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CBSE has decided to make the three-language formula mandatory for Class 9 starting from the 2026-27 academic session. However, offering significant relief to students, the Board has clarified that no Board examination will be conducted for the third language (R3) in Class 10. The Board states that, to ensure students do not face undue pressure, the third language will be limited solely to the learning aspect. Under CBSE's new regulations, all students enrolling in Class 9 from the 2026-27 session onwards will be required to study three languages. Of these, it will be mandatory to include at least two Indian languages. This arrangement will come into effect on July 1, 2026.

In its notification, the Board stated that when these same students advance to Class 10 the following year, they will still be required to study the third language; however, no Board examination will be conducted for it. In its circular, CBSE noted that to ensure students remain focused on learning and are not subjected to unnecessary pressure, no Board examination will be held for R3 at the Class 10 level.

**Two Indian Languages ​​Mandatory Even When Opting for a Foreign Language**

This implies that while the third language may be evaluated at the school level, there will be no separate paper for it in the Class 10 Board examinations. CBSE has also provided an option for students wishing to study a foreign language. Students may opt for a foreign language as their third language only if the remaining two languages ​​they study are Indian languages. Additionally, a foreign language may also be taken as a fourth, optional additional language.

**Schools Must Update Language Options by June 30**

CBSE has provided schools with the facility to select the third language from a list of 19 available languages. The Board has stipulated that, among the three languages ​​chosen, it is mandatory to include at least two Indian languages. All schools have been directed to update their language preferences on the OASIS portal by June 30. Furthermore, provisions have been made to grant exemptions—as deemed necessary—regarding the third-language rule for students with special needs, foreign nationals, and CBSE-affiliated schools operating abroad.

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