The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is reported to have proposed significant changes to the academic framework for secondary and higher secondary education, including a shift from studying two languages to three in Class 10, with the requirement that at least two must be native Indian languages. Furthermore, students in Class 10 may now need to pass 10 subjects, as opposed to the current requirement of five.

Similarly, for Class 12, the proposed changes involve students studying two languages instead of one, with the condition that at least one must be a native Indian language. Overall, they would have to clear examinations in six subjects instead of five to graduate from high school.

According to a detailed plan reviewed by The Indian Express, the proposed changes form part of the CBSE’s broader initiative to implement a national credit framework in school education. Creditisation aims to establish academic equivalence between vocational and general education, facilitating mobility between the two education systems, as proposed by the National Education Policy 2020.