French, German language courses announced in Bihar colleges under NEP 2020

In a major step towards improving global learning opportunities, the Bihar government has started foreign language courses in French and German across 15 government colleges in the state. This is part of a larger plan to eventually introduce these courses in all government-run higher education institutions in Bihar.

The initiative, announced by the state education department, aims to provide students with new language skills that



can help them in areas like international education, business, tourism, and diplomacy.

Students enrolled in these colleges will now have the option to take up basic-level courses in French and German as part of their curriculum or as an additional certificate programme.

These foreign language classes will initially be offered as part of the Skill Development programme under the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020.