In line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Maharashtra government has made Hindi a mandatory third language for Classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English-medium schools across the state. As per PTI, this decision, announced through a Government Resolution (GR) issued on Thursday, marks a significant shift in the state’s education policy and will come into effect from the next academic year.
                           
The current curriculum mandates only Marathi and English as compulsory languages up to Class 4 in these schools. However, under the revised framework, Hindi will now be introduced as an additional language from Class 1 itself, extending up to Class 5. The phased implementation of the new NEP-aligned syllabus will commence with Class 1 in the academic year 2025–26.

According to PTI reports, the rollout will continue progressively with Classes 2, 3, 4 and 6 adopting the policy in 2026–27, followed by Classes 5, 9 and 11 in 2027–28. Classes 8, 10 and 12 will see the new changes from 2028–29. The GR further states that from Class 6 to Class 10, the language curriculum will be aligned with the state syllabus.