Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed more than 3,000 students at Delhi’s Talkatora stadium on handling exam-related stress and anxiety. However, some students could not attend the session, so a video-conference was also carried out in order to reach out to those students.
The session was important especially for students who would be appearing for their board/annual exams this year. The session was called as “Pareeksha pe Charcha”, wherein PM Modi took up pre-recorded and on-the-spot queries from the pupils regarding how to deal with nervousness and pressure during the exams.
More than thousands of questions were asked by students across the country, ranging from stress and parental pressure to yoga and how to deal with the competition, to PM’s office (PMO).
“People think concentration is a major thing that has to be learnt. But that is not true. Everyone throughout the day does something which requires complete concentration,” he said.
Here are 7 key points observed during the ‘Pareeksha pe Charcha’ session:
PM Modi accorded some of the anecdotes of students preparing for exams, however, suffer from forgetfulness during the exam. “They leave no stone unturned during preparations but the stress makes them nervous and they forget what they want to write,” says Modi.
Modi said that self-confidence comes from challenging ourselves and working hard. We must invariably think of improving ourselves.
He also advised yoga to be means of relieving stress. Different asanas can help in relaxing the mind and easing up the nervousness which produces a positive energy reduces stress.
Modi said that concentration is not necessarily learnt. Every person does concentrate on something or the other during the day. He may be concentrating on reading, hearing a song, talking to a friend.
He pointed out that students should not compete with others, instead they should compete with themselves. Every student has his own potential.
Modi also urged parents to not put pressure on the children for good grades instead they should leave students to find their own potential.
For students, one timetable or a schedule can’t be appropriate for the full year. It is essential to be flexible and make the best use of one’s time.
It doesn’t matter what you choose as a career option but you must give your 100 percent to it. The will to do something is a great motivator, it guides you to chose the roadmap to your success.
“Today, I am a student and you are my examiner. You can give me marks out of 10 later. Don’t think of me as the prime minister but as a friend,” Modi said, responding to questions from the students gathered at the stadium.