Last month, the CBSE issued a circular mandating that Class 9 students study three languages from July 1 – at least two of them Indian, with English demoted to a “foreign language”
Weeks earlier, the same board had said this requirement would be pushed to 2029-30. The Supreme Court has since issued notices to the Centre, CBSE, and NCERT asking them to explain their logistical preparedness. Arguments are set for July 15 and 16. The court hasn’t stayed the policy, but it used the words “hardship and inconvenience”.
