In 2006, English as a medium of instruction was fourth -- behind Hindi, Bengali and Marathi in that order -- but by 2007 it had climbed to second place and grew even further in 2008, beginning to eat into the Hindi numbers too (see detailed report in the latest edition of TOI-Crest).
Regional
language
medium
schools
have
witnessed
steady
erosion
in
their
share
over
the
years,
and
in
some
cases
even
in
the
absolute
numbers,
as
parents
seem
to
have
decided
that
English
is
the
passport
to
a
bright
future
for
their
children.
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5 December, 2009