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Petition addressed to: Ministry on Education, Supreme Court, CBSE board
The recent implementation of the CBSE three-language policy for Classes 9 and 10 places an unfair and sudden burden on students who have already been pursuing foreign languages (other than English) as their second or third language. Many students have invested years learning languages such as French, German, Japanese, or Spanish as part of a well-planned academic pathway. Forcing them to transition to an entirely new language at this stage creates significant academic stress, disrupts continuity in learning, Particularly with board exams coming up next year
Reason
This petition is important because it represents the voices of students, parents, and educators who are deeply concerned about the unintended impact of the new three-language policy on children already studying foreign languages. At a stage where students are preparing for critical board examinations and future career pathways, introducing a compulsory shift in language learning can cause unnecessary academic pressure, emotional stress, and disruption to years of prior effort. The petition seeks a balanced and student-centric approach that allows continuity for existing learners, respects diverse educational choices, and ensures that policy implementation does not disadvantage students who have responsibly planned their academic journey under the earlier system.
Thank you so much for your support, Sathya Ramadas, Bangalore
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Petition details
Petition started:
05/22/2026
Collection ends:
11/21/2026
Region:
India
Topic:
Education
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I'm against implementing at this level, where students have been studying a language for a long time, and hoped to select a language of their choice in Grade 9. English is also a foreign language. if goverment is keen to enforece their ideology then all education ciriculum should be in Native. Hypocritical thinking i am against/
My kid currently in 9th grade has French as second language. Implementing 3 language policy with 2 languages as native rules out the option of reading French and learning a new language while getting ready for board exams. This creates immense pressure for the kid to purse a native language as second language, I mean it is not even possible for the kid to start a language as second language... this deteriorate his academic performance in other subjects as he will have to put extra efforts on this new subjects to learn... this being said he will also have to learn another subjects 3rd language. Why create such chaos and pressure for kids who are already pressed on the board exams at this stage...
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It is an insensitive order from CBSE to impose 2 native languages all of a sudden to 9th std students. Grade-9 and above students are already burdened with preparation for various entrance exams, now adding this language burden is a ruthless, stressful policy against students. Very insensitive and irresponsible policy.