CBSE eases three language rule

In a relief to lakhs of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students currently studying in Classes 7 to 9, who opted for two foreign languages under the three-language policy, they will be allowed to continue with the same language combination till Class 10, officials said on Friday.

“The requirement of studying at least two Indian languages under the new language policy will be implemented prospectively from Class 6 and will not be applied retrospectively to students already studying in Classes 7 to 9. An official notification clarifying the same will be issued soon,” a senior board official said. In April, the CBSE had announced a phased implementation of the three-language formula from Class 6.

The development comes over a month after the CBSE announced that the study of three languages, including at least two native Indian languages, has been made compulsory for Class 9 students beginning July 1.