Instructions in all cases of a secondary school shall ordinarily be given through the regional language. Pupils whose mother-tongue is different from the regional language may be given instruction through the medium of their mother-tongue or any language other than the regional languages provided that there is a minimum strength of 45 such pupils in the three standards in the respective stages of the secondary schools, namely, Standards VI to VIII and IX and X. The Director of School Education may, however, for special reasons, permit a school to use English as the medium of instruction in any Standard. It shall be competent for the Director of School Education to call upon any management to open separate sections in the schools for linguistic minorities provided that there is a minimum total strength of 45 pupils in the three standards in the respective stages of the secondary schools, namely, Standards VI to VIII and IX and X.Examinations
