Overview
- Total registrations reached 4,30,18,173 as of January 9, with 4,00,41,236 students, 24,03,234 teachers and 5,73,703 parents, according to official data.
- The MyGov portal closes entries tonight, January 11, and the ninth edition is expected later this month or in February, though the exact date is not set.
- Government and media reports say the tally has broken the initiative’s own Guinness World Record, surpassing last year’s 3.53 crore figure.
- Leaders describe the programme as a mass movement for a stress-free exam environment, with strong participation across states including high parental engagement reported in Chhattisgarh and 25.16 lakh registrants from one state by January 5.
- Selected participants will be invited to the interaction, with the top 10 earning a visit to the Prime Minister’s residence and about 2,500 recipients slated to receive PPC kits.