The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has made internal assessment in a mandatory third language applicable for students in Classes 9 and 10. According to reports, the change requires schools to assess third-language performance as part of the internal assessment component and align the process with board requirements. One outlet also reports that CBSE sets a compliance timeline, stating that students will need to clear the third-language internal assessment by the 2027–28 academic year to pass.
The board’s directive also covers how schools handle cases where students do not qualify in the internal assessment. Sources agree that CBSE instructs schools to conduct reassessments for students who fail to meet the internal assessment criteria before final results are declared. This means that students who are unable to clear the mandatory third-language internal assessment are not immediately barred from results; instead, they are given another opportunity through reassessment within the board’s timeline for final result processing.
The measures apply to Classes 9 and 10 and are framed as a requirement tied to the pass criteria for the mandatory third language internal assessment.
