Smriti Irani Stops 70,000 Students of KV From Learning German, Makes them Switch to Sanskrit

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

German will no longer be offered as an alternative third language in Kendriya Vidyalayas following a decision taken by the Human Resource Ministry.


t the 99th meeting of the Board of Governors of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan on Thursday, Irani asked the authorities to stop teaching students German as the third language and stick to Sanskrit, India Today reports.

Irani, who heads the Board of Governors of the KVS in her capacity as the HRD minister, argued that teaching German as a third language violates the three-language formula enunciated in the National Policy of Education, 1986.

Irani's decision will affect over 70,000 students across 500 KVs studying in classes 6 to 8, who will be asked to switch their third language from German to Sanskrit or any other "modern Indian language" with immediate effect.

What the former TV "bahu" fails to recognize is that proficiency in German is a valuable asset for students applying for higher education abroad, particularly for those who plan to pursue engineering, science and technology.

Meanwhile, Irani has also managed to earn the ire of the students of Aligarh Muslim University after she attacked the Vice Chancellor for his decision to deny undergraduate girls access to the varsity library. Irani had termed the matter an "insult to daughters", reports The Indian Express.

AMU Students React To Smriti's Statement

AMU VC Zameer Uddin Shah's claim that if girls were allowed inside the library, there would be "more boys" was vehemently combated by the HRD minister. However, the office bearers of AMU called her outburst a "veiled attempt" to disturb its autonomy and special character, Zee news reports.

While the union leaders agreed with the VC's views on the library issue , they also demanded that the university ethos be preserved and that all allegations regarding "growing corruption" and irregularities in admissions be fully probed.


Smriti Irani Stops 70,000 Students of KV From Learning German, Makes them Switch to Sanskrit

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[ashok mourya]

good decision by the minister....how many german students learning sanskrit or hindi....mandarin or spainish may be taught to students as there widely used in the world by populations.....but student should learn 1 st his own ancestral lanuage then may opt for other languages in the higher classes

 

[halupridol]

i studied in kv.....we had sanskrit as a compulsory subject from class 6-9,,,,,

 

[Derolo]

Good move.

 

[Prometheus]

no one studies sanskrit .............in three-language system ............people adopts English , their state language and third optional one as Hindi not sanskrit .

some private schools do teach french in punjab ( why ? hint - Kenneda)

 

[INDIC]

i studied in kv.....we had sanskrit as a compulsory subject from class 6-9,,,,,

When did they start teaching German, I thought its only Hindi, English and Sanskrit. You didn't learn Assamese.

 

[StormShadow]

Good decision. If we ourselves dont encourage our language, the who will?

 

[INDIC]

no one studies sanskrit .............in three-language system ............people adopts English , their state language and third optional one as Hindi not sanskrit .

some private schools do teach french in punjab ( why ? hint - Kenneda)

In Hindi states, Sanskrit is the compulsory third language and there is no escaping from studying Sanskrit.

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

i studied in kv.....we had sanskrit as a compulsory subject from class 6-9,,,,,

Bla

Kabhi bataya nahi. . . Bharat ka swarnim gaurav

Lol which KV ?

 

[INDIC]

Good decision. If we ourselves dont encourage our language, the who will?

Germans themselves study English as the second language and they can talk with you in English. Learning a second European language is not of much use.

 

[Parul]

In Hindi states, Sanskrit is the compulsory third language and there is no escaping from studying Sanskrit.

In Delhi it is not. I started studying in Delhi from 10th, Sanskrit wasn't any of my Subject.

 

[INDIC]

Bla

Kabhi bataya nahi. . . Bharat ka swarnim gaurav

Lol which KV ?

Hamau bhi Kendriya Vidyalaya wale hain, sorry won't give you further information.

 

[StormShadow]

Germans themselves study English as the second language and they can talk with you in English. Learning a second European language is not of much use.

But i've heard that German is the most predominantly used language in Europe. So, in one way...makes sense.

 

[IndoUS]

Man it was either Sanskrit or Marathi for me, I picked Sanskrit thinking it would be easy... I was horribly wrong.

 

[INDIC]

But i've heard that German is the most predominantly used language in Europe. So, in one way...makes sense.

Previously they learned French as second language, now most of the Europeans are switching to English as preferred second language in school. Only Brazilians don't learn English.