Pariksha Pe Charcha | Compete with yourself, not others: PM Modi tells students

Prime Minister Narendra Modi advises parents not to treat their child's report card as their own visiting card and emphasizes healthy competition among students.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, January 29, 2024 advised parents against treating their child’s report card as their own visiting card, and suggested that students should compete with themselves and not others.

Describing students as the shapers of India's future, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, January 29, 2024, said the Pariksha Pe Charcha programme is like an examination for him too.

Interacting with students, parents and teachers during his annual Pariksha Pe Charcha programme, the Prime Minister said competition and challenges act as inspirations in life but competition must be healthy.

“You must not compare one child with another as that can be detrimental to their future. Some parents treat their children’s report card as their visiting card, this is not good,” he said.

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The prime minister explained that the stress on students is of three types -- induced by peer pressure, by parents and self induced.

“At times children take pressure on themselves that they are not performing up to the mark. I suggest that you should set small goals during preparation and gradually improve your performance, this way you will be completely ready before the exams,” he said.