Identify your strengths: PM Modi's 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' with students
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an interaction with lakhs of students from across the country
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an interaction with lakhs of students from across the country. Titled "Pariksha Pe Charcha" or "Exam Ki Baat", the interaction took place in New Delhi's Talkatora Stadium. PM Modi was asked questions by the students. The prime minister told students how to develop self-confidence and focus.
Highlights from PM Modi's address and answers to students' questions
You are not talking to the Prime Minister of India, you are talking to a friend
I am here as a student let us see how many marks will you give me out of 10
Don't ape competition
Identify your strengths
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Choose opponents carefully
Students usually worship Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge. But on the day of exam, they worship Lord Hanuman
Self-confidence is necessary. It is not a herbal potion which mother asks to take as a tablet before going for an exam
Self-confidence comes by challenging ourselves and working hard. We should always think of bettering ourselves. In addition to the right skills and the means, what a student needs is self-confidence
Concentration isn’t something that has to be specifically learnt. Every person does concentrate on something or the other during the day, it may be while reading, hearing a song, talking to a friend
I would say Yoga is a wonderful way to improve concentration
So do you want me to take a class for your parents today?
Learn to de-focus, then focus
Don't restrict yourselves to books
Balance games with studies
Spend time in nature
Develop Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and EQ (Emotional Quotient) equally
I wish you all the best for your board exams, for my board exams (elections) I have the wishes of 125 crore Indians with me
Results and marks are by-products of exams, one must concentrate on giving their best, I follow a similar approach in politics