CBSE Draft Policy: The Central Board of Secondary Education has proposed to conduct the 10th board examination twice a year from 2025-26. Since this proposal, many questions have arisen regarding the languages ​​included in the subjects offered by the board. In particular, there is a discussion about including English and Hindi as compulsory language subjects. Will CBSE ask class 10 students to study English and Hindi compulsorily? This question has now become a topic of discussion.

The change in language subjects in CBSE's new proposal has led to some confusion and questions among students and teachers.

Questions raised on language subjects

According to the CBSE draft policy released on February 25, English and Hindi have been kept as Language 1 and Language 2, while all other regional and foreign languages ​​have been put in the group of "regional and foreign languages". This change has raised a big question whether both these languages ​​should be made compulsory for all students.

The draft policy indicates that separate exam days will be set for English and Hindi, while exams for all other languages ​​will be conducted on the same day. Earlier, after Punjab raised concerns over the "deletion" of the Punjabi language, CBSE clarified that the list is only "indicative" i.e. it is not final.

The CBSE made it clear that all the subjects and languages ​​​​that are currently being proposed will remain applicable for 2025-26 as well. However, it was not clarified why English has been kept as Language 1 and Hindi as Language 2, while other languages ​​​​have been given optional positions.

Language Subject Options in Class 10 Syllabus for 2024-25

Currently, the CBSE Class 10 syllabus includes five compulsory subjects - Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science and Social Science. Students have to choose either Hindi or English as a language subject from these five subjects, while the choice of the second language is optional.

What changes will come?

CBSE also announced that students have to study three languages ​​in the curriculum of classes 9-10, out of which a third language is compulsory till class 8. After this, students can choose any one of the two major languages ​​in the class 10 board exam.

CBSE Examination Controller Dr. Sanyam Bhardwaj said that this is only a draft. We have clearly stated that all subjects and languages ​​will be presented as before. However, many questions remain, especially regarding the possible changes in language subjects. CBSE has sought feedback on this draft policy by March 9, 2025, which may provide more clarity in this matter.

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