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@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,