Hyderabad, Feb. 26 -- The Telangana Government on Wednesday issued an order implementing Telugu as a compulsory subject in CBSE, ICSE, IB, and other Board-affiliated schools in Telangana.

The order states, "Replacement of SINGIDI (Standard Telugu) with VENNELA (Simple Telugu) with code (089) as per the CBSE subject list (Language Group -L) for Class IX from the A.Y. 2025-26 & for the X class from the A.Y. 2026-2027."

It further reads that the Director of School Education, Telangana, Hyderabad is requested to take necessary action in the matter, accordingly.

Notably, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday proposed a major reform in the Class X examination system, introducing two board exams from the 2025-26 academic ...