Add preferred third language to admission forms: CBSE to schools

New Delhi, September 14

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Admission forms in CBSE schools will now have to compulsorily include information of a child's mother tongue as well as mention of the language the child will study under the three-language formula.

In a circular to schools affiliated to it, the board has said that schools must add a column for both details in its admission forms. This comes after CBSE’s committee for examination recommended compulsory registration of a child’s mother tongue in admission forms.

Under the CBSE’s three-language formula, a candidate’s form mention Indian language the child would learn in addition to English and Hindi. The third language must be from the official languages mentioned in the Constitution.

The board’s latest decision assumes particular significance in the light of the row that followed Kendriya Vidyalaya board’s decision to replace German with Sanskrit as the third language option in its schools last year.

Information on language preference could also help the schools streamline recruitment of language teachers and ensure that assessment of the preferred language is done appropriately, sources said.

In its previous circular, CBSE had said children should be able to access education in their mother tongue in primary schools itself as enshrined under Article 350 A of the Constitution. — PTI

CBSE directs its schools to include mother tongue in admission forms

New Delhi, September 14

Admission forms in CBSE schools will now have to compulsorily include information of a child's mother tongue as well as mention of the language the child will study under the three-language formula.

In a circular to schools affiliated to it, the board has said that schools must add a column for both details in its admission forms. This comes after CBSE’s committee for examination recommended compulsory registration of a child’s mother tongue in admission forms.

Under the CBSE’s three-language formula, a candidate’s form mention Indian language the child would learn in addition to English and Hindi. The third language must be from the official languages mentioned in the Constitution.

The board’s latest decision assumes particular significance in the light of the row that followed Kendriya Vidyalaya board’s decision to replace German with Sanskrit as the third language option in its schools last year.

Information on language preference could also help the schools streamline recruitment of language teachers and ensure that assessment of the preferred language is done appropriately, sources said.

In its previous circular, CBSE had said children should be able to access education in their mother tongue in primary schools itself as enshrined under Article 350 A of the Constitution. — PTI