Impact of NEP-2020 on Higher Education

Abstract

  New Education Policy (NEP-2020) introduced by Government of India was a welcoming transformation and crisp news amongst all the negativities surrounding the globe due to the challenges created by Covid-19 pandemic. The Union Cabinet of India gave the license to this policy on 29 July 2020, drafts the vision of new education system of India. The announcement of NEP- 2020 was completely unpredicted by many. The changes in the education system of India that NEP- 2020 has suggested were something that several educationists and academicians never think about such type of transformations in whole education system. This new education policy system replaces the previous National Policy of Education,1986. The policy is annextensive structure for basic education to higher education in both rural and urban parts of India and it has impacted college and school education equally. This research paper mainly focuses on the study of New Education Policy- 2020 and its impact on Higher Education of India. This article also describes the key features of NEP-2020 and analyses how has this policy transformed the existing education system.

Keywords: - NEP-2020, Education system, Higher Education,Covid-19