CBSE ने छात्रों को दी राहत, 7वीं से 9वीं के स्टूडेंट्स 10वीं तक पढ़ सकेंगे दो विदेशी भाषाएं – cbse class 7 8 9 students can continue two foreign languages till class 10 ntc rlch
There is a big relief news for the students of class 7, 8 and 9 studying in CBSE schools and their parents. Amidst the ongoing confusion regarding CBSE’s ‘Three-Language Policy’, sources have been quoted as saying that students who are currently studying with a combination of two foreign languages will be allowed to continue the same arrangement till class 10th.
In fact, recently CBSE had directed its affiliated schools to implement the new three-language policy from July. After this, many schools and parents had expressed apprehension that students who had been studying two foreign languages for years would suddenly have to leave one foreign language and adopt the Indian language.
Amidst these concerns, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan clarified that there was some ambiguity in the CBSE instructions issued earlier, which has now been removed. He said that students who are already studying two foreign languages will be allowed to continue their existing language combination till class 10.
However, no revised official order has been issued by CBSE yet in this regard. It is being told that after discussion in its Governing Council, the Board will soon issue revised guidelines, in which this arrangement will be formally clarified.
To which students will the new rule apply?
According to the Education Minister, the requirement to study two Indian languages under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will be applicable only to students taking admission in Class 6 in future. That means this rule will not be applied retrospectively on old students.
This means that students currently studying in classes 7, 8 and 9 will be able to continue studying till class 10 with their existing language combination. At the same time, students taking admission in class 6 in the new session will have to study three languages, which will include at least two Indian languages.
Dharmendra Pradhan said that under the new education policy, class-appropriate textbooks will be made available in 22 Indian languages. He said that it is the responsibility of CBSE to arrange teachers and resources. Apart from this, more importance will also be given to vocational (skill) education. Students from classes 6 to 8 will have to complete 110 hours of skill modules every year, while one skill subject will be compulsory in classes 9 and 10.
However, CBSE is also considering the possibility of allowing a foreign language as an option in place of the compulsory skill subject till class 10. At present, discussion on this proposal is going on.
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