Thu Feb 06 07:12:35 UTC 2025: ## Modi to Engage with Students in Star-Studded Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025

**New Delhi, February 10, 2025** – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with over 5 crore students, teachers, and parents across India and abroad in the eighth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC) 2025. This year’s event, scheduled for February 10th at 11 AM, promises a revamped format with a host of celebrities joining the Prime Minister.

The star-studded lineup includes Sadhguru, Deepika Padukone, Mary Kom, Avani Lekhara, Rujuta Divekar, Sonali Sabharwal, FoodPharmer (Revant Himatsingka), Vikrant Massey, Bhumi Pednekar, Technical Guruji (Gaurav Chaudhary), and Radhika Gupta. The event will be broadcast on Doordarshan, Swayam, Swayam Prabha, the PMO YouTube channel, and the social media channels of the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

PPC 2025 will feature eight episodes, focusing on helping students in classes 6 to 12 manage exam stress. 36 students from each state and union territory, selected from various schools and educational programs, will participate in direct interactions with the Prime Minister. Selected student questions will be featured during the event.

Leading up to the main event, schools across the country held a range of activities from January 12th to 23rd, including indigenous games, marathons, meme competitions, street plays (Nukkad Natak), yoga and meditation sessions, poster-making competitions, inspirational film screenings, mental health workshops, and poetry/song performances.

Online registration for PPC 2025, which opened on December 14th, 2024, and closed on January 14th, 2025, drew a record-breaking 5 crore registrations. The initiative, launched in 2018, aims to provide students, teachers, and parents with strategies for coping with exam-related anxiety.

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