New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said students should dream big but emphasised that dreams must be backed by action, balance and continuous learning, emphasising that education is meant for holistic life development and not merely scoring marks in examinations.

As examinations of CBSE, ISCE and other state boards approach, the Prime Minister interacted with select "exam warriors" during the 9th edition of 'Pariksha pe Charcha.'

This year the interactive sessions were also held with students from Devmogra in Gujarat, Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, Raipur in Chhattisgarh and Guwahati in Assam.

During an interaction with students, the Prime Minister said that dreaming is essential, but only action-oriented thinking l...