Er. Prabhat Kishore
Pariksha Pe Charcha is an interactive initiative of the Prime Minister that provides a vibrant platform for students, teachers, and parents to engage on examinations, stress management, and related aspects of life, with the aim of transforming examination-related stress into a celebration of learning. It is organized annually to provide a platform for discussions on examinations, preparation strategies, and related issues.
The event is conducted ahead of the board and competitive examinations season and aims to address the concerns raised by students and other stakeholders. It opens space for honest talk on 3 Ps- Preparation, Pressure and Purpose.
Pariksha Pe Charcha has evolved as a global event, which is evident from the fact that PPC 8.0 saw participation from students in over 245 countries, teachers from 159 countries, and parents from 149 countries. For PPC 9.0, 41756407 students, 2477885 teachers and 612716 parents of Bharatvarsha have registered themselves, while 69874 students from 245 other countries, 54448 teachers from 171 countries and 2135 parents from 170 countries has registered themselves to be part of the event.
The event has expanded steadily from around 22,000 in PPC 1.0 in 2018 to 3,56,68,817 registrations in PPC 8.0 in 2025. PPC 8.0 edition in 2025 was recognized by Guinness World Records for recording 3,56,68,817 registrations. PPC 9.0 edition in 2026 has surpassed last year’s Record with 4,49,24,465 online participant registrations.
The State-wise and category-wise registrations for Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026 are as follows:-
Out of total 614851 parent registrations, 98553 parents are of class-6 children, 87731 of class-7 children, 93714 of class-8 children, 100940 of class-9 children, 97711 of class-10 children, 66530 of class-11 and 69672 parents are of class-12 children. 64.33% of parents are male while only 35.59 % of parents are female.
Out of total 2483333 teachers’ registration, 201261 teachers are from 18-25 age group, 616991 from 25-35 age group, 806605 from 35-45 age group, 627302 from 45-55 age group and 229124 are from 55-65 age group. 48.21% of teachers are male while 51.79 % of teachers are female.
Out of total 41826281 student registrations, 18.83% students have self-registration, while 81.17% students have registered themselves through teachers. 48.81% of the children are boys while 51.16% are girls. The higher representation of female students as well as female teachers reflects women empowerment in a changing Bharat.
Age-wise participation of children is as follows:- Below 12 years- 5980242, between 12 to 14 years- 12240569, between 14 to16 years- 12933133, between 16 to 18 years- 86 Sl. No. State/UTs Student Participants Teacher Participants Parent Participation Overall Participation
(in 2026) Last Year Participants
(in 2025)
1 And. & Nikobar Island 43770 4938 3736 52444 47268
2 Andhra Pradesh 2232792 116341 35105 2384238 2109520
3 Arunachal Pradesh 20551 1774 426 22751 13779
4 Assam 2829132 154683 20468 3004283 3276660
5 Bihar 4802866 398668 25497 5227031 774300
6 Chandigarh 156826 8839 8063 173728 114386
7 Chhatisgarh 2616871 171190 141793 2929854 2213743
8 Dadra & N. Haveli and Daman & Diu 58902 2882 1284 63068 42179
9 Delhi 747409 82132 16607 846148 491116
10 Goa 75163 7630 2597 85390 17519
11 Gujarat 3753422 167669 35695 3956786 3630000
12 Haryana 735580 46824 16030 798434 246423
13 Himachal Pradesh 343040 30563 15239 388842 273457
14 Jammu & Kashmir 198944 40820 6580 246344 356757
15 Jharkhand 396720 26000 8493 431213 481468
16 Karnataka 238168 22567 7130 267865 241746
17 Kerala 191705 23985 11212 226902 146971
18 Ladakh 12739 4100 659 17498 10695
19 Lakshadweep 6336 511 166 7013 6286
20 Madhya Pradesh 2295342 128643 17405 2441390 1827704
21 Maharashtra 1790385 89339 38338 1918062 2338675
22 Manipur 222483 15180 1789 239452 145294
23 Meghalaya 12909 976 757 14642 5612
24 Mizoram 22091 3085 260 25436 7498
25 Nagaland 6258 500 142 6900 6075
26 Odisha 2219193 108417 17627 2345237 1824046
27 Puducherry 37603 3763 1022 42388 23135
28 Punjab 1173766 118651 47053 1339470 1009189
29 Rajasthan 3985399 265636 20662 4271697 4045094
30 Sikkim 25382 3231 342 28955 17826
31 Tamilnadu 382600 34104 12217 428921 113493
32 Telangana 198469 21140 5587 225196 153174
33 Tripura 247376 21653 6583 275612 165784
34 Uttar Pradesh 8770217 284356 66911 9121484 8978797
35 Uttarakhand 737738 53178 14520 805436 343112
36 West Bengal 168260 13917 4721 186898 92837
Total 41756407 2477885 612716 44847008 35591618
Other Countries 69874 5448 2135 77457 77199
Grand Total 41826281 2483333 614851 44924465 35668817
Utter Pradesh stood first in overall registration as well as student registration, while Bihar stood second in overall registration and first in teacher registration. Chhattisgarh stood first in parent registration.
As part of the annual run-up to Pariksha Pe Charcha, a series of student-centric engagements are organized for students in schools from 12th January (Swami Vivekanand Jayanti celebrated as the National Youth Day) to 23rd January, 2026 (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti celebrated as the Parakram Diwas), such as Swadeshi Sanklap Daud-Students Run/Walk for Self-Reliance , Vande Mataram- Manta of Freedom, Indigenous Games Sessions, Meme Creation, Nukkad Natak on Exam and Life Skills, Short Videos & Student Testimonials, Student Anchor- Student Guest interactive Sessions, Yoga-cum Meditation Sessions, Poetry and Songs by Students, Poster Making Activities, Quiz on Operation Sindoor, etc.
Altogether 36 Students have been selected, one each from every State/UTs, to interact with Prime Minister. The selected students are :- (1) Andman & Nicobar- Nessy Philip, (2) Andhra Pradesh- Shaik Jameer Basha, (3) Arunachal Pradesh- Tenzin Choiky, (4) Assam- Mridulay Barman, (5) Bihar- Mohit Kumar, (6) Chandigarh- Ananya, (7) Chhatisgarh- Shrishti Sahu, (8) Dadar & Nagar Haveli- Isha Shailesh Patel, (9) Delhi- Mansi, (10) Goa- Shrijit Gadgil, (11) Gujarat- Sanvi Acharya, (12) Haryana- Kavyansh Chauhan, (13) Himachal Pradesh- Anushka, (14) Jammu & Kashmir- Chahhat, (15) Jharkhand- Susar Hembram, (16) Karnataka- Panagbhushana, (17) Kerala- Sreehari V, (18) Laddakh- Padma Chosdon, (19) Lakshdweep- Nusla Ameer, (20) Madhya Pradesh- Ayyush Tiwari, (21) Maharashtra- Pranav Bhosale, (22) Manipur- Cdt. Memota Keisham, (23) Meghalaya- Andy Rodrick Lyngdoh, (24) Mizoram- Lalthmuanpuii Pachuau, (25) Nagaland- Pinotoli Kappo, (26) Odisha- Vrinda Ram Panda, (27) Puducherry- Keerthana, (28) Punjab- Ekam Kaur, (29) Rajasthan- Bhoomika Sharma, (30) Sikkim- Shreya Pradhan, (31) Tamilnadu- Nikhil R Nair, (32) Telangana- Sabavath Venkatesh, (33) Tripura- Mughda Saha, (34) Uttar Pradesh- Vaibhav Prajapati, (35) Uttarakhand- Rohan Rana, and (36) West Bengal- Arpita Mahato.
The “Pariksha Pe Charcha” event has evolved into a nationwide Jan Andolan, encouraging students and youth to approach examinations with confidence and positivity and to celebrate the exam season as an Utsav.
(Author is an engineer and academician)
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