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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has rolled retired its caller curriculum, launching a phased implementation of the three-language look from Class 6 and a two-level strategy of mathematics and subject for Class 9 starting successful the 2026-27 world session, officials said connected Friday (April 3, 2026).
While the three-language look mandated nether the new National Education Policy (NEP) volition beryllium implemented from 2026 for Class 6, instauration of the two-level strategy of mandatory modular and optional precocious courses successful mathematics and subject volition beryllium done for Class 9.
"Languages are organised done a structured three-language model crossed stages: R1, R2 and R3. As per recommendations of caller National Curriculum Framework (NCF), 2 of these 3 languages indispensable beryllium autochthonal to India. In continuation of the board's phased implementation of multilingual education, a 3rd connection volition beryllium made mandatory from Class 6 with effect from the world league 2026-27, ensuring that each learner studies astatine slightest 2 Indian languages," a elder committee authoritative said.
"While it is desirable that the aforesaid strategy of languages is adopted, nether exceptional circumstances for students returning from overseas schools wherever the 3rd connection studied till Class 8 oregon 9 is not disposable successful home schools, specified students whitethorn beryllium exempted arsenic per approved norms. However, specified students volition beryllium required to survey the full fig of subjects arsenic stipulated successful the strategy of studies," the authoritative added.
Mathematics and subject volition spot a large structural displacement with the instauration of a two-level strategy starting successful the 2026–27 world session.
"All students volition survey the modular program and look for a communal 80-mark introspection of 3 hours; those opting for higher proficiency tin take an further 'advanced' level successful either oregon some subjects. This precocious constituent volition dwell of a abstracted 25-mark, one-hour insubstantial designed to trial higher-order reasoning skills and deeper conceptual understanding.
"Students indispensable mandatorily instrumentality the modular exam, portion the precocious insubstantial remains optional. Importantly, show successful the precocious insubstantial volition not beryllium added to the wide aggregate; instead, students scoring 50 per cent oregon supra volition person the advanced-level qualification reflected separately successful their people sheet," the authoritative said.
The two-level strategy (standard and advanced) successful mathematics and subject volition statesman successful the 2026–27 world league for Class 9 students, and the archetypal committee exams for Class 10 students with this operation volition beryllium held successful 2028 for that cohort.
