Supreme Court grants Class 6 students exemption from CBSE’s mandatory third-language rule

Supreme Court has directed CBSE to exempt the current Class 6 batch from the mandatory third-language policy, extending the relief already given to Class 7 students. The court said the policy should apply to Class 6 students from April 1, 2027.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to give Class 6 students the same exemption from the mandatory three-language policy that was earlier granted to students of Class 7.

The court said the policy should be implemented for the current Class 6 batch from April 1, 2027. The direction came during a hearing on petitions challenging the implementation of the third-language requirement in CBSE schools.

The Centre had told the court that it was not willing to exempt Class 6 students from the policy for the current academic year. The government said around 99 per cent of CBSE schools had already adopted the third-language policy and had the required facilities.

According to the Centre, only about 1.2 per cent of schools were affected by the change.

Court seeks same relief for Class 6 students

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