Following implementation of the Kannada Language Learning Act, 2015, Karnataka government has decided not to print third language Kannada textbooks for Class 8 from the academic year of 2024-25. From the next academic year, NCERT curriculum schools, including those affiliated to Central Board Secondary Education (CBSE) and Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), will have to teach Kannada as the first or second language.
The Karnataka Textbook Society (KTBS) has invited indents from schools to supply textbooks for the 2024-25 academic year and said that, as part of implementation of the Kannada Language Learning Act, 2015, the third language Kannada textbooks for Class 8 will not be in force from 2024-25. Hence, schools have been advised not to indent the third language Kannada textbooks for Class 8.
Suma B.K., Senior Assistant Director of KTBS, told The Hindu, “The three-language formula is in force in Karnataka. Kannada is being taught in schools as the first, second or third language.
