Exam Pressure Management: Insights from PM Modi | Pariksha Pe Charcha | India News

NEW DELHI: Speaking at the annual “Pariksha Pe Charcha” programme on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested students to “always make friends who are more intelligent and work harder”. “You must be inspired by such friends. Don’t let the pressure of studies and examinations overpower you,” he said.
Modi said that even though competition and challenges act as inspirations, competition must be healthy. “A lot of parents keep on giving examples of other children to their children. Parents should avoid doing these things… never sow the seeds of rivalry and competition among students,” he said.
“We have also seen that those parents who have not been very successful in their lives make the report card of their children their visiting card,” he said.
The PM said it’s a collective responsibility of teachers and parents to help students face challenges as he encouraged educators to build strong connections with their pupils. “The bond between educators and learners is the foundation for a bright future… Teachers must expand their connections with students much beyond their subject syllabus so that students can reach out to their teachers even for the smallest of problems,” he said.
Responding to a query from two teachers, one of a music teacher (Kondakanchi Sampatha Rao) from Andhra Pradesh, Modi said: “Music teachers can not only help their own students deal with tensions, they can do so for students of the entire school.”

When Dhiraj Subhas (Rajasthan), Najma Khatoon (PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kargil) and a government teacher from Tobi Lahme in Arunachal Pradesh sought his views on striking a balance between exam preparation and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, Modi said, “I get into deep sleep within 30 seconds of lying on the bed on all 365 days. When I am awake, I am fully awake, but I am totally asleep while sleeping … even mobiles need recharge to be used, and similarly, our body also needs to be recharged … Don’t use your sleep time for watching reels.”
The PM also encouraged students to practise writing, expressing concern over the declining trend of writing in the era of mobile phones and laptops.
Ahead of his interaction held at Bharat Mandapam, which was also joined online by many, an estimated 2.26 crore students, parents and teachers had registered.