Jammu, January 7: A total of 4569 students from Jammu Division Schools register for the 3rd edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020 inspite of the internet constraints in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir using around 85 ‘Facilitation Centers’ established across the Division by the Directorate Of School Education Jammu and 6 out of the total of 7 students selected for the programme are from Government Schools.
Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi would be interacting with the students from across the country through “Pariksha Pe Charcha-2020”, scheduled to be held on 20th of January 2020 at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi. Selection of students was to be on the basis of submission of online forms, open for the students of class 9th to 12th. The students were required to write up essays on 5 selected themes in a maximum of 1500 characters and a question for the Prime Minister in 500 characters.
Pertinently, the UT of Jammu and Kashmir lacks internet services for the past several months, yet a total of 4569 students from Jammu Division Schools, registered for the event, using the facilitation centers established by the Directorate of School Education Jammu to help and guide the students.
Under the guidance of Ms. Anuradha Gupta, Director School Education Jammu, a total of 85 facilitation centers with internet facility were established throughout the Jammu Division to help students in the registration process.
In addition to this, CEOs, ZEOs, Counseling Cell of DSEJ, School Education Quality Management (SEQM) members were required to guide and hand hold the students to ensure mass participation of the students.
Mr. Romesh Kumar, Head Counseling Cell along with his team members visited various schools and oriented the students regarding the 3rd edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020.
The students selected from Jammu Division schools are Miss Manya Pandoh (GGHSS, Mubarak Mandi Jammu), Master Lakshya Langeh ( Government SRML School), Miss Karishma Raina ( Government Girls HSS Nowabad, Jammu), Miss Avni Pandita ( Government Girls HSS Nowabad, Jammu), Miss Kanika Sharma ( Government HSS Jorian), Miss Sanchita ( Presentation Convent Senior Secondary School, Jammu) and Miss Tushrika ( Government Girls Model Higher Secondary School, Mubarak Mandi).