Telangana govt’s determination to make Telugu a obligatory topic places some CBSE faculty college students in a bind
The Telangana authorities’s determination to make Telugu a obligatory topic has put some college students and lecturers of CBSE-affiliated colleges in a troublesome spot, particularly these from different states who now face the problem of studying the regional language in courses 7 or 8.
A number of prime colleges in Hyderabad have now reportedly dropped choices equivalent to Hindi and Urdu, making Telugu the one accessible second language from the 2025-26 tutorial yr, after the federal government’s directive.
In the meantime, a bunch of fogeys has launched a marketing campaign urging the federal government to rethink its determination. They argue that making Telugu obligatory in larger courses will create hurdles for college students showing for board exams. “When college students have to seem for board exams in Telugu, it’s subsequent to unattainable. There are dad and mom who come to town from completely different states. Now, a category 9 scholar who by no means studied Telugu, how can he study Telugu in simply two years and seem for (board) examination,” Rahul Kejriwal, one of many dad and mom main the marketing campaign, informed PTI on Thursday.
The dad and mom have instructed that Telugu be launched as a 3rd language in a phased method and college students be allowed to decide on a second language as per their very own alternative. On Wednesday, the group of fogeys additionally launched an e-mail marketing campaign in help of their demand. The emails had been despatched to the Union Training Minister and senior officers of the Telangana authorities, Rahul Kejriwal stated.
The dad and mom would organise a ‘Maha Dharna’ at Dharna Chowk close to Indira Park right here on April 5, he stated, including that they plan to maneuver the court docket if their wrestle doesn’t assist. Based on Ameer Khan, principal of a CBSE-affiliated faculty and Chairperson of Hyderabad Sahodaya Colleges Advanced, Telugu ought to be made the third language for many who do not go for it as a second language. He additional stated they safe admissions from completely different central colleges the place the scholars haven’t learnt Telugu until class 7 or so. If such college students are requested to study the language from class 7 or 8, it’s not simple for them. Expressing willingness to show Telugu, he stated the state authorities ordered following the textbook ‘Vennela’ (Easy Telugu).
Nevertheless, a CBSE curriculum for 2025-26 talked about ‘Singidi’ (Customary Telugu) textbook. “So, there may be some confusion (in CBSE colleges). As we’re from the CBSE affiliated board, we’ll anticipate any notification from our board,” Khan stated. The Hyderabad Sahodaya Colleges Advanced is a discussion board of principals of CBSE colleges. The Telangana authorities had on February 25 issued orders for instructing Telugu as a obligatory topic for college students of courses 1 to 10 in CBSE, ICSE, IB and different boards affiliated colleges within the state from the 2025-26 tutorial yr.
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