The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that studying three languages will be compulsory for students from Class IX starting July 1, 2026. In a clarification, CBSE said there will be no Board examination for the third language (R3) in Class X. Students will still have to study the third language in Class IX, but only two languages will be assessed in the Class X Board exams. The move aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 push for multilingual education while easing exam pressure. Schools will need to implement the three-language formula in the timetable for the 2026-27 academic session, with the third language treated as a non-board subject in Class X. In a circular the Board said that at least two of the three languages must be native Indian languages. Post navigation NEET-UG Paper Leak: CBI arrests another Mastermind, Botany Professor from Pune
