9th edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha to be held in January 2026, registrations open

The ninth variation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's yearly Pariksha Pe Charcha volition beryllium held successful January 2026, the registrations to which are unfastened till January 11, according to Ministry of Education officials.

"Pariksha Pe Charcha is backmost with its ninth edition. Students, parents and teachers from India and overseas volition prosecute with the Prime Minister to sermon exam accent and besides observe examinations arsenic an utsav [festival], arsenic an integral portion of life," said a elder official.

For enactment of participants, an online contention with aggregate prime questions is being organised connected the MyGov portal from December 1 to January 11. Students from Classes 6 to 12, teachers and parents tin instrumentality portion successful the competition.

The eighth variation of Pariksha Pe Charcha was telecast connected February 10 this year. The enactment was held successful an innovative caller format astatine Sunder Nursery successful the nationalist capital. It brought unneurotic 36 students from crossed States and national territories, representing authorities schools, Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas, Sainik schools, Eklavya Model Residential schools and CBSE schools.

The variation besides featured 7 abstracted episodes covering topics specified arsenic sports, discipline, intelligence health, nutrition, technology, finance, creativity and positivity, offering inspiring insights from renowned personalities.

In 2025, Pariksha Pe Charcha acceptable a Guinness World Record, drafting information of students from much than 245 countries, teachers from 153 countries and parents from 149 countries. The programme has grown from conscionable 22,000 participants successful the archetypal variation successful 2018 to 3.56 crore registrations successful the eighth variation successful 2025.

Along with this, 1.55 crore radical took portion successful the nationwide Jan Andolan activities related to Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025, bringing the full information to astir 5 crore.