Private schools in Tamil Nadu welcome move to have Tamil as additional compulsory subject
1 year, 10 months ago

Private schools in Tamil Nadu welcome move to have Tamil as additional compulsory subject

The Hindu  

The recent Government Order from the Directorate of Private Schools, to offer Tamil as an additional compulsory subject for students in classes IX and X who have not opted for the language, has brought relief to many private schools, students and parents. “The move to have Tamil as an additional compulsory subject, and have a test based on it should be looked at as an advantage by the students as it will ensure they have basic knowledge of the subject,” said C. Satish, Director General, ABS Group of Schools. Over the last few years, many private schools have opted to have their students shift to learning Tamil as the second language even during middle school. In the 2023-24 academic year, private schools whose Class IX students did not take Tamil as a second language are gearing up to teach them the language as an additional compulsory language.

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BJP's Annamalai slams DMK, claims Hindi was a ‘compulsory’ third language under UPA
1 day, 5 hours ago

BJP's Annamalai slams DMK, claims Hindi was a ‘compulsory’ third language under UPA

Hindustan Times  

BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai on Sunday hit out at the ruling DMK and claimed that Hindi was a “compulsory” third language during the Congress-led UPA regime. Annamalai claimed despite ruling Tamil Nadu for many years, the DMK never made Tamil medium of instruction compulsory His remarks come amid the ongoing language debate in Tamil Nadu and other southern …

World discussing multilingualism, where are we trapped: Education Minister Pradhan on three-language row
2 weeks ago

World discussing multilingualism, where are we trapped: Education Minister Pradhan on three-language row

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Combative Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday lashed out at the opposition amid a raging controversy around the three-language formula in the National Education Policy, saying at a time when “the world is discussing multilingualism, where are we trapped?” Replying to a discussion on the functioning of his ministry in the Rajya Sabha, Pradhan said, “The DMK’s latest …

Anbumani flays T.N. govt for delay in making Tamil a compulsory subject in schools
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Anbumani flays T.N. govt for delay in making Tamil a compulsory subject in schools

The Hindu  

Pattali Makkal Katchi president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday slammed the Tamil Nadu government for failing to take steps to make Tamil a compulsory subject and the medium of instruction in schools across the State. In a statement, he said to protect its mother tongue, the Telangana government had recently announced that learning Telugu would be made compulsory for students from …

Telangana govt makes Telugu a compulsory subject in CBSE, ICSE, IB, and other board-affiliated schools
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Telangana govt makes Telugu a compulsory subject in CBSE, ICSE, IB, and other board-affiliated schools

Live Mint  

The Telangana Government has mandated the inclusion of Telugu as a compulsory subject in all CBSE, ICSE, IB, and other Board-affiliated schools within the state from the forthcoming academic year. The official release said that the state government had enacted the Telangana Act in 2018 to make teaching Telugu compulsory in government Zilla Parishad, mandal parishad, aided schools, as well …

Telangana mandates Telugu for Classes 1-10 in all schools operating in state
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Telangana mandates Telugu for Classes 1-10 in all schools operating in state

India Today  

Amid the language row in Tamil Nadu over the three-language policy, the Telangana government has made Telugu a compulsory subject for students from Classes 1 to 10 in all schools operating in the state. In 2018, an official release stated that the Telangana Act was enacted to ensure Telugu was taught in government Zilla Parishad, mandal parishad, aided schools, and …

Enrolment in TN schools to begin from March 1
1 month ago

Enrolment in TN schools to begin from March 1

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The directorate of elementary education has instructed all primary and middle schools to begin student enrolment for the 2025-26 academic year from March 1. Last year, the school education department pushed the enrolment date to encourage more students to join government schools, as private schools usually start the process much earlier. Around 3.5 to 4 lakh students enrol in …

Tamil Nadu to retain no-detention policy for students up to Class 8
3 months ago

Tamil Nadu to retain no-detention policy for students up to Class 8

India Today  

Tamil Nadu will continue its 'no-detention policy' for students up to Class 8, as confirmed by School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi. Criticising the Centre's decision to permit schools to detain students in Class 5 or 8 if they fail to pass exams, he called the move a significant obstacle for children from economically disadvantaged families, hindering their uninterrupted education …

No change in pass system of schools in Tamil Nadu, says Minister
3 months ago

No change in pass system of schools in Tamil Nadu, says Minister

The Hindu  

There will be no change in the pass system of Tamil Nadu schools due to the amendments brought by the Union government in the Right to Education Act. The present system of passing every child till Class VIII will continue, School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said on Monday. “In order to ensure that all schoolchildren continue their education without …

‘We have completely failed to convey the importance of native language education to parents and citizens alike’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

‘We have completely failed to convey the importance of native language education to parents and citizens alike’

The Hindu  

Prof. Purushothama Bilimale, scholar and former head of the Kannada Language Chair of Jawaharlal Nehru University, recently took charge as the chairman of the Kannada Development Authority, a body working for the development of the Kannada language. However, the Minister of School Education and Literacy is encouraging English medium education and approving English medium in government schools. However, if Kannada …

State-aided schools in Tamil Nadu should be treated on a par with government schools, says Justice Murugesan panel
8 months, 3 weeks ago

State-aided schools in Tamil Nadu should be treated on a par with government schools, says Justice Murugesan panel

The Hindu  

The State Education Policy drafted by the expert committee under retired Madras High Court judge Justice D. Murugesan is learnt to have observed that formal schooling must begin only at Class I in all institutions on “completion of 5 years” as on 31st July of an academic year. “The stages of school are to be understood as 5+3+2+2, forming respectively, …

Teaching Kannada in educational institutions remains a challenge
1 year, 4 months ago

Teaching Kannada in educational institutions remains a challenge

The Hindu  

While the State is celebrating 50 years of being named Karnataka, the implementation of teaching Kannada as a compulsory language continues to be a challenge. According to the 2015 Act, “All students studying in classes I to X in all schools in the State will learn Kannada as first or second language in a phased manner.” Along with this, provision …

Parents move HC: Why is Kannada compulsory even in CBSE, CISCE schools?
1 year, 7 months ago

Parents move HC: Why is Kannada compulsory even in CBSE, CISCE schools?

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday ordered issue of notice to the State government on PIL petitions filed by a group of parents questioning the laws that make the study of Kannada language compulsory even for students studying in the Central Board of Secondary Education and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations in the State. The petitioners …

Consider Indian languages as an optional medium of instruction, CBSE tells schools
1 year, 8 months ago

Consider Indian languages as an optional medium of instruction, CBSE tells schools

The Hindu  

The Central Board of Secondary Education has written to all its affiliated schools stating that they may consider using Indian languages as an optional medium of instruction in addition to other existing options. “Multilingual education has been widely recognized as a valuable approach to fostering linguistic diversity, cultural understanding, and academic success among students,” Joseph Emmanuel, Director, CBSE stated in …

Tamil compulsory additional language in classes 9, 10 in all private schools in Tamil Nadu
1 year, 10 months ago

Tamil compulsory additional language in classes 9, 10 in all private schools in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Director of Private Schools has announced that students in classes 9 and 10 in all private schools affiliated to various boards, except the State board, who have not opted for Tamil as one of the languages as a part of their respective board exam requirements, will have to be mandatorily taught Tamil as an additional compulsory language …

Decoding Tamil Nadu’s new Language Policy in higher education institutes
1 year, 10 months ago

Decoding Tamil Nadu’s new Language Policy in higher education institutes

The Hindu  

It is often said that the people of Tamil Nadu hold a deep sensitivity towards their language. Political parties frequently exploit people’s sentiments towards the language to further their political interests and emphasise the greatness of Tamil and the importance of maintaining the two-language policy that has been in practice since 1967. A few months ago, the Ministry of Higher …

Gujarat House passes bill to make Gujarati compulsory in primary schools
2 years ago

Gujarat House passes bill to make Gujarati compulsory in primary schools

Hindustan Times  

The Gujarat assembly has unanimously passed a bill to make Gujarati compulsory in all primary schools. The Gujarat Compulsory Teaching and Learning of Gujarati Language Bill provides for the cancellation of registration of schools violating its provisions. I hope the Gujarat government implements the bill and it does not remain merely on paper.” Doshi said teachers need to be recruited …

Telugu subject compulsory for class 1 to 10 of CBSE, ICSE, IB schools in Telangana
2 years, 9 months ago

Telugu subject compulsory for class 1 to 10 of CBSE, ICSE, IB schools in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has mandated Telugu as second language for students of CBSE, ICSE, IB and other board-affiliated schools from Class 1 to 10 beginning this academic year. A circular to this effect was issued recently by the School Education Department, which comes as part of the state government's implementation of the Telangana Act 2018 in a phased manner …

Telangana govt to introduce English medium in govt schools from next academic year
3 years, 2 months ago

Telangana govt to introduce English medium in govt schools from next academic year

India Today  

The Telangana government has taken the decision to introduce the English medium in all of the government schools. During the meeting, the cabinet also gave its nod to the “Mana Vooru Mana Badi” scheme at a cost of Rs 7,289 crore for better infrastructure facilities and quality education in government schools. “The cabinet felt that the parents in rural areas …

State Not To Make Kannada Language Compulsory In Degree Courses Till Further Orders: Karnataka High Court
3 years, 3 months ago

State Not To Make Kannada Language Compulsory In Degree Courses Till Further Orders: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to not compel students who do not wish to take Kannada language as a compulsory subject while pursuing degree courses, till further orders. We are of the prima facie view that matter with respect to Kannada Language being made compulsory language in higher studies on the basis of National Education …

Tamil Nadu sets apart 7.5% preferential quota for govt school students in admission to professional courses
3 years, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu sets apart 7.5% preferential quota for govt school students in admission to professional courses

India TV News  

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday set apart 7.5 percent reservation on “preferential basis” to the state government school students for their admissions to engineering, agriculture, veterinary, law and other professional degree courses offered in government, aided and private institutions in the State. 5 percent reservation to government school students on preferential basis in admission to professional courses, similar to …

Students of Class 1 to 8 promoted in Tamil Nadu
3 years, 9 months ago

Students of Class 1 to 8 promoted in Tamil Nadu

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu's Director of Elementary Education said on Tuesday that students of Class 1 to 8 in all schools under the state board have been promoted for the academic year 2020-21. The Director also said that officials of the School Education Department should inform all government, government-aided and private state board schools under their jurisdiction to promote all students of …

Tamil Nadu govt promotes students of Classes 1 to 8 without exams
3 years, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu govt promotes students of Classes 1 to 8 without exams

India Today  

The government of Tamil Nadu has announced that the students of Classes 1 to 8 have all been promoted to their higher classes without the conduction of final exams this year. A circular has been released by the Tamil Nadu State Education Department, which states that the government has declared the students of Classes 1 to 8 all pass, without …

No shift-based classes when schools reopen: Tamil Nadu Education Minister
4 years, 6 months ago

No shift-based classes when schools reopen: Tamil Nadu Education Minister

India TV News  

The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday ruled out shift-based classes in schools once they reopen across the state. State education minister KA Sengottaiyan said all the classes would start functioning simultaneously once the pandemic situation is brought under control, hinting that there will not be any phased reopening. Owing to the extended lockdown, the Tamil Nadu government had launched classes …

AP HC sets aside 2 govt orders to convert classes 1 to 6 in all schools to English medium
4 years, 11 months ago

AP HC sets aside 2 govt orders to convert classes 1 to 6 in all schools to English medium

India Today  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday set aside two Government Orders that were issued to convert classes 1 to 6 in all schools to English medium of instruction from the 2020-21 academic year, saying they were against the National Policy on Education Act, 1968. The High Court asserted that the medium of instruction in schools, particularly up to class …

Sanskrit to be made mandatory second language in Uttarakhand schools
5 years, 6 months ago

Sanskrit to be made mandatory second language in Uttarakhand schools

Op India  

In a bid to revive to the usage of India’s ancient cultural language Sanskrit, the Uttarakhand government has decided to make Sanskrit a mandatory subject for students from class 3-8 across all schools in the state. The Uttarakhand government announced that it will make Sanskrit education compulsory from Class 3 to 8 in both government and private schools of the …

Andhra Pradesh govt to introduce English medium from next academic year, 70k teachers to be trained
5 years, 6 months ago

Andhra Pradesh govt to introduce English medium from next academic year, 70k teachers to be trained

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh government will introduce English medium from Class 1 to Class 8 from the next academic year and the necessary training will be imparted to teachers. During a review meeting on education, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said nearly 70,000 teachers would be trained for teaching in English medium in the District Institutes of Education and Training. 'High …

English to be medium of instruction in Andhra government schools
5 years, 6 months ago

English to be medium of instruction in Andhra government schools

India TV News  

All government-run schools in Andhra Pradesh will have English as the medium of instruction from class 1 to 8, Chief Minister Y S. Jagan Mohan Reddy announced on Wednesday. During a review meeting on education, Reddy said vacant posts of teachers will be filled in January every year and the teacher-student ratio would be maintained at all times. The Chief …

Private schools should admit 25% students from weaker sections: HRD minister
5 years, 8 months ago

Private schools should admit 25% students from weaker sections: HRD minister

India Today  

Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Monday said that all private schools have been mandated to admit a minimum of 25 percent of their students up to class 1 from weaker sections. "Section 12 of the Right to Education Act mandates all private-aided, Special Category schools and private-unaided schools to admit in class I to the extent …

Make Tamil an optional language for study in other states: CM Edappadi Palaniswami
5 years, 9 months ago

Make Tamil an optional language for study in other states: CM Edappadi Palaniswami

India Today  

The decision to implement the three-language proposal in non-Hindi speaking states received huge backlash from south Indian states, after which the Centre dropped the provision. With the outrage mainly being sparked in Tamil Nadu, CM Edappadi K Palaniswami tweeted his desire, requesting PM Narendra Modi to include Tamil as an optional language for study in other states, adding it would …

Centre removes mandatory Hindi from draft education policy after TN protests
5 years, 9 months ago

Centre removes mandatory Hindi from draft education policy after TN protests

The Hindu  

The clause recommending mandatory Hindi teaching in all schools was dropped from the draft National Education Policy on Monday, after the Union government faced an intense backlash from Tamil Nadu, as well as protests from some other States. So we thought the other formulation removes any misunderstanding and assuages feelings in the affected States.” Since the original draft was released …

Tamil Nadu language row: Prakash Javadekar clarifies no decision taken over teaching Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states
5 years, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu language row: Prakash Javadekar clarifies no decision taken over teaching Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states

Firstpost  

The draft of the new National Education Policy, proposed by the panel constituted by Javadekar when he was HRD minister in the previous Modi government, had suggested teaching of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states. New Delhi: In the wake of a controversy over the recommendation of an HRD Ministry panel to teach Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states, Union minister Prakash …

National Education Policy: Kamal Hasan, Kanimozhi oppose 'imposition' of Hindi
5 years, 9 months ago

National Education Policy: Kamal Hasan, Kanimozhi oppose 'imposition' of Hindi

India TV News  

Opposition parties in Tamil Nadu on Saturday opposed the three-language formula for schools in the state, as stated in the draft national education policy presented by K. Kasturirangan Committee to the central government. The Kasturirangan Committee has recommended teaching of Hindi, English and one regional language in the non-Hindi states. For Hindi-speaking states, the committee has recommended teaching of Hindi, …

Nope, says Prakash Javadekar to reports on proposal to make Hindi mandatory in schools
6 years, 2 months ago

Nope, says Prakash Javadekar to reports on proposal to make Hindi mandatory in schools

India Today  

Union minister Prakash Javadekar has rejected reports that a committee tasked with framing a new education policy for the country has recommended making Hindi language compulsory until Class 8. "The Committee on New Education Policy in its draft report has not recommended making any language compulsory," Javadekar said in a tweet. According to reports this morning, the committee's draft on …

Free education till class 12 in private schools: PIL making demands reaches HC
6 years, 10 months ago

Free education till class 12 in private schools: PIL making demands reaches HC

India Today  

After an NGO filed a petition to make education till class 12 free in unaided private schools for the benefit of the economically poor, the Delhi High Court sought the response of the Centre and the AAP government on this issue. More about the PIL filed The petition was filed by NGO Social Jurist, through advocate Ashok Agarwal, seeking an …

Mamata makes Bengali compulsory in schools
7 years, 10 months ago

Mamata makes Bengali compulsory in schools

The Hindu  

In a major decision that may have far-reaching political and social implications, the West Bengal government has made Bengali language compulsory in all schools, including private English-medium schools, of the State. The Minister made it clear that even English-medium schools affiliated to boards other than the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education will have to make provisions for teaching Bengali …

SC refuses plea to make Hindi compulsory in school
7 years, 10 months ago

SC refuses plea to make Hindi compulsory in school

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea to make Hindi language compulsory for school students to promote national unity. Khehar said making Hindi compulsory might open the flood gates for people speaking other languages to demand that theirs should also be made compulsory. The plea said the three-language formula provided for the study of Hindi, English and …

How an Ill-Equipped Tamil Nadu Is Imposing Tamil on Its Schools
9 years, 1 month ago

How an Ill-Equipped Tamil Nadu Is Imposing Tamil on Its Schools

The Quint  

When grade 10 students in Tamil Nadu schools take their final examinations this year, some of them will have an added worry – a compulsory Tamil test – imposed by an executive order of the state government in 2014. With linguistic minorities in the state – who have since got a temporary exemption from the tests – crying foul, questions …

The politics of language: Only-Kannada policy of Karnataka is a gift to private school cartels
9 years, 11 months ago

The politics of language: Only-Kannada policy of Karnataka is a gift to private school cartels

Firstpost  

The politics of language in schools is back yet again — this time in Karnataka. The state government on Tuesday amended the Right To Education Act to make Kannada the mandatory medium of instruction from classes one to five. Through another bill, the Kannada Language Learning Bill, the government has also made learning Kannada mandatory from classes one to ten. …

Hindi is still a thorn in Tamil Nadu's flesh
10 years, 3 months ago

Hindi is still a thorn in Tamil Nadu's flesh

The Hindu  

Last week, the political scene in Tamil Nadu saw a churning with the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, led by Vaiko, walking out of the National Democratic Alliance. Among the reasons Mr. Vaiko gave for his decision was “a consistent effort by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government to impose the culture of the North on Tamil Nadu.” In particular was the …

Tamil to be made compulsory in TN schools
10 years, 5 months ago

Tamil to be made compulsory in TN schools

The Hindu  

Tamil will be a compulsory subject in schools affiliated to various boards of education in the State from the next academic year. However, the government order exempts Kendriya Vidyalayas, Sainik schools and Navodaya Vidyalayas which come under the “specified category” as per the Right to Education Act. A school education department official said that the order would include CBSE, ICSE …

‘Implement Tamil Learning Act’
10 years, 9 months ago

‘Implement Tamil Learning Act’

The Hindu  

Activists and academicians came together on Monday to raise a pitch for implementing the Tamil Learning Act, 2006, under which Tamil is a compulsory language under Part I for schools following the Samacheer Kalvi syllabus. “It has been gradual and not sudden and the department issued letters to schools asking them to implement the Act,” he said, adding that the …

Private schools urge department to expedite decisions
10 years, 10 months ago

Private schools urge department to expedite decisions

The Hindu  

With Parliamentary elections over, associations representing private schools have urged the Department of School Education to act expeditiously on several important issues. Tamil Nadu Nursery, Primary, Matriculation and Higher Secondary Schools Welfare Association general secretary G. Krishnaraj says many files submitted for recognition have been pending for months awaiting inspection by the officials. With election over and the Plus Two …

Fewer takers for third language
13 years, 6 months ago

Fewer takers for third language

The Hindu  

‘Tumhara naam kya hai' asks Getsey Aishwarya Prakash, a class VII student of Zion Matriculation Higher Secondary School, in her carefully rehearsed Hindi. Aishwarya joins many other students in her tuition class who wants to learn a third language, but is not offered as part of the school curriculum. Many students take up an additional language such as French, German, …

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