The eighth edition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s annual event ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ (PPC) is set to be held on February 10. Renowned sports and Bollywood personalities like actor Deepika Padukone, Vikrant Massey, Bhumi Pednekar, six-time world champion boxer MC Mary Kom along with spiritual leader Sadhguru will attend the event.

As per the Centre, the event will feature eight episodes where these experts will talk to students and be part of their journey from becoming exam “worriers” to “warriors”.

Other famous personalities who have been roped in are Paralympic gold medallist Avani Lekhara, celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar, Sonali Sabharwal, health influencer Food Pharmer, YouTuber Technical Guru ji and Radhika Gupta.

Moreover, the toppers of various exams like UPSC, IIT-JEE, CLAT, CBSE, NDA, ICSE etc alongwith participants from previous edition of PPC will share how the sessions had influenced their preparation strategies and kept them motivated.

PPC is an annual event in which PM Modi interacts with students appearing for board and entrance examinations. During the event, he also answers students’ queries related to exam stress and other issues.

In a post on the microblogging website X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Pariksha Pe Charcha is back and that too in a fresh and livelier format! Urging all #ExamWarriors, their parents and teachers to watch #PPC2025, consisting of 8 very interesting episodes covering different aspects of stress-free exams!”

The first edition was held at the Talkatora Stadium in February 2018. This year, 5 crore will participate, as per a press note.

PPC will be telecast directly on Doordarshan, Swayam, Swayam Prabha, PMO YouTube channel and the social media channels of the Ministry of Education and Ministry of I&B ensuring that viewers across the nation can participate in this enriching experience.