Several parents whose mother tongue is not Telugu, especially those relocating to Hyderabad from other states and countries, have been fretting a lot about the State government rule making Telugu compulsory in all schools (including CBSE, ICSE, IB, IGCSE etc) for ‘all’ students from grades 1 to 10 from the academic year 2025-26. Media reports suggest that several parents have planned a huge protest against this and have even launched a campaign in the name of “Freedom to choo

Will there be two exams for Class 10 from the present or next year? Most likely, yes – from the year 2026. The reason we qualify the yes with “most likely” is that the scheme of two examinations released by the CBSE on 25 Feb 2025, is a “draft” scheme and not the final circular. CBSE has given time till 09.03.2025 for all stakeholders to give their feedback and the scheme will be given a final shape only after analysing the feedback. From the intent of the NEP, Government and