Annamalai urges Centre to roll back CBSE notification on compulsory third language for Class IX students
K. Annamalai, a senior BJP leader, has called on the Union Ministry of Education to retract a recent CBSE notification that makes a third language compulsory for Class IX students starting this academic year. He expressed concerns that this sudden change would pressure students who have already chosen their languages in Class VI. Annamalai urged the ministry to adhere to its original plan of implementing the requirement in the 2029-30 academic year instead.
- ▪Annamalai criticized the CBSE's notification issued on May 15, which mandates a third language for Class IX students from July 1, 2026.
- ▪He argued that this change would create undue pressure on students and negatively impact their learning outcomes.
- ▪The original plan was to introduce the third language requirement for Class IX in the 2029-30 academic year.
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Senior BJP functionary K. Annamalai on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) urged the Union Ministry of Education to withdraw a notification issued by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to all affiliated schools, making a third language compulsory for Class IX students from this academic year, instead of from the 2029-30 academic year as previously announced.“This [the notification dated May 15] has come as a shock to many parents, especially those from Tamil Nadu, as their children have already selected their language of choice in Class VI, and now the revised notification mandates that Class IX students learn three languages, two of which are native to India, with effect from 1 July 2026,” Mr. Annamalai said in a social media post.
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