16
May
New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh)— The Central Board of Secondary Education has formalised a major structural change to its curriculum by making the study of three languages entirely compulsory for Class 9 students starting July 1. According to the administrative circular issued by the board on May 15, the revamped scheme of studies strictly mandates that at least two of the three selected regional languages must be native Indian languages. The significant policy overhaul marks a direct step by the CBSE to align its secondary education curriculum with the recommendations of the National Education Policy 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework…