Archive · 13 Aug 2025
CBSE to Update Legal Studies Syllabus With Legal Reforms
The CBSE is changing the Legal Studies textbooks for high school students.
They are updating the books to include new laws like the BNS, BNSS, and BSA.
These new laws replaced old ones.
The changes also include removing laws like the one about sedition, ending triple talaq, and removing Section 377, which criminalized homosexuality.
The new textbooks are expected to be ready in a few years to teach students about these changes in the law.
CBSE is updating the Legal Studies syllabus for classes 11 and 12.
The revision includes recent legal reforms and landmark judgments.
Key changes involve the repeal of triple talaq and the removal of Section 377.
The syllabus will incorporate the BNS, BNSS, and BSA.
Revised textbooks are expected for the 2026-27 academic year.
- Who
- CBSE and senior secondary students.
- What
- CBSE will update the Legal Studies syllabus for classes 11 and 12.
- When
- The revised textbooks are expected for the 2026-27 academic year.
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- To reflect recent legal reforms and landmark judgments.
- Subject
- Legal Studies
- Grade Levels
- 11 and 12
- Key Changes
- BNS, BNSS, BSA incorporation; Triple Talaq repeal; Section 377 annulment
- Last Major Revision
- 2022-23
- Expected Release
- 2026-27 academic year