New Delhi, June 29 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday issued revised guidelines on the implementation of its three-language policy, exempting the current batch of Class 10 students from the requirement to study three languages.

As a one-time relaxation for the current Class 9 batch, the board said students would still be required to study three languages but would be allowed to opt for two foreign languages along with one Indian language.

The revised guidelines come more than a month after the CBSE made it mandatory for Class 9 students, from July 1, to study three languages, including at least two Indian languages.

The move follows legal challenges by several students and parents, who had approached the court...