diff --git a/src/main/c/sudoku.c b/src/main/c/sudoku.c
index 4329efc..87089c0 100644
--- a/src/main/c/sudoku.c
+++ b/src/main/c/sudoku.c
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ int selected_level;
 void startSudoku(); //is instead of main
 void availableLevelsFunction(int difficulty);
 void selectLevel(int grid[SIZE][SIZE]);
+void initializeGrid(int grid[SIZE][SIZE]);
+void generateSudoku(int grid[SIZE][SIZE], int difficulty, int level);
+
 
 void startSudoku() {
     int grid[SIZE][SIZE];
@@ -64,17 +67,39 @@ void selectLevel(int grid[SIZE][SIZE]) {
         level = level_select[0] - '0'; // Convert the first character to an integer
 
         if ((level >= 1 && level <= 3) && level_select[1] == '\0') {
-            printf("Input is correct");
+            selected_level = level;
+
+            level--; // Adjust to 0-based index
+            
+            generateSudoku(grid, difficulty, selected_level);
             break;
         } else {
             printf("Invalid input. Please enter a number between 1 and 3.\n");
-           
+            
         }
     }
     
     
 }
 
+void initializeGrid(int grid[SIZE][SIZE]) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < SIZE; i++) {
+        for (int j = 0; j < SIZE; j++) {
+            grid[i][j] = EMPTY;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void generateSudoku(int grid[SIZE][SIZE], int difficulty, int level) {
+    initializeGrid(grid);
+    printf("Level is getting initialized");
+   
+    
+}
+
+
+
+