Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020: PM Modi to interact with students on Monday

New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with students, teachers and parents on Monday and share "valuable tips" with m to ensure y take upcoming board and entrance exams in a relaxed manner.

third edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha is being organised at Talkatora Indoor Stium in Delhi. A total of 2,000 students and teachers will attend event, of which 1,050 students have been selected through an essay competition.

Officials said event will start around 11.00 am and will also be brocast on YouTube.

students who will get to ask questions to prime minister have been short-listed on basis of essays submitted by m on five subjects — Gratitude is Great, Your Future Depends on Your Aspirations, Examining Exams, Our Duties, Your Take, and Balance is Beneficial.

"A lot of excitement and enthusiasm is being seen among students, teachers and parents to t only participate in unique event but also to receive valuable tips from prime minister who is keen to ensure that students take exams in a relaxed atmosphere and do t come under stress, to ensure better results in long run," HRD Ministry said in a statement.

A senior official said ministry received around 2.6 lakh entries from students for event this year. Last year, it was around 1.4 lakh entries.

PM Modi took 10 questions in 2018 edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha and 16 in last year's.

This year's event was initially scheduled for January 16 but was rescheduled due to festivals across country.