Archive · 20 Aug 2026
NCERT Shares Third Language Resources and Books for CBSE Students
NCERT has put new books and learning materials for a third language online.
Students can find them on the NCERT website.
They need to choose their class, language, and book.
The material is meant to make learning languages more interesting and useful.
CBSE says Class 9 students must learn three languages.
At least two of those languages should be Indian languages.
Schools will test the third language themselves for the specified Class 9 batch.
That batch will not have a CBSE board exam for the third language in Class 10 during 2027-28.
However, the current Class 6 batch and later Class 6 batches will take an R3 board exam in Class 10.
NCERT has published Third (R3) language learning resources on its official portal, ncert.nic.in.
Students can download materials by selecting their class, language, and book from the portal.
CBSE guidelines require Class 9 students to study three languages, including at least two Bharatiya Bhashas.
The third language will be assessed internally by schools, with no CBSE board examination for the specified batch in Class 10 during 2027-28.
The current Class 6 batch of 2026-27 and later Class 6 batches will take an R3 board examination when they reach Class 10.
- Who
- NCERT, CBSE, and students studying under the relevant school-language guidelines.
- What
- NCERT published Third (R3) language learning resources and books, while CBSE outlined assessment requirements for the third language.
- When
- The CBSE guidelines were released on June 29; the current Class 6 batch is identified as 2026-27, with the specified Class 9 batch reaching Class 10 in 2027-28.
- Where
- The resources are available on NCERT's official portal, ncert.nic.in.
- Why
- The resources are intended to support meaningful, engaging language learning and the National Education Policy 2020 goal of learning three languages, including at least two native Indian languages.
- Resource provider
- National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
- Download portal
- ncert.nic.in
- Resource type
- Third (R3) language learning resources and books
- Class 9 requirement
- Students must study three languages, with at least two being Bharatiya Bhashas.
- R3 assessment
- The third language is assessed through internal, school-based assessment for the specified Class 9 batch.
- Class 10 examination
- There will be no CBSE board examination for R3 for that batch in 2027-28; the current Class 6 batch of 2026-27 and later Class 6 batches will take an R3 board examination in Class 10.