Guwahati, June 29 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday revised its implementation guidelines for the three-language policy, granting a one-time relaxation to students currently in Classes 7, 8 and 9 who are already studying two foreign languages.

Under the revised guidelines, these students will be allowed to continue with their existing foreign language combination while adding one native Indian language (Bharatiya Bhasha). The third language will be assessed internally by schools, and the current batches will not have to appear for a CBSE board examination in the subject when they progress to Class 10.

The clarification follows concerns raised by parents after CBSE's May circular required Class 9 students to ad...