It is the choice that is important. It makes sense for schools to offer an Indian language besides English. India is the second largest English-speaking country in the world, after all.

The study noted that sign language continues to be "shunned" in most Indian schools because it is still stigmatised as a visible marker of deafness. "But the alternative preferred by many schools ...

New Delhi: The Indian Sign Language should be recognised as an official language by the government here to ensure the dropout rate among deaf and hard-of-hearing students can be reduced ...

The recent debate on the three-language formula in the Indian education system has been reignited by a few state governments led by Tamil Nadu. This may be seen as an attempt to stir up negative ...

Under the NEP 2020, students are allowed to learn any two Indian languages, including their mother tongue, alongside a foreign language. "If they do not wish to study Hindi, they can opt for ...

What is the proposed formula? The three-language formula in NEP 2020 recommends that students learn three languages, at least two of which must be native Indian languages. This formula applies to ...