New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) told the Supreme Court on Thursday that it cannot grant a one-time exemption from its three-language requirement to students currently in Class 6, arguing that doing so would create learning gaps, disrupt the progressive implementation of the language framework and open the door to similar demands from every subsequent batch.

The court, however, again nudged the Board to reconsider its position after going through the fresh note, suggesting that mandatory implementation for Class 6 could instead begin from January 2027, while allowing students of the current batch to voluntarily opt for the third language in the interim.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sury...