The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that from July 1, students in class 9 and 10 must study three languages, with at least two being Indian. This initiative is part of the education reforms under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) 2023. The third language (R3) will not be assessed through board exams; instead, schools will conduct internal evaluations, ensuring that students are not penalized for poor performance in this subject. The languages can include a variety of Indian languages such as Hindi, Bengali, and Tamil, with the option for a foreign language only if two Indian languages are already selected. Schools are required to update their language offerings by June 30, 2023, and address potential teacher shortages through various strategies. However, some educators have expressed concerns about the suddenness of the change and its implications for the academic workload and teacher availability.