competition was organised based on which students who will attend the lecture in New Delhi were selected. The selected students will also get a chance to ask questions to the Prime Minister. A total of 2000 students have been shortlisted to attend the event.
This is the first time that the students from foreign countries will also attend the annual lecture by the PM. Participants from abroad will be from countries such as Russia, Nigeria, Iran, Nepal, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. There will be a total of 2,000 students, teachers and parents at the venue. College students from 24 states and Union territories are also expected to participate.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address students and teachers live from New Delhi’s Talkatora Stadium from 11 am onwards. PM to talk about the importance of examinations and address the challenges faced by students. The address to reach students in schools as well through live coverage.