Centre urged to waive third language requirement for Class 6 students this year

According to CBSE's June 29 statement, the current batches studying in Classes 7, 8 and 9 would not be required to give the board examination in third language when they progress to Class 10

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The Hindu — National →

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Prelims-testable facts

01The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to consider exempting Class 6 students from the CBSE's three-language policy this year.
02The current batches studying in Classes 7, 8, and 9 are exempt from giving the board examination in the third language when they progress to Class 10.
03Class 6 students must study the third language but will be exempt from the Class 10 CBSE board exam in it.
04The exemption from the three-language policy for Class 6 students is similar to the exemptions provided for Class 7 students.
05The Centre had maintained that it was not inclined to exempt the current Class 6 batch from the policy.
06The Supreme Court's order ensures that the third language will remain part of studies, but students will not have to write a separate Board examination in Class X for it.

Trap alerts

Most people think that the three-language policy is mandatory for all students, but actually, exemptions are granted to certain batches.
Most people think that Class 6 students are exempt from studying the third language, but actually, they must study it but are exempt from the board exam.

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The National Education Policy 2020, which emphasizes the importance of language education and encourages the adoption of a three-language policy in schools.

Prelims Practice MCQs

Multiple statementsmedium

Consider the following statements regarding CBSE Three-Language Policy Exemption: 1. The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to consider exempting Class 6 students from the CBSE three-language policy this year. 2. The Centre is responsible for implementing the CBSE three-language policy. 3. The CBSE three-language policy was implemented in the year 2020. How many of the above statements are correct?

A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
D.None

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to consider exempting Class 6 students from the CBSE three-language policy this year (Statement 1 is true). The Centre is responsible for considering exemptions from the CBSE three-language policy, not implementing it (Statement 2 is false). The CBSE three-language policy was implemented in the country, but the year is not specified in the fact list, so Statement 3 is false.

Statement I & IIhard

Consider the following two statements: Statement-I: The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to consider exempting Class 6 students from the CBSE three-language policy this year. Statement-II: The Centre is responsible for considering exemptions from the CBSE three-language policy. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

A.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct but Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I

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