India, June 29 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday announced a one-time relaxation for the current batch of Class 9 students in implementing the three-language formula under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

In what the board described as "relaxations during the transitional period", Class 9 students who had opted for two non-native languages will be allowed to continue with the same combination by adding one Indian language as the third. The board reiterated that there would be no CBSE examination for this third language when the current Class 9 batch is promoted to Class 10. It stressed that the move is intended to ensure "no student shall be disadvantaged due to this alignment."

The CBSE issued a circ...