Srikanth,
Thanks for the correction.
Take away point: Huge majority of the Indians are not illiterate in their
mother languages. This statistical information should not be overlooked
based on personal experiences.
Ravi
On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <
parakara.ghoda(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Err.. Ravi, correction.
In ISCE and ISC systems, people study a second language for only 8 years
minimum, unless the school chooses to have it in 1st and 2nd.
I personally opted to study Hindi as a second one [NOT in TN] for 10yrs in
ISCE.
In ISC, only English is compulsory, same for CBSE in the +1 and +2 stages.
ONLY State Boards, across the country make it mandatory for a second
language for all 12yrs.
Regards,