New Delhi: The ninth edition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s annual “Pariksha Pe Charcha” will be held in January 2026, with registrations open until January 11th, according to officials from the Ministry of Education. A senior official said, “Pariksha Pe Charcha is back with its ninth edition. Students, parents, and teachers from India and abroad will discuss exam stress with the Prime Minister and celebrate exams as a festival, an essential part of life.”
To select participants, an online competition with multiple choice questions is being held on the MyGov portal from December 1st to January 11th. Students, teachers, and parents from classes 6th to 12th can participate. The eighth edition of “Pariksha Pe Charcha” was telecast on February 10th this year. The conversation took place in a new and innovative way at the Sunder Nursery in the capital. It featured 36 students from different states and union territories, from government schools, Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas, Sainik Schools, Eklavya Model Residential Schools, and CBSE schools.
This edition also featured seven different episodes on topics such as sports, discipline, mental health, nutrition, technology, finance, creativity, and positivity, featuring inspiring quotes from celebrities.
In 2025, Pariksha Pe Charcha set a remarkable Guinness World Record, with students from over 245 countries, teachers from 153 countries, and parents from 149 countries participating. While the program had only 22,000 participants in its first edition in 2018, the number of registrations for the eighth edition in 2025 has increased to 35.6 million. Additionally, 15.5 million people participated in nationwide mass movement activities associated with Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025, bringing the total number of participants to nearly 50 million.
