Panchkula, Oct. 29 -- CBSE has excluded "Individuals in Society" and CT and AI modules from the curriculum for students currently in Class IX, and "Environmental Education" from their Class X curriculum in 2027-28, while retaining compulsory vocational education.
The directions, issued through Circular Acad-70/2026 on Thursday, apply to the Class IX batch of 2026-27 that will progress to Class X next year. Students already in Class X during 2026-27 will continue under the old scheme.
The board linked the exclusions to the implementation schedule for the interdisciplinary curricular area.
Under the standard scheme, students must study nine subjects: three languages, mathematics, science, social science, art education, physical education a...