CBSE Orders Schools To Start Teaching Third Language Within 7 Days, Textbooks To Be Available 'Shortly'
CBSE curriculum for 2026-27 mandates that two of the three languages taught from Grade 6 must be native to India. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday directed schools to implement third language (R3) in Class 6 within seven days. CBSE curriculum for 2026-27 mandates that two of the three languages taught from Grade 6 must be native to India, with options including those listed in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution. However, the textbooks for R3 in the languages is not available yet. Owing to this, CBSE has instructed the schools to start teaching through the locally available books and material. “The textbooks for R3 in the languages enumerated in the Constitution of India will be made available shortly. However, schools are directed to start teaching R3 from Class VI immediately, using locally available books/materials, strictly in accordance with the competencies," CBSE’s notice read. In a circular issued on April 9, CBSE urged the schools to treat the ...