Korean Cultural Centre India(KCCI) announced that it opened and is operating Korean Language classes as curriculum based at two international schools(St. Ezra International Senior Secondary School, Caledonian International School) in Punjab. For the first time in Punjab, Korean language has been taught as a subject as curriculum based at two Indian schools in Punjab.

At the Virtual MOU Ceremony of KCCI and the Caledonian International School held on Aug. 19, Mr. Srijal Gupta, Director of Caledonian International School and Ms. Shagun Gupta, Principal of Caledonian International School  thanked KCCI for providing students with Korean language education opportunities and said that they expect this start to further develop the relationship of Punjab with Korea.

The St. Ezra International Senior Secondary School offers Korean Language classes twice in a week for 20 sixth graders, while the Caledonian International School offers Korean Language classes for 26 eighth graders, three times in a week. The classes are conducted as non face-to-face real-time classes, and the teachers, textbooks, and curriculum required for the classes are all supported by the Korean Cultural Centre India.

The Korean Cultural Centre had conducted Korean language classes as curriculum based at three Indian schools in 2020 and now has expanded Korean Language  classes as curriculum based to 13 Indian schools this year.

This is an increase of more than 400 percent compared to the number of Korean language classes as curriculum based in 2020. And after the revised National Education Policy of India (last year) adopted Korean language as one of Indian schools' recommended foreign language subjects, the demand for Korean language in Indian schools also seems to be soaring.

Hwang Il-yong, Director of Korean Cultural Centre India said, "Korean Cultural Centre India had operated Korean Language Online Education System as soon as the coronavirus pandemic hit the world. We have been successfully conducting Korean language classes through this virtual platform. As a result this year, Korean language education is expanding beyond Delhi and Northeastern India to Chennai in South India and Punjab in the Northwest India." and "We ensure that all the support will be provided wherever there is a demand for Korean language and Korean culture, regardless of the distance, all over India by using the Online Education System actively."

Korean language class photos of Caledonian International School