NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday urged students not to view success in exams as the sole purpose of their education and said an individual’s character and temperament, and not just grades, determine success in life. “Education is not only for exams but for life. Exams are meant to examine oneself,” Modi said at his annual ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ interaction, aimed at helping students cope with exam pressure, adding that the ultimate goal is not marks but the holistic development of life. Modi said he believes in focusing on future goals instead of obsessing about what has happened. “A leader told me, you have turned 75. I replied, 25 are still left. I don’t count what has passed. I count what is left,” he said. His advice to students was: “Don’t waste time counting what’s passed. Think about living what lies ahead.”
