Salient Points of PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address on All India Radio on 29 Jan, 2017

• Why should exam time be a time of stress or sadness? I want to talk about exams & what so many people have written to me

• Do not think about exams as pressure. Exams should be celebrated as festivals

• It is upto you, how you want to appear for the exams.

• Exams should be celebrated as festivals and that will bring out the best in you

• An appeal to parents of students and the families

• Smile more and score more. Remain happy and stress free to score more marks in the exams.

• When you are relaxed, the recall value will be more.

• A happy mind is the secret for a good mark sheet. When you are tensed, knowledge takes a back seat. Do not let that happen.

• Knowledge is what matters.

• Only studying for marks will lead to shortcuts and one will limit himself or herself. Important to study for knowledge

• Compete with yourself, not with others

• Look at the life of Sachin Tendulkar. He kept challenging himself and bettered his own records. That is what is inspiring.

• I urge parents to accept rather than expect. Our expectations from our children should not get heavy

• People have told you often but I am saying again- do not cheat. Even if no one caught you, you know that you have cheated in exams

• If you form a habit of cheating, there will be no desire to learn. Trying to cheat requires time, creativity. Use it for better purposes.

• A life in addition to books.

• Essentials during the exam time and the long hours of study.

• P for prepare and P for play!

• Exams without pressure.

• The more relaxed you are, the better you will score

• The knowledge and learnings will always help you.

• Accept rather than expect, mentor your child and spend quality time with them during exams