Dharmendra Pradhan calls for wider participation of students, parents, teachers in PPC 2023

NEW DELHI: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan invited students, parents and teachers to widely participate in the sixth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC) 2023. The registration for PPC 2023 commenced on November 25 and the last date to apply is December 30, 2022.

School students of Classes 9 to 12 along with teachers and parents will be selected through an online creative writing competition to get a chance to interact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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“Prime Minister Narendra Modi conceptualized a unique interactive program - Pariksha Pe Charcha wherein students, parents, teachers across the nation and also from overseas interact with him to discuss and overcome the stress emerging out of examinations in order to celebrate life as an Utsav. This event was organized successfully for the last five years by the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education,” read an official statement.

There are a total of eight themes for students, five themes for teachers, and three themes for parents in PPC 2023 including know your freedom fighters, our culture is our pride, my book my inspiration, save environment for future, my life, my health, my startup dream, STEM education and toys and games of learning.

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Around 2,050 students, teachers and parents selected through competitions on MyGov will be gifted with PPC Kits and a certificate of appreciation from the Director of National Council of Educational Research and Development (NCERT).