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Pariksha Pe Charcha Nation

MANTRA TO STUDENTS

DEALING WITH DISAPPOINTMENT: It's natural for family "We should never be under the impression that we are
members to have high expectations, and there's average, because even if we are average, there will be
nothing wrong with that. However, if family members something extraordinary in us; all you have to do is
have expectations based on social status, this is cause recognise it and develop it."
for concern. Prime Minister Modi stated that staying DEALING WITH CRITICISM: "Sometimes it is important to
focused can alleviate the pressure of expectations. note who is critical of your work," Prime Minister Modi
EXAM PREPARATION AND TIME MANAGEMENT: Prime said. You take it positively if he is yours; if someone
Minister Modi stated, "We should be aware of time you dislike criticises you, you become enraged. Put
management in life, not just for exams." He said, critics in a box if they continue to criticise habitually
students can learn the importance of micromanaging because their intentions are different.
their time and scheduling specific times for each GAMING AND ONLINE ADDICTION: Prime Minister Modi
subject by watching their mothers. stated, "The rising average screen time is an alarming

UNFAIR MEANS AND SHORTCUTS IN EXAMS: "This is a very trend. God gave us free will and an independent
dangerous trend," said the Prime Minister. "Copying personality, and we must always be wary of becoming
in the exam will not lead to success in life. You may slaves to our gadgets."
succeed in one or two exams, but you will fail in life. POST-EXAM ANXIETY: Prime Minister Modi said, the
The strength within you will carry you forward," he primary cause of post-exam anxiety is refusing to
said. "Exams come and go, but life should be lived to accept whether or not the exam was completed
the fullest. So, we should avoid taking shortcuts." successfully. He argued that an exam is not the end

HARD WORK VS. SMART WORK: Prime Minister Modi of the world and that obsessing over test results
stated that every task should be checked first. He shouldn't be a part of daily life.
cited the example of a skilled mechanic who repaired BENEFITS OF LEARNING NEW LANGUAGES: PM Modi said,
a Jeep in two minutes for two hundred rupees, "By making an effort to learn a regional language, you
claiming that work experience is more important than are not only learning about language becoming an
time spent working. expression but also opening doors to the history and
RECOGNISING POTENTIAL: Prime Minister Modi stated, heritage associated with the region."

Museum, Kartavya Path, and others. Winners In 2018, the Prime Minister published "Exam
of the art festival, as well as students and Warriors," a book about exam preparation.
teachers from various states, participated in This book will be published in 11 Indian
the Republic Day Parade on January 26 and languages, including Assamese, Bengali,
took part in the Beating Retreat on January 29. Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya,
Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu, due to its
unprecedented success. This book has also
"EXAM WARRIORS" TO BE RELEASED IN 11 been reprinted in Hindi and English in revised
INDIAN LANGUAGES editions.

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