Archive · 10 Jan 2026
Telugu Not Mandatory for Class 10 in 2026-27
The education department has announced that students in Class 10 during the 2026-27 academic year will not have to study Telugu.
However, this rule does not apply to students currently in Class 9, who will still need to study Telugu when they move up to Class 10 in 2026.
This change only affects future Class 10 students and not those already in Class 9.
Class 10 students in 2026-27 will not be required to study Telugu.
Current Class 9 students will still need to study Telugu in Class 10.
The exemption applies only to future Class 10 students.
The decision was announced in a memo by the education department.
The change does not affect students already in Class 9.
- Who
- Class 10 students in 2026-27
- What
- Exemption from studying Telugu
- When
- Academic year 2026-27
- Where
- Not specified (likely in regions where Telugu is taught)
- Why
- Decision made by the education department
- Subject
- Telugu
- Academic Year
- 2026-27
- Applicable Students
- Class 10 students
- Exempted Students
- Current Class 9 students
- Source
- Education department memo