In a latest notification released by CBSE, the board has said that from now onwards, it will be compulsory for class 10th and 12th students to study two languages. Class 9th and 10th students will have to study one international language as well as two regional languages. This means from now onwards the students of class 9th and 10th will be studying around 10 subjects including three languages. As per the previous curriculum, students of standard 9th and 10th had to study five main subjects along with one vocational subject. 50 hours of project work for every subject has been made necessary. Along with this, 60 hours in each academic year have to be given to disciplines like art and physical sciences. For foreign languages, students can study different kinds of languages like English, French, German, Spanish, and any other language that the school is offering. It will be compulsory for students to pass all these 10 subjects.
