New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his interaction with students at "Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026," advised students to develop and trust their own study pattern, while staying open to suggestions from parents and teachers and adopting changes only when personal experience shows benefit.

Responding to concerns about coping with teachers' pace, he said teachers should ideally stay only a step ahead, and students can avoid falling behind by pre-reading upcoming chapters, coming prepared with questions, and staying "one step ahead" in learning. He cautioned students against relying only on repeated "important questions" or past papers, stressing that holistic preparation across the full syllabus matters more than shortcut...