CBSE took this big decision regarding languages after the controversy, this news is important for those taking board exams
CBSE has announced to continue all languages including Punjabi for the 2025-26 session. Along with this, a proposal for two board exams in classes 10 and 12 was also presented. Know why there was a controversy.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday issued an amendment to the policy related to conducting two board examinations for class 10, making it clear that all languages will continue for the 2025-26 academic session. CBSE said that the list of languages given in the policy draft was only a suggestion, that is, it was not final.
This amendment states that, 'This is in relation to the draft policy for conducting two board examinations of class 10 released by CBSE on its website on 25 February 2025. It is clarified that the list of other subjects and languages given in the draft policy is only suggestive and all the currently offered languages will continue for the 2025-26 session as well.'
Board education will continue in these languages
CBSE also said that the board will continue all languages like Punjabi, Russian, Nepali, Limbu, Lepcha, Sindhi, Malayalam, Oriya, Assamese, Kannada, Kokborok, Telugu, Arabic and Persian, apart from this, the languages under 'regional and foreign languages' will also continue.
This amendment states that 'Apart from the languages mentioned under 'regional and foreign languages' in the draft policy, languages like Punjabi, Russian, Nepali, Limbu, Lepcha, Sindhi, Malayalam, Oriya, Assamese, Kannada, Kokborok, Telugu, Arabic and Persian will also continue.'
There was an allegation of removal of Punjabi language
The move came after several leaders in Punjab accused the CBSE of removing Punjabi from its draft policy. Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains criticized the CBSE and alleged that the board was planning to remove Punjabi as a second language in class 10 and 12 examinations.
Earlier, CBSE on Tuesday proposed a major reform in the class 10 examination system, planning to conduct two board exams from the 2025-26 academic session. The move is in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which aims to reduce academic pressure on students and provide them another opportunity to improve their marks.
Feedback sought from schools, teachers, parents and students
The proposal was discussed in a high-level meeting on Tuesday, in which it was finalized under the chairmanship of the Union Minister of Education Ministry and the draft policy was uploaded on the CBSE website. This draft policy will be available to take feedback from schools, teachers, parents and students till March 9, 2025.
NEP 2020 recommends conducting class 10 and 12 board examinations twice a year, so that the stress of the students can be reduced and they get more opportunities to improve. It emphasizes on ability-based assessment instead of rote learning, so that students can achieve their best marks and the examination can be made more flexible and student-friendly.
