Pariksha Pe Charcha Live: Always keep the student in you alive, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a 'pariksha pe charcha' with students to help them relieve them from the stress of exams. Lakhs of students and thousands of schools across the country are connected to the event to discuss exam-related issues through a video conference from Delhi's Talkatora Stadium. 

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16 February 2018

13:20 IST

PM Modi: I would request parents not to make the achievements of their child a matter of social prestige. Every child is blessed with unique talents.

13:19 IST

PM Modi: Parents should also not pay undue attention to the marks and support the students. Efforts should be made to reduce the stress at home.

13:17 IST

PM Modi: Always remember what every parent sacrifices for the well-being of the child.

13:16 IST

PM Modi: You do not need to bother about how many hours your friends study. You should think of how many hours you need to study in a one day, and then try to better it the next day.

13:15 IST

PM Modi: Sometimes parents force their wishes on their kids. They want their kids to become what they could not do in their life. You should have a dialogue with your parents.

13:13 IST

PM Modi: It is the dream of your parents to see the kids grow and do better. You should know that whatever they are saying is for your benefit.

13:09 IST

Several students complained of how parents put undue pressure on them to perform better. 

13:02 IST

PM Modi: You do not need to compete with others, compete with yourself and you will achieve great heights

13:01 IST

PM Modi: I would say Yoga is a wonderful way to improve concentration

13:01 IST

PM Modi: Concentration isn’t something that has to be specifically learnt. Every person concentrates on something or the other during the day, it may be while reading, hearing a song, talking to a friend.

12:57 IST

Students ask questions to the PM on the importance of concentration during exams, and in life.

12:54 IST

PM Modi: In addition to the right skills and the means, what a student needs is self-confidence

12:52 IST

PM Modi: Self confidence comes by challenging ourselves and working hard. We should always think of bettering ourselves

12:48 IST

PM Modi: Winter Olympics are going on in South Korea. In the games, there is a snowboarder Mark McMorris who won a bronze medal, just 11 months after he suffered multiple injuries in an accident. You need to take inspiration and have self confidence.

12:48 IST

PM Modi: My young friends, always keep the student in you alive

12:46 IST

PM Modi: I am here as a student today, let us see how many marks will you give me out of 10.

12:45 IST

PM Modi: I used to follow Swami Vivekananda in my student days. His teachings say that 33 crore gods and goddesses can also not do anything if you are confident of what you are doing.

12:44 IST

PM Modi: How many of you think you are not confident while giving the exams? There is no shortage of the effort that students put in but if you are not confident you are unable to remember what needs to be written in the exam.

12:41 IST

PM Modi: I would like to thank mostly the children for taking part in the Clean India campaign. 

12:40 IST

I'm speaking to you as a friend, not a Prime Minister today, PM Modi begins his address for the students.

12:36 IST

PM Modi welcomed at the event.

Here’s how PM @narendramodi was welcomed at #ParikshaPeCharcha. pic.twitter.com/RfaAdnNOJF

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) February 16, 2018

12:33 IST

Dance performances begin at the event. Songs like 'Jai ho', 'Vande Mataram' and 'Chakde India' being played.

Dance performance by students at 'Pariksha Par Charcha', an interactive session by PM Modi with students at #Delhi's Talkatora Stadium. pic.twitter.com/FD3ZErdL4g

— ANI (@ANI) February 16, 2018

12:27 IST

Addressing the students, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said we need outcome-based results for good education. "Aim of PM's educational policy is brain-gain," Javadekar said.

12:26 IST

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar begins the event by addressing students gathered at the stadium. 

All set for #ParikshaPeCharcha. Several students to interact with PM @narendramodi during the programme, which will begin shortly. pic.twitter.com/FufdrTfV1P

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) February 16, 2018

12:21 IST

Lakhs of students will be connected with the Prime Minister when he addresses the students from the Talkatora stadium today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold 'Pariksha Par Charcha', an interactive session with students at #Delhi's Talkatora Stadium, other students across the nation are also participating in the session through video conferencing pic.twitter.com/8BJp0sktM3

— ANI (@ANI) February 16, 2018

12:20 IST

PM Modi reaches Talkatora stadium to address students. 

#WATCH Live via ANI FB: Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds 'Pariksha Par Charcha', an interactive session with students in Delhi https://t.co/s6NjZ0Ry3Q pic.twitter.com/unYOHc5rM0

— ANI (@ANI) February 16, 2018