Supreme Court Asks Centre, CBSE To Extend Three-Language Policy Exemption To Class 6 Students
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to consider extending to the current Class 6 students the exemption from the three-language framework that has been granted to students of Class 7. On September 17, the top court had asked the CBSE to consider implementing its policy mandating the study of three languages, including two…
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre and CBSE to consider extending the exemption from the three-language policy to Class 6 students. The court had previously granted this exemption to Class 7 students, and now seeks to apply it to the current Class 6 batch. The CBSE had stated that the current Class 7, 8, and 9 batches would not need to take board exams in the third language when they progress to Class 10.
The court asked the Solicitor General to grant the same relaxation to Class 6 students as was given to Class 7 students. The court also suggested that a committee of senior officials could assist schools facing difficulties in implementing the new policy.
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