The CBSE has issued detailed guidelines for implementing the three-language scheme under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 from the 2026-27 academic session. The board has clarified that the third language (R3) will be assessed only through school-based internal assessments, with no Board exam

CBSE has issued fresh guidelines on its three-language policy, exempting the current Class 10 batch from the revised rules. As a one-time relaxation, current Class 9 students can study two foreign languages and one Indian language without a third-language board exam in Class 10