Punjab Government makes Punjabi compulsory subject in all schools amid CBSE draft norms row
The Hindu
Punjab Government makes Punjabi mandatory in schools, certificates void without it, amid controversy over CBSE's exclusion of Punjabi.
The Punjab Government on Wednesday (February 26, 2025) said it has made Punjabi a mandatory subject in all schools across the State, regardless of their educational board affiliation, and asserted that education certificates will be considered null and void without Punjabi as a main subject.
The move came after the AAP Government accused the BJP-led Centre and the CBSE of dropping Punjabi from the list of subjects for Class 10 in the new draft norms for biannual board exam format and dubbed it as a “well-planned conspiracy” against Punjab and Punjabi.
Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said his department has issued a fresh notification stating that Punjabi will be a main subject in Class 10 in the State and if Punjabi is not a main subject in any school, then the certificate will be considered null and void.
“This will be applicable to all education boards in the State,” he added.
Addressing the media in Chandigarh, Mr. Bains slammed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for allegedly dropping Punjabi from the list of subjects as he referred to its draft examination policy.
“It is a well-planned conspiracy against Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabiyat,” he alleged.
The minister said in the CBSE’s draft norms, science, maths, social science, Hindi and English are the main subjects of Class 10. “The regional and foreign languages are in one group while the rest of the subjects are in the other group,” he said.
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