The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified that there is no change in the subjects currently offered for Class X board examinations, following concerns over the exclusion of Punjabi (code 004) from a newly issued draft policy.”There is no change in the list of subjects offered at present. The list in the draft policy is indicative. All subjects offered at present will continue in the Class 10 Board exams in both phases,” said CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj.The CBSE officials clarified that the draft norms do not mention 13 other languages and reiterated that they would continue to be offered. The 13 other languages are Russian, Nepali, Limboo, Lepcha, Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Kokborok, Telugu, Arabic and Persian.The CBSE had yesterday approved draft norms for conducting the Class 10 Board exams twice a year.The draft norms will now be put in the public domain and the stakeholders can submit their feedback by March 9, following which the policy will be finalized.
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