A total of 2000 students, parents and teachers will be participating at Talkatora stadium from all over India in another edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0 on January 29, 2019. According to MHRD, it is a unique interaction where students, teachers , parents and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will come together to discuss issues related to exams and the stress connected to that.

At least 134 flights were rescheduled and major offices and stock markets opened an hour late as 5,95,000 students took a nine-hour college entrance exam in South Korea on Thursday. Takeoff and landings at South Korean airports were suspended for 25 minutes for an 'English listening' test. Students stuck in traffic were rushed by police vehicles to the exam centres.

A weakening rupee and unfriendly visa and immigration policies have dented the appeal of US universities in India. Though America remains the most popular foreign destination for Indian students, the annual increase in enrolment has dropped to 5.4% (2017-18 academic year) from 12.3%. In 2015-16, and the year before that, this figure was robust, between 25-30%.