Telangana (Compulsory Teaching and Learning of Telugu in Schools) Act 2018
3. Telugu as a Compulsory Subject
(1) Telugu shall be taught as a compulsory subject from Classes 1 to 10 / Standard I to Standard X in all schools, commencing from the Academic Year, 2018-19 in a phased manner, as specified in the Schedule.
(2) The curriculum etc. to be followed in all schools shall be as specified in the Schedule.
Schedule
I. Primary Level (Classes 1 to 5/ Standards I to V)
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Medium |
Management |
Details of the subjects |
Details of implementation |
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(a) Telugu |
Government, Aided & |
Part-1- Languages (a) Telugu (b) English Part-II-Subjects other than Part-III-Co-curricular Subjects |
For Classes 1 to 5 from the Academic Year, 2018-19 |
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Government, Aided &
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Part-1- Languages (a) Telugu (b) English Part-II-Subjects other Part-III-Cocurricular Subjects |
For Classes 1 to 5 from the Academic Year, 2018-19 |
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(b) English |
Private Schools/Central Schools |
Part-1- Languages (a) Telugu (b) English (c) any other language Part-II-Subjects other than Part-III-Co-curricular Subjects |
From the Academic Year 2018-19, Telugu shall be introduced as compulsory subject for Standard I and every year it will be extended to further Standards progressively. |
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(c) Other |
Government, Aided & |
Part-1-Languages (a)Telugu (b) English (c) Mother tongue of students Part-II-Subjects other than Part-III-Co-curricular Subjects |
From the Academic Year 2018-19, Telugu shall be introduced as compulsory subject for Class I and every year it will be extended to further Classes progressively |
II. High School level (Classes 6 to 10 / Standards VI to X)
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Medium |
Management |
Details of the Subjects |
Details of implementation |
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(a) Telugu |
Government, Aided & |
Part-1-Languages (a) Telugu (b) Hindi/Urdu /Sanskrit (c) English Part-II-Subjects other than languages Part-III-Co-curricular Subjects |
For Classes 6 to 10 from the Academic Year, 2018-19 |
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Government, Aided & |
Part-1-Languages (a) Telugu (b) Hindi/Urdu/Sanskrit (c) English Part-II-Subjects other than languages Part-III-Co-curricular Subjects |
For Classes 6 to 10 from the Academic Year, 2018-19 |
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(b) English |
Private Schools/Central |
Part-1-Languages (a) Telugu (b) English (c) any other language Part-II-Subjects other than languages Part-III- Co-curricular Subjects |
From the Academic Year 2018-19, Telugu shall be introduced as compulsory Standard VI and every year it will be extended to further Standards progressively |
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(c) Other |
Government, Aided & |
Part-1- Languages (a) Telugu (b) Mother tongue of the students/ (c) English Part-II-Subjects other than languages Part-III- Co-curricular Subjects |
From the Academic Year 2018-19, Telugu shall be introduced as compulsory subject for Class 6 and every year it will be extended to further Classes progressively |
As per the G.O.Ms.No, 17, School Education (PE-Prog II) Department dated 14.05.2014, Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) is being implemented in the Schools with State Syllabus from Classes 1 to 10 in Telangana State. Accordingly, as a part of evaluation, Assessments should be conducted for the subjects of Part I & II, for all these schools. In the case of Class 10 Examination, it is mandatory to get minimum qualifying marks in these subjects. In the case of evaluation of Part – III subjects, the progress of the students should be recorded in terms of grades instead of marks in these schools for Class 10 Examination.