SC To Hear Plea Challenging CBSE’s Three-Language Policy Next Week
22 May 2026 1:28 PM IST22 May 2026 1:28 PM IST
A recent CBSE circular says, students opting for a foreign language may do so only as the third language after two native Indian languages, or as fourth language
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear next week a plea challenging the new policy of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) making three languages compulsory for Class 9 students from July 1.
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, and comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi.
“This is an urgent PIL.The petitioners are students, teachers and parents. They are challenging the new policy of the CBSE by which in the 9th standard, two more languages have been made compulsory,” Rohatgi said.
Urging the court to list the matter on Monday, he said, “It will create chaos”.
The Chief Justice said the matter would be listed next week during the miscellaneous hearing days.
According to a recent circular, the CBSE has made the study of three languages, including at least two native Indian languages, mandatory for Class 9 students from July 1.
The move is part of aligning its scheme of studies with the National Education Policy and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education, 2023.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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