Teaching of Foreign Languages in Kendriya Vidyalayas

Teaching of German language as an option to Sanskrit will be discontinued forthwith. – Teaching of Foreign Languages in Kendriya Vidyalayas

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

18, Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh marg

New Delhi 110 016

Fax: 26514179 TEL: 26858570

website:www.kvsangathan.nic.in

November 11, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

The decisions taken with regard to the subject mentioned above in the 99th Meeting of the Board of Governors of KVS held on 27.10.2014 are conveyed as under –

(a) Teaching of German language as an option to Sanskrit will be discontinued forthwith.

(b) Students studying German as an option to Sanskrit in class VI to VIII shall be given an option to study Sanskrit or any other Modern Indian Language of his/her choice.

(c) In view of the mid-session policy change, appropriate and adequate counselling to such students and their parents would be organized by the concerned . Kendriya Vidyalayas. For this, proper counselling sessions with parents and students may be conducted.

(d) Teaching of Sanskrit to such students of class VI to VIII would be done by existing TGTs (Sanskrit) in KVS. For other Modern Indian Languages, contractual teachers can be appointed as per need.

(e) German can be taught to such students of class VI and VII as an additional subject or hobby class, if they so desire, but not as a third language.

Yours faithfully,

(Dr. Shachi Kant)

Joint Commissioner (Trg.)