Petitions challenging CBSE’s revised three-language requirement for Class 9 students have been listed before the Supreme Court, with petitioners seeking an urgent hearing. They have raised concerns over increased academic workload and implementation challenges.

The Supreme Court has been urged to urgently hear petitions challenging the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) decision to introduce a three-language requirement for Class 9 students.

The petitions raise concerns over the implementation of the revised language framework and its potential impact on students. The petitioners have argued that making the study of a third language compulsory at the secondary level could increase the academic workload of students and create difficulties for those who had already planned their subjects under the existing curriculum.

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The challenge also focuses on the timing of the policy’s implementation. The petitioners have sought clarity on the decision to introduce the revised language requirement for students entering Class 9 and have called for an early hearing, citing the immediate impact on students, parents and schools.