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Supreme Court seeks solution to CBSE three-language rollout
New Indian Express··21 Aug
On 20 August 2026, a Supreme Court Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said children should not come under pressure from the CBSE three-language policy. The court told Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati the policy was not wrong, but the rollout needed a solution. The matter will be heard again after 10 days.
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What It Means For You
- If your child is entering CBSE Class 9 this session, three languages including two Indian languages are already in the 1 July circular; the court has not stayed that circular.
- Anyone with a child entering Class 6 can note the Bench asked CBSE to consider starting the third language from next year for this batch.
- If you worried about failing Class 9, Bhati told the court promotion will not be held back on the third language; assessment for transitional classes is internal.
What's Happening
- Senior advocate Anand Grover said CBSE has no curriculum power for Classes 6 to 8, which sits with NCERT.
- The Bench said it can constitute an expert committee or ask the government to do so as difficulties arise.
- Bhati said thousands of experts were consulted and that she would take instructions on the court's suggestions.
What The May Circular Made Compulsory And What It Did Not
- NEP 2020 and the 2023 National Curriculum Framework ask for three languages, at least two of them Indian. CBSE aligned its scheme of studies through the May and June circulars.
- Until dedicated Class 9 third-language books arrive, students are to use Class 6 textbooks of the chosen language.
- English is treated as non-native in the circular, which is one reason parents went to court; the Bench asked the Union to look at other boards as well.
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