The government had maintained that Hindi would not be compulsory, but mandated consent of at least 20 students per grade in a school for studying any Indian language other than Hindi.
It questioned the need to teach a third language when many schools do not have enough teachers, and students of higher classes struggle to read Marathi books of Class 2 level.
Calling it an unnecessary burden, educationists criticised this “imposition”, highlighting that Hindi, in Karnataka, saying it only meets the three-language policy but adds no value to students' knowl ...
The chief minister pointed out that those who were not given tickets in the Assembly elections were now being given nominated posts, as promised by the party.
Tamil Nadu remains the only state that has never implemented the three- language formula, choosing English over Indian languages, including Hindi and other regional languages.
The flexibility which has been announced recently by the varsity allows students to make changes in their course combinations, keeping their interests and academic strengths.
