A nationwide competition is underway on the MyGov portal in the run-up to the ninth edition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unique interactive program Pariksha Pe Charcha. The online multiple-choice-question-based competition will remain open till 11 January next year. Students from Classes 6 to 12, along with teachers and parents, can take part in the competition. All registered participants who complete the activity will receive a certificate of participation from MyGov.
Pariksha Pe Charcha is scheduled to take place in January 2026, where students, parents, and teachers from India and abroad will engage with the Prime Minister to discuss exam stress and celebrate examinations as an utsav and an integral part of life.
In 2025, Pariksha Pe Charcha set a remarkable Guinness World Record, drawing participation from students in more than 245 countries, teachers from 153 countries and parents from 149 countries. The programme has witnessed extraordinary growth, rising from just 22 thousand participants in 1st edition in 2018 to 3.56 crore registrations in 8th edition in 2025. Along with this, 1.55 crore people took part in nationwide Jan Andolan activities related to Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025, bringing the total participation to nearly 5 crore.